C³

Posted by : sannin FFF Sabtu, 04 Agustus 2012

C³
Cover of the first light novel
Genre	Action, Comedy, Harem, Romance, Supernatural
Light novel
Written by	Hazuki Minase
Illustrated by	Sasorigatame
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Original run	September 10, 2007 – ongoing
Volumes	14 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by	Tsukako Akina
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh
Original run	April 2011 – ongoing
TV anime
Directed by	Shin Ōnuma
Written by	Michiko Yokote
Studio	SILVER LINK.
Licensed by	Funimation
Network	AT-X, BS11, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama
Original run	October 1, 2011 – December 17, 2011
Episodes	12
Original video animation
Directed by	Shin Ōnuma
Written by	Michiko Yokote
Studio	SILVER LINK.
Released	April 25, 2012

C³, also known as C Cube (シーキューブ Shīkyūbu^?) or Cube×Cursed×Curious, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hazuki Minase and illustrated by Sasorigatame about Haruaki Yachi who receives a mysterious black cube from his father. That night, Haruaki is woken by a noise and finds a nude girl named Fear in his kitchen. Haruaki then has to protect Fear from an organization who wants to destroy her. Luckily, Haruaki's friend can transform into a sword. It was adapted into a manga and anime series at the second half of 2011.

Plot

The story begins when a high school student named Yachi Haruaki receives a mysterious, super-heavy black cube from his father overseas. That night, Haruaki wakes up to a suspicious noise in the kitchen, and he discovers a fully naked female thief of rice crackers. The girl, Fear, is the first of several surprises that Haruaki receives.

Characters

Main Characters

Haruaki Yachi (夜知春亮 Yachi Haruaki)
: Voiced by: Yūki Kaji; The male protagonist, whose father has a habit of sending him random artifacts to remove the curses within as he is immune to all curses. He has a natural talent in cooking.

Fear Cubrick (フィア・キューブリック Fia Kyūburikku)
: Voiced by: Yukari Tamura; The female protagonist who cannot do advanced math or understand the concept of weather over the ocean. She can also pull weapons out of thin air. She claims to be a "cursed tool" that has been exposed to so much hatred and negativity that it allowed her to gain a consciousness, and says that she came to Haruaki's home in hopes of purifying her "curse". She's actually a fictitious device called Fear In Cube, a terrible torture device from the Inquisitions. Her favourite catchphrase is "I will curse you".

Konoha Muramasa (村正このは Muramasa Konoha)
: Voiced by: Minori Chihara; A childhood friend of Haruaki, who has large breasts and can transform into a sword. Like Fear, she is a "cursed tool" who's gained a will through the pain and hate that had long surrounded her, making the sword her original form. The wielder of the sword she transforms into also suffers from the injuries they inflict on their opponent. Her ability Killing Counter allows the wielder to focus on the opponent's weapon's weak points and destroys their weapon. Fear refers to Konoha as "Cow boobs." She has a crush on Haruaki.

Kirika Ueno (上野錐霞 Ueno Kirika)
: Voiced by: Eri Kitamura; Student Body President and classmate of Haruaki. She has two cursed tools called Ginstrnag's Love, a clothing that when worn the user does not die from any injuries, but in exchange the user will die if it is removed and therefore she has to wear it forever. The other, The River of Black Strings, has the ability to expand in order to bind or subjugate opponents. It's curse is to make the user want to hurt or kill somebody. Kirika usually satisfies the curse by killing herself and coming back to life. She used to be part of an organization called Nightcrawlers. She has a crush on Haruaki.

Kuroe Ningyouhara (人形原黒絵 Ningyōhara Kuroe)
: Voiced by: Yui Ogura; A cursed doll who has recently returned to Haruaki's house. She can freely control her hair for many purposes and also owns a beauty parlour. Her curse has already been removed.

Taishuu High School

Shiraho Sakuramairi (桜参白穂 Sakuramairi Shiraho^?): Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō; A former talented performer in a famous theatrical group whose family owns an antique shop. She was once lonely and cold-hearted, but after her father introduced Sovereignty to her, she gradually falls in love with her/him. She initially posed herself as Sovereignty when she first met Haruaki and his friends but was revealed to be the real Shiraho when they visited her house.

Sovereignty (サヴェレンティ Saverenti^?): Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi; Her/his true name is Sovereignty-Perfection-Doll. An androgynous cursed doll who causes her/his target to fall in love with her/him. She/he possesses a killing mechanism called Killing Organ with blades hidden in her/his body. The mechanism activates when it marks the end of love. After her/his curse was removed, she/he is hired as the superintendent's maid.

Gabriel Sekaibashi (世界橋ガブリエル Sekaibashi Gaburieru^?): Voiced by: Shūichi Ikeda; The eccentric superintendent of Taishuu High School who wears a face mask for unknown reasons. His interest is in collecting cursed objects.

Zenon Hojo (北条漸音 Hōjō Zenon^?): Voiced by: Ai Orikasa; The superintendent's secretary who has a cold personality. However, she has a soft spot for cute objects, as well as dressing up cute girls.

Ganon Hojo (北条ガノン Hōjō Ganon^?): Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi; The school nurse of Taishuu High School.

Taizo Hakuto (伯途泰造 Hakuto Taizō^?): Voiced by: Takuma Terashima; Haruaki's friend and classmate.

Kana Miyama (実耶麻渦奈 Miyama Kana^?): Voiced by: Kana Asumi; Another classmate of Haruaki.

Antagonists

Peavey Barowoi (ピーヴィー・バロヲイ Pīvī Barōi^?): Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara; Known as the Balancing Toy, a member of Knights of Gathering. She came to destroy cursed tools known as Waas, one of which is Fear In Cube. She has a habit of calling out Bitch and is a heavy smoker.

Amanda Carlot/Mummy Maker (マミーメーカー Mamī Mēkā^?): Voiced by: MAKO; An Auxiliary that aids Peavey in her mission. She made a deal with Ueno to keep Fear, Konoha and Haruaki safe. However, the plan worked too well and she was killed by Peavey.

Alice Bivorio Basskreigh (アリス・ビブオーリオ・バスクリッハ Arisu Bibuōrio Basukurihha^?): Voiced by: Rie Tanaka; A member of the Bivorio Families. She possessed two cursed tools: Cannival Cleaver and Suicidal-Beautification-Reflector. The former can remember any action it has taken and reenact the process of chopping into bits. The latter has three uses: the ability to make the user beautiful, render a target immobile and create clones of herself.

Sunao Himura (日村素直 Himura Sunao^?): Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki; A member of the Laboratory Emirate and Kirika Ueno's partner. He poses as a teacher at Taishō High School. He uses his superior position to torment Ueno, constantly goading her and flirting with her, much to her disgust.

Terminology

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Media

Light novels

No.	Release date	ISBN
01	September 10, 2007^[1]	ISBN 978-4-8402-3975-2
02	January 10, 2008^[2]	ISBN 978-4-8402-4143-4
03	April 10, 2008^[3]	ISBN 978-4-04-867023-4
04	August 10, 2008^[4]	ISBN 978-4-04-867178-1
05	December 10, 2008^[5]	ISBN 978-4-04-867422-5
06	March 10, 2009^[6]	ISBN 978-4-04-867597-0
07	July 10, 2009^[7]	ISBN 978-4-04-867899-5
08	November 10, 2009^[8]	ISBN 978-4-04-868143-8
09	March 10, 2010^[9]	ISBN 978-4-04-868397-5
10	September 10, 2010^[10]	ISBN 978-4-04-868879-6
11	April 10, 2011^[11]	ISBN 978-4-04-870421-2
12	October 10, 2011^[12]	ISBN 978-4-04-870957-6
13	December 10, 2011^[13]	ISBN 978-4-04-886246-2
14	July 10, 2012^[14]	ISBN 978-4-04-886707-8

Manga

Anime

An anime television adaptation of C³ was announced in the April 2011 issue of ASCII Media Works's Dengeki AnimeStyle pamphlet.^[15] The series was produced by StarChild and SILVER LINK under the direction of Shin Ōnuma with Michiko Yokote as script supervisor. The opening theme song for the 8 first episodes is "Endless Story" performed by Yukari Tamura and the ending theme song is "Hana" (雪華^?, "Snow Flower") performed by Eri Kitamura. From episode 9 onwards, the opening theme is "Shirushi" (紋^?, "Sign") by Eri Kitamura and the ending theme is "Sympathy of Love" by Yukari Tamura. Funimation licensed the series in North America.^[16]

No.	Title	Original airdate
01	"I don’t know what moved into my futon^[17]" "Futon ni Utsuru Mono o Shiranai" (布団に移るものを知らない^[18])	October 1, 2011^[19]
The story begins when a high school student named Yachi Haruaki receives a mysterious, super-heavy blue cube from his father overseas. That night, Haruaki wakes up to a suspicious noise in the kitchen, and he discovers a fully naked female thief of rice crackers. The girl in question, named Fear, tells him that she is a cursed tool.
02	"Where, What, Something^[17]" "Doko ni, Nani o, Nani ka" (どこに、なにを、なにか^[18])	October 8, 2011^{[citation needed]}
The episode starts with Fear opening a box Containing several items. Haruaki tells her that she is going to be transferred to Haruaki's school together with Haruaki and Konoha. Later that day they are attacked by another cursed tool named Peavey Barowoi.
03	"The Antinomy of Their Temperatures^[17]" "Karera no Ondo no Niritsuhaihan" (彼らの温度の二律背反^[18])	October 15, 2011^[20]
Fear loses control in the fight with Peavey Barowoi and attacks Haruaki. Feeling that she has been foolish to believe that she could actually lift her curse she runs away and attempts to kill herself. Konoha tends Haruaki's wound and reminds him what it was like for her adjusting to being human and coming to terms with both her good and evil sides. Haruaki finds Fear after she has jumped into the ocean during a storm and carries her home on his back, while repeating to her that she is welcome to stay with him and that he truly believes she can lift her curse. Because of this, he will put up with her selfishness. Later, an incident in the bath provokes Konoha into moving in with Haruaki.
04	"At Night, a Mother and a Hugging Pillow^[17]" "Yoru ni wa Hahaoya to Dakimakura o" (夜には母親と抱き枕を^[18])	October 22, 2011^[20]
Mummy Maker comes to the house to strike a deal with Haruaki, Konoha and Fear while Kirika is there. She promises to return at noon the following day to destroy Fear. Konoha instructs Fear not fight because she is too dangerous. When Peavey shows up Haruaki and Konoha go up against her alone until Fear exclaims that she is "very selfish" and enters the fight.
05	"Even If I'm Cursed^[17]" "Tatoe Norowarete mo" (たとえ呪われても^[18])	October 29, 2011^[20]
The three friends retreat into the house to give Haruaki some time to rest. They are unaware that Kirika has come to visit so she falls hostage to Peavey. They develop a plan and work together to defeat Peavey and her weapon. Peavey cries out for an auxiliary from the Organization, like Mummy Maker, but then realizes that there is no one to help because she herself killed Mummy Maker. At the end of the episode Kirika reveals to them that she is in possession of two cursed tools against her will: Ginstrnags Love, which insures that she will never die in return for her heart meaning that she can never take it off and The River of Black Strings, a tool used for serial murders that looks like black ribbon.
06	"Weak, Like a Spherical Glass^[17]" "Kyūkei Garasu ni Nite Zeijaku na" (球形硝子に似て脆弱な^[18])	November 5, 2011^[20]
In first of this episode there is a competition between Yachi and Kirika with Yachi`s winning like always. Then superintendent Gabriel calls Yachi, Fear and Konoha to look for a lost cursed tool that was in the form of a doll. They will go after the culprit of some students` illness that seems to be the same cursed tool which they are after. It seems that it sucks out the life energy.
07	"Not Reflected in the Eyes of a Seer^[17]" "Yokensha no Me ni Utsuranai" (予見者の眼に映らない^[18])	November 12, 2011^{[citation needed]}

08	"Like an Inescapable Curse^[17]" "Nogareenu Noroi no yō na" (逃れ得ぬ呪いのような^[18])	November 19, 2011^{[citation needed]}

09	"The Returnee Seems Somehow Strange^[17]" "Kikansha wa Dokoka Fushigi na" (帰還者は何処か不思議な^[18])	November 26, 2011^{[citation needed]}

10	"The Sadist is Nowhere to be Found^[17]" "Shigyakusha wa Doko ni mo Inai" (嗜虐者は何処にもいない^[18])	December 3, 2011^{[citation needed]}

11	"The Fanatic is Somewhere^[17]" "Kyōshinja wa Dokoka ni Iru" (狂信者は何処かにいる^[18])	December 10, 2011^{[citation needed]}

12	"The Transcendentals are Everywhere^[17]" "Chōetsusha wa Dokonidemo Iru" (超越者は何処にでもいる^[18])	December 17, 2011^{[citation needed]}
Alternative Titles Synonyms: C3, C Cube, C^3, C³ - CubexCursedxCurious Japanese: シーキューブ Information Type: TV Episodes: 12 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Oct 1, 2011 to Dec 17, 2011 Producers: Starchild Records, FUNimation Entertainment^L, Silver Link Genres: Action, Comedy, Ecchi, School, Shounen, Supernatural Duration: 24 min. per episode Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) ^L represents licensing company Statistics Score: 7.03¹ (scored by 13087 users) Ranked: #2732² Popularity: #495 Members: 26,393 Favorites: 81 ¹ indicates a weighted score ² based on the top anime page. SCREEN SHOTS