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Akiko Higashimura’s award nominated josei (young women’s) manga series Kuragehime (Jellyfish Princess) revolves around Tsukimi Kurashita, a jellyfish otaku who lives in a women-only apartment complex. When she meets a fashionable lady who rescues a jellyfish, Kurashita invites her new friend to become her room-mate, only to later discover that the “fashionable lady” is actually a man in drag.

The manga began in 2008 and is ongoing. It has been adapted into an 11-episode television series.

Anime

Episodes

An 11-episode anime TV series adaptation produced by Brain's Base and directed by Takahiro Omori aired in Japan between October 15 and December 30, 2010 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block.[3][4] Four BD/DVD compilation volumes will be released from January to April 2011, and each volume will contain a bonus anime short.[5] Two pieces of theme music are used for the anime: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Koko Dake no Hanashi" (ここだけの話?, "Just Between Us") by Chatmonchy and the ending theme is "Kimi no Kirei ni Kizuite Okure" (きみのきれいに気づいておくれ?, "Realize You Are Beautiful") by Sambomaster. Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the series on its video streaming website as part of their deal with Fuji TV. The first two episodes premiered on October 28, 2010.[6]

Manga

Manga

Kuragehime began as a manga written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura

It began serialization in Kodansha's Kiss manga magazine on November 10, 2008. The first tankōbon volume was released on March 13, 2009; as of November 26, 2010, six volumes have been published.

The manga is licensed by Star Comics in Italy.