Sankarea OVA
さんかれあ
- OVA
- Spring 2012
- 2 episodes
- 24 min
- Studio Deen
- Manga
- R+
- Comedy
- Horror
- Romance
- Supernatural
- Ecchi
7.19Score#1,534Ranked#1,395Popularity29.4KOn listsFinished airing
From Acino, the anime encyclopedia
Contents
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| Japanese | さんかれあ | |
|---|---|---|
| Also known as | Sankarea Episodes 00 & 14 | |
| Genre | Comedy, Horror, Romance, Supernatural, Ecchi, Love Polygon, Shounen | |
| Type | OVA | |
| Based on | Manga — Mitsuru Hattori | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Hatakeyama | |
| Written by | Noboru Takagi | |
| Character design | Kyuuta Sakai | |
| Music by | Yukari Hashimoto | |
| Studio | Studio Deen | |
| Original run | June 8, 2012 – November 9, 2012 | |
| Episodes | 2 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 2012 | |
| Age rating | R+ – 18+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.19 (#1,534) | |
| On users' lists | 29,444 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Sankarea OVA (Japanese: さんかれあ) is a 2012 Japanese anime original video animation based on the manga series by Mitsuru Hattori. It is animated by Studio Deen and directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama. It aired from June 8, 2012 to November 9, 2012, with 2 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Butler · Danichirou Sanka · Satsuki
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | German |
|---|---|---|
| Chihiro FuruyaMain | Ryouhei Kimura | Christopher Kohn |
| Rea SankaMain | Maaya Uchida | Victoria Frenz |
| Jogorou FuruyaSupporting | Shirou Saitou | Frank Ciazynski |
| Doon FuruyaSupporting | Seiro Ogino | Frank Kirschgens |
| Mero FuruyaSupporting | Yuka Iguchi | Alice Bauer |
| Aria SankaSupporting | Mayumi Asano | – |
| Ranko SaoujiSupporting | Sayuri Yahagi | Laurine Betz |
| ButlerSupporting | Nobuaki Kanemitsu | – |
| Danichirou SankaSupporting | Unshou Ishizuka | Oliver Stritzel |
Production
Key staff
Mitsuru HattoriOriginal Creator
Mamoru HatakeyamaDirector
Noboru TakagiSeries Composition
Kyuuta SakaiCharacter Design
Yukari HashimotoMusicHirotsugu KakoiArt DirectorStaff
| Studio | Studio Deen |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Mitsuru Hattori |
| Director | Mamoru Hatakeyama |
| Series Composition | Noboru Takagi |
| Character Design | Kyuuta Sakai |
| Music | Yukari Hashimoto |
| Art Director | Hirotsugu Kakoi |
| Chief Animation Director | Kyuuta Sakai, Masaki Hinata |
| Director of Photography | Shinyo Kondou |
| Color Design | Hiroshi Watanabe |
| Editing | Rie Matsubara |
| Theme Song Performance | Annabel, nano.RIPE |
| Producer | Yuuka Sakurai, Masashi Takatori, Kensuke Tateishi, Nobumitsu Urasaki, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi |
Music
| Composer | Yukari Hashimoto |
|---|
Episodes
2 of 2 episodes aired
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Fate... Is Really...”運命って...ヤツは... | June 8, 2012 | Aired |
| 2 | “Body of a Zombie... Heart of...”身はゾンビに... 心は... | November 9, 2012 | Aired |
Videos and pictures
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.195,723 ratings#1,534 by score in Acino
Score distribution
1011.8%
98.9%
823.3%
732.6%
614.7%
55.6%
41.8%
30.8%
20.3%
10.3%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch2,992
- Watching173
- Completed15,464
- On hold129
- Dropped135
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
29.4KOn users' lists
15.5KCompleted
173Watching
3KPlan to watch
25Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 10,551 | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| Shikimori | 18,893 | 173 | 15,464 | 2,992 | 135 | — |
Watch order
The Sankarea OVA story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
| # | Title | Format | Episodes | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sankarea: Undying Love (Parent story) | TV series | 12 | April 6, 2012 |
| 2 | Sankarea OVA | OVA | 2 | June 8, 2012 |
| 3 | Sankarea: I, Too, Am... A Zombie... (Prequel) | Special | 1 | November 30, 2012 |
Related works
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- “Sankarea OVA”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Sankarea OVA”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Sankarea OVA”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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