Shigofumi
English title: Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
Japanese title: シゴフミ
Alternative titles: Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter
Type: TV
Source: Original
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 6, 2008 to Mar 23, 2008
Broadcast: Sundays at 01:35 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: J.C.Staff
Producers: Bandai Visual, Genco, Lantis, Rakuonsha
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Suspense
Themes: Psychological

There are some things that people are unable to say while they are alive; for these, there are "shigofumi," letters carried from the world of the dead to the world of the living. When a person with strong emotions dies, they are able to create a shigofumi, whether their feelings are of love, longing, or resentment. It is the quiet and mysterious Fumika's job to deliver these messages from the departed. Along with her talking magic staff Kanaka, she ensures that each shigofumi reaches its intended recipient, even if that person does not want to face its contents.

Fumika witnesses the tragedies of people, both dead and alive, and sees their deepest secrets revealed. What is unclear, however, are the details of Fumika's past. Who was she before she came to be a carrier of shigofumi?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]