What is "shiki"

Shiki may refer to:

• Shiki District, Afghanistan
• Shiki District, Nara, Japan
• Shiki, Saitama, Japan
• Shiki language
• Shiki Theatre Company, a Japanese theatre company
• Masaoka Shiki, a Japanese haiku and tanka poet

• Shiki (novel series), a horror novel by Fuyumi Ono, adapted into a manga and anime series
• Shiki (Black Cat), a character from Black Cat
• Shiki (Samurai Shodown), a character from Samurai Shodown
• Shiki Misaki, a character from The World Ends With You
• Shiki Nanaya, a character from Tsukihime
• Shiki Ryōgi, a character from Kara no Kyoukai
• Senri Shiki, a character from Vampire Knight
• Shiki Tohno, a character from Tsukihime
• Shiki, a character from Togainu no Chi
• Shiki the Golden Lion, the main antagonist of the anime movie One Piece Film: Strong World

is a horror novel by Japanese novelist Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. A manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine Jump SQ. from December 2007 to June 2011. An anime adaptation of the manga by Daume began broadcasting on July 8, 2010 on Fuji Television and concluded later that year on December 30, 2010. North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD & Blu-ray on May 29, 2012.