C³, also known as or Cube×Cursed×Curious, is a Japanese light novel

Light novel

A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...

 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

The male protaganist, 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.

The female protaganist 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".

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 ablility 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."

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 induce the opponent's murderous intents and serial murders and use it against them. She used to be part of an organization called Nightcrawlers. She has a crush on Haruaki.

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. 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.

Her true name is Sovereignty-Perfection-Doll. An androgynous

Androgyny

Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ, stem ανδρ- and γυνή , referring to the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics...

 cursed doll who causes her target to fall in love with her. She possesses a killing mechanism called Killing Organ with blades hidden in her body. The mechanism activates when it marks the end of love. After her curse was removed, she is hired as the superintendent's maid

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.

The eccentric superintendent of Taishuu High School who wears a face mask for unknown reasons. His interest is in collecting cursed objects.

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.

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 in the series.

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.

A member of the Bivorio Families

Haruaki's friend and classmate.

Another classmate of Haruaki.

Light novels

Anime

An anime television adaptation of C³ was announced in the April 2011 issue of ASCII Media Works's Dengeki AnimeStyle pamphlet. The series was produced by StarChild and SILVER LINK under the direction of Shin Ōnuma

Shin Onuma

is a Japanese animation and theatre director. He has also provided key animation for many anime. Most prominently he has directed Ef: A Tale of Memories. and assisted Akiyuki Shinbo in directing three anime by Shaft: Pani Poni Dash!, Negima!?, Natsu no Arashi!.-Anime:*Baka to Test to Shōkanjū *Baka...

 with Michiko Yokote

Michiko Yokote

is a Japanese screenwriter. In facts it's a team of screenwriters: they use this name because they are coordinated by a woman named Michiko.-Tokusatsu:*Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger*Mahou Sentai Magiranger*Jūken Sentai Gekiranger*Tensou Sentai Goseiger-Anime:...

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 performed by Eri Kitamura. From episode 9 onwards, the opening theme is by Eri Kitamura and the ending theme is "Sympathy of Love" by Yukari Tamura.

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External links

• Anime official website