なるたる～骸なる星・珠たる子～

Shadow Star Narutaru

During her summer holiday at her grandparents house Tamai Shiina, a young and cheerful schoolgirl, meets a strange looking creature. They befriend each other and Shiina names it "Hoshimaru - The Round Star". When Shiina returns home after the summer to go back to school she starts meeting other kids that also have befriended a strange creature like Hoshimaru. But she soon finds out that not all these creatures and their masters are as friendly as Hoshimaru. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	なるたる～骸なる星・珠たる子～ (japanese)
Romaji	Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
English	Shadow Star Narutaru
Chinese	星星公主 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2003-07-07 → 2003-09-29 (Summer 2003)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Planet
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Drama Horror Supernatural
Themes	Bullying Urban Fantasy Primarily Female Cast Terrorism Seinen Female Protagonist Gore Kuudere Military Kaiju Denpa Femboy

Reception

Community score	5.56 / 10
Bayesian score	6.36 / 10
Composite	36.8
On lists	10,078
Favourited	49 (0.5%)
Completion	74.1%
Drop rate	9.3%
In backlog	60.4%
Score spread σ	2.16

Score distribution

1124212831734237538164747390824991351046

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Summer 2003	E	27 of 29
Year	2003	E	143 of 148
Genre	Horror	E	228 of 272
Era	Early 2000s	E	671 of 687
Demographic	Seinen	E	736 of 775
Genre	Supernatural	E	1,154 of 1,234
Season (all years)	Summer	E	1,564 of 1,662
Genre	Drama	E	1,841 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	E	2,436 of 2,668
Source material	Manga	E	2,906 of 3,025
Format	TV series	E	3,094 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	E	6,708 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Toshiaki Iino, Akira Itou, Eiji Tsuchida
Series composition	Chiaki Konaka
Character design	Masahiko Oota
Original creator	Mohiro Kitou

AniList id 838 · MAL id 838 · Bangumi 15177 · record updated 2026-08-27

なるたる ～骸なる星・珠たる子～