allow herself to succumb to the death demon that terrorizes her. In the end, it is Ana's faith and the ethereal visions of her sohei ancestors that shepherd her along the way of the warrior. Powers and abilities Ana was trained by her grandfather in the ways of the sohei. As such, she is a skilled martial artist and swordswoman, the naginata being her weapon of choice. Merchandise Through William Tucci's Crusade Fine Arts, Shi has been printed in four languages. A series of limited edition 1/6 scale figures was released by Executive Replicas in 2017. Tora no Shi In the first series Shi: the Way of the Warrior, Ana based her look on "Tora no Shi", Yuri Ishikawa, a famous female ancestor of hers from feudal Japan, who wore a similar outfit. That character starred in her own miniseries Shi: Tora no Shi and Avatar Press' Shi: Poisoned Paradise. The first series depicted her conflict with Musashi Miyamoto, and the second centered upon her battle with Ieyasu Tokugawa during Yuri's time with the Japanese Christian resistance. Shi:Return of the Warrior, Shi: Haikyo and Shi:Sakura In January 2021, Tucci began a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in order to produce Shi: Haikyo, a 64-page sequel to Shi: Return of the Warrior that sees Ana forced to ally herself with her archenemy, Masahiro Arashi, in order to save her teenage daughter Hotaru, who has been kidnapped by a "Shi" copycat killer. Another sequel features Ana traveling to Japan to find her biological mother. Film adaptation In 1997, there were plans to make a motion picture based on Shi, with Tia Carrere as Shi/Ana Ishikawa and Tucci writing the script. In 2002, the movie was optioned by producer Mimi Polk Gitlin with Tucci still on the script but with Kevin Bernhardt co-writing it and with no lead role defined. Publications Primary Shi: The Way of the Warrior #1–12 (1994–1997) Shi vs. Tomoe Tomoe #1–3 (drawn by Amanda Conner) Shi: Senryaku #1-3 (1995) Shi: Kaidan (1996) Manga Shi 2000 #1-3 (1997) Shi: Nightstalkers (1997) Shi: East Wind Rain (1997) Shi: Rekishi #1-2 (1997) Shi: Heaven & Earth (a.k.a. Tora No Shi) #1–4 (1997) Shi: The Series #1-13 (1997-1998) Shi: Black, White and Red #1-2 (1998) Shi: 5th Anniversary Special (1999) Shi: Zero (2000) Shi: Year of the Dragon #0-3 (2000) Shi: Akai (2001) Shi: Through the Ashes (2001, special issue made after 9/11) Shi: