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Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence (Japanese: 白聖女と黒牧師, Hepburn: Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hazano Kazutake. It was serialized in Kodansha‘s Shōnen Magazine R online magazine from April 2017 to January 2023, when the magazine was disbanded, and was transferred to the Monthly Maga Kichi website in February 2023, with its chapters collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of May 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo premiered in July 2023.

Characters

Cecilia (セシリア, Seshiria): Voiced by: Hime Sawada (Japanese); Hannah Alyea (English)
Lawrence (ローレンス, Rōrensu): Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Josh Bangle, Katelyn Barr (young) (English)
Abel (アベル, Aberu): Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya
Hazelita (ヘーゼリッタ, Hēzeritta): Voiced by: Kanna Nakamura
Mel (メル, Meru): Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
Rebecca (レベッカ, Rebekka): Voiced by: Mai Nakahara (Japanese); Erin Lundquist (English)
Eric (エリック, Erikku): Voiced by: Makoto Koichi
Gieselbert (ギーゼルベルト, Gīzeruberuto): Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno
Frederica (フレデリカ, Furederika): Voiced by: Reina Ueda

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hazano Kazutake, Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence began serialization in Kodansha‘s Shōnen Magazine R online magazine on April 20, 2017. On January 20, 2023, the series was transferred to the Monthly Maga Kichi website after the disbandment of Shōnen Magazine R. As of May 2023, twelve tankōbon volumes have been published. In North America, Kodansha USA has licensed the series for English digital publication.

Volume list

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 15, 2017	978-4-06-510598-6	June 22, 2021	978-1-63-699158-0
2	June 15, 2018	978-4-06-511598-5	July 27, 2021	978-1-63-699243-3
3	December 17, 2018	978-4-06-513827-4	August 31, 2021	978-1-63-699313-3
4	June 17, 2019	978-4-06-515948-4	September 28, 2021	978-1-63-699376-8
5	December 17, 2019	978-4-06-518029-7	October 26, 2021	978-1-63-699426-0
6	June 17, 2020	978-4-06-519980-0	November 23, 2021	978-1-63-699476-5
7	December 17, 2020	978-4-06-521785-6	December 28, 2021	978-1-63-699534-2
8	June 17, 2021	978-4-06-523226-2	January 25, 2022	978-1-63-699566-3
9	December 16, 2021	978-4-06-525795-1	July 19, 2022	978-1-68-491362-6
10	June 16, 2022	978-4-06-527773-7	January 31, 2023	978-1-68-491665-8
11	December 15, 2022	978-4-06-529747-6	July 25, 2023	979-8-88-933048-6
12	May 17, 2023	978-4-06-531391-6	—	—

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in June 2022. It will be produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Sumie Noro, with scripts written by Yuka Yamada, character designs handled by Hiromi Nakagawa, and music composed by Ruka Kawada. The series was initially scheduled for April 2023, but was later delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the production. It premiered on July 13, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is “Koi Sekai” (コイセカイ, “Love World”) by ClariS, while the ending theme song is “Toko Siesta” (トコシエスタ) by Sasanomaly. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Aniplus Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
1	“The Relationship Between Them” Transcription: “Futari no Kankei” (Japanese: ふたりの関係)	Sumie Noro	Yuka Yamada	Sumie Noro	July 13, 2023
2	“The Things They Protect” Transcription: “Futari no Mamoru Mono” (Japanese: ふたりの守るもの)	Hiroaki Yoshikawa Takashi Takeuchi	Yuka Yamada	Hiroaki Yoshikawa Takashi Takeuchi	July 20, 2023
3	“Lawrence’s Concerns” Transcription: “Rōrensu no Kigakari” (Japanese: ローレンスの気がかり)	Ryouki Kamitsubo	Michihiro Tsuchiya	Ryouki Kamitsubo	July 27, 2023
4	“She Who Is Called the Lady Saint” Transcription: “Seijo to Yobareru Mono” (Japanese: 聖女と呼ばれるもの)	Hiroshi Haraguchi	Yuka Yamada	Hiroshi Haraguchi	August 3, 2023
5	“First Official Trip” Transcription: “Hajimete no Shutchō” (Japanese: はじめての出張)	Geisei Morita Sumie Noro	Michihiro Tsuchiya	Ryōta Itō	August 10, 2023
6	“Abel and Hazelita” Transcription: “Aberu to Hēzeritta” (Japanese: アベルとヘーゼリッタ)	Kōki Uchinomiya	Yuka Yamada	Kōki Uchinomiya	August 17, 2023
7	“Cecilia’s Worries” Transcription: “Seshiria no Nayamigoto” (Japanese: セシリアのなやみごと)	Ryouki Kamitsubo	Michihiro Tsuchiya	Ryouki Kamitsubo	August 24, 2023
8	“Frederica’s Bequest” Transcription: “Furederika no Nokoshita Mono” (Japanese: フレデリカの遺したもの)	Hiroshi Haraguchi Sung Min Kim	Yuka Yamada	Hiroshi Haraguchi	August 31, 2023

Reception

Reviewing the manga’s first volume, Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised its art, but had mixed feelings with the storyline, calling it “funny and sweet at times,” while criticizing the lack of tension.

白聖女と黒牧師 (Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi)
Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Fantasy Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by	Hazano Kazutake
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	^NA Kodansha USA
Magazine	Shōnen Magazine R (April 20, 2017 – January 20, 2023) Monthly Maga Kichi (February 20, 2023 – present)
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	April 20, 2017 – present
Volumes	12 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Sumie Noro
Written by	Yuka Yamada
Music by	Ruka Kawada
Studio	Doga Kobo
Licensed by	Crunchyroll ^SEA Plus Media Networks Asia
Original network	Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, ABC, CBC
English network	^SEA Aniplus Asia
Original run	July 13, 2023 – present
Episodes	8 (List of episodes)
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