The Embalmer(死化粧師Shigeshōshi) is a manga series written and illustrated by mangaka Mitsukazu Mihara. It was originally published serially in the magazine Feel Young, and later released under the Feel Comics label by Shodensha. The Embalmer is licensed for English release by Tokyopop, and four volumes have been released. The company Hanami has released five volumes in Poland. A 12-episode live-action drama adaption called Shigeshōshi was produced and ran on TV Tokyo, Aichi Television Broadcasting, and TVQ Kyūshū; it was later released in a boxset by the company VAP. Two CDs containing music from the series were released in November 2007. A 6-episode WEB show was produced as a spin-off, originally released on the TV Tokyo web page for Shigeshōshi and later as part of the Shigeshōshi boxset.