List of Black Bullet episodes
Black Bullet | |
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No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | AT-X |
Original release | April 8 – July 1, 2014 |
Black Bullet is a 2014 science fiction Japanese anime series based on the light novels written by Shiden Kanzaki and illustrated by Saki Ukai.[1] In the year 2021 a biological agent known as the Gastrea Virus suddenly appeared and decimated most of the planet's population. After ten years of living in fear, humanity utilizes a newly discovered metal called Varanium to construct numerous monolithic structures which defend against the virus. Born into a world on the brink of collapse, Promoter Rentaro Satomi and the ten-year-old Initiator Enju Aihara of the Tendo Civil Security Agency work dangerous missions, in the hope to one day liberate humanity from the terror of the Gastrea Virus.[2]
The anime is produced by Kinema Citrus and directed by Masayuki Kojima, with script writing by Tatsuhiko Urahata, character designs by Chiho Umishima and sound track music by Shirō Sagisu.[3] The series was broadcast on AT-X from April 8 to July 1, 2014 with later airings on Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, tvk, TVA and BS11 along with online streaming on Niconico.[4] The series was picked up by Crunchyroll for online simulcast streaming in North America and other select parts of the world.[5] NBCUniversal Entertainment began releasing the series in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD volumes starting on July 2, 2014.[6] The anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for distribution via select digital outlets and a home media release in North America.[7][8] The series was also acquired by Hanabee Entertainment for release in Australia.[9][10]
The opening theme is "black bullet" by fripside[11] while the ending theme is "Tokohana" (トコハナ) by Nagi Yanagi.[12] Yanagi also performs "Wasurenai tame ni" (忘れない為に) as the ending theme of the fourth episode[13] and "Wasurenai tame ni for lotus" (忘れない為に for lotus) as the ending theme of the thirteenth episode.[14]
Episode list
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Home media
NBCUniversal Entertainment began releasing the series in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD volumes starting on July 2, 2014.[6] Sentai Filmworks will release the series in Region 1 on Blu-ray and DVD format on October 27, 2015.[16]
Vol. | Episodes | Blu-ray / DVD artwork | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 1, 2 | Rentaro Satomi & Enju Aihara | July 2, 2014 | [17] | |
2 | 3, 4 | Kagetane Hiruko & Kohina Hiruko | August 6, 2014 | [18] | |
3 | 5, 6 | Kisara Tendo & Tina Sprout | September 3, 2014 | [19] | |
4 | 7 | Tina & Enju | October 8, 2014 | [20] | |
5 | 8, 9 | Tamaki Katagiri & Yuzuki Katagiri | November 5, 2014 | [21] | |
6 | 10, 11 | Shoma Nagisawa & Midori Fuse | December 3, 2014 | [22] | |
7 | 12, 13 | Enju & Rentaro | January 7, 2015 | [23] |
Vol. | Episodes | Blu-ray / DVD artwork | BD / DVD Release date | BD Ref. | DVD Ref. | |
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1 | 1-13 | Rentaro Satomi & Enju Aihara | September 27, 2015 | [24] | [25] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Black Bullet Light Novels Get Anime by Kinema Citrus". Anime News Network. October 6, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "INTRODUCTION -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "STAFF&CAST -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "ON AIR -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Macias, Patrick (April 7, 2014). "Crunchyroll to Stream "Black Bullet" Anime!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ a b "Blu-ray&DVD -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Black Bullet"". Sentai Filmworks. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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- ^ Beveridge, Chris (June 19, 2014). "Hanabee Acquires Black Bullet Australian Anime Rights". The Fandom Post. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Hanabee Launches VOD Site with Five New Acquisitions". Anime News Network. June 13, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "fripSide to Perform Black Bullet's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Black Bullet TV Anime's 2nd Promo Previews fripside Song". Anime News Network. March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Nagi Yanagi (April 29, 2014). "Black Bullet". Black Bullet. Event occurs at 22:42. AT-X.
- ^ Nagi Yanagi (July 1, 2014). "They Who Would Be Gods". Black Bullet. Event occurs at 22:45. AT-X.
- ^ "Black Bullet - Hanabee". Hanabee Entertainment. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Announces October 2015 Release Schedule" (in Japanese). Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 5 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 6 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 7 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
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