List of Queen's Blade Rebellion episodes
Queen's Blade: Rebellion is a 2012 anime TV series based on the Queen's Blade series of gamebooks by Hobby Japan. Set after the events of the original Queen Blade, Gainos and the entire Continent have fallen under a tyrannical rule led by Claudette, the Thundercloud Queen and winner of the last Queen's Blade tournament. The series focuses on Annelotte, an exiled knight who leads a band of rebels in her fight to overthrow the Queen.
The anime is produced by Arms under the directorship of Yousei Morino, with the script written by Hideki Shirane, music by Masaru Yokoyama, and characters by Rin-Sin, Takayuki Noguchi, and Yukiko Ishibashi. The anime aired on AT-X from April 3, 2012 to June 19, 2012, with subsequent broadcasts on Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, Sun Television, and BS11. AT-X airings are uncensored, while the airings on Tokyo MX and other channels are heavily censored. Six DVD and Blu-ray volumes will later be released by Media Factory, starting from June 27, 2012. Each DVD/BD volume will contain an OVA short entitled "What Will It Look Like When It Smashes Through Restrictions!?" (限界突破で見えちゃうの, Genkai Toppa de Miechau no!?).[1]
An OVA anime adaptation of Rebellion was bundled with the Queen's Blade Premium Visual Book and Queen's Blade Rebellion Premium Visual Book on DVD prior to the anime's official announcement.[2] Serving as prologues, the OVAs take place after the events of Queen's Blade: Beautiful Fighters. The first set of OVAs were released on October 29, 2011,[3] while the second set of OVAs were released on January 28, 2012.[4] Simulcasts of the Rebellion anime are provided by Crunchyroll, starting from April 12, 2012.[5] The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.[6]
The opening theme for the series is "I Can Hear the Song of Life" (命のうたが聞こえる, Inochi no Uta ga Kikoeru) by Naomi Tamura, while the ending theme is "future is serious" by Aika Kobayashi. Both songs were released as CD singles on April 25, 2012.[7]
Episode list
OVA Prelude (2011–2012)
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Queen's Blade: Rebellion (2012)
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OVA Specials
Exposed As I Push The Limits!?
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References
- ^ "Queen's Blade: Rebellion BDs/DVDs to Add Original Anime". Anime News Network. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "Queen's Blade Visual Books to Bundle Original Anime DVDs". Anime News Network. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ クイーンズブレイド プレミアムビジュアルブック (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ クイーンズブレイド リベリオン プレミアムビジュアルブック (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Adds Queen's Blade: Rebellion TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 9, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Queen's Blade: Rebellion TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "Naomi Tamura, Aika Kobayashi Sing New Queen's Blade Themes". Anime News Network. February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012.