World War Blue
| World War Blue | |
 Cover of the first manga volume | |
| 蒼い世界の中心で (Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Anastasia Shestakova |
| Illustrated by | Crimson |
| Published by | Red Road |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Micro Magazine Comics |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 2007 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tetsuya Yanagisawa |
| Produced by | Crimson[2] |
| Written by | Crimson, Takao Fusō[2] |
| Music by | Tomohiko Kishimoto |
| Studio | 5th Avenue |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX (2012–2013) AT-X (2012–2013) TVS (2013) |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 20, 2012 – April 4, 2013 |
| Episodes | 3 |
World War Blue (Japanese: 蒼い世界の中心で, Hepburn: Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de, lit. In the Center of the Blue World) is a Japanese fantasy manga series written by Anastasia Shestakova and illustrated by Crimson. The series is a re-imagining of the console wars featuring characters inspired by video games. An anime adaptation by 5th Avenue began airing in Japan on October 20, 2012.
Plot
A re-imagining of the console wars, the series tells the story of two kingdoms, the Segua Kingdom and Ninteldo Empire, locked in a struggle for dominance over the land of Consume. After years of war, the Segua Kingdom is on the defensive until a kid named Gear appears boasting of his incredible speed and powers, but what he does not know that is another person out there that is more powerful than him.
Characters
All of the characters are inspired by characters from various video game franchises.
Segua Kingdom
- Gear (ギア, Gia)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Matt Shipman (English)[3]
- A young man from Marcthree Village who possesses incredible speed. When he was young, his father left him to fight in the war; following the death of his friend Til, he too joins the Segua Army in order to get revenge against the Ninteldo Empire. His father is shown to be General Alex, Segua's strongest Killer.
- Nel (ネル, Neru)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (Japanese); Cait Page (English)[3]
- A young girl with pointy ears who is Gear's childhood friend. After her parents were killed in the Marcthree massacre, she was taken in by Gear and Tial. She thinks of Gear as her older brother.
- Til (ティル, Tiru)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese); Clifford Chapin[4] (English)
- Gear's best friend who was killed by Ninteldo soldiers, prompting Gear to get revenge.
- Opal (オパール, Opāru)
- Voiced by: Izumi Kitta (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (English)[3]
- An archer who is the second strongest in the Segua Special Forces. She prides herself on never missing with her arrows. She starts to fall in love with Gear after he shows her his true nature and strength.
- Ramses (ラムセス, Ramusesu)
- Voiced by: Yukiko Monden (Japanese); Theresa Buchheister (English)[3]
- The lieutenant general of the Segua Army.
Ninteldo Empire
- Marcus (マルクス, Marukusu)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Ono (Japanese); Mike Pollock[5] (English)
- The moustached general of the Ninteldo Empire, who helped it gain control of 90% of Consume. He is occasionally seen riding a green dinosaur named Yozu.
- Zelig (ゼリグ, Zerige)
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Chris Niosi (English)[5]
- One of the top soldiers of the Ninteldo Empire.
- Guliji (グリージ, Guriji)
- Voiced by: Mike Pollock (English)[5]
- Marcus' younger brother and a commander in the Ninteldo Army.
- Fae (ファーエ, Fāe)
- Voiced by: Amanda Lee (English)[5]
- Masa (マーサ, Māsa)
- Karvai (カーヴァイ, Kavai)
- Voiced by: Kira Buckland (English)[5]
- Saroid (サーロイド, Sāroido)
- Foster (フォスタ, Fosuta)
- Pirika (ピリカ, Pirika)
Other nations
- Tejirov (テジロフ, Tejirof)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese); Y. Chang (English)[3]
- A mercenary from the island of Lorgue who was once Ramses' upperclassman at the Puzzle Academy. He is able to produce magical barriers and has a tendency to make various dirty jokes.
Media
Manga
The original manga by Anastasia Shestakova and illustrated by Crimson began release on Red Road's mobile service from 2007. Nine tankōbon volumes have been released as of 2012. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series for release in North America. The first volume was released in Summer of 2013.[6]
- Volume list
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonic the Brown Rat Onsoku no Dobunezumi (音速のドブネズミ) | July 30, 2007[7] | 978-4904277072 |
| 2 | Z Zone Zetto Zōn (Ｚゾーン) | October 4, 2007[8] | 978-4904277089 |
| 3 | Grease Heel Gurīso Hiru (グリーソヒル) | December 30, 2007[9] | 978-4904277096 |
| 4 | Shining & Darkness Shainingu ando Dakunesu (シャィ二ング&ダクネス) | July 10, 2008[10] | 978-4904277102 |
| 5 | The Beings of God Fell Kami no Ochimono (神の落ちモノ) | December 25, 2008[11] | 978-4904277119 |
| 6 | - - (-) | March 23, 2009[12] | 978-4904277126 |
| 7 | - - (-) | March 23, 2009[13] | 978-4904277133 |
| 8 | - - (-) | June 30, 2009[14] | 978-4904277140 |
| 9 | - - (-) | December 12, 2009[15] | 978-4904277225 |
Anime
An anime adaptation was produced by 5th Avenue. The first episode was aired on Tokyo MX from October 20, 2012[1][16][17][18] and was also simulcast by Crunchyroll.[19] Episode 2 aired on December 27, 2012, and episode 3 aired on April 4, 2013.[20] On September 11, 2016, Media Blasters announced that they would dubbed and distribute the series.[21] On January 11, 2017, TOKU announced that it will premiere the World War Blue anime series in February.[22][23] Later this month, was announced to begin on February 6.[24]
The opening theme is "retrospective world" by Hiro Shimono and Nobuhiko Okamoto whilst the ending theme is "0 and 1's Flowers" (0と1の花, Zero to Ichi no Hana) by Izumi Kitta and Suzuko Mimori.
Episode list
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References
- ^ a b "Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de Fantasy Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ a b "スタッフ&キャスト" [Staff and Cast]. Micro Magazine. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Media Blasters Reveals English Dub Cast for World War Blue Anime". Anime News Network. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Media Blasters Announces Additional World War Blue English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Media Blasters Reveals More English Dub Cast for World War Blue Anime". Anime News Network. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Seven Seas Declares World War Blue
- ^ "Volume 1 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 2 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 3 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 4 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 5 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 6 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 7 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 8 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Volume 9 Release Date". Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "Nobuhiko Okamoto Leads Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de Cast". Anime News Network. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "クリムゾン原作「蒼い世界の中心で」TVアニメは今秋開始". natalie.mu (in Japanese). 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ^ "Aoi Sekai Slated for October 20 Broadcast". Anime News Network. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de Anime". Anime News Network. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ アニメーションシリーズ. 蒼い世界の中心で (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ https://twitter.com/Media_Blasters/status/781949811423600640
- ^ "World War Blue Anime Premieres on TOKU This Month". Anime News Network. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ "Premieres are coming to TOKU in February!". TOKU on Youtube. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^ "World War Blue Anime Premieres on TOKU on February 6". Anime News Network. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
External links
- Official website Template:Ja icon
- World War Blue (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- original story verification blogTemplate:Ja icon