Series synopsis
Blood Blockade Battlefront, also known as 血界戦線 is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure comedy television series that premiered on MBS on April 5, 2015. It ended on December 24, 2017. It stars Kazuya Nakai, Rikiya Koyama, Daisuke Sakaguchi and Rie Kugimiya.
One day, New York City as we know it vanished overnight into a mysterious fog. Now known as Hellsalem's Lot, it has become a place where another world beyond imagining is connected to our reality. The balance within this new world is protected by a secret society known as Libra. Leo, a journalist and photographer who arrives in the city, is unexpectedly recruited to join their ranks.
Premise
One day, New York City as we know it vanished overnight into a mysterious fog. Now known as Hellsalem's Lot, it has become a place where another world beyond imagining is connected to our reality. The balance within this new world is protected by a secret society known as Libra. Leo, a journalist and photographer who arrives in the city, is unexpectedly recruited to join their ranks.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kazuya Nakai as Zapp Renfro
- Rikiya Koyama as Klaus von Reinherz
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Leonardo Watch
- Rie Kugimiya as Black
- Akio Otsuka as Blitz T. Abrams
- Yu Kobayashi as Chain Sumeragi
- Akira Ishida as Femt
- Ai Orikasa as K. K.
Supporting cast
- Yuma Uchida as Sonic Speed Monkey
- Mitsuru Miyamoto as Steven A. Starphase
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | June 14, 2015 | July 4, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 5, 2015 | October 4, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 12 | October 8, 2017 | December 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Even These Are the Worst and the Best Days Ever A nervous Leo calls into a radio advice column show and reflects on his time spent in Hellsalem's Lot, his dealings with his co-workers, and his interactions with Black and White up to this point. |
June 14, 2015 |
| 2 |
Special Program Special episode 11.5 that aired instead of episode 12, which was delayed due to exceeding the standard runtime. Yuuma Uchida narrated the episode and reintroduced the characters. The episode also contained: interview with two main voice actors; interview with Taisei Iwasaki, music composer; interview with the band singing the ED and the full OP song. |
July 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
King of the Restaurant of Kings The episode, titled "Ousama no Restaurant no Ousama," will be released on June 3, 2016, with the Kekkai Sensen guide book titled Blood Blockade Battlefront Binge Bible. It adapts a story from the eighth volume of the manga. |
June 3, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Secret Society of the Magic-Sealed City Leonardo Watch, an ordinary aspiring reporter, moves to Hellsalem's Lot, a city created by the intersection of worlds where New York City once stood, and through a series of lucky coincidences, is recruited into the secret society named "Libra." |
April 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
After the Phantom Ghost Wagon While Zapp makes Leo's daytime job delivering pizzas a living hell, they spot a dry cleaning van that is more than it appears to be. When Leo is kidnapped, the rest of the Libra team must work together to rescue him from his captors. |
April 12, 2015 |
| 3 |
A Game Between Two Worlds When the president is attacked by a man under the influence of a powerful synthetic drug called Angel Scale, Klaus and K.K. travel to the alterworld to challenge a Beyondian big wheel to a game of Prosfair in order to uncover the source of the drug. |
April 19, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lights, Camera, Action! Leo's day off turns hectic when he is tasked to escort the live head of the U.S. Presidential Envoy while avoiding waves of thugs after him. |
October 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
A Phantom Hospital Ward Rises Leo takes a seriously injured Zapp to a mysterious hospital that appeared out of thin air. Klaus and Stephen then tell Leo a story of what happened there during the cataclysm that created Hellsalem's Lot three years ago. |
October 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Day In Day Out Refusing to use his special powers at his own benefit, Leo decides to take matters with his own hands to get back the money some thugs stole from him, while Zapp is forced to look for a friend's cat with his own nether parts in the line and Steven welcomes some guests with second intentions for a party at his house. |
October 22, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2015 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 03:08:00 |