Series synopsis
Fortune Arterial: Red Promise, also known as FORTUNE ARTERIAL -赤い約束- is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy drama comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on October 9, 2010. It ended on December 24, 2010. It stars Daisuke Ono, Rie Kanda, Yukari Minegishi and Erika Narumi.
Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school is on an island named Tamatsu Island off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the student in the class next door to his, Sendo Erika, is in fact a type of vampire.
Premise
Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school is on an island named Tamatsu Island off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. Soon after transferring, he discovers that one of the student in the class next door to his, Sendo Erika, is in fact a type of vampire.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daisuke Ono as Kohei Hasekura (voice)
- Rie Kanda as Erika Sendo (voice)
- Yukari Minegishi as Shiro Togi (voice)
- Erika Narumi as Kiriha Kuze (voice)
- Hitomi Nabatame as Kanade Yuki (voice)
- Hiroko Taguchi as Haruna Yuki (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Iori Sendo (voice)
- Tomohiro Tsuboi as Seiichiro Togi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Kentaro Ito as Tsukasa Hachimandaira (voice)
Guest cast
- Chizuko Hoshino as Sister Amaike (voice)
- Kazuya Ichijo as Masanori Aoto (voice)
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Kaya Sendo (voice)
- Tsuyoshi Aoki as Math Teacher (voice)
- Go Inoue as Upperclassman (voice)
- Keito Mizukiri as Art Club President (voice)
- Kenji Akabane as Drama Club Member (voice)
- Itsuki Takizawa as Male Student (voice)
- Kengo Takanashi as Male Student (voice)
- Manabu Sakamaki as Male Student (voice)
- Natsumi Takamori as Kohei Hasekura (child) (voice)
- Eimi Okada as Female Student (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | February 26, 2011 | February 26, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 9, 2010 | December 24, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Place Where I Ended Up | February 26, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Migratory Bird Hasekura Kohei has transferred school ten times. His new school, Shuchikan Academy, is on an island he lived on for a short period before when he was younger, Tamatsu Island. There awaited him the student council vice-president, Sendo Erika. |
October 9, 2010 |
| 2 |
Opening Ceremony Shuchikan Academy's traditional opening ceremony. Kohei is surprised with the student council president's, Sendo Iori's, on-stage performance and the shouts from the students in the audience. The vice president follows and spills the beans on what happened the night before to the all the students, leading Kohei to become the center of attention during the following homeroom. Later, Shiro ends up asking Kohei to help find the escaped rabbit, Yukimaru... |
October 16, 2010 |
| 3 |
Millennium Fountain Haruna, Kanade, and Erika, along with Shiro have fun in Kohei's room for a tea party. On their day off, all the tea party members go out on the town and shop, after which, they spend time at the seaside park. Erika suddenly warns Kohei to watch out for her brother. Once they get back to school, Iori tells Kohei to come to the Student Council Oversight room... |
October 15, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 9, 2010 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2010 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday |