Series synopsis
Btooom! is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 4, 2012. It ended on December 20, 2012. It stars Kanata Hongo, Suzuko Mimori, Toru Okawa and Miyuki Sawashiro.
Sakamoto, an unemployed young man, is one of the world's top players of an online fighting game called Btooom! One day, he wakes up on what appears to be a tropical island, although he doesn't remember how or why he got there.
Premise
Sakamoto, an unemployed young man, is one of the world's top players of an online fighting game called Btooom! One day, he wakes up on what appears to be a tropical island, although he doesn't remember how or why he got there.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kanata Hongo as Ryota Sakamoto (voice)
- Suzuko Mimori as Himiko (voice)
- Toru Okawa as Kiyoshi Taira (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Kousuke Kira (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Nobutaka Oda (voice)
- Meijin Takahashi as Takanohashi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 4, 2012 | December 20, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Start Ryōta Sakamoto is ranked #10 worldwide in Btooom!, an online game where players kill each other with bombs. After a game one day, he mysteriously awakes in a real life version of the game. |
October 4, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Bloodstained High School Girl A typical high school girl, betrayed by her neighbors, a forced player in the game of Btooom!, betrayed by the group she teamed up with. All men are scum. |
October 11, 2012 |
| 3 |
Survival While chasing after the mysterious girl, Ryota runs into Taira Kiyoshi who helps fill in the blanks in his memory. |
October 18, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 2012 |
| Last aired | December 20, 2012 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 23:00:00 |