Series synopsis
Blassreiter is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy war & politics television series that premiered on AT-X on April 5, 2008. It ended on September 28, 2008. It stars Masaya Matsukaze, Kenta Miyake, Kana Hanazawa and Junko Minagawa.
The story is set in a fictional Germany and centers around the outbreak of bio-mechanical creatures named "Demoniacs", who rise from corpses and attack people mindlessly. All the while, a number of human-turned-Demoniacs appear. Some use their powers for good whilst others for evil. One will rise above all other Demoniacs to become the "Blassreiter".
Premise
The story is set in a fictional Germany and centers around the outbreak of bio-mechanical creatures named "Demoniacs", who rise from corpses and attack people mindlessly. All the while, a number of human-turned-Demoniacs appear. Some use their powers for good whilst others for evil. One will rise above all other Demoniacs to become the "Blassreiter".
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masaya Matsukaze as Joseph Jobson
- Kenta Miyake as Hermann Saltza
- Kana Hanazawa as Elea
- Junko Minagawa as Malek Yildrim Werner
- Unsho Ishizuka as Gerd Frentzen
- Yuichi Nakamura as Bradley Guildford
- Shizuka Itoh as Amanda Werner
- Junichi Suwabe as Magwald Xargin
Supporting cast
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Wolf Göring
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Alvin Lutz
- Aya Endo as Mei-Fong Liu
- Atsushi Ono as Victor Stachus
- Hitomi Nabatame as Alexandra Jobson
- Hiroyuki Kinoshita as Matthew Grant
- Wataru Hatano as Igor
- Kumi Sakuma as Jill Hoffmann
- Sayaka Ohara as Beatrice Grese
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | April 5, 2008 | September 28, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prelude to Despair Meet Gerd, the invincible motorcycle-racing champ...whose career is cut short when a rage-filled Demoniac interrupts a race, causing utter destruction. Gerd ends up in a wheelchair never to ride again. Amidst his despair, he is approached by a mysterious woman who claims that she has the means to restore his physical abilities... |
April 5, 2008 |
| 2 |
The Cost of Honour After witnessing the Gerd-turned-Amalgam protecting the humans from the threat of another Amalgam, people embrace his comeback as the emergence of a hero. His once-devastated life seems back on the track when one day he receives a voice mail from his ex-girlfriend Jil. |
April 12, 2008 |
| 3 |
Epidemic Infection Amanda suspects a connection between Joseph, the mysterious man witnessed around Gerd, and the Blassreiter that fought with Gerd. She subsequently starts her own investigation. Meanwhile, the XAT witness a sudden change in the condition of the victims that were exposed to the Amalgam's attack. The victims start to show signs of transforming into an Amalgam themselves. |
April 19, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2008 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2008 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |