Series synopsis
Bloodivores is a Chinese animation action & adventure mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on September 30, 2016. It ended on December 16, 2016. It was created by Chen Ye. It stars Ajie, Qiao Shiyu, Ao Lei and Sheng Feng.
60 years ago, a strange case of insomnia struck the population, forcing them to stay awake for more than a full week. The victims, completely sleep deprived, all went mad. To cure this illness, a new medicine was produced, but the side effects turned the patients into vampires. Humanity went to war against this new species and triumphed, but some of the vampires managed to survive. Born from a Human and a Vampire, the main character Mi Liu, "The Child of Hope," is to represent the new hope that ...
Premise
60 years ago, a strange case of insomnia struck the population, forcing them to stay awake for more than a full week. The victims, completely sleep deprived, all went mad. To cure this illness, a new medicine was produced, but the side effects turned the patients into vampires. Humanity went to war against this new species and triumphed, but some of the vampires managed to survive. Born from a Human and a Vampire, the main character Mi Liu, "The Child of Hope," is to represent the new hope that will connect the two species. (Source: MAL, Emon via ANN)
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ajie as Mi Liu (voice)
- Qiao Shiyu as Zuo Anqi (voice)
- Ao Lei as Li Xin (voice)
- Sheng Feng as Lu Yao (voice)
- Yang Tianxiang as Chen Feng (voice)
- Su Shangqing as Yun Chao (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | September 30, 2016 | December 16, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bloodivores A case of insomnia sweeps across the globe. As a side effect of the drug developed to suppress this sickness of causes unknown, the “bloodivores” were born. Born from bloodivore and human parents, protagonist Mi Ryu was known as “The Child of Hope” tying bloodivore and humankind together. However, when Miryu is arrested as the principal offender in a bank robbery, he is taken to a special prison operated by the Bureau of Special Threat Management for observing bloodivores. |
September 30, 2016 |
| 2 |
Awakening Punished for a crime he didn't commit, Miryu wakes to find himself inside a mysterious facility. |
October 7, 2016 |
| 3 |
Hemomancy Bloodivores and hemomancers are gathered at the prison when monsters appear. As questions and suspicions mount, Mi Ryu is forced to recall unpleasant memories from his childhood. |
October 14, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 2016 |
| Last aired | December 16, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |