Series synopsis
MARS RED is a Japanese animation mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on YTV on April 6, 2021. It ended on June 29, 2021. It stars Tasuku Hatanaka, Junichi Suwabe, Koichi Yamadera and Akira Ishida.
It’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made for one reason: to hunt the undead!
Premise
It’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made for one reason: to hunt the undead!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Shutaro Kurusu (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Yoshinobu Maeda (voice)
- Koichi Yamadera as Tokuichi Yamagami (voice)
- Akira Ishida as Takeuchi (voice)
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Sōnosuke Nakajima (voice)
- Kenichi Suzumura as Suwa (voice)
- Makoto Furukawa as Rufus Glenn (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Aoi Shirase (voice)
Supporting cast
- Sachi Kokuryu as Shinnosuke Tenmaya (voice)
- Ayahi Takagaki as Misaki Nakajima (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Deffrot (voice)
Guest cast
- Ikki as Masakichi (voice)
- Ryoko Gi as Onatsu (voice)
- Tomoyo Kurosawa as Akesato (voice)
- Yuki Kazu as British lady A (voice)
- Rie Kawamura as British Lady B (voice)
- Takeshi Terayama as Special duty squad member (voice)
- Kazunari Koiso as Okimura (voice)
- Sayaka Ohara as Tomiko Yamagami (voice)
- Bun-O Fujisawa as Soldier (voice)
- Misa Kato as Ambassador's wife (voice)
- Genki Muro as Major (voice)
- Masayuki Oshita as Lieutenant General Minami (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | November 24, 2020 | March 23, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 13 | April 6, 2021 | June 29, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Code Zero Daily Report 11/XX | November 24, 2020 |
| 2 | Code Zero Daily Report 12/XX | December 22, 2020 |
| 3 | Code Zero Daily Report 1/XX | January 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dawn Early summer, 1923. Major Yoshinobu Maeda arrive in Tokyo to question an actress who revived as a vampire after being crushed by a falling prop. Will he be able to communicate with the confused woman, who only recites lines from her last performance? |
April 6, 2021 |
| 2 |
Till Death Do Us Part Maeda meets the vampires under his command for the first time, including an old classmate. Their first mission: Hunting down a vampire couple who have been attacking humans in Tokyo. |
April 13, 2021 |
| 3 |
His Dream Yamagami and Kurusu reflect on their new vampiric lives as it sinks in that they are now legally dead. Meanwhile, the army brass pressure Maeda and Nakajima for results, aiming to cut funding for Code Zero. |
April 20, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2021 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 01:59:00 |