Series synopsis
Black Blood Brothers is a Japanese animation comedy mystery drama television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on September 8, 2006. It ended on November 24, 2006. It stars Takahiro Sakurai, Omi Minami, Miyuki Sawashiro and Ryoko Nagata.
Black Blood Brothers, also known as BBB, is a light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. In 2006, Studio Live and Group TAC produced an anime based on the series. It is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa. It was licensed for North American release by Funimation Entertainment, with the first DVD being released in February 2008.
Premise
Black Blood Brothers, also known as BBB, is a light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. In 2006, Studio Live and Group TAC produced an anime based on the series. It is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa. It was licensed for North American release by Funimation Entertainment, with the first DVD being released in February 2008.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takahiro Sakurai as Mochizuki Jirou (voice)
- Omi Minami as Mochizuki Kotarou (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Cassandra Jill Warlock (voice)
- Ryoko Nagata as Katsuragi Mimiko (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | September 8, 2006 | November 24, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Black Blood Brothers Vampire Jirou and his brother Kotarou set sail to Yokohama. Kotarou being a restless kid starts wondering around the boat and stumbles upon a fight between the suppression team, and the vampires. Jirou comes to stop the racket, but a grenade knocked Kotarou off board. Jirou dives after him but due to his blood, water injures him. |
September 8, 2006 |
| 2 |
Compromiser Jirou survives the water and bring his brother to the beach as a skeleton. They then meet a compromiser named Mimiko, who promises to take them to the special zone. Wong then appears and request that Jirou would join her, but then the suppression team arrives and shoot’s Wong in the shoulder. Jirou escapes with Kotarou and Mimiko, but then leaves to distract the suppression team as his brother escapes. |
September 15, 2006 |
| 3 |
Kowloon Child Ordinarily, humans won't evolve unless they drink the blood of a black blood. However, they can change humans by sucking their blood and turn theam into the same bloodline as the black blood. If they ignore that existance, the world will be ruined. |
September 22, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 8, 2006 |
| Last aired | November 24, 2006 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday |