Black Blood Brothers (ブラック·ブラッド·ブラザーズ, Burakku Buraddo Burazāzu) is an anime television series adaption of the light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. The anime series is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa at Studio Live and Group TAC, with scripts handled by Yū Sugitani, characters designs done by Toshiyuki Kanno, and music composed by Toshihiko Sahashi.
Synopsis[]
A decade has passed since the war between humans and vampires, when the infectious bite of the Kowloon Bloodline set the streets ablaze. Today, Jiro travels to the Special Zone, where the peace between vampires and humans is threatening to crack. As a new battle erupts between human soldiers, vampiric refugees, and Kowloon Children, Jiro must draw the Silver Blade once more.
List of Episodes[]
| No. | Image | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Black Blood Brothers "Kuroki chi no kyōdai" (黒き血の兄弟) |
September 8, 2006 |
| 2 | 
|
Compromiser "Conpuromaizā" (調停員(コンプロマイザー)) |
September 15, 2006 |
| 3 | 
|
THE KOWLOON BLOODLINE "Kūron chairudo" (九龍の血統(クーロンチャイルド)) |
September 22, 2006 |
| 4 | 
|
Old Blood "Ōrudo buraddo" (古血(オールド·ブラッド)) |
September 29, 2006 |
| 5 | 
|
Special Zone "Tokku" (経済特別解放区(トック)) |
October 6, 2006 |
| 6 | 
|
Coven "Kavun" (夜会(カヴン)) |
October 13, 2006 |
| 7 | 
|
Silver Blade "Gintō" (銀刀) |
October 20, 2006 |
| 8 | 
|
Protector "Goeisha" (護衛者) |
October 27, 2006 |
| 9 | 
|
Eleventh Yard "Irebun yādo" (第十一地区(イレブン·ヤード)) |
November 3, 2006 |
| 10 | 
|
Order Coffin Company "Ōdā Kofin Kanpanī" (オーダー·コフィン·カンパニー) |
November 10, 2006 |
| 11 | 
|
The Ocean "Umi" (海) |
November 17, 2006 |
| 12 | 
|
For the Eternal Pulse of Mine Bloodline, I Would Offer This Blood in Totality "Waga kettō no eien naru kodō ga tame kono chi no subete o sasagen koto o" (我が血統の永遠なる鼓動がためこの血の総てを捧げんことを) |
November 24, 2006 |
Theme Songs[]
- Opening: Memories of Tomorrow by Naozumi Takahashi
- Ending: Mirage by Loveholic
Staff[]
Japanese[]
- Director: Hiroaki Yoshikawa
- Series Composition: Yū Sugitani
- Original Work: Kouhei Azano
- Character Designer: Toshiyuki Kanno
- Chief Animation Director: Ayako Kurata
- Color Design: Aki Watanabe
- Special Effects, 2D Design:
- Art Director: Hiroshi Yoshikawa
- Director of Photography: Jiro Tazawa
- Editing: Masashi Yoshikawa
- Costume Design: Jun Yukawa
- Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
- Music Composition: Toshihiko Sahashi
- Storyboards: Hiroaki Yoshikawa
- Episode Director: Yoshimiti Hirai (ep4)
- Director of Animation: Hideaki Matsuoka (ep4)
- Assistant Director of Animation: Kiyoshi Nouji (ep4)
- CGI Director: Akira Shimazaki
- CGI: Yoshihito Misono, Keisuke Hayashi
- CGI Producer: Okifumi Taira
- CGI Production Manager: Miyuiki Nakajima
- CGI Production: Hammer Head
- Special Effects: Naoyuki Fukuda
- Sound Effects: Sound Box, Kenji Koyama
- Recording Engineer: Megumi Ohtsuba
- Recording Studio: OP Requiem Studio
- Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion
- Title Logo Design: SMC
- Design in Cooperation with: Indori Goya
- Next Episode Preview: Kouhei Azano
- Video Format Editors: Masami Suzuki & Satoshi Suzuki
- Video Editing Studio: Mitomo VTC
- Products Manager: Akiko Matsumomo
- Animation Producer: Hiroshi Sakurai
English[]
- ADR Director: Brina Palencia
- Head Writer: Eric Vale
- Episode Script: Matt Chaney
- ADR Engineer: Casey Clark
- Mix Engineer: Neal Malley
- Executive Producer: Gen Fukunage
- Producers: Carley Hunter, Justin Cook
- Line Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Talent Coordinator: Tara Williams
- Mixing Engineer: Neal Malley Cas
- Sr. Video Editors: Daniel Mancilla & Jeremy Jimenez
- Lead Video Engineer: Sarah Mueller
- Video Engineer: Michael Rivas
- Rotoscoping: Josh Tyler
Cast and Voice Actors[]
| Character | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jiro Mochizuki | Takahiro Sakurai | J. Michael Tatum |
| Kotaro Mochizuki | Omi Minami | Leah Clark |
| Mimiko Katsuragi | Ryōko Nagata | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
| Cassandra Jill Warlock | Miyuki Sawashiro | Luci Christian |
| Yafuri Chao | Motoko Kumai | Brina Palencia |
| Zaza | Kōsuke Toriumi | Todd Haberkorn |
| Sei | Reiko Takagi | Carrie Savage |
| Cain Warlock | Hiroki Yasumoto | Christopher R. Sabat |
| Zelman Clock | Jun Fukuyama | Jerry Jewell |
| Alice Eve | Omi Minami | Leah Clark |
| Jinnai Shogo | Ken Narita | Daniel Penz |
| Zhang Lei Kao | Mugihito | R Bruce Elliott |
| Badrick Serihan | Hisao Egawa | Travis Willingham |
Gallery[]
Posters[]
Release[]
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