Strike the Blood is an anime series adapted from the light novel series of the same title written by Gakuto Mikumo with illustrations by Manyako. Produced by Silver Link and Connect,[1][2] the series is directed by Hideyo Yamamoto with scripts by Hiroyuki Yoshino and character design by Keiichi Sano.[3] The series aired from October 4, 2013 to March 28, 2014 on AT-X. Crunchyroll (with distribution by Discotek Media) released the anime series in a combined Blu-ray/DVD format on November 8, 2016.[4]
On March 15, 2015, publisher Dengeki Bunko announced that a two-part OVA based on an original story by creator Gakuto Mikumo would be released by year's end. On August 14, 2015, further details were announced for Strike the Blood: Valkyria's Kingdom which would be released on DVD/BRD on November 25 and December 23 of that year.
A second 4 volume, 8 episode OVA series based on the 9th light novel, co-produced by Silver Link and Connect and with returning director Hideyo Yamamoto, was released between November 21, 2016 and May 24, 2017.[5][6]
A third 10 episode OVA series, produced by Connect and with returning director Hideyo Yamamoto, debuted on December 19, 2018, and concluded on September 29, 2019.[7]
Another OVA titled Strike the Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen was released on January 29, 2020. A fourth OVA series, projected at 12 episodes, debuted on April 8, 2020, and concluded on June 30, 2021.[8][9] The staff from the third OVA series returned to reprise their roles.
After the conclusion of Strike the Blood IV, a fifth and final OVA series titled Strike the Blood Final was released from March 30 to July 29, 2022.[10][11]
Series overview edit
Episode list edit
Strike the Blood (2013–14) edit
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Right Arm of the Saint I" Transliteration: "Seija no Migiude Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 聖者の右腕篇I) | October 4, 2013 |
| 2 | "The Right Arm of the Saint II" Transliteration: "Seija no Migiude Hen Ni" (Japanese: 聖者の右腕篇II) | October 11, 2013 |
| 3 | "The Right Arm of the Saint III" Transliteration: "Seija no Migiude Hen San" (Japanese: 聖者の右腕篇III) | October 18, 2013 |
| 4 | "The Right Arm of the Saint IV" Transliteration: "Seija no Migiude Hen Yon" (Japanese: 聖者の右腕篇IV) | October 25, 2013 |
| 5 | "From the Warlord's Empire I" Transliteration: "Sen'ō no Shisha Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 戦王の使者篇I) | November 1, 2013 |
| 6 | "From the Warlord's Empire II" Transliteration: "Sen'ō no Shisha Hen Ni" (Japanese: 戦王の使者篇II) | November 8, 2013 |
| 7 | "From the Warlord's Empire III" Transliteration: "Sen'ō no Shisha Hen San" (Japanese: 戦王の使者篇III) | November 15, 2013 |
| 8 | "From the Warlord's Empire IV" Transliteration: "Sen'ō no Shisha Hen Yon" (Japanese: 戦王の使者篇IV) | November 22, 2013 |
| 9 | "The Amphisbaena I" Transliteration: "Tenshi Enjō Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 天使炎上篇I) | November 29, 2013 |
| 10 | "The Amphisbaena II" Transliteration: "Tenshi Enjō Hen Ni" (Japanese: 天使炎上篇II) | December 6, 2013 |
| 11 | "The Amphisbaena III" Transliteration: "Tenshi Enjō Hen San" (Japanese: 天使炎上篇III) | December 13, 2013 |
| 12 | "The Amphisbaena IV" Transliteration: "Tenshi Enjō Hen Yon" (Japanese: 天使炎上篇IV) | December 20, 2013 |
| 13 | "Labyrinth of the Blue Witch I" Transliteration: "Aoki Majo no Meikyū Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 蒼き魔女の迷宮篇I) | January 10, 2014 |
| 14 | "Labyrinth of the Blue Witch II" Transliteration: "Aoki Majo no Meikyū Hen Ni" (Japanese: 蒼き魔女の迷宮篇II) | January 17, 2014 |
| 15 | "Labyrinth of the Blue Witch III" Transliteration: "Aoki Majo no Meikyū Hen San" (Japanese: 蒼き魔女の迷宮篇III) | January 24, 2014 |
| 16 | "Fiesta for the Observers I" Transliteration: "Kansokusha-tachi no Utage Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 観測者たちの宴篇I) | January 31, 2014 |
| 17 | "Fiesta for the Observers II" Transliteration: "Kansokusha-tachi no Utage Hen Ni" (Japanese: 観測者たちの宴篇II) | February 7, 2014 |
| 18 | "Fiesta for the Observers III" Transliteration: "Kansokusha-tachi no Utage Hen San" (Japanese: 観測者たちの宴篇III) | February 14, 2014 |
| 19 | "Fiesta for the Observers IV" Transliteration: "Kansokusha-tachi no Utage Hen Yon" (Japanese: 観測者たちの宴篇IV) | February 21, 2014 |
| 20 | "Return of the Alchemist I" Transliteration: "Renkinjutsushi no Kikan Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 錬金術師の帰還篇I) | February 28, 2014 |
| 21 | "Return of the Alchemist II" Transliteration: "Renkinjutsushi no Kikan Hen Ni" (Japanese: 錬金術師の帰還篇II) | March 7, 2014 |
| 22 | "Return of the Alchemist III" Transliteration: "Renkinjutsushi no Kikan Hen San" (Japanese: 錬金術師の帰還篇III) | March 14, 2014 |
| 23 | "Empire of the Dawn I" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no Teikoku Hen Ichi" (Japanese: 暁の帝国篇I) | March 21, 2014 |
| 24 | "Empire of the Dawn II" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no Teikoku Hen Ni" (Japanese: 暁の帝国篇II) | March 28, 2014 |
| OVA–1 | "Kingdom of the Valkyria I" Transliteration: "Varukyuria no Ōkoku Zenpen" (Japanese: ヴァルキュリアの王国 前篇) | November 25, 2015 |
| OVA–2 | "Kingdom of the Valkyria II" Transliteration: "Varukyuria no Ōkoku Kouhen" (Japanese: ヴァルキュリアの王国 後篇) | December 23, 2015 |
Strike the Blood II (2016–17) edit
| No. | Title | Original release date [5] |
|---|---|---|
| OVA–1 | "Swords-Shaman of Shadow I" Transliteration: "Kuro no Ken'nagi-hen I" (Japanese: 黒の剣巫篇I) | November 23, 2016 |
| OVA–2 | "Swords-Shaman of Shadow II" Transliteration: "Kuro no Ken'nagi-hen II" (Japanese: 黒の剣巫篇II) | November 23, 2016 |
| OVA–3 | "Swords-Shaman of Shadow III" Transliteration: "Kuro no Ken'nagi-hen III" (Japanese: 黒の剣巫篇III) | December 23, 2016 |
| OVA–4 | "The 4th Primogenitor on the run I" Transliteration: "Tōbō no Dai yon Shinso-hen I" (Japanese: 逃亡の第四真祖篇I) | December 23, 2016 |
| OVA–5 | "The 4th Primogenitor on the run II" Transliteration: "Tōbō no Dai yon Shinso-hen II" (Japanese: 逃亡の第四真祖篇II) | March 29, 2017 |
| OVA–6 | "Knight of the Sinful God I" Transliteration: "Kyūshin no Kishi-hen I" (Japanese: 咎神の騎士篇I) | March 29, 2017 |
| OVA–7 | "Knight of the Sinful God II" Transliteration: "Kyūshin no Kishi-hen II" (Japanese: 咎神の騎士篇II) | May 24, 2017 |
| OVA–8 | "Knight of the Sinful God III" Transliteration: "Kyūshin no Kishi-hen III" (Japanese: 咎神の騎士篇III) | May 24, 2017 |
Strike the Blood III (2018–19) edit
| No. | Title | Original release date [7] |
|---|---|---|
| OVA–1 | "Tartaros-Roses I" Transliteration: "Tarutarosu no bara I" (Japanese: タルタロスの薔薇篇I) | December 19, 2018 |
| OVA–2 | "Tartaros-Roses II" Transliteration: "Tarutarosu no bara II" (Japanese: タルタロスの薔薇篇II) | December 19, 2018 |
| OVA–3 | "Tartaros-Roses III" Transliteration: "Tarutarosu no bara III" (Japanese: タルタロスの薔薇篇III) | March 27, 2019 |
| OVA–4 | "The Time of My Life I" Transliteration: "Ōgon no hibi I" (Japanese: 黄金の日々篇I) | March 27, 2019 |
| OVA–5 | "The Time of My Life II" Transliteration: "Ōgon no hibi II" (Japanese: 黄金の日々篇II) | May 29, 2019 |
| OVA–6 | "The Time of My Life III" Transliteration: "Ogon no hibi III" (Japanese: 黄金の日々篇III) | May 29, 2019 |
| OVA–7 | "The War of Original Vampires I" Transliteration: "Sinso taisen I" (Japanese: 真祖大戦I) | July 24, 2019 |
| OVA–8 | "The War of Original Vampires II" Transliteration: "Sinso taisen II" (Japanese: 真祖大戦II) | July 24, 2019 |
| OVA–9 | "The War of Original Vampires III" Transliteration: "Sinso taisen III" (Japanese: 真祖大戦III) | September 25, 2019 |
| OVA–10 | "The War of Original Vampires IV" Transliteration: "Sinso taisen IV" (Japanese: 真祖大戦IV) | September 25, 2019 |
Strike the Blood IV (2020–21) edit
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| OVA–1 | "Paladiness of Mirage I" Transliteration: "Kagerō no hijiri kishi-hen I" (Japanese: 陽炎の聖騎士篇I) | April 8, 2020 |
| OVA–2 | "Paladiness of Mirage II" Transliteration: "Kagerō no hijiri kishi-hen II" (Japanese: 陽炎の聖騎士篇II) | April 8, 2020 |
| OVA–3 | "Paladiness of Mirage III" Transliteration: "Kagerō no hijiri kishi-hen III" (Japanese: 陽炎の聖騎士篇III) | July 29, 2020 |
| OVA–4 | "Tournament in the Nightmare Night I" Transliteration: "Owaranai yoru no utage-hen I" (Japanese: 終わらない夜の宴篇I) | July 29, 2020 |
| OVA–5 | "Tournament in the Nightmare Night II" Transliteration: "Owaranai yoru no utage-hen II" (Japanese: 終わらない夜の宴篇II) | September 30, 2020 |
| OVA–6 | "Tournament in the Nightmare Night III" Transliteration: "Owaranai yoru no utage-hen III" (Japanese: 終わらない夜の宴篇III) | September 30, 2020 |
| OVA–7 | "Reunion of Vampire Princess I" Transliteration: "Saikai no kyūketsu hime-hen I" (Japanese: 再会の吸血姫篇I) | December 23, 2020 |
| OVA–8 | "Reunion of Vampire Princess II" Transliteration: "Saikai no kyūketsu hime-hen II" (Japanese: 再会の吸血姫篇II) | December 23, 2020 |
| OVA–9 | "Reunion of Vampire Princess III" Transliteration: "Saikai no kyūketsu hime-hen III" (Japanese: 再会の吸血姫篇III) | March 24, 2021 |
| OVA–10 | "Seize the Twelve Beast Vassals I" Transliteration: "Jū ni no kemono to chi no jūsha ta hen I" (Japanese: 十二眷獣と血の従者たち篇I) | March 24, 2021 |
| OVA–11 | "Seize the Twelve Beast Vassals II" Transliteration: "Jū ni no kemono to chi no jūsha ta hen II" (Japanese: 十二眷獣と血の従者たち篇II) | June 30, 2021 |
| OVA–12 | "Seize the Twelve Beast Vassals III" Transliteration: "Jū ni no kemono to chi no jūsha ta hen III" (Japanese: 十二眷獣と血の従者たち篇III) | June 30, 2021 |
Strike the Blood Final (2022) edit
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| OVA–1 | "Returning With Glory I" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no gaisen-hen I" (Japanese: 暁の凱旋篇I) | March 30, 2022 |
| OVA–2 | "Returning With Glory II" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no gaisen-hen II" (Japanese: 暁の凱旋篇II) | March 30, 2022 |
| OVA–3 | "Returning With Glory III" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no gaisen-hen III" (Japanese: 暁の凱旋篇III) | July 29, 2022 |
| OVA–4 | "Returning With Glory IV" Transliteration: "Akatsuki no gaisen-hen IV" (Japanese: 暁の凱旋篇IV) | July 29, 2022 |
References edit
- ^ "Strike the Blood Anime's Comiket 84 Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ "'Strike the Blood' Vampire Novels by Asura Cryin's Mikumo Gets Anime". Anime News Network. March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Vampire Anime Strike the Blood's Ad Highlights Main Cast". Anime News Network. September 12, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ "Release dates". Twitter. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Strike the Blood II Sequel Anime's 1st 3 Minutes & Title Sequence Streamed". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "姫柊雪菜キャラクターソング・アルバム". TVアニメ「ストライク・ザ・ブラッド」公式サイト. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Strike the Blood III OVA's 1st Volume Previewed in TV Ad". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Strike the Blood Anime Announces New Cast & Delay, Previews Special in Video". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Strike the Blood Anime Gets 4th OVA Series, Original OVA Episode in 2020 (Updated)". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Strike the Blood Final Anime Confirmed as 4 Episodes Debuting in March-June 2022". Anime News Network. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Strike the Blood Final Anime's 2nd Volume Release Delayed to July 29". Anime News Network. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.