List of Black Bullet episodes
Black Bullet is a 2014 science fiction Japanese anime series based on the light novels written by Shiden Kanzaki and illustrated by Saki Ukai.[1] In the year 2021 a biological agent known as the Gastrea Virus suddenly appeared and decimated most of the planet's population. After ten years of living in fear, humanity utilizes a newly discovered metal called Varanium to construct numerous monolithic structures which defend against the virus. Born into a world on the brink of collapse, Promoter Rentaro Satomi and the ten-year-old Initiator Enju Aihara of the Tendo Civil Security Agency work dangerous missions, in the hope to one day liberate humanity from the terror of the Gastrea Virus.[2]
The anime is produced by Kinema Citrus and directed by Masayuki Kojima, with script writing by Tatsuhiko Urahata, character designs by Chiho Umishima and sound track music by Shirō Sagisu.[3] The series premiereed on AT-X on April 8, 2014 with later airings on Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, tvk, TVA and BS11 along with online streaming on Niconico.[4] The series was picked up by Crunchyroll for online simulcast streaming in North America and other select parts of the world.[5] The anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for distribution via select digital outlets and a home media release in North America.[6][7] NBC Universal Entertainment will begin releasing the series in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD volumes starting on July 2, 2014.[8]
The opening theme is "black bullet" by fripside[9] while the ending theme is "Tokohana" (トコハナ) by Nagi Yanagi.[10] "Wasurenai tame ni" (忘れない為に, "In Order to not Forget") by rino is used as the insert song of episode 4.
Episode list
No. | Title | Original air date[note 1] | Refs. |
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Home media
NBC Universal Entertainment will begin releasing the series in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD volumes starting on July 2, 2014.[8]
Vol. | Episodes | Blu-ray / DVD artwork | Release date | Ref. | |
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1 | 1, 2 | July 2, 2014 | [11] | ||
2 | 3, 4 | August 6, 2014 | [12] | ||
3 | 5, 6 | September 3, 2014 | [13] | ||
4 | 7 | October 8, 2014 | [14] | ||
5 | 8, 9 | November 5, 2014 | [15] | ||
6 | 10, 11 | December 3, 2014 | [16] | ||
7 | 12, 13 | January 7, 2015 | [17] |
Notes
References
- ^ "Black Bullet Light Novels Get Anime by Kinema Citrus". Anime News Network. October 6, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "INTRODUCTION -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "STAFF&CAST -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "ON AIR -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ Macias, Patrick (April 7, 2014). "Crunchyroll to Stream "Black Bullet" Anime!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Black Bullet"". Sentai Filmworks. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Black Bullet". Anime News Network. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "Blu-ray&DVD -TVアニメ「ブラック・ブレット」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "fripSide to Perform Black Bullet's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Black Bullet TV Anime's 2nd Promo Previews fripside Song". Anime News Network. March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 1 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 2 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 3 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 4 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 5 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 6 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Amazon.co.jp: ブラック・ブレット 7 (初回限定版BD) [Blu-ray]: 小島正幸: DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2014.