Blade

Blade / ブレイド

Genres: Action, Drama, Horror, Supernatural, Vampire
Themes: Vampire
Studios: Madhouse
Licensors: Marvel Entertainment
Rating: 6.22 / 10
Rank: #8912
Popularity: #4427
Users Listed: 30,323
Users Scored: 12,099
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/09/2023
Aired: July 1, 2011 – September 16, 2011 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: other
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Friday at 22:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

In a world where the veil between humanity and the supernatural is thin, Blade operates as a solitary hunter caught between two worlds. Born from a tragic union of vampire and human blood, he dedicates his life to eradicating the creatures that haunt the shadows. His current pursuit leads him to Japan, driven by a personal vendetta against Deacon Frost, the vampire responsible for his mother's death.

Blade’s investigation unveils "Existence," an unsettling organization of vampires fundamentally altered through Frost's experiments. The narrative explores themes of identity, inherited trauma, and the blurred lines between predator and prey. The series presents a grounded, atmospheric exploration of a world steeped in gothic undertones, where Blade’s internal struggle to reconcile his dual nature is constantly tested by the darkness he confronts.

Episodes:

Episode 1: His Name is Blade (Aired: 07/01/2011)
Episode 2: A Night for the Living, A Mourning for the Dead (Aired: 07/08/2011)
Episode 3: Dead on Arrival (Aired: 07/15/2011)
Episode 4: That Was Then, This Is Now (Aired: 07/22/2011)
Episode 5: The Island of Fire (Aired: 07/29/2011)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Brooks, Eric (Main) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio, Perrineau, Harold, Klemm, Matti, Bruneau, Raphaëlle, Grünspan, Erwin, Minagawa, Junko
Makoto (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Maaya, Guest, Kim Mai, Vielhaben, Ann, D'Hulstère, Audrey
Agus (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji, Cansino, Richard, Allard, Philippe, Haar, Eberhard
Brooks, Tara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Atsuko, Wallace, Nayo, Galdy, Claudia, Correa, Alexandra
Carol (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohara, Sayaka, Dalian, Susan, Moriau, Delphine
Frost, Edgar (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bryce, Fukuda, Kenji, Stollberg, Dirk, Matthys, Nicolas
Frost, Deacon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blanc, J.B., Isobe, Tsutomu, Résimont, Philippe, Muth, Frank
Hayate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ookawa, Tooru, Stone, Doug, Delhausse, Jean-Marc, Röth, Frank, Riveros López, Jorge Gabriel
Helsing, Noah van (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saka, Osamu, Baker, Troy, Vovk, Jean-Michel
Howlett, James (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya, Siebeck, Oliver, Ventimiglia, Milo, Barras, Karim, Florentín, Santiago
Ikeda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yasunori, Riegel, Sam, Crépet, Alexandre, Makino, Jan
Isaac, Lucius (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touchi, Hiroki, Smith, Christopher Corey, Hébrant, Sébastien, Stephan, Arne, Graue, Alejandro
Lord Howard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Price, Jamieson, Yanaka, Hiroshi, Makino, Jan, Beck, Tony
Lupit (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Neya, Michiko, Bowes, Gina, Fyon, Véronique
Mattes (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsuragi, Nanaho, Purgal, Kat, Landresse, Sophie, Brenner, Mara
McRay (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Tsuji, Shinpachi, Paradies, Gerald, Waleffe, Patrick
Mikage, Kikyou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Blum, Steven, Hagiwara, Masato, Lognay, Pierre
Radu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki, George, Grant, Deffert, Michael, Manet, David
Sakomizu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Tanaka, Masahiko, Räuker, Erich, Nicodème, Daniel
Tanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiratori, Tetsu, Sinterniklaas, Michael, Naldjián, Javier, Pelzer, Stéphane
Yagyu, Tanba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Utsumi, Kenji, Kramer, Steve, Krohm, Uli, Dubois, Robert

Staff:

Masuhara, Mitsuyuki (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Aoki, Hiroyasu (Episode Director)
Aoyagi, Hironori (Episode Director)
Okao, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Takamura, Yuuta (Episode Director)
Tanaka, Tomoya (Episode Director)
Yamashiro, Chie (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
migmi (Episode Director)
Araki, Tetsurou (Storyboard)
Emoto, Masahiro (Storyboard)
Hirata, Toshio (Storyboard)
Kawajiri, Yoshiaki (Storyboard)
Masuda, Toshihiko (Storyboard, Key Animation)
Miya, Shigeyuki (Storyboard)
Oonishi, Shougo (Theme Song Composition)
Abe, Hisashi (Key Animation)
Abe, Emiko (2nd Key Animation)
Aisaka, Naoki (Key Animation)
Aizawa, Shuusuke (Key Animation)
Akiyama, Yukiko (Key Animation)
Aoi, Kiyotoshi (Key Animation)
Aoki, Katsushi (Art Director)
Aoyagi, Shigemi (Key Animation)
Azuma, Ryouta (2nd Key Animation)
Choi, Jong-gi (Key Animation)
Correa, Alexandra (ADR Director)
Dolph, Scott (Associate Producer)
Fukuda, Naomasa (Special Effects)
Furuya, Kouji (2nd Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Maki (Key Animation)
Hirata, Kenichi (2nd Key Animation)
Hirata, Kahoru (Key Animation)
Hong, Beom-seok (Key Animation)
Horikawa, Yoshinori (Color Design)
Hyoudou, Takashi (Key Animation)
Igari, Takashi (Key Animation)
Iizuka, Youko (Key Animation)
Ishikawa, Airi (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Isom, Arthell (Background Art)
Itou, Katsunobu (Key Animation)
Itou, Yasuhiro (Key Animation)
Iwakuma, Akane (Background Art)
Kamata, Hitoshi (Key Animation)
Kamura, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
Kanai, Jirou (Key Animation)
Kaneko, Hidetoshi (Background Art)
Kawasaki, Miho (Key Animation)
Kawashita, Yuuki (Director of Photography)
Kimura, Kashiko (Editing)
Kiritani, Masaki (In-Between Animation)
... and 64 more staff

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