Blood Lad

Blood Lad / ブラッドラッド

Genres: Action, Comedy, Delinquents, Fantasy, Mythology, Seinen, Vampire
Themes: Delinquents, Mythology, Vampire
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Brain's Base
Producers: flying DOG, Kadokawa Shoten, KlockWorx
Licensors: VIZ Media
Rating: 7.23 / 10
Rank: #3292
Popularity: #316
Users Listed: 714,294
Users Scored: 371,781
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/02/2023
Aired: July 8, 2013 – September 9, 2013 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 10
Broadcast: Monday at 00:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

In the realm of Demon World, Staz Charlie Blood governs the Eastern district, though his reputation precedes him as a fearsome vampire. Beneath this facade lies a passionate otaku with a deep love for Japanese pop culture, far removed from the traditional vampiric thirst for blood. His peaceful existence is disrupted by the arrival of Fuyumi Yanagi, a human girl who stumbles into his territory. A burgeoning connection is tragically cut short when Fuyumi perishes, transforming her into a wandering spirit.

Driven by grief and longing to experience the human world, Staz vows to resurrect her. He embarks on a journey with an unlikely group – the spatial magician Bell and the half-werewolf Wolf – seeking a legendary magic capable of defying death. The series explores themes of loss, identity, and the desire to bridge divides between worlds, framed within a unique blend of fantasy and slice-of-life elements.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

Crunchyroll

Episodes:

Episode 1: She's a Skeleton Now (Aired: 07/08/2013)
Episode 2: Back Home, But Not Really (Aired: 07/15/2013)
Episode 3: You Had It All Along (Aired: 07/22/2013)
Episode 4: To Demon World Acropolis (Aired: 07/29/2013)
Episode 5: Unidentified Demon Object (Aired: 08/05/2013)
... and 5 more episodes

Characters:

Blood, Staz Charlie (Main) - Voice Actors: Papenbrook, Bryce, Oosaka, Ryouta, Sakaguchi, Waku, Albanese, Fabien, Heller, Angélique, John von Freyend, Tobias, Mendez, Erica
Hydra, Bell (Main) - Voice Actors: Schadt, Shandra, Buckland, Kira, Bridcutt, Sarah Emi, Saroli, Delphine
Wolf (Main) - Voice Actors: Terashima, Takuma, Diskin, Benjamin, Roche, Patrick, Maïnö, Michaël, Taylor, Julie Ann, Kato, Mikio
Yanagi, Fuyumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Huynh, Xanthe, Nomizu, Iori, Iacobescu, Katharina, Tavert, Sophie
Angry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sadohara, Kaori, Mendez, Erica
Berros (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taylor, Julie Ann, Asano, Masumi, Wiederhut, Angela Konstanze, Benedito, Dany
Blood, Liz T. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lynn, Sherry, Nanri, Yuuka, Werner, Rieke, Vandroux, Sandra
Blood, Braz D. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bosch, Johnny Yong, Kimura, Ryouhei, Wilhelm, Marc, Manuel, Julian
Butler (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tokumoto, Eiichirou, Mercer, Matthew
Chicken Brothers (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ikki, Thornton, Kirk, Seitz, Patrick
Deku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hebert, Kyle, Jilka, Gerhard, Komesu, Taichi, Dutel, Julien
Gatekeeper (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sato, Takuya, Price, Jamieson
Goyle (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kishio, Daisuke, Pronsky, Ben, Pasquier, Laurent
Hydra, Neyn (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mitsuishi, Kotono, Lee, Wendee, Vandroux, Sandra
Hydra, Knell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Kimerer, Erik, Wolf, Christian Heiner, Birken, Matthieu
Hydra, Heads (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Silverstein, Keith, Gimenez, Pascal, Carl, Mike
Inhabitant of Hell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuda, Kenichirou
Kiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shirakawa, Shuusaku, Mercer, Matthew, Pasquier, Laurent
Landlady (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaguchi, Kyouka
Mamejirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Chiwa, Valenzuela, Cristina, Heller, Angélique, Sterr, Michele
Mayu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Honda, Mariko, Chang, Caitlin
Northern Boss (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sonobe, Yoshinori, Price, Jamieson
Oniqlo Shop Head (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuda, Kenichirou, Price, Jamieson, Rauscher, Thomas
Papladon, Akimu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yusa, Kouji, Dodge, Lucien, Dienemann, Nils, Birken, Matthieu
Plant Seller (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyashita, Eiji, Haberkorn, Todd, Birken, Matthieu
Ramen Shop Assistant (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sato, Takuya, Epcar, Richard
Sabaotto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akahira, Teppei, Prince, Derek Stephen
Sakurako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Zougou, Saeko, Mendez, Erica
Saty (Supporting)
Snowman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hebert, Kyle, Tsubuyaki, Shiro
Stein, Franken (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seitz, Patrick, Inada, Tetsu, Adrien, Franck
Teacher (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shirakawa, Shuusaku, Thornton, Kirk
Territory Challenger (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsura, Kazumasa
Tobi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Roa, Kenji, Haberkorn, Todd, Birken, Matthieu
Wolf, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wakamoto, Norio, Epcar, Richard, Dutel, Julien
Yanagi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tokumoto, Eiichirou, Mercer, Matthew, Pasquier, Laurent
Yoshida, Mimic (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Kazutomi, Mittelman, Max, Vandroux, Sandra
Zombies (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Thornton, Kirk, Prince, Derek Stephen, Meyer, Dirk, Sato, Takuya, Pasquier, Laurent, Etou, Hiroki

Staff:

Imamoto, Naoshi (Producer)
Ooishi, Hiromichi (Producer)
Miya, Shigeyuki (Director)
Iida, Satoki (Sound Director)
Sekino, Jutarou (Episode Director)
Tanaka, Tomoya (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Konuta, Kenji (Script, Series Composition)
Hirano, Toshiki (Storyboard)
Saitou, Yoshinari (Storyboard, Animation Director, Mechanical Design, Key Animation)
Sayama, Kiyoko (Storyboard)
CHOKKAKU (Theme Song Arrangement)
Fujibayashi, Shouko (Theme Song Lyrics)
Karasawa, Miho (Theme Song Lyrics)
May'n (Theme Song Performance)
Nanri, Yuuka (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Misao (Key Animation)
Emori, Mariko (Animation Director)
Fujii, Fumino (Key Animation)
Fujisaki, Kenji (Animation Director, Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
Hayashi, Yuuki (Music)
Honda, Takatoshi (2nd Key Animation)
Ikeda, Yasutaka (Editing)
Itou, Sakiko (Color Design)
Kamogawa, Takahiro (Key Animation)
Kanno, Yoshihiro (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Katsuragi, An (Key Animation)
Kawajiri, Kentarou (Key Animation)
Kitamura, Junichi (Key Animation)
Kobayashi, Toshimitsu (Animation Director)
Kobayashi, Yukihiro (Key Animation)
Kodama, Yuuki (Original Creator)
Matsuoka, Hideaki (Key Animation)
Mayuzumi, Masaki (Background Art, Art Director)
Morishita, Harutaka (Key Animation)
Murata, Toshiharu (Animation Director)
Mutou, Kazuhiro (Key Animation)
Ozawa, Kazunori (Key Animation)
Pitiot, Franck (ADR Director)
Saitou, Mika (Animation Director)
Sakai, Keishi (Key Animation)
Sakakieda, Toshiyuki (Art Director, Background Art)
Satou, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
Sgroi, Victor (Production Coordination)
Taniguchi, Shigenori (Animation Director)
Thornton, Kirk (ADR Director)
Yasuda, Takeshi (Planning, Executive Producer)
Yokote, Hiroto (Key Animation)
Yukawa, Atsuyuki (Key Animation)

News:

Q4 2014 Anime Licenses [Update 12/25] (09/27/2014)
Q2 2014 Anime Licenses [Update 7/12] (04/05/2014)
Summer 2013 Simulcast List (06/22/2013)
Brains Base To Produce TV Anime of Blood Lad (08/31/2012)
Anime Project of Manga 'Blood Lad' Leaked (05/18/2011)

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