Kekkai Sensen

Blood Blockade Battlefront / 血界戦線 / Bloodline Battlefront

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Shounen, Super Power, Urban Fantasy, Vampire
Themes: Super Power, Urban Fantasy, Vampire
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Bones
Producers: Mainichi Broadcasting System, Nihon Ad Systems, Shueisha, Sony PCL, TOHO animation, Toy's Factory
Licensors: Funimation
Rating: 7.59 / 10
Rank: #1664
Popularity: #208
Users Listed: 923,720
Users Scored: 405,691
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/03/2024
Aired: April 5, 2015 – October 4, 2015 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Sunday at 02:28 (JST)

Synopsis:

Hellsalem's Lot, a city transformed by a dimensional rift three years prior, presents a vibrant and often volatile coexistence between humans and a diverse array of supernatural entities. This urban landscape is maintained by Libra, a clandestine organization dedicated to preserving order amidst the unusual. Leonardo Watch, an aspiring photographer, finds his life irrevocably altered after acquiring extraordinary abilities linked to the "All-seeing Eyes of the Gods," a power gained at a personal cost.

Driven by a desire to understand and potentially reverse the consequences for his sister, Leo joins Libra, immersing himself in a world of strange allies and escalating conflicts. The series explores themes of responsibility, sacrifice, and finding one's place within an extraordinary reality. Viewers are invited to experience a narrative that blends supernatural action with character-driven exploration, set against the backdrop of a city perpetually on the brink of chaos.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Demon City Association (Aired: 04/05/2015)
Episode 2: Pursue the Phantom Ghost Wagon (Aired: 04/12/2015)
Episode 3: A Game Between Two Worlds (Aired: 04/19/2015)
Episode 4: Blood Line Fever (Aired: 04/26/2015)
Episode 5: The Tremorous Blood Hammer (Aired: 05/03/2015)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Renfro, Zapp (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakai, Kazuya, Sinclair, Ian, Thomsen, Uwe, Guarnieri, Caio, Albanese, Fabien, Oseguera, Samuel
von Reinherz, Klaus (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya, Parsons, Phil, Albrecht, Ingo, Dutel, Julien, Ávila, Cassiano, Covarrubias, Víctor
Watch, Leonardo (Main) - Voice Actors: Dismuke, Aaron, Sakaguchi, Daisuke, Mayer, Felix, Pestel, Arthur, Córdova, Thiago, Siller, Carlos
Abrams, Blitz T. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio, Stoddard, Mark, Vollbrecht, Bernd, Guarnieri, José Otávio, Galéra, Jean-Marc, Gómez, Óscar
Aligura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koorogi, Satomi, Ballard, Tia, Dogan, Meri, Heller, Karl-Line, Guilen, Nathalia, Leguizamo, Denisse
Altstein, Gilbert F. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ginga, Banjou, Bayer, Hans, Pasquier, Laurent, Henry, Francis, Nunes, Luiz, Vázquez, Mauricio
Amagranoff Luozontam Ouv Lee Nej (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootani, Ikue, Viktorin, Alison, Hesse, Fabienne, Caroline, Deborah, Mendoza, Rose
Andretti, Tonio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okiayu, Ryoutarou, Jewell, Jerry
Angelica (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Marchi, Jamie, Kitagawa, Rina, Fey, Demet, Benedito, Dany, Monzón Flores, Jessica, Damiani, Flávia
Artie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimura, Tomoyuki, Naas, Stefan, Moreno, Victor
Brody, Deldro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, McFarland, Mike, Dutel, Julien, Casemiro, Bruno, Flores, Luba
Charmaine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Sanae, Benedito, Dany, dos Reis, Cris, Clinkenbeard, Colleen
Don Arlelelle Eruca Fulgrouche (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iizuka, Shouzou, Green, Kenny, Kuschmann, Bernd, Laquet, Damien, Tiraboschi, Armando, Segundo, Carlos
El Menhut, Riga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kagami, Riki, Seidl, Carlos, Thurston, Matt
Elder (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawaki, Ikuya, Brannan, Duncan, Faustino, Marco
Femt (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira, Grelle, Jessie James, Schwarz-Msesilamba, Asad, Laquet, Damien, Grinnan, Felipe, Rivas Villareal, Fernando
Girika, Valsh Rozzo Valctovoel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, Glass, Caitlin, Wienand, Gabriele, Benedito, Dany, Coelho, Thaís
Guevara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Stoddard, Mark
Hummer, Dog (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyano, Mamoru, Pitts, Orion, Thiele, Louis Friedemann, Maïnö, Michaël, Gama, Lucas, Román, Juan Carlos
Jugglernose (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kimura, Masafumi, Berg, Rolf
K., K. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Orikasa, Ai, Young, Stephanie, Marquitan, Christin, Benassi, Veridiana, Bonneau, Elisabeth, Rodríguez, Adriana
King of Despair (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, Ribeiro, Matheus, Solusod, Micah, Gutiérrez, Eduardo
Laswell, Jimmy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ushiyama, Shigeru
Law, Daniel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cook, Justin, Uchida, Yuuya, Haase, Markus, Maïnö, Michaël
Macbeth, William (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, Solusod, Micah, Yu, Apphia, Heß, Katrin, Heller, Karl-Line, Ribeiro, Matheus, Gutiérrez, Eduardo
Macbeth, Mary (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, Emerick, Megan, Jakobs, Samira, Heller, Karl-Line, Stteger, Luana, García, María
Macbeth, Benjamin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiuchi, Hidenobu, Hury, Chris, Schepmann, Philipp, Wilhelm, Marc, Marques, Guilherme
Macbeth, Emma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukana, Cavanagh, Jessica, Wunsch, Vanessa, Benedito, Dany, Sato, Jacqueline, Macedo López, Guadalupe
Martin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Peiter, Fernando, Bowling, Anthony
Master (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kagami, Riki
Maximus, Gregor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Hiroki, Sabat, Christopher, Schmidtke, Lars, Zuim, Ettore
Neyka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Reina, Estrada, Effy, Tipton, Alexis
O'Brien, Zed (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru, Organ, Alex, Langner, Jochen, Falcão, Jonas, Leguizamo, Elliot, Collomb-Patton, Maxime
Ozmaldo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko, Wald, David, Oliveira, Caio César
Patrick (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishizuka, Unshou, Attaway, Major, Brink, Dieter, Audouy, Hyppolit, Emílio, César, Aguilar, Víctor Hugo
Rajuu Juugee Shizuyoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shibata, Hidekatsu, Elliott, R. Bruce, Imperador, Alessandro, García, José
Roger (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Kouzou, Inman, Jeremy, Koch, Michael-Che, Wenceslau, Paulo
Shiboroba (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gotou, Tetsuo, Strait, Sonny, Mascarenhas, Fred, Ramírez, Aldo
Sonic (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Rial, Monica, Uchida, Yuuma, Rinaldi, André, Fernández, Iván
Starphase, Steven A. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyamoto, Mitsuru, Tatum, J. Michael, Steudtner, Robert, Gimenez, Pascal, Sangregório, Bruno, Miranda, Jonathan
Sumeragi, Chain (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuu, Nishimura, Trina, Vielhaben, Ann, Guarnieri, Isabella, Lambrey, Emmanuelle, Hernández, Ana Karen
Ulchenko, Korshikov (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Huber, Chuck, Mikami, Satoshi, Kiel, Matthias, Marconatto, Márcio
Vivian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki, Seidel, Lindsay, Linderhaus, Silke, Manocchio, Nathalia, Vázquez, Camila
Watch, Michella (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana, Wiedenheft, Sarah, Brandes, Winnie, Heller, Angélique, Dalmora, Renata, Moreno, María José
Yahabio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaji, Kazuhiro, Chandler, Andrew, Porto, Paulo, Reyes, Salvador, Harting, Peter

Staff:

Amano, Naoki (Producer)
Cook, Justin (Producer)
Furuya, Daisuke (Producer)
Hashimoto, Ryuu (Producer)
Mori, Ryousuke (Producer)
Okamura, Wakana (Producer)
Matsumoto, Rie (Director, Sound Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Abe, Masashi (Episode Director)
Kurokawa, Tomoyuki (Episode Director)
Mukai, Masahiro (Episode Director, Assistant Director)
Satou, Ikurou (Episode Director)
Son, Seung-Hui (Episode Director)
Uehara, Hideaki (Episode Director)
Furuya, Kazunao (Script, Series Composition)
Fukuda, Michio (Storyboard)
Hirakawa, Tetsuo (Storyboard)
Itou, Tomohiko (Storyboard)
Nagasaki, Kenji (Storyboard)
Tamura, Koutarou (Storyboard)
BUMP OF CHICKEN (Theme Song Performance)
Tabuchi, Tomoya (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement)
Abe, Ayumi (Key Animation)
Abe, Naoto (Key Animation)
Adachi, Satoshi (Chief Producer)
Ajiki, Kei (Key Animation)
Atarashi, Taichi (Key Animation)
Baba, Mitsuko (Key Animation)
Bahi JD (Key Animation)
Chiba, Keitarou (In-Between Animation)
Dutel, Julien (ADR Director)
Ebina, Hidekazu (Key Animation)
Fukunaga, Gen (Executive Producer)
Fukushima, Youko (Key Animation)
Go, Hakuyu (Key Animation)
Gotou, Yukari (Color Design)
Harada, Minefumi (Key Animation)
Hasebe, Atsushi (Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Saki (Key Animation)
Hasegawa, Hitomi (Animation Director)
Hashimoto, Takashi (Animation Director)
Hashimoto, Haruna (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Hayashi, Hirotaka (2nd Key Animation)
Higuchi, Kaori (Key Animation)
Hino, Takafumi (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Hiramura, Naoki (Key Animation)
Hiroe, Keisuke (Key Animation)
Horikawa, Kouichi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Hoshino, Reika (Key Animation)
Hosoda, Saori (Key Animation)
... and 103 more staff

News:

NHK Announces Best 100 Anime (05/03/2017)
'Kekkai Sensen' Gets Second Season for 2017 (11/29/2016)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for August (08/01/2016)
Manga 'Kekkai Sensen' Gets New OVA Adaptation (01/20/2016)
'Kekkai Sensen' Season Finale to Air on October 4 (09/18/2015)
Season Finale of 'Kekkai Sensen' Delayed (06/30/2015)
Q3 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 9/17] (06/29/2015)
News Briefs for Apr 27 - May 3 (05/03/2015)
Spring 2015 Simulcast List [Update 5/20] (03/31/2015)
Q2 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 5/30] (03/31/2015)
Spring 2015 Preview (03/15/2015)
News Briefs for Feb 23 - Mar 1 (03/02/2015)
News Briefs for Feb 16 - 22 (02/23/2015)
News Briefs for Feb 9 - 15 (02/16/2015)
News Briefs for Feb 2 - 8 (02/09/2015)
News Briefs for Jan 12 - 18 (01/20/2015)
News Briefs for Dec 15 - 21 (12/22/2014)
News Briefs for Nov 24 - 30 (12/01/2014)
News Briefs for Oct 27 - Nov 2 (11/03/2014)
Manga 'Kekkai Sensen' to Get Anime Adaptation (05/30/2014)

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