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Blood Blockade Battlefront
	First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Klaus V. Reinherz
血界戦線; (Kekkai Sensen)
Genre	Action; Science fiction; Urban fantasy;
Manga
Written by	Yasuhiro Nightow
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Dark Horse Comics;
Imprint	Jump Comics SQ.
Magazine	Jump Square (January 5 – March 4, 2009); Jump SQ.19 (May 19, 2010 – February 19, 2015);
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 5, 2009 – February 19, 2015
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Directed by	Rie Matsumoto
Further information
Anime television series
Directed by	Rie Matsumoto
Produced by	Wakana Okamura; Daisuke Furuya; Ryōsuke Mori; Naoki Amano; Mai Murakami; Ryū Hashimoto; Toshiaki Kaneko;
Written by	Kazunao Furuya
Music by	Taisei Iwasaki
Studio	Bones
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SEA: Plus Media Networks Asia; UK: Anime Limited;
Original network	MBS
English network	SEA: Aniplus Asia;
Original run	April 5, 2015 – October 4, 2015
Episodes	12 + OVA (List of episodes)
Manga
Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back
Written by	Yasuhiro Nightow
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Jump Comics SQ.
Magazine	Jump SQ.Crown (July 17, 2015 – February 19, 2018); Jump SQ.Rise (April 16, 2018 – April 28, 2022);
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	July 17, 2015 – April 28, 2022
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond
Directed by	Shigehito Takayanagi
Produced by	Wakana Okamura; Daisuke Furuya; Ryōsuke Mori; Yoshihiro Otsuki; Fumihito Fukino; Hiroshi Kamei;
Written by	Yasuko Kamo
Music by	Taisei Iwasaki
Studio	Bones
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SEA: Plus Media Networks Asia;
Original network	MBS
English network	SEA: Aniplus Asia;
Original run	October 8, 2017 – December 24, 2017
Episodes	12 + OVA (List of episodes)
Manga
Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat
Written by	Yasuhiro Nightow
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Jump Comics SQ.
Magazine	Jump SQ.Rise
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 26, 2022 – present
Volumes	2 (List of volumes)

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Blood Blockade Battlefront (Japanese: 血界戦線, Hepburn: Kekkai Sensen, lit. 'Bloodline Battlefront') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It revolves around a young photographer named Leonardo Watch, who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident, Leonardo moves to the city of Hellsalem's Lot to join an organization known as Libra to fight several monsters as well as terrorists.

Nightow first published a one-shot chapter in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square in May 2008. A three-chapter series, with the subtitle Mafūgai Kessha, was published in the same magazine from January to March 2009. Blood Blockade Battlefront was later serialized in Jump SQ.19 from May 2010 to February 2015, when the magazine ceased publication; Shueisha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes. A direct sequel, titled Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back was serialized in Jump SQ.Crown from July 2015 to January 2018, when the magazine ceased publication, and the series was transferred to Jump SQ.Rise, where it ran from April 2018 to April 2022; its chapters were collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A third series, titled Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat started in Jump SQ.Rise in October 2022.

A 12-episode anime television series produced by Bones was broadcast from April to October 2015. A 12-episode second season was broadcast from October to December 2017.

In North America, the first manga series has been licensed for English language release by Dark Horse Comics, while the anime series has been licensed by Funimation (later Crunchyroll). Both the manga and anime were well received by publications due to its story and characters.

Plot

Blood Blockade Battlefront centers around the crime fighting organization "Libra" and their battles in Hellsalem's Lot, formerly known as New York City. Hellsalem's Lot was created when a portal to the "Beyond" opened, becoming a paranormal melting pot of monsters, magic and the everyday mundane life, and it is up to Libra to clear the streets of trouble and prevent the horrors of this city from spreading to the outside world.

Media

Manga

Blood Blockade Battlefront is written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. Nightow first published a one-shot chapter in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square on May 2, 2008.^[5]^[6] It only featured very few members of the final cast and had a much different tone, with more emphasis on it being a vampire hunting story in a contemporary city. A three-chapter series, titled Kekkai Sensen − Mafūgai Kessha (血界戦線 -魔封街結社-), was serialized in Jump Square from January 5 to March 4, 2009.^[7]^[8] Another one-shot chapter was published in the second volume of Jump SQ.M (Jump Square Masterpiece) on October 23, 2009.^[9] Blood Blockade Battlefront was then serialized in the then brand new quarterly magazine Jump SQ.19 starting on May 19, 2010.^[10] The series finished with the 18th and last issue of the magazine on February 19, 2015.^[11] Shueisha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from January 4, 2010,^[12] to April 3, 2015.^[13]

In 2010, the series was licensed for English release by Dark Horse Comics.^[14] The ten volumes were released from September 14, 2011,^[15] to July 25, 2018.^[16]

Sequels

A direct sequel, titled Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back, started in the first issue of Jump SQ.Crown on July 17, 2015.^[17] The magazine ceased publication on January 19, 2018,^[18]^[19] and the series continued publication in the first ever issue of Jump SQ.Rise, released on April 16 of that same year.^[20] The series finished on April 28, 2022.^[21]^[22] Shueisha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from January 4, 2016,^[23] to August 4, 2022.^[24]

A third series, titled Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat, started in Jump SQ.Rise on October 26, 2022.^[22]^[25]^[26] The first tankōbon volume was released on July 4, 2023.^[27] As of April 4, 2024, two volumes have been released.^[28]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in May 2014.^[29] It was produced by studio Bones and directed by Rie Matsumoto.^[30] The series was broadcast for 12 episodes on MBS from April 5 to October 4, 2015.^[31]^[32]^[a]^[b] A 25-minute original video animation (OVA) titled "King of the Restaurant of Kings" was bundled with the official Blood Blockade Battlefront guidebook, released on June 3, 2016.^[37]

A second season was announced in December 2016.^[38] Titled Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (血界戦線 & Beyond), the series was broadcast on MBS from October 8 to December 24, 2017.^[39]^[40]^[c] A 24-minute original animation DVD (OAD) was bundled with the fifth volume of the Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back manga, released on July 4, 2018.^[42]

Funimation licensed the series for streaming on its official website.^[43] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to the platform.^[44] The series was licensed by Madman Entertainment and AnimeLab for an English release in Australia and New Zealand.^[45]

Music

The music for the series was composed by Taisei Iwasaki [ja]. The original soundtrack album for the series was released on July 15, 2015.^[46] The original soundtrack album for Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond was released on December 13, 2017.^[47] Bump of Chicken performed the first opening theme, "Hello, World! [ja]",^[48] while Unison Square Garden performed the ending theme "Sugar Song and Bitter Step [ja]" (シュガーソングとビターステップ, Shugā Songu to Bitā Suteppu).^[49] For Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond, Unison Square Garden performed the opening theme "Fake Town Baby [ja]",^[50] while Daoko and Yasuyuki Okamura (credited as Daoko × Yasuyuki Okamura) performed the ending theme "Step Up Love [ja]" (ステップアップ LOVE, Suteppu Appu Rabu).^[51]

Stage play

In the sixth volume of Blood Blockade Battle Front Back 2 Back, it was revealed that a live action stage play inspired by the manga was being produced.^[52] It ran at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo from November 2–10, 2019, and at Umeda Arts Theater Dramacity from November 14–17 of that same year. Daisuke Nishida directed and wrote the play.^[53]

Reception

The manga series of Blood Blockade Battlefront received generally good critical response. Brigid Alverson from MTV Geek criticized the artwork for being hard to follow and stated "it boils down to a matter of taste. Blood Blockade Battleground is a good choice for readers who like a lot of action and don't mind being dropped into the middle of the story, without a lot of setup."^[54] On the other hand, The Fandom Post's John Rose praised the artwork more specifically the monsters' designs. He highly recommended it to Trigun's readers as well as superhero comic reader, sci-fi hero and Futurama fans.^[55] Several of the volumes have also appeared in rankings for bestselling manga.^[56]^[57]

The anime adaptation of the series has received generally positive reviews. Jacob Hope Chapman from Anime News Network praised the cast and studio Bones' work.^[58] Additionally, he liked the consistency in quality and commented "The contiguous threads laced through these episodic adventures are beginning to converge fast, and while I can't see the full picture yet, I know Rie Matsumoto is building the anime-original material of Leo's romance into something special. The animation continues to be jaw-dropping. The music continues to be soul-warming. There's never enough time in one writeup to talk about everything that makes the episode so damn good. Blood Blockade Battlefront continues to be The Very Best."^[59] Jarius Taylor from the Fandom Post called it "both ridiculously cool and ridiculously weird" and praised the cast like Chapman.^[60] In a later review he said "It’s still not entirely clear what this show is going for yet but for now it’s a good ride and I have more than enough faith in the people behind it to believe the destination will be worthwhile."^[61] Rachael Verret, a writer from The Mary Sue, gave the series a perfect score having pointed out its "energy and joviality" seen through the cast and the ending sequences which reminded her of another series, Baccano!.^[62] Similarly, Chapman wrote an article titled "Three Reasons Why Blood Blockade Battlefront is the Best Show of the Spring" commenting "It's the coolest, cutest, and cleverest anime I've seen in a long time, easily the best new show of the Spring 2015."^[63]

The first DVD of the series sold 4,784 units during its debut.^[64] Meanwhile, the first Blu-ray sold 12,171 units in its first week of release.^[65] For the Newtype preliminary awards for 2015, the series was sixth in the category "Sound" while fourth in the category "Theme Song" for "Sugar Song to Bitter Step." In the category "Best Mascot", Sonic ranked first.^[66] In another poll by the Japanese magazine Entermix, the series was voted as the second most popular one.^[67]

Notes

^ MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 26:28, which is effectively Sunday at 2:28 a.m. JST.^[33]
^ The final episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on July 5, 2015,^[34] but was delayed further due to exceeding the length of its normal 30 minute timeslot.^[35] It was eventually broadcast on October 4 of that same year.^[36]
^ MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 27:08, which is effectively Sunday at 3:08 a.m. JST.^[41]

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External links

Official manga website at Jump SQ. (in Japanese)
Official anime website (in Japanese)
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond official website (in Japanese)
Blood Blockade Battlefront (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[34] MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 26:28, which is effectively Sunday at 2:28 a.m. JST.^[33]

[38] The final episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on July 5, 2015,^[34] but was delayed further due to exceeding the length of its normal 30 minute timeslot.^[35] It was eventually broadcast on October 4 of that same year.^[36]

[44] MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 27:08, which is effectively Sunday at 3:08 a.m. JST.^[41]

[StagePlay-1] Komatsu, Mikikazu (March 5, 2019). "Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation This Fall". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[2] Espiritu, Emmanuelle (September 5, 2017). "'Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond' Air Date, Spoilers: Origins of the All Seeing Eyes to Be Revealed in Sophomore Season". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

[Aniplus-3] "B3&B on Aniplus". Aniplus. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[4] Osmond, Andrew (October 24, 2016). "Blood Blockade Battlefront, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Too Released Monday". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[5] Loo, Egan (March 28, 2008). "Trigun's Nightow to Draw 1-Shot in Jump Square Mag". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[6] 2008年05月02日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). May 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2022. 【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．6月号、 5月2日発売!! […] 〔特別読みきり！〕内藤泰弘『血界戦線』科学万能の現代に、闇にまぎれてうごめく異能の者達。"牙狩り"クラウスは、彼らの魔手から人々を救うために戦い続ける――。制作秘話インタビューも掲載!!

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-{{Nihongo|'''''Blood Blockade Battlefront'''''|血界戦線|Kekkai Sensen|{{lit}} "Bloodline Battlefront"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]. It revolves around a young photographer named [[Leonardo Watch]], who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident, Leonardo moves to the city of Hellsalem's Lot to join an organization known as Libra to fight several monsters as well as terrorists.
+{{Nihongo|'''''Blood Blockade Battlefront'''''|血界戦線|Kekkai Sensen|{{lit|Bloodline Battlefront}}|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]. It revolves around a young photographer named [[Leonardo Watch]], who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident, Leonardo moves to the city of Hellsalem's Lot to join an organization known as Libra to fight several monsters as well as terrorists.
-Nightow first published a one-shot chapter in [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Shōnen manga|shōnen]]'' manga magazine ''[[Jump Square]]'' in May 2008. A three-chapter series, with the subtitle ''Mafūgai Kessha'', was published in the same magazine from January to March 2009. ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' was later serialized in ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.19|Jump SQ.19]]'' from May 2010 to February 2015, when the magazine ceased publication; Shueisha collected its chapters in 10 {{Lang|ja-latn|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. A direct sequel, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back'' was serialized in ''Jump SQ.Crown'' from July 2015 to January 2018, when the magazine ceased publication, and the series was transferred to ''Jump SQ.Rise'', where it ran from April 2018 to April 2022; its chapters were collected in 10 {{Lang|ja-latn|tankōbon}} volumes. A third series, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat'' started in ''Jump SQ.Rise'' in October 2022.
+Nightow first published a one-shot chapter in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Jump Square]]'' in May 2008. A three-chapter series, with the subtitle ''Mafūgai Kessha'', was published in the same magazine from January to March 2009. ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' was later serialized in ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.19|Jump SQ.19]]'' from May 2010 to February 2015, when the magazine ceased publication; Shueisha collected its chapters in ten {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. A direct sequel, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back'' was serialized in ''Jump SQ.Crown'' from July 2015 to January 2018, when the magazine ceased publication, and the series was transferred to ''Jump SQ.Rise'', where it ran from April 2018 to April 2022; its chapters were collected in ten {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. A third series, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat'' started in ''Jump SQ.Rise'' in October 2022.
 A 12-episode [[anime]] television series produced by [[Bones (studio)|Bones]] was broadcast from April to October 2015. A 12-episode second season was broadcast from October to December 2017.
-In North America, the manga has been licensed for English language release by [[Dark Horse Comics]], while the anime series has been licensed by [[Funimation]]. Both the manga and anime were well received by publications due to its story and characters.
+In North America, the first manga series has been licensed for English language release by [[Dark Horse Comics]], while the anime series has been licensed by [[Funimation]] (later [[Crunchyroll]]). Both the manga and anime were well received by publications due to its story and characters.
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-''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' is written and illustrated by [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]. Nightow first published a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] chapter in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|''shōnen'' manga]] magazine ''[[Jump Square]]'' on May 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Trigun's Nightow to Draw 1-Shot in Jump Square Mag|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-28/trigun-nightow-to-draw-1-shot-in-jump-square-mag|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 14, 2020|date=March 28, 2008|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918201808/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-28/trigun-nightow-to-draw-1-shot-in-jump-square-mag|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2008年05月02日のアーカイブ|url=http://manganohi.jp/2008/05/02/|website=manganohi.jp|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141819/http://manganohi.jp/2008/05/02/|archive-date=May 11, 2008|language=ja|date=May 2, 2008|quote={{lang|ja|【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．6月号、 5月2日発売!! […] 〔特別読みきり！〕内藤泰弘 『血界戦線』科学万能の現代に、闇にまぎれてうごめく異能の者達。"牙狩り"クラウスは、彼らの魔手から人々を救うために戦い続ける――。制作秘話インタビューも掲載!!}}}}</ref> It only featured very few members of the final cast and had a much different tone, with more emphasis on it being a [[vampire]] hunting story in a contemporary city. A three-chapter series, titled {{Nihongo|''Kekkai Sensen − Mafūgai Kessha''|血界戦線 -魔封街結社-}}, was serialized in ''Jump Square'' from January 5 to March 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nightow, Yasuhiro|author-link=Yasuhiro Nightow|script-title=ja:血界戦線～魔封街結社～|url=http://nightow.com/blog/2009/01/post_104.html|website=Electric Flier – Yasuhiro Nightow official website|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123063041/http://nightow.com/blog/2009/01/post_104.html|archive-date=January 23, 2009|language=ja|date=January 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-09/trigun-nightow-to-end-kekkai-sensen-manga|title=Trigun's Nightow to End Kekkai Sensen Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 2, 2009|access-date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213114759/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-09/trigun-nightow-to-end-kekkai-sensen-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> Another one-shot chapter was published in the second volume of ''Jump SQ.M'' (''Jump Square Masterpiece'') on October 23, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:内藤泰弘「血界戦線」1巻発売決定。ジャンプSQ.M2号には新作|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/22826|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=October 23, 2009|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421185928/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/22826|url-status=live}}</ref>
+''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' is written and illustrated by [[Yasuhiro Nightow]]. Nightow first published a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] chapter in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Jump Square]]'' on May 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Trigun's Nightow to Draw 1-Shot in Jump Square Mag|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-28/trigun-nightow-to-draw-1-shot-in-jump-square-mag|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 14, 2020|date=March 28, 2008|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918201808/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-28/trigun-nightow-to-draw-1-shot-in-jump-square-mag|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2008年05月02日のアーカイブ|url=http://manganohi.jp/2008/05/02/|website=manganohi.jp|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141819/http://manganohi.jp/2008/05/02/|archive-date=May 11, 2008|language=ja|date=May 2, 2008|quote={{lang|ja|【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．6月号、 5月2日発売!! […] 〔特別読みきり！〕内藤泰弘 『血界戦線』科学万能の現代に、闇にまぎれてうごめく異能の者達。"牙狩り"クラウスは、彼らの魔手から人々を救うために戦い続ける――。制作秘話インタビューも掲載!!}}}}</ref> It only featured very few members of the final cast and had a much different tone, with more emphasis on it being a [[vampire]] hunting story in a contemporary city. A three-chapter series, titled {{Nihongo|''Kekkai Sensen − Mafūgai Kessha''|血界戦線 -魔封街結社-}}, was serialized in ''Jump Square'' from January 5 to March 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nightow, Yasuhiro|author-link=Yasuhiro Nightow|script-title=ja:血界戦線～魔封街結社～|url=http://nightow.com/blog/2009/01/post_104.html|website=Electric Flier – Yasuhiro Nightow official website|access-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123063041/http://nightow.com/blog/2009/01/post_104.html|archive-date=January 23, 2009|language=ja|date=January 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-09/trigun-nightow-to-end-kekkai-sensen-manga|title=Trigun's Nightow to End Kekkai Sensen Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 2, 2009|access-date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213114759/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-09/trigun-nightow-to-end-kekkai-sensen-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> Another one-shot chapter was published in the second volume of ''Jump SQ.M'' (''Jump Square Masterpiece'') on October 23, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:内藤泰弘「血界戦線」1巻発売決定。ジャンプSQ.M2号には新作|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/22826|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=October 23, 2009|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421185928/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/22826|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' was then serialized in the then brand new quarterly magazine ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.19|Jump SQ.19]]'' starting on May 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:SQ.19本日創刊！古屋兎丸新連載や河下水希読み切り掲載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32063|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=May 19, 2010|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613083231/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32063|url-status=live}}</ref> The series finished with the 18th and last issue of the magazine on February 19, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ19が本日発売号で刊行終了、7月にスクエアの新増刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/138903|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621092632/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/138903|url-status=live}}</ref> Shueisha collected its chapters in ten {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, released from January 4, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:内藤泰弘「血界戦線－魔封街結社－」1月4日に発売決定|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/24873|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 5, 2024|language=ja|date=December 8, 2009|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501193909/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/24873|url-status=live}}</ref> to April 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月3日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/142853|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 5, 2024|language=ja|date=April 3, 2015|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009164924/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/142853|url-status=live}}</ref>
-''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' was then serialized in the then brand new quarterly magazine ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.19|Jump SQ.19]]'', which first issue was released on May 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:SQ.19本日創刊！古屋兎丸新連載や河下水希読み切り掲載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32063|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=May 19, 2010|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613083231/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32063|url-status=live}}</ref> The series finished with the 18th and last issue of ''Jump SQ.19'', released on February 19, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ19が本日発売号で刊行終了、7月にスクエアの新増刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/138903|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621092632/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/138903|url-status=live}}</ref> Shueisha collected its chapters in ten {{Lang|ja-latn|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, released from January 4, 2010,<ref name=jp_vol1>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874723-1&mode=1|script-title=ja:血界戦線 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=October 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007212518/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874723-1&mode=1|url-status=live}}</ref> to April 3, 2015.<ref name=jp_vol10>{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880233-6&mode=1|script-title=ja:血界戦線 10|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=April 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430054820/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880233-6&mode=1|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, the series was licensed for English release by [[Dark Horse Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ciolek|first=Todd|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/new-york-anime-festival/3|website=[[Anime News Network]]|title=Dark Horse Panel - New York Anime Festival 2010|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121142452/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/new-york-anime-festival/3|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2010, the series was licensed for English release by [[Dark Horse Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ciolek|first=Todd|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/new-york-anime-festival/3|website=[[Anime News Network]]|title=Dark Horse Panel - New York Anime Festival 2010|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121142452/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/new-york-anime-festival/3|url-status=live}}</ref> The ten volumes were released from September 14, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Manry|first=Gia|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases: September 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases/september-11-17|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 5, 2024|date=September 13, 2011|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207170001/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases/september-11-17|url-status=live}}</ref> to July 25, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 22–28|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-24/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-22-28/.134644|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 5, 2024|date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123081852/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-24/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-22-28/.134644|url-status=live}}</ref>
+====Sequels====
-A direct sequel, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back'', started in the first issue of ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.Crown|Jump SQ.Crown]]'' on July 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=D. Gray-Man Manga Relaunches in New Jump Square Crown Magazine|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 11, 2019|date=July 3, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721083715/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine ceased publication on January 19, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Jump SQ. Crown Manga Magazine Ends, Jump SQ. RISE Magazine Launches in April|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-18/jump-sq-crown-manga-magazine-ends-jump-sq-rise-magazine-launches-in-april/.126581|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 11, 2019|date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506112648/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-18/jump-sq-crown-manga-magazine-ends-jump-sq-rise-magazine-launches-in-april/.126581|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ.CROWNが本日発売号で刊行終了、4月に新増刊SQ.RISE誕生|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/265858|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706053403/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/265858|url-status=live}}</ref> and the series continued publication in the first ever issue of ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.Rise|Jump SQ.Rise]]'', released on April 16 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ.新増刊・RISE発売！小畑健、加藤和恵が互いの作品描くポスターも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278288|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007102100/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278288|url-status=live}}</ref> The series finished on April 28, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga Ends in Next Chapter|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.182036|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 30, 2022|date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130071648/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.182036|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Natalie-B2B-end">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線 Back 2 Back」完結！シリーズまとめての無料公開も実施中|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/475743|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 28, 2022|language=ja|date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428023728/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/475743|url-status=live}}</ref> Shueisha collected its chapters in ten {{Lang|ja-latn|tankōbon}} volumes, released from January 4, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:血界戦線 Back 2 Back 1|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-880542-9|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=August 11, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804223956/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-880542-9|url-status=live}}</ref> to August 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:血界戦線 Back 2 Back 10 -災蠱競売篇／屍-|trans-title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back 10 -Disaster Auction / Corpse-|lang=ja|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883202-9|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=August 4, 2022|quote=The conclusion of the Disaster Auction Arc|archive-date=August 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803230709/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883202-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
+A direct sequel, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back'', started in the first issue of ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.Crown|Jump SQ.Crown]]'' on July 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=D. Gray-Man Manga Relaunches in New Jump Square Crown Magazine|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 11, 2019|date=July 3, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721083715/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/d-gray-man-manga-relaunches-in-new-jump-square-crown-magazine/.90043|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine ceased publication on January 19, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Jump SQ. Crown Manga Magazine Ends, Jump SQ. RISE Magazine Launches in April|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-18/jump-sq-crown-manga-magazine-ends-jump-sq-rise-magazine-launches-in-april/.126581|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 11, 2019|date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506112648/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-18/jump-sq-crown-manga-magazine-ends-jump-sq-rise-magazine-launches-in-april/.126581|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ.CROWNが本日発売号で刊行終了、4月に新増刊SQ.RISE誕生|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/265858|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706053403/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/265858|url-status=live}}</ref> and the series continued publication in the first ever issue of ''[[Jump Square#Jump SQ.Rise|Jump SQ.Rise]]'', released on April 16 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ.新増刊・RISE発売！小畑健、加藤和恵が互いの作品描くポスターも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278288|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 14, 2020|language=ja|date=April 16, 2018|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007102100/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278288|url-status=live}}</ref> The series finished on April 28, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga Ends in Next Chapter|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.182036|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 30, 2022|date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130071648/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.182036|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Natalie-B2B-end">{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線 Back 2 Back」完結！シリーズまとめての無料公開も実施中|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/475743|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 28, 2022|language=ja|date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428023728/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/475743|url-status=live}}</ref> Shueisha collected its chapters in ten {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from January 4, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:内藤泰弘「血界戦線」2ndシーズン1巻発売、サイン入り複製原画も当たる|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/171376|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 5, 2024|language=ja|date=January 4, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426054618/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/171376|url-status=live}}</ref> to August 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線」2ndシーズン最終巻発売、3rdシーズン「Beat 3 Peat」は10月開始|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488234|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 5, 2024|language=ja|date=August 4, 2022|archive-date=August 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804115311/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488234|url-status=live}}</ref>
-A third series, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat'', started in ''Jump SQ.Rise'' on October 26, 2022.<ref name="Natalie-B2B-end"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga Gets Continuation in Fall|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-29/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-gets-continuation-in-fall/.185099|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 29, 2022|date=April 29, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429185438/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-29/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-gets-continuation-in-fall/.185099|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:内藤泰弘「血界戦線」サードシーズン「Beat 3 Peat」、SQ.RISEで開幕|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/498950|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 26, 2022|language=ja|date=October 26, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026013303/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/498950|url-status=live}}</ref> The first {{Lang|ja-latn|tankōbon}} volume was released on July 4, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線」3rdシーズン1巻発売　複製デジタルカラープリントなどのプレゼントも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531409|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=July 4, 2023|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704205039/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531409|url-status=live}}</ref>
+A third series, titled ''Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat'', started in ''Jump SQ.Rise'' on October 26, 2022.<ref name="Natalie-B2B-end"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga Gets Continuation in Fall|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-29/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-gets-continuation-in-fall/.185099|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 29, 2022|date=April 29, 2022|archive-date=April 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429185438/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-29/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-gets-continuation-in-fall/.185099|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:内藤泰弘「血界戦線」サードシーズン「Beat 3 Peat」、SQ.RISEで開幕|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/498950|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 26, 2022|language=ja|date=October 26, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026013303/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/498950|url-status=live}}</ref> The first {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume was released on July 4, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線」3rdシーズン1巻発売 複製デジタルカラープリントなどのプレゼントも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531409|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=July 4, 2023|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704205039/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531409|url-status=live}}</ref> As of April 4, 2024, two volumes have been released.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【4月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/566791|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 5, 2024|language=ja|date=April 4, 2024|archive-date=April 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405182156/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/566791|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===Anime===
 {{see also|List of Blood Blockade Battlefront episodes{{!}}List of ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' episodes}}
-An [[anime]] television series adaptation was announced in May 2014.<ref name="anime">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront Manga Gets Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-30/nightow-blood-blockade-battlefront-manga-gets-anime/.75049|access-date=May 4, 2015|date=May 30, 2014|archive-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720064531/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-30/nightow-blood-blockade-battlefront-manga-gets-anime/.75049|url-status=live}}</ref> It was produced by studio [[Bones (studio)|Bones]] and directed by [[Rie Matsumoto]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-bones-staff-cast-unveiled/.80492|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront TV Anime's BONES Staff, Cast Unveiled|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124234145/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-bones-staff-cast-unveiled/.80492|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was broadcast for 12 episodes on [[MBS TV|MBS]] from April 5 to October 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:血界戦線|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15423|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214111324/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15423|archive-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:血界戦線[12話]  12|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M129924|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214112445/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M129924|archive-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 26:28, which is effectively Sunday at 2:28 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ『血界戦線』放送間近！ 銀河万丈さん、石田彰さん、水樹奈々さんのコメントを掲載|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/033/1033509/|website=[[Dengeki Online]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=April 3, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513031254/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/033/1033509/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}{{efn|The final episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on July 5, 2015,<ref name="final">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-06-07/delayed-blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-conflicts-with-durarara-x2-season-2-premiere/.89011|title=Delayed Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Conflicts With Durarara!!x2 Season 2 Premiere|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 9, 2015|archive-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202105355/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-06-07/delayed-blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-conflicts-with-durarara-x2-season-2-premiere/.89011|url-status=live}}</ref> but was delayed further due to exceeding the length of its normal 30 minute timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-delayed-until-further-notice/.89880|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Delayed Until Further Notice|date=June 30, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125205413/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-delayed-until-further-notice/.89880|url-status=live}}</ref> It was eventually broadcast on October 4 of that same year.<ref name="finaleairdate">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-18/final-blood-blockade-battlefront-episode-airs-on-october-3/.93096|title=Final Blood Blockade Battlefront Episode Airs on October 3|date=September 18, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125205411/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-18/final-blood-blockade-battlefront-episode-airs-on-october-3/.93096|url-status=live}}</ref>}} A 25-minute [[original video animation]] titled "King of the Restaurant of Kings" was bundled with the official Blood Blockade Battlefront guidebook that was released on June 3, 2016.<ref name="ovadate">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-official-guidebook-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd-on-june-3/.97804|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront's Official Guidebook to Bundle New Anime DVD on June 3|date=January 21, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 21, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222053557/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-official-guidebook-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd-on-june-3/.97804|url-status=live}}</ref>
+An [[anime]] television series adaptation was announced in May 2014.<ref name="anime">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront Manga Gets Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-30/nightow-blood-blockade-battlefront-manga-gets-anime/.75049|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 4, 2015|date=May 30, 2014|archive-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720064531/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-30/nightow-blood-blockade-battlefront-manga-gets-anime/.75049|url-status=live}}</ref> It was produced by studio [[Bones (studio)|Bones]] and directed by [[Rie Matsumoto]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-bones-staff-cast-unveiled/.80492|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront TV Anime's BONES Staff, Cast Unveiled|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2014|work=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124234145/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-bones-staff-cast-unveiled/.80492|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was broadcast for 12 episodes on [[MBS TV|MBS]] from April 5 to October 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:血界戦線|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15423|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214111324/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15423|archive-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:血界戦線[12話] 12|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M129924|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214112445/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M129924|archive-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 26:28, which is effectively Sunday at 2:28 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ『血界戦線』放送間近！ 銀河万丈さん、石田彰さん、水樹奈々さんのコメントを掲載|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/033/1033509/|website=[[Dengeki Online]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=April 3, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513031254/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/033/1033509/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}{{efn|The final episode was originally scheduled for broadcast on July 5, 2015,<ref name="final">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-06-07/delayed-blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-conflicts-with-durarara-x2-season-2-premiere/.89011|title=Delayed Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Conflicts With Durarara!!x2 Season 2 Premiere|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 9, 2015|archive-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202105355/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-06-07/delayed-blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-conflicts-with-durarara-x2-season-2-premiere/.89011|url-status=live}}</ref> but was delayed further due to exceeding the length of its normal 30 minute timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-delayed-until-further-notice/.89880|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Delayed Until Further Notice|date=June 30, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125205413/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-30/blood-blockade-battlefront-finale-delayed-until-further-notice/.89880|url-status=live}}</ref> It was eventually broadcast on October 4 of that same year.<ref name="finaleairdate">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-18/final-blood-blockade-battlefront-episode-airs-on-october-3/.93096|title=Final Blood Blockade Battlefront Episode Airs on October 3|date=September 18, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125205411/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-18/final-blood-blockade-battlefront-episode-airs-on-october-3/.93096|url-status=live}}</ref>}} A 25-minute [[original video animation]] (OVA) titled "King of the Restaurant of Kings" was bundled with the official ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' guidebook, released on June 3, 2016.<ref name="ovadate">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-official-guidebook-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd-on-june-3/.97804|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront's Official Guidebook to Bundle New Anime DVD on June 3|date=January 21, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 21, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222053557/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-official-guidebook-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd-on-june-3/.97804|url-status=live}}</ref>
-A second season was announced in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2017/.109314|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104171927/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2017/.109314|url-status=live}}</ref> Titled {{Nihongo|''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond''|血界戦線 & Beyond}}, the series was broadcast on MBS from October 8 to December 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:注目アニメ紹介：「血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND」 新シリーズ開幕 ライブラ再び|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20171003dog00m200022000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=October 6, 2017|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506055007/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20171003dog00m200022000c.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:第12話 血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND「妖眼幻視行 後編」|url=https://thetv.jp/program/0000925753/12/|website={{ill|The Television (website)|lt=The Television|ja|ザテレビジョン}}|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214115742/https://thetv.jp/program/0000925753/12/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 27:08, which is effectively Sunday at 3:08 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND」OPはユニゾン、EDはDAOKO×岡村靖幸|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/09/04/35212.html|website=AnimeAnime.jp|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=September 4, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618190618/https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/09/04/35212.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} A 24-minute [[original animation DVD]] was bundled with the fifth volume of the ''Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back'' manga, which was released on July 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd/.128081|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga to Bundle New Anime DVD|date=February 21, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161422/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd/.128081|url-status=live}}</ref>
+A second season was announced in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2017/.109314|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104171927/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/blood-blockade-battlefront-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2017/.109314|url-status=live}}</ref> Titled {{Nihongo|''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond''|血界戦線 & Beyond}}, the series was broadcast on MBS from October 8 to December 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:注目アニメ紹介：「血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND」 新シリーズ開幕 ライブラ再び|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20171003dog00m200022000c.html|website=Mantan Web|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=October 6, 2017|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506055007/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20171003dog00m200022000c.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:第12話 血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND「妖眼幻視行 後編」|url=https://thetv.jp/program/0000925753/12/|website={{ill|The Television (website)|lt=The Television|ja|ザテレビジョン}}|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214115742/https://thetv.jp/program/0000925753/12/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|MBS listed the air dates for the series on Saturday at 27:08, which is effectively Sunday at 3:08 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND」OPはユニゾン、EDはDAOKO×岡村靖幸|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/09/04/35212.html|website=AnimeAnime.jp|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|date=September 4, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618190618/https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/09/04/35212.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} A 24-minute [[original animation DVD]] (OAD) was bundled with the fifth volume of the ''Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back'' manga, released on July 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd/.128081|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga to Bundle New Anime DVD|date=February 21, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161422/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-21/blood-blockade-battlefront-back-2-back-manga-to-bundle-new-anime-dvd/.128081|url-status=live}}</ref>
-[[Funimation]] licensed the series for streaming on its official website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-03/funimation-adds-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime/.86724|title=Funimation Adds Blood Blockade Battlefront Anime|date=April 3, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 5, 2015|archive-date=December 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209112227/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-03/funimation-adds-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime/.86724|url-status=live}}</ref> Following [[Sony]]'s acquisition of [[Crunchyroll]], the series was moved to the platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (5/10)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was licensed by [[Madman Entertainment]] and [[AnimeLab]] for an English release in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-04-08/madman-april-acquisitions/.86854|title=Madman's April Acquisitions.|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|via=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 7, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121203700/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-04-08/madman-april-acquisitions/.86854|url-status=live}}</ref>
+[[Funimation]] licensed the series for streaming on its official website.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-03/funimation-adds-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime/.86724|title=Funimation Adds Blood Blockade Battlefront Anime|date=April 3, 2015|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 5, 2015|archive-date=December 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209112227/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-03/funimation-adds-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime/.86724|url-status=live}}</ref> Following [[Sony]]'s acquisition of [[Crunchyroll]], the series was moved to the platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (5/10)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was licensed by [[Madman Entertainment]] and [[AnimeLab]] for an English release in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-04-08/madman-april-acquisitions/.86854|title=Madman's April Acquisitions.|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|via=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 7, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2015|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121203700/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2015-04-08/madman-april-acquisitions/.86854|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ====Music====
-The music for the series was composed by {{ill|Taisei Iwasaki|ja|岩崎太整}}. The original soundtrack album for the series was released on July 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「血界戦線」 オリジナル・サウンドトラック|url=http://kekkaisensen.com/1st/products/music/ost.html|website=Blood Blockade Battlefront – Official Website|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130144028/http://kekkaisensen.com/1st/products/music/ost.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The original soundtrack album for ''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond'' was released on December 13, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND」オリジナルサウンドトラック|url=https://tohoanimationstore.com/shop/g/gTASC00470/|website=Toho Animation Store|publisher=[[Toho]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328123942/https://tohoanimationstore.com/shop/g/gTASC00470/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bump of Chicken]] performed the first opening theme, "{{ill|Hello, World! (song)|lt=Hello, World!|ja|Hello,world!/コロニー}}",<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Gets New Character, Bump of Chicken Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-28/blood-blockade-battlefront-gets-new-character-bump-of-chicken-song/.85462|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=February 28, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002030518/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-28/blood-blockade-battlefront-gets-new-character-bump-of-chicken-song/.85462|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Unison Square Garden]] performed the ending theme {{Nihongo|"{{ill|Sugar Song and Bitter Step|ja|シュガーソングとビターステップ}}"|シュガーソングとビターステップ|Shugā Songu to Bitā Suteppu}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Unison Square Garden Performs Blood Blockade Battlefront Anime's Ending Theme|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-10/unison-square-garden-performs-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime-ending-theme/.86979|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=April 10, 2015|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925002720/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-10/unison-square-garden-performs-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime-ending-theme/.86979|url-status=live}}</ref> For ''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond'', Unison Square Garden performed the opening theme {{ill|Fake Town Baby|ja|fake town baby}},<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Unison Square Garden Returns to Perform Opening for Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-31/unison-square-garden-returns-to-perform-opening-for-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime/.120789|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725133337/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-31/unison-square-garden-returns-to-perform-opening-for-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime/.120789|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Daoko]] and [[Yasuyuki Okamura]] (credited as Daoko × Yasuyuki Okamura) performed the ending theme {{Nihongo|"{{ill|Step Up Love|ja|ステップアップLOVE}}"|ステップアップ LOVE|Suteppu Appu Rabu}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=DAOKO, Yasuyuki Okamura Perform Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Anime's Ending Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-03/daoko-yasuyuki-okamura-perform-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime-ending-song/.120899|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724112332/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-03/daoko-yasuyuki-okamura-perform-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime-ending-song/.120899|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The music for the series was composed by {{ill|Taisei Iwasaki|ja|岩崎太整}}. The original soundtrack album for the series was released on July 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「血界戦線」 オリジナル・サウンドトラック|url=http://kekkaisensen.com/1st/products/music/ost.html|website=Blood Blockade Battlefront – Official Website|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=November 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130144028/http://kekkaisensen.com/1st/products/music/ost.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The original soundtrack album for ''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond'' was released on December 13, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「血界戦線 ＆ BEYOND」オリジナルサウンドトラック|url=https://tohoanimationstore.com/shop/g/gTASC00470/|website=Toho Animation Store|publisher=[[Toho]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328123942/https://tohoanimationstore.com/shop/g/gTASC00470/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bump of Chicken]] performed the first opening theme, "{{ill|Hello, World! (song)|lt=Hello, World!|ja|Hello,world!/コロニー}}",<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Gets New Character, Bump of Chicken Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-28/blood-blockade-battlefront-gets-new-character-bump-of-chicken-song/.85462|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=February 28, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002030518/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-28/blood-blockade-battlefront-gets-new-character-bump-of-chicken-song/.85462|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Unison Square Garden]] performed the ending theme {{Nihongo|"{{ill|Sugar Song and Bitter Step|ja|シュガーソングとビターステップ}}"|シュガーソングとビターステップ|Shugā Songu to Bitā Suteppu}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Unison Square Garden Performs Blood Blockade Battlefront Anime's Ending Theme|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-10/unison-square-garden-performs-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime-ending-theme/.86979|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=April 10, 2015|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925002720/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-10/unison-square-garden-performs-blood-blockade-battlefront-anime-ending-theme/.86979|url-status=live}}</ref> For ''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond'', Unison Square Garden performed the opening theme "{{ill|Fake Town Baby|ja|fake town baby}}",<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Unison Square Garden Returns to Perform Opening for Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-31/unison-square-garden-returns-to-perform-opening-for-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime/.120789|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725133337/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-31/unison-square-garden-returns-to-perform-opening-for-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime/.120789|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Daoko]] and [[Yasuyuki Okamura]] (credited as Daoko × Yasuyuki Okamura) performed the ending theme {{Nihongo|"{{ill|Step Up Love|ja|ステップアップLOVE}}"|ステップアップ LOVE|Suteppu Appu Rabu}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=DAOKO, Yasuyuki Okamura Perform Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Anime's Ending Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-03/daoko-yasuyuki-okamura-perform-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime-ending-song/.120899|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2023|date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724112332/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-03/daoko-yasuyuki-okamura-perform-blood-blockade-battlefront-and-beyond-anime-ending-song/.120899|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ==Reception==
-The manga series of ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' received generally good critical response. Brigid Alverson from MTV Geek criticized the artwork for being hard to follow and stated "it boils down to a matter of taste. Blood Blockade Battleground is a good choice for readers who like a lot of action and don't mind being dropped into the middle of the story, without a lot of setup."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/21/manga-review-blood-blockade-battlefront-vol-1/|title=Manga Review: Blood Blockade Battlefront, vol. 1|publisher=MTV Geek|author=Alverson, Brigin|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193630/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/21/manga-review-blood-blockade-battlefront-vol-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, The Fandom Post's John Rose praised the artwork more specifically the monsters' designs. He highly recommended it to ''[[Trigun]]''{{'}}s readers as well as superhero comic reader, sci-fi hero and ''[[Futurama]]'' fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2011/09/20/blood-blockade-battlefront-volume-01-manga-review/|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume #01 Manga Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|author=Rose, John|date=September 20, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010324/http://www.fandompost.com/2011/09/20/blood-blockade-battlefront-volume-01-manga-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several of the volumes have also appeared in rankings for bestselling manga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-11/japanese-comic-ranking-may-2-8|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 11, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211005022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-11/japanese-comic-ranking-may-2-8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/japanese-comic-ranking-december-3-9|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3–9|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2012|archive-date=November 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104094841/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/japanese-comic-ranking-december-3-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The manga series of ''Blood Blockade Battlefront'' received generally good critical response. Brigid Alverson from MTV Geek criticized the artwork for being hard to follow and stated "it boils down to a matter of taste. Blood Blockade Battleground is a good choice for readers who like a lot of action and don't mind being dropped into the middle of the story, without a lot of setup."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/21/manga-review-blood-blockade-battlefront-vol-1/|title=Manga Review: Blood Blockade Battlefront, vol. 1|publisher=MTV Geek|author=Alverson, Brigin|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924193630/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/09/21/manga-review-blood-blockade-battlefront-vol-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the other hand, The Fandom Post's John Rose praised the artwork more specifically the monsters' designs. He highly recommended it to ''[[Trigun]]''{{'}}s readers as well as superhero comic reader, sci-fi hero and ''[[Futurama]]'' fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2011/09/20/blood-blockade-battlefront-volume-01-manga-review/|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume #01 Manga Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|author=Rose, John|date=September 20, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010324/http://www.fandompost.com/2011/09/20/blood-blockade-battlefront-volume-01-manga-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several of the volumes have also appeared in rankings for bestselling manga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-11/japanese-comic-ranking-may-2-8|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 11, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211005022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-11/japanese-comic-ranking-may-2-8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/japanese-comic-ranking-december-3-9|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3–9|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2012|archive-date=November 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104094841/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/japanese-comic-ranking-december-3-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
 The anime adaptation of the series has received generally positive reviews. Jacob Hope Chapman from [[Anime News Network]] praised the cast and studio Bones' work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blood-blockade-battlefront/episode-3/.87272|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Episode 3|date=April 18, 2015|access-date=February 27, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|author=Chapman, Jacob Hope|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925012002/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blood-blockade-battlefront/episode-3/.87272|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, he liked the consistency in quality and commented "The contiguous threads laced through these episodic adventures are beginning to converge fast, and while I can't see the full picture yet, I know Rie Matsumoto is building the anime-original material of Leo's romance into something special. The animation continues to be jaw-dropping. The music continues to be soul-warming. There's never enough time in one writeup to talk about everything that makes the episode so damn good. Blood Blockade Battlefront continues to be The Very Best."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blood-blockade-battlefront/episode-5/.87786|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Episode 5|date=May 3, 2015|access-date=February 27, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Chapman|first=Jacob Hope|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114065428/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blood-blockade-battlefront/episode-5/.87786|url-status=live}}</ref> Jarius Taylor from the Fandom Post called it "both ridiculously cool and ridiculously weird" and praised the cast like Chapman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2015/04/13/blood-blockade-battlefront-episodes-01-02-anime-review/|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Episodes #01 – 02 Anime Review|date=April 13, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2015|publisher=The Fandom Post|last=Taylor|first=Jarius|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025401/http://www.fandompost.com/2015/04/13/blood-blockade-battlefront-episodes-01-02-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a later review he said "It’s still not entirely clear what this show is going for yet but for now it’s a good ride and I have more than enough faith in the people behind it to believe the destination will be worthwhile."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2015/04/27/blood-blockade-battlefront-episode-04-anime-review/|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Episode #04 Anime Review|date=April 27, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2015|publisher=The Fandom Post|last=Taylor|first=Jarius|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025408/http://www.fandompost.com/2015/04/27/blood-blockade-battlefront-episode-04-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rachael Verret, a writer from The Mary Sue, gave the series a perfect score having pointed out its "energy and joviality" seen through the cast and the ending sequences which reminded her of another series, ''[[Baccano!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themarysue.com/blood-blockade/|title=Why You Should Be Watching Blood Blockade Battlefront|access-date=May 19, 2015|publisher=The Mary Sue|last=Verret, Rachael|date=May 1, 2015|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114154300/http://www.themarysue.com/blood-blockade/|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, Chapman wrote an article titled "Three Reasons Why Blood Blockade Battlefront is the Best Show of the Spring" commenting "It's the coolest, cutest, and cleverest anime I've seen in a long time, easily the best new show of the Spring 2015."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-05-29/three-reasons-why-blood-blockade-battlefront-is-the-best-show-of-the-spring/.88665|title=Three Reasons Why Blood Blockade Battlefront is the Best Show of the Spring|date=May 29, 2015|access-date=February 27, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Chapman|first=Jacob Hope|archive-date=November 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109131122/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-05-29/three-reasons-why-blood-blockade-battlefront-is-the-best-show-of-the-spring/.88665|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-*{{Official website|https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/kekkaisensen/|Official manga website at ''Jump SQ.''}} {{in lang|ja}}
+* {{Official website|https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/kekkaisensen/|Official manga website at ''Jump SQ.''}} {{in lang|ja}}
-*{{Official website|http://kekkaisensen.com/1st/index.html|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
+* {{Official website|http://kekkaisensen.com/1st/index.html|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
-*{{Official website|http://kekkaisensen.com|''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond'' official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
+* {{Official website|http://kekkaisensen.com|''Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond'' official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
-*{{Anime News Network|manga|13546}}
+* {{Anime News Network|manga|13546}}
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-[[Category:Animated television series set in New York City]]
+[[Category:Anime and manga set in New York City]]
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-[[Category:Anime and manga set in the United States]]
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Television series	Hiwou War Chronicles (2000–2001) Angelic Layer (2001) RahXephon (2002) Wolf's Rain (2003) Scrapped Princess (2003) Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004) Mars Daybreak (2004) Kurau Phantom Memory (2004) Eureka Seven (2005–2006) Ouran High School Host Club (2006) Jyu-Oh-Sei (2006) Ghost Slayers Ayashi (2006–2007) Darker than Black (2007) Skull Man (2007) Soul Eater (2008–2009) Nijū Mensō no Musume (2008) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010) Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (2009) Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (2009) Heroman (2010) Star Driver (2010–2011) Gosick (2011) No. 6 (2011) Un-Go (2011) Eureka Seven: AO (2012) Blast of Tempest (2012–2013) Tenkai Knights (2013–2015) Space Dandy (2014) Noragami (2014–2015) Captain Earth (2014) Soul Eater Not! (2014) Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2014) Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle (2014) Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015) Show by Rock!! (2015) Snow White with the Red Hair (2015–2016) Concrete Revolutio (2015) Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song (2016) My Hero Academia (2016–present) Bungo Stray Dogs (2016–present) Show by Rock!! Short!! (2016) Mob Psycho 100 (2016–2022) Show by Rock!!♯ (2016) Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (2017) Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan (2018) Carole & Tuesday (2019) SK8 the Infinity (2021–present) Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (2021) Godzilla Singular Point (2021) The Case Study of Vanitas (2021–2022) Metallic Rouge (2024) The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies (2024) Gachiakuta (2025)
OVAs/ONAs	RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness (2003) Wolf's Rain (2004) Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection (2006) Ayashi Divine Comedy (2007) Darker than Black: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms (2008) Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008–2009) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010) Halo Legends (animated sequence) (2010) Darker than Black: Gaiden (2010) Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2015) Snow White with the Red Hair (2016) Blood Blockade Battlefront (2016) My Hero Academia (2017–2023) Bungo Stray Dogs (2017) A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- (2018) Mob Psycho 100: Reigen -The Miraculous Unknown Psychic- (2018) Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (2018) Mob Psycho 100: The Spirits and Such Consultation Office's First Company Outing ~A Healing Trip that Warms the Heart~ (2019) Super Crooks (2021) Time Patrol Bon (2024) SK8 the Infinity (TBA)
Films	Escaflowne (2000) Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003) Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) Sword of the Stranger (2007) Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows (2009) Towa no Quon (film series) (2011) Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011) Un-Go episode:0 Inga chapter (2011) Star Driver: The Movie (2013) Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution (film series) (2017–2021) Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018) My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020) My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
Video games	Robot Alchemic Drive (2002) Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (2003) Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (2004) Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo (2005) Code of Princess (2012) Liberation Maiden (2012) Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (2013) Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015)
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