Blood Blockade Battlefront is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. The series first season premiered on April 4, 2015, and ended on October 3, 2015 due to the final episode exceeding the length of its normal 30 minute timeslot as its original airdate was scheduled for broadcast on July 4. 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. A second season aired from October 7 to December 24, 2017, and it ran for 12 episodes.
The series uses four musical themes: two openings and two ending theme songs. For season one, the opening is "Hello, World!" by Bump of Chicken while the ending is "Sugar Song to Bitter Step" by Unison Square Garden. For season two, the opening is "Fake Town Baby" by Unison Square Garden while the ending is "Step Up Love." by Daoko and Yasuyuki Okamura.
Episode list Blood Blockade Battlefront
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond
Home video releases + Toho (Japan, Region A/2) Vol. Episodes Bonus disc Release date Ref. 1 1, 2 Textless intro, 2-pages comic June 17, 2015 2 3, 4 July 15, 2015 3 5, 6 August 19, 2015 4 7, 8 September 16, 2015 5 9, 10 October 14, 2015 6 11, 12 Bonus video footage November 18, 2015
Funimation released the complete series in blu-ray and DVD combo on August 16, 2016, in both standard and limited editions in North America.
+ Toho (Japan, Region A/2) Vol. Episodes Bonus disc Release date Ref. 1 1, 2 December 13, 2017 2 3, 4 January 17, 2018 3 5, 6 February 14, 2018 4 7, 8 March 14, 2018 5 9, 10 April 18, 2018 6 11, 12 May 23, 2018
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