Kekkai Sensen


Blood Blockade Battlefront

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Synonyms: Bloodline Battlefront
Japanese: 血界戦線
English: Blood Blockade Battlefront
German: Blood Blockade Battlefront
Spanish: Blood Blockade Battlefront
French: Blood Blockade Battlefront
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 5, 2015 to Oct 4, 2015
Premiered: Spring 2015
Broadcast: Sundays at 02:28 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Bones
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Themes: Super PowerSuper Power, Urban FantasyUrban Fantasy, VampireVampire
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 26 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.591 (scored by 397215397,215 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #15902
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #200
Members: 900,894
Favorites: 8,061

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Synopsis

Supersonic monkeys, vampires, talking fishmen, and all sorts of different supernatural monsters living alongside humans—this has been part of daily life in Hellsalem's Lot, formerly known as New York City, for some time now. When a gateway between Earth and the Beyond opened three years ago, New Yorkers and creatures from the other dimension alike were trapped in an impenetrable bubble and were forced to live together. Libra is a secret organization composed of eccentrics and superhumans, tasked with keeping order in the city and making sure that chaos doesn't spread to the rest of the world.

Pursuing photography as a hobby, Leonardo Watch is living a normal life with his parents and sister. But when he obtains the "All-seeing Eyes of the Gods" at the expense of his sister's eyesight, he goes to Hellsalem's Lot in order to help her by finding answers about the mysterious powers he received. He soon runs into Libra, and when Leo unexpectedly joins their ranks, he gets more than what he bargained for. Kekkai Sensen follows Leo's misadventures in the strangest place on Earth with his equally strange comrades—as the ordinary boy unwittingly sees his life take a turn for the extraordinary.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Kekkai Sensen adapts a select 12 chapters from the first 6 volumes of the manga it is based on while adding a new plotline and characters, culminating in an anime-exclusive ending. Aside from the first episode which adapts the three-chapter pilot, each episode adapts one chapter.

Episodes 1 and 2 were previewed at a screening at Odaiba Cinema Mediage in Tokyo on March 21, 2015. Regular broadcasting began on April 5, 2015. The final episode was originally scheduled to broadcast on July 4, 2015, but was delayed to October 4, 2015.

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"Hello, world!" by BUMP OF CHICKEN (eps 2-11)
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Ending Theme

1: "Hello, world!" by BUMP OF CHICKEN (eps 1)
2: "Sugar Song to Bitter Step (シュガーソングとビターステップ)" by Unison Square Garden (eps 2-12)

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Nov 2, 2024
This is my favorite anime. An episodic masterpiece that while having its flaws, i couldn't help but laugh and cry.

As a big fan of Yasuhiro and all his works, Gungrave, Trigun, BBB. I was having a blast while watching this season. From the well animated fight scenes to the godlike score by Taisei, to the characters that while larger than life at times, still felt so minuscule in the world of hellsalems lot.

The episodic nature throws alot of people off, it's understandable but for me. It merely made me love it more, watching several separate stories, the characters grow and develop. Coupled along with the ...
Jul 13, 2023
Mixed Feelings
I feel like I forced myself to complete the anime tbh. The anime lacked clarity in so many things and you can barely understand most of the events happening. It just feels like you missed something and I kept on replaying in an attempt to see what had I missed.

They wanted to make the main character as someone who has high values other than his eyes bla bla .. but none of that was actually portrayed, everything they say to make him all the more valuable member of Libra I found to be a cliche just to make him sound more heroic!
Mar 13, 2023
As an avid anime fan, I was excited to dive into Blood Blockade Battlefront, but unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations. The plot was convoluted and confusing, with too many characters and subplots that never fully developed. The animation was lackluster, with choppy movements and uninspired designs. The voice acting was also subpar, with flat performances that failed to bring the characters to life.

The main character, Leonardo Watch, was particularly disappointing. He lacked depth and personality, making it difficult to care about his journey. The supporting cast was equally unremarkable, with forgettable personalities and uninteresting backstories.

The action scenes were the only redeeming quality of ...

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