The ULTIMATE Kekkai Sensen collection
Anime
This will be a complete (albeit short) collection of all anime projects related to Kekkai Sensen, I wanted to make this list not only to make sure people don't forget the OVA's, but also to give people a reason to start reading the manga in the hopes of giving this amazing series another boost in popularity. It's been dormant in the anime sphere for quite some time now, and there is a LOT of unadapted material, so I'm still holding out hope for a physical (re-)release of the manga parts, and maybe we'll get a season 3 one day.
The manga split up in three parts;
- Kekkai Sensen (KKS) - 33 Chapters
- Kekkai Sensen: Back 2 Back (B2B) - 32 chapters
- Kekkai Sensen: Beat 3 Peat (B3P) - ongoing
Most of the parts have been released as seasonal manga (the first chapters of Part 1 were bi-monthly), meaning that only 4 chapters release per year with an average page count of around 60 pages per chapter.
Only the first part has been printed physically, but hasn't received a reprint in a long time, part 1 is purchasable as an ebook on amazon, but it's not really available on any specific app or service, 2 and 3 aren't available anywhere through official means.
I would definitely still advice looking up the chapters online, the art is amazing and there are not only a lot of cut chapters from the first and second part of the manga, but everything from chapter 14 of part 2 has not seen the light of day in the anime format (which contains one of the longest story arcs in the series, covering a whopping 13 chapters straight)
Chapters that are currently unadapted
KKS: 6, 13, 19, 22. (4)
B2B: 2, 4, 8-12, 14-32 (26)
B3P: 1-7 (ongoing) (7)
Total: 37
Note: some of the earlier B2B chapters are officially listed as "half chapters" (so chapter 1.2, 1.3 etc) however for the sake of this list, and MAL listing them as full chapters, I decided to just list these as full chapters
The manga split up in three parts;
- Kekkai Sensen (KKS) - 33 Chapters
- Kekkai Sensen: Back 2 Back (B2B) - 32 chapters
- Kekkai Sensen: Beat 3 Peat (B3P) - ongoing
Most of the parts have been released as seasonal manga (the first chapters of Part 1 were bi-monthly), meaning that only 4 chapters release per year with an average page count of around 60 pages per chapter.
Only the first part has been printed physically, but hasn't received a reprint in a long time, part 1 is purchasable as an ebook on amazon, but it's not really available on any specific app or service, 2 and 3 aren't available anywhere through official means.
I would definitely still advice looking up the chapters online, the art is amazing and there are not only a lot of cut chapters from the first and second part of the manga, but everything from chapter 14 of part 2 has not seen the light of day in the anime format (which contains one of the longest story arcs in the series, covering a whopping 13 chapters straight)
Chapters that are currently unadapted
KKS: 6, 13, 19, 22. (4)
B2B: 2, 4, 8-12, 14-32 (26)
B3P: 1-7 (ongoing) (7)
Total: 37
Note: some of the earlier B2B chapters are officially listed as "half chapters" (so chapter 1.2, 1.3 etc) however for the sake of this list, and MAL listing them as full chapters, I decided to just list these as full chapters
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Season 1 of Kekkai Sensen
Given how the manga is setup as an episodic story with very little in terms of an overarching story. In order to try and keep the audience more engaged, the anime tries to create a more coherent story by introducing 2 anime original characters that are inserted in a couple episodes, and the finale of the season completely revolves around the plot setup through these characters.
Now in my opinion this set of episodes is well worth it, even though they aren't manga canon.
Chapters covered per episode
- EP 1: KKS Ch. 1-3
- EP 2: KKS Ch. 4
- EP 3: KKS Ch. 5
- EP 4: KKS Ch. 7
- EP 5: KKS Ch. 9-10
- EP 6: KKS Ch. 14
- EP 7: KKS Ch. 11
- EP 8: KKS Ch. 15
- EP 9: KKS Ch. 16
- EP 10: KKS Ch. 17
- EP 11: Anime original
- EP 12: Anime original
Chapters adapted in season: 13
Total chapters adapted: 13
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 8, 12-13, 18-33
Given how the manga is setup as an episodic story with very little in terms of an overarching story. In order to try and keep the audience more engaged, the anime tries to create a more coherent story by introducing 2 anime original characters that are inserted in a couple episodes, and the finale of the season completely revolves around the plot setup through these characters.
Now in my opinion this set of episodes is well worth it, even though they aren't manga canon.
Chapters covered per episode
- EP 1: KKS Ch. 1-3
- EP 2: KKS Ch. 4
- EP 3: KKS Ch. 5
- EP 4: KKS Ch. 7
- EP 5: KKS Ch. 9-10
- EP 6: KKS Ch. 14
- EP 7: KKS Ch. 11
- EP 8: KKS Ch. 15
- EP 9: KKS Ch. 16
- EP 10: KKS Ch. 17
- EP 11: Anime original
- EP 12: Anime original
Chapters adapted in season: 13
Total chapters adapted: 13
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 8, 12-13, 18-33
OVA, 2016,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:-
Just a fun little OVA
Chapter adapted:
- EP 1: KKS Ch. 23
Chapters adapted in season: 1
Total chapters adapted: 14
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 8, 12-13, 18-22, 24-33
Chapter adapted:
- EP 1: KKS Ch. 23
Chapters adapted in season: 1
Total chapters adapted: 14
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 8, 12-13, 18-22, 24-33
Special, 2015,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:-
(Officially listed as episode 10.5) Recap episode of Season 1 Episode 1-10, told as an in-universe interview with Leo
TV, 2017,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Season 2 of Kekkai Sensen
This season only contains episodes with material used for the manga, so no original story this time. This season focusses a lot on individual character episodes since those are the chapters that were skipped in the first season, however it does end with a story heavy, 2-part finale
Chapters adapted per episode:
- EP 1: B2B Ch. 1, 3
- EP 2: KKS Ch. 24, 25
- EP 3: KKS Ch. 8
- EP 4: KKS Ch. 18
- EP 5: KKS Ch. 12
- EP 6: B2B Ch. 5, 6
- EP 7: KKS Ch. 26, 27
- EP 8: KKS Ch. 20
- EP 9: KKS Ch. 21
- EP 10: KKS Ch. 28
- EP 11: KKS Ch. 29-31
- EP 12: KKS Ch. 32-33
Chapters adapted in season: 18
Total chapters adapted: 32
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 13, 19, 22.
Unadapted chapters B2B: 2, 4, 7-32
This season only contains episodes with material used for the manga, so no original story this time. This season focusses a lot on individual character episodes since those are the chapters that were skipped in the first season, however it does end with a story heavy, 2-part finale
Chapters adapted per episode:
- EP 1: B2B Ch. 1, 3
- EP 2: KKS Ch. 24, 25
- EP 3: KKS Ch. 8
- EP 4: KKS Ch. 18
- EP 5: KKS Ch. 12
- EP 6: B2B Ch. 5, 6
- EP 7: KKS Ch. 26, 27
- EP 8: KKS Ch. 20
- EP 9: KKS Ch. 21
- EP 10: KKS Ch. 28
- EP 11: KKS Ch. 29-31
- EP 12: KKS Ch. 32-33
Chapters adapted in season: 18
Total chapters adapted: 32
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 13, 19, 22.
Unadapted chapters B2B: 2, 4, 7-32
OVA, 2018,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:-
OVA from the second season of Kekkai Sensen, and to this day the most recent anime project for the series
Chapter adapted:
- EP 1: B2B Ch. 7, 13
Chapters adapted in season: 2
Total chapters adapted: 34
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 13, 19, 22.
Unadapted chapters B2B: 2, 4, 8-12, 14-32
Chapter adapted:
- EP 1: B2B Ch. 7, 13
Chapters adapted in season: 2
Total chapters adapted: 34
Unadapted chapters KKS: 6, 13, 19, 22.
Unadapted chapters B2B: 2, 4, 8-12, 14-32