Strike the Blood (Anime)


 * -|I=

is the anime adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's light novel series of the same name. It was produced by Studio Connect and aired for 24 episodes between October 2013 and March 2014.

Synopsis
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire.

It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.

Theme Songs
OPENING THEME:
 * by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets [Ep. 2-7, 9-13]
 * Fight 4 Real by ALTIMA [Ep. 14-24]

ENDING THEME:
 * Strike my soul by Iguchi Yuka [Ep. 2-13]
 * signal by Wakeshima Kanon [Ep. 14-24]

Characters & Cast

 * Kojou Akatsuki (VA: Hosoya Yoshimasa)
 * Yukina Himeragi (VA: Taneda Risa)
 * Asagi Aiba (VA: Seto Asami)
 * Natsuki Minamiya (VA: Kanemoto Hisako)
 * Sayaka Kirasaka (VA: Hayama Ikumi)
 * Kanon Kanase (VA: Itou Kanae)
 * Astarte (VA: Iguchi Yuka)
 * Nagisa Akatsuki (VA: Hidaka Rina)
 * Motoki Yaze (VA: Oosaka Ryouta)
 * La Folia Rihavein (VA: Oonishi Saori)
 * Yuuma Tokoyagi (VA: Uchiyama Yumi)
 * Dimitrie Vatler (VA: Ono Yuuki)
 * Avrora Florestina (VA: Ishihara Kaori)
 * Kou Amatsuka (VA: Kaji Yuki)
 * Lydianne Didier (VA: Kuno Misaki)

Episodes

 * -|II=

is the second season of the anime adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's Strike the Blood light novel series. It was produced by Studio Connect and aired for 8 episodes between November 2016 and May 2017.

Synopsis
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire.

It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.

Theme Songs
OPENING THEME:
 * BLOOD on the EDGE by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets

ENDING THEME:
 * by Taneda Risa

Characters & Cast

 * Kojou Akatsuki (VA: Hosoya Yoshimasa)
 * Yukina Himeragi (VA: Taneda Risa)
 * Asagi Aiba (VA: Seto Asami)
 * Natsuki Minamiya (VA: Kanemoto Hisako)
 * Sayaka Kirasaka (VA: Hayama Ikumi)
 * Kanon Kanase (VA: Itou Kanae)
 * Astarte (VA: Iguchi Yuka)
 * Nagisa Akatsuki (VA: Hidaka Rina)
 * Motoki Yaze (VA: Oosaka Ryouta)
 * La Folia Rihavein (VA: Oonishi Saori)
 * Yuuma Tokoyagi (VA: Uchiyama Yumi)
 * Dimitrie Vatler (VA: Ono Yuuki)
 * Avrora Florestina (VA: Ishihara Kaori)
 * Shio Hikawa (VA: Kaede Hondo)
 * Kiriha Kisaki (VA: Fujii Yukiyo)
 * Shirona Kuraki (VA: Satou Satomi)
 * Yuiri Haba (VA: Senbongi Sayaka)
 * Lydianne Didier (VA: Kuno Misaki)
 * Yume Eguchi (VA: Toyama Nao)
 * Glenda (VA: Watada Misaki)

Episodes

 * -|III=

is the third season of the anime adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's Strike the Blood light novel series. It was produced by Studio Connect and aired for 10 episodes between December 2018 and September 2019.

Synopsis
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire.

It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.

Theme Songs
OPENING THEME:
 * Blood and Emotion by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets

ENDING THEME:
 * LOVE STOIC by Taneda Risa

Characters & Cast

 * Kojou Akatsuki (VA: Hosoya Yoshimasa)
 * Yukina Himeragi (VA: Taneda Risa)
 * Asagi Aiba (VA: Seto Asami)
 * Natsuki Minamiya (VA: Kanemoto Hisako)
 * Sayaka Kirasaka (VA: Hayama Ikumi)
 * Kanon Kanase (VA: Itou Kanae)
 * Astarte (VA: Iguchi Yuka)
 * Nagisa Akatsuki (VA: Hidaka Rina)
 * Motoki Yaze (VA: Oosaka Ryouta)
 * La Folia Rihavein (VA: Oonishi Saori)
 * Yuuma Tokoyagi (VA: Uchiyama Yumi)
 * Dimitrie Vatler (VA: Ono Yuuki)
 * Avrora Florestina (VA: Ishihara Kaori)
 * Shio Hikawa (VA: Kaede Hondo)
 * Kiriha Kisaki (VA: Fujii Yukiyo)
 * Shirona Kuraki (VA: Satou Satomi)
 * Yuiri Haba (VA: Senbongi Sayaka)
 * Kou Amatsuka (VA: Kaji Yuki)
 * Lydianne Didier (VA: Kuno Misaki)
 * Yume Eguchi (VA: Toyama Nao)
 * Glenda (VA: Watada Misaki)

Episodes

 * -|IV=

is the fourth season of the anime adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's Strike the Blood light novel series. It was produced by Studio Connect and aired for 12 episodes between April 2020 and June 2021.

Synopsis
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire.

It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.

Theme Songs
OPENING THEME:
 * by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets

ENDING THEME:
 * Dear my hero by Taneda Risa

Characters & Cast

 * Kojou Akatsuki (VA: Hosoya Yoshimasa)
 * Yukina Himeragi (VA: Taneda Risa)
 * Asagi Aiba (VA: Seto Asami)
 * Natsuki Minamiya (VA: Kanemoto Hisako)
 * Sayaka Kirasaka (VA: Hayama Ikumi)
 * Kanon Kanase (VA: Itou Kanae)
 * Astarte (VA: Iguchi Yuka)
 * Nagisa Akatsuki (VA: Hidaka Rina)
 * Motoki Yaze (VA: Oosaka Ryouta)
 * La Folia Rihavein (VA: Oonishi Saori)
 * Yuuma Tokoyagi (VA: Uchiyama Yumi)
 * Dimitrie Vatler (VA: Ono Yuuki)
 * Avrora Florestina (VA: Ishihara Kaori)
 * Shio Hikawa (VA: Kaede Hondo)
 * Kiriha Kisaki (VA: Fujii Yukiyo)
 * Shirona Kuraki (VA: Satou Satomi)
 * Yuiri Haba (VA: Senbongi Sayaka)
 * Kou Amatsuka (VA: Kaji Yuki)
 * Lydianne Didier (VA: Kuno Misaki)
 * Yume Eguchi (VA: Toyama Nao)
 * Glenda (VA: Watada Misaki)
 * Shizuri Castiella Kasugaya (VA: Aizawa Saya)

Episodes

 * -|FINAL=

is the fifth and final season of the anime adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's Strike the Blood light novel series. It was produced by Studio Connect and aired for 4 episodes between March and July 2022.

Synopsis
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire.

It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.

Theme Songs
OPENING THEME:
 * by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets

ENDING THEME:
 * by Taneda Risa

Characters & Cast

 * Kojou Akatsuki (VA: Hosoya Yoshimasa)
 * Yukina Himeragi (VA: Taneda Risa)
 * Asagi Aiba (VA: Seto Asami)
 * Natsuki Minamiya (VA: Kanemoto Hisako)
 * Sayaka Kirasaka (VA: Hayama Ikumi)
 * Kanon Kanase (VA: Itou Kanae)
 * Astarte (VA: Iguchi Yuka)
 * Nagisa Akatsuki (VA: Hidaka Rina)
 * Motoki Yaze (VA: Oosaka Ryouta)
 * La Folia Rihavein (VA: Oonishi Saori)
 * Yuuma Tokoyagi (VA: Uchiyama Yumi)
 * Dimitrie Vatler (VA: Ono Yuuki)
 * Avrora Florestina (VA: Ishihara Kaori)
 * Shio Hikawa (VA: Kaede Hondo)
 * Kiriha Kisaki (VA: Fujii Yukiyo)
 * Shirona Kuraki (VA: Satou Satomi)
 * Yuiri Haba (VA: Senbongi Sayaka)
 * Kou Amatsuka (VA: Kaji Yuki)
 * Lydianne Didier (VA: Kuno Misaki)
 * Yume Eguchi (VA: Toyama Nao)
 * Glenda (VA: Watada Misaki)
 * Shizuri Castiella Kasugaya (VA: Aizawa Saya)