‘Blood Blockade Battlefront’ Anime to Feature Original Character Played by Rie Kugimiya

© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee

An anime based on the popular manga Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow will begin airing on TV in April. A wonderful lineup of staff primarily from animation studio Bones have gathered for the anime adaptation, and the series is picking up attention all the more for its wonderful voice cast as well.

And now a surprise announcement has been made: The anime will feature an original character. Moreover, voicing the character will be the popular, highly talented, well-known voice actress Rie Kugimiya. It seems we can look forward to the anime to find out what her character will be like.

Rie Kugimiya will be playing White, a mysterious, beautiful young girl who appears before the protagonist Leo. Her long blonde hair is worn in twintails and it seems her characteristic is her demeanor that changes at the drop of a hat. The character was originally drafted for the anime by Rie Matsumoto herself. Series creator Yasuhiro Nightow oversaw the development. Regarding the character, Nightow commented, “White, a character that sprang forth from the director, is quite a mysterious girl who keeps her story to herself. Look forward to finding out what kind of reaction will take place when she meets Leo and the rest.”

In other news, the broadcast and streaming schedules have been confirmed. A day and a half after the first TV broadcast, streaming will begin first on Gyao! on April 6 at 12:00 p.m. In addition to this, for a limited time fans will be able to watch it on Bandai Visual, Nico Nico Douga, Nico Nico Channel, and dAnime Store.

The post recording is already progressing excellently as well. Official comments from the main seven cast members have also been released on the official site. Through them, they express their enthusiasm for the anime.

An advance screening of episodes 1 and 2 is also planned to be held on March 21 at Odaiba Cinema Mediage. Rikiya Koyama, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Kazuya Nakai, Yu Kobayashi, and Yuma Uchida will be onstage at the event.

Anime Blood Blockade Battlefront Official Site

Blood Blockade Battlefront
© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee

Source: animeanime

© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee
© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee
© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee
© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee
© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee
© 2015 Yasuhiro Nightow / Shueisha Inc., Blood Blockade Battlefront Production Committee

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