Strike the Blood
Seen it?2013 | 5 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 5 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 24 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Strike the Blood is the high point.
Strike the Blood2013 · 24 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
Strike the Blood II2016 · 8 episodes · 6.2 out of 10Monday- Strike the Blood III2018 · 10 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
- Strike the Blood IV2020 · 12 episodes · 6.8 out of 10Weeknight
- Strike the Blood Final2022 · 4 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
- Yoshimasa HosoyaKojou Akatsuki (voice)
- Risa TanedaYukina Himeragi (voice)
- Asami SetoAsagi Aiba (voice)
- Rina HidakaNagisa Akatsuki (voice)
- Ikumi HayamaSayaka Kirasaka (voice)
- Ryota OsakaMotoki Yaze (voice)
- Hisako KanemotoNatsuki Minamiya (voice)
- Kanae ItouKanon Kanase (voice)
- Yuka IguchiAstarte (voice)
- Sayaka SenbongiYuiri Haba (voice)