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FUNimation Licenses Blood Blockade Battlefront

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Blood Blockade Battlefront Key Visual 001 - 20150403Well, with a name like that…!

Joking aside, FUNimation announced that they licensed Blood Blockade Battlefront. The company will simulcast the series as it airs in Japan, though a western premiere date and time have yet to be announced.

Blood Blockade Battlefront is based on the manga of the same name by Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow. The series will be animated by Bones, and directed by Rie Matsumoto (). Kazunao Furuya will handle the show’s scripts, while music will be provided by Taisei Iwasaki.

Character Designs will be provided by a team of Koji Sugiura and Toshihiro Kawamoto, with Sugiura handling creature designs.

Blood Blockade Battlefront will hit Japanese TV stations starting on April 4.

Source: FUNimation Blog

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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