Queen's Blade: Rebellion

Queen's Blade Rebellion
Cover of the first Queen's Blade Rebellion gamebook released by Hobby Japan featuring Annelotte.
クイーンズブレイド リベリオン (Kuīnzu Bureido Riberion)
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Light novel
Written by	Ukyō Kodachi
Published by	Hobby Japan
Demographic	Male
Imprint	HJ Bunko
Published	May 30, 2009
Manga
Queen's Blade Rebellion: Princess Knight of the Blue Storm
Illustrated by	Iku Nanzaki
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comp Ace
Original run	October 26, 2011 – present
Volumes	1
Original video animation
Directed by	Yōsei Morino
Written by	Hideki Shirone Michiko Ito
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Arms
Released	October 29, 2011 – January 28, 2012
Runtime	40 minutes
Episodes	4 (2 OVAs + 2 Specials) (List of episodes)
Manga
Queen's Blade Rebellion: Zero
Illustrated by	Riri Sagara
Published by	Hobby Japan
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comic Dangan
Original run	December 2, 2011 – present
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Yōsei Morino
Written by	Hideki Shirane
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Arms
Licensed by	AUS Siren Visual NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	AT-X (uncensored) Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, Sun TV, BS11 (censored)
English network	Anime Network
Original run	April 3, 2012 – June 19, 2012
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Queen's Blade Rebellion (Japanese: クイーンズブレイド リベリオン, Hepburn: Kuīnzu Bureido Riberion) is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan. The sequel to Queen's Blade, it features an all-new cast of characters as well as remakes of characters from the original series. Like Queen's Blade before it, Rebellion is also compatible with Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds gamebooks. The first gamebook, featuring Annelotte, was released on November 29, 2008, with a total of twelve gamebooks available in Japan as of December 16, 2011. An original video animation by Arms was announced, and released two episodes from October 2011 to January 2012. There are currently two manga adaptations based on the Rebellion universe being serialized. The first adaptation, illustrated by Riri Sagara, began serialization in Hobby Japan's online manga magazine Comic Dangan in December 2011, while the second manga adaptation, illustrated by Iku Nanzaki, began serialization in the December 2011 issue of Comp Ace. An anime adaptation by Arms aired on AT-X and other networks between April and June 2012. The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Set after the events of Queen's Blade, Gainos and the entire Continent has fallen under a tyrannical rule led by Claudette, the Thundercloud Queen and victor of the last Queen's Blade tournament (Leina renounces the title). Annelotte, a brave young knight and exiled princess, leads a band of rebels called the Rebel Army to overthrow Claudette and restore peace and order to the Continent.

An OVA anime adaptation of Rebellion was bundled with the Queen's Blade Premium Visual Book and Queen's Blade Rebellion Premium Visual Book on DVD. Serving as prologues, the OVAs take place after the events of Queen's Blade: Beautiful Fighters. The OVAs are produced by animation studio Arms, who produced the previous Queen's Blade anime and OVA adaptations, under the directorship of Yousei Morino. Voice actresses Yū Kobayashi and Aya Endo reprised their respective roles as Sigui and Annelotte. The first set of OVAs, entitled "A New Disciple, a New Battle" (新たなる師弟、新たなる闘い) and "Instructor Alleyne's Grueling Boot Camp" (アレイン教官の生しごきブートキャンプ), were released on October 29, 2011. The second set of OVAs, entitled "A Saint's Agony: The Door of Faith Reopens" (聖女の煩悶 〜信仰の扉は、また開く〜) and "Sigui's Passionate Holy Pose Lessons" (シギィの聖なるポーズしっぽりレッスン, Shigyi no Seinaru Pōzu Shippori Ressun), were released on January 28, 2012.