Strike the Blood | |
Cover of the first volume of the light novel volume featuring Himeragi Yukina.
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ストライク・ザ・ブラッド (Sutoraiku za Buraddo) |
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Genre | Supernatural, action, harem |
Light novel | |
Written by | Gakuto Mikumo |
Illustrated by | Manyako |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Original run | May 2011 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Manga | |
Written by | Gakuto Mikumo |
Illustrated by | Tate |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
Original run | June 27, 2012 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takao Sano Hideyo Yamamoto |
Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
Music by | Assumed Sounds |
Studio | Silver Link, Connect |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, CBC, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | October 4, 2013 – March 28, 2014 |
Episodes | 24 |
Original video animation | |
Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen | |
Directed by | Hideyo Yamamoto |
Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
Music by | Assumed Sounds |
Studio | Silver Link, Connect |
Released | November 25, 2015 – December 23, 2015 |
Runtime | 23 minutes |
Episodes | 2 |
Original video animation | |
Strike the Blood II | |
Directed by | Hideyo Yamamoto |
Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
Music by | Assumed Sounds |
Studio | Silver Link, Connect |
Released | November 23, 2016 – April 26, 2017 |
Episodes | 8 |
Strike the Blood (ストライク・ザ・ブラッド Sutoraiku za Buraddo?), also known in short form as SutoBura (ストブラ?), is a Japanese light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo with illustrations by Manyako. A manga adaptation began serialization in June 2012 in ASCII Media Works's Dengeki Daioh. A 24-episode television anime adaptation by Silver Link and Connect aired between October 4, 2013 and March 28, 2014 in Japan.
The story follows the adventures of Kojou Akatsuki, a vampire in high school who is a bit reluctant to show his powers, and Yukina Himeragi, a teenage Sword Shaman apprentice who is sent to observe him. It takes place in the Demon District in Itogami City, a man-made island off the coast of Japan that has a freely mingling monster populace. Kojou is suspected of being the Fourth Progenitor, a powerful vampire that could potentially disrupt the balance of power among the ruling three Progenitors. Kojou and Yukina befriend various monster students, some of whom are attracted to Kojou, and whose situations drive his libido that provides the source of much of his power.
Strike the Blood began as a light novel series written by Gakuto Mikumo and illustrated by Manyako. ASCII Media Works has published 16 volumes as of December 10, 2016.
The manga began serialization in June 2012 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine. The first tankōbon volume was released on December 15, 2012. Eight volumes have been released as of April 24, 2015.