血界戦線

Blood Blockade Battlefront

A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~46 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Names

Original	血界戦線 (han)
Romaji	Kekkai Sensen
English	Blood Blockade Battlefront
Chinese	血界戰線 (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 25 min · 5h total
Aired	2015-04-05 → 2015-10-04 (Spring 2015)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	bones
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Comedy Supernatural
Themes	Urban Fantasy Super Power Aliens Ensemble Cast Urban Slapstick Shounen Vampire Primarily Adult Cast Gore Post-Apocalyptic Male Protagonist Demons Foreign
Streaming	Netflix · Bilibili TV

Reception

Community score	7.54 / 10
Bayesian score	7.54 / 10
Composite	59.9
On lists	228,566
Favourited	5,882 (2.6%)
Completion	78.6%
Drop rate	6.1%
In backlog	33.6%
Score spread σ	1.54

Score distribution

13932305377241,56654,06067,822719,608823,491913,523106,244

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2015	B	14 of 78
Studio	bones	C	45 of 133
Year	2015	B	49 of 347
Era	Late 2010s	B	266 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Spring	B	276 of 1,868
Genre	Supernatural	B	279 of 1,234
Demographic	Shounen	C	325 of 1,219
Genre	Comedy	B	442 of 3,488
Genre	Action	B	463 of 2,765
Length	Single-cour	B	465 of 2,668
Source material	Manga	B	596 of 3,025
Format	TV series	B	637 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	1,008 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Rie Matsumoto, Shinji Kimura, Masataka Ikegami
Series composition	Kazunao Furuya
Character design	Toshihiro Kawamoto
Original creator	Yasuhiro Nightow