Blood Lad | |
![]() Cover of the first manga volume featuring Staz Charlie Blood (center) and the supporting characters (background) | |
ブラッドラッド (Buraddo Raddo) | |
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Genre | Action, dark comedy, vampire [1] [2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yuuki Kodama |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Young Ace |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 4, 2009 – September 3, 2016 |
Volumes | 17 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Yasaka Kei |
Illustrated by | Kanata Yoshino |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Published | July 1, 2013 |
Volumes | 1 |
Manga | |
Bloody Brat | |
Written by | Yuuki Kodama |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Shōjo, seinen |
Original run | October 18, 2011 – July 4, 2013 |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shigeyuki Miya |
Written by | Takeshi Konuta |
Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
Studio | Brain's Base |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Saitama, tvk, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TVQ, GBS, MTV, Chiba TV, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | July 7, 2013 – September 8, 2013 |
Episodes | 10 + OVA |
Blood Lad (ブラッドラッド, Buraddo Raddo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuuki Kodama and serialized in Young Ace. It follows Staz, a vampire from the surreal Demon World, who meets Fuyumi Yanagi, an ordinary Japanese high school girl who accidentally wanders into the Demon World through a portal. Shortly after their meeting Fuyumi is killed by a carnivorous plant and turned into a ghost, causing Staz to take responsibility and pledge to help bring her back to life. An anime adaptation aired between July and September 2013.
In North America, the manga has been licensed for an English language release by Yen Press. The anime series has been licensed by Viz Media for streaming on their website VizAnime and home video distribution in 2014. Neon Alley also acquired the series for streaming on their web service.
Staz is a powerful vampire boss of a territory in the Demon World. Unlike his vampire ancestors, he prefers not to prey on humans, and would rather indulge in their Japanese otaku lifestyle of reading manga, watching anime, and playing video games. One day, he becomes excited when Fuyumi Yanagi, an ordinary Japanese high school girl, accidentally wanders into the Demon World through a portal. The two's first meeting is cut short by the attack of a demon who challenges his territory. When Staz goes to stop the demon, Fuyumi is killed by a carnivorous plant and turned into a ghost. Staz takes responsibility and pledges to help bring her back to life. When they take the portal, they learn that Fuyumi needs to drink Staz's blood in order to not fade away. They meet Hydra Bell, a treasure hunter who reveals her ability to open and close the portal was stolen, and that in order to restore Fuyumi they need the Book of Resurrection.
After challenging his friend Wolf, who is the boss of Demon World West, he learns that Bell has the Book, but that Staz needs to get his big brother Braz to interpret it for him. Braz agrees to interpret the book provided that Staz stops Papradon Akim, a creature who tears his fallen enemies apart and uses their body parts to improve himself and his abilities. Meanwhile, Wolf and scientist Franken Stein (who created Akim) try to find a substitute to keep Fuyumi from fading. After Wolf fights Akim and Staz defeats Akim, Braz recruits Franken Stein to secretly work on another creature.
Fuyumi is taken by Bell's brother Knell and delivered to their mother Neyn, who reveals that she is the fusion of the mother of Bell and the mother of Fuyumi, making the two girls sisters. Neyn asks Staz whether he is going to care for Fuyumi, which Staz agrees, so she releases him, only to later send a team of assassins called Team Fearless to hunt down Staz. Meanwhile, the Demon World Acropolis police officers Beros and Goyle arrest Braz for conspiring to overthrow the king of the demon world, Wolf Daddy. Braz escapes but agrees to deliver to Wolf Daddy a challenger to the throne. He places Akim's heart in the body of his late father and former king Richarz and revives him. However Richarz is no mood to fight Wolf Daddy.
Braz and Staz learn that Richarz and Wolf Daddy had sealed up the essence of the demon king Herrschaft Grimm behind a door, but that it is too powerful. Akim manages to revive and recover his heart, killing Richarz and then absorbing Grimm's essence to become the new king of the Demon World. Wolf Daddy and the gang are forced to escape, while Braz stays on as a servant to Akim. Staz and Wolf want to take the throne back from Akim, so they start training under one of Wolf Daddy's old friends White Step. Akim creates a team of minions to harvest more body parts to grow stronger. To minimize this expansion, Wolf Daddy offers to Akim to fight a group of demons on the black list, a list of criminals who were so powerful they were hidden away and their existence erased from record. Akim agrees, and Wolf Daddy arranges for the blacklisted demons to come and train themselves.
The Dimensional Highway is one of the seven wonders of the demon world. It is described as a labyrinth of countless doors. Ch. 21
The manga was written and drawn by Yuuki Kodama and serialized in Young Ace from September 4, 2009 [12] to September 3, 2016 and compiled in 17 volumes. The series was later licensed for distribution in English by Yen Press, [13] alongside its spinoff Bloody Brat. [14] and released as an omnibus edition where each volume contains two of the Japanese volumes of the series, except for the final omnibus edition (volume 9) which contains the final manga volume.
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | April 28, 2010 [15] | 978-4-04-715433-9 | December 11, 2012 [16] | 978-0-31-6228954- | |
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Staz, a powerful vampire boss of a territory in Demon World East, is elated when he meets Fuyumi Yanagi, a Japanese human girl who had wandered into the Demon World. Instead of drinking her blood, he talks to her about his love for Japanese cultural media. After being called to beat down a challenger to his territory, he returns to find that Fuyumi had been killed, leaving only her soul behind as a ghost and some of her bones, Staz pledges to help restore her body. They discover that Fuyumi entered the world through a portal called the Black Curtain. When they visit the human world and Fuyumi's school, Fuyumi discovers she cannot stay there for long because she will fade away. They meet the curtain's owner, Hydrabell, who tells Staz he must overcome a challenge nearby, where he ends up fighting an oni demon shopkeeper to acquire a set of ogre panties. Bell tells them that a thief had taken away her ability to close the portal, and also that in order to restore Fuyumi, they need to find the Book of Human Resurrection. Staz, Fuyumi, and a demon animal Mamejirou board a transport to head to Demon World West where they are to meet up with Wolf, the boss of most of that territory. | |||||
2 | July 31, 2010 [17] | 978-4-04-715433-9 | December 11, 2012 [16] | 978-0-31-622895-4 | |
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Staz asks Wolf to help him find the Book of Human Resurrection, but they have a competition first, where, if Staz loses, he would have to give up Fuyumi. Hoping to have a bowling match, Staz is surprised to find the competition will be a boxing match, which favors Wolf and his close-combat abilities. Staz and Wolf's fight is fairly even though, as Staz devises a plan where he saps Wolf's energy. However, Bell interrupts the fight, declaring it a draw, and reveals to them that she has the book. Staz and Wolf are unable to make sense of the book as it is encrypted. Staz heads to the Demon World Acropolis to seek an audience with his brother Braz, the author of the book, but is intercepted by his sister Liz, who imprisons him. In order to escape, Staz would have to beat some powerful zombie guards. When Fuyumi starts fading away in the Demon World, Wolf takes her to the scientist Franken Stein who reveals that she is no ordinary demon. | |||||
3 | February 2, 2011 [18] | 978-4-04-715621-0 | March 26, 2013 [19] | 978-0316228985 | |
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Braz arrives at Liz's prison and easily figures out that Liz has been holding Staz. Franken Stein tells Wolf he will save Fuyumi on the condition that Wolf stop Papradon Akim, a demon who has been wreaking havoc in the Demon World by collecting body parts and stitching them to himself to improve his abilities. Braz offers to decode the book of human resurrection for Staz on the condition that he defeat Akim. He releases Staz's power restraints. Wolf fights Akim, transforming for a brief time. Staz arrives and fights Akim using a move from his favorite superhero. | |||||
4 | June 2, 2011 [20] | 978-4-04-715714-9 | March 26, 2013 [19] | 978-0-31-622898-5 | |
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With his freed powers, Staz easily defeats Akim, and uses his special finishing move to destroy him, after which Wolf briefly challenges Staz to see if he is even a match for Staz anymore. Bell steals parts of Akim before Staz uses his move, and gives them to Franken, however, Braz and Liz arrive to arrest Franken. Braz restores Fuyumi so that she can rely on Staz's blood to sustain herself again. Braz extracts a sample of Fuyumi's essence and agrees to work on her resurrection, while secretly coveting Staz's blood that was mixed in. Liz stays around to keep an eye on Staz, and learns a little of Staz's otaku lifestyle. But when Fuyumi is abducted, Staz has Liz return to the Acropolis to find out what Braz is really up to. Meanwhile, Franken learns that Braz was the one who gave him the body of Akim, and he is offered a job to work on upgrading Akim in the prison which is Braz's secret lab. | |||||
5 | December 1, 2011 [21] | 978-4-04-120015-5 | May 28, 2013 [22] | 978-0-31-625092-4 | |
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Staz and the gang split up to look for Fuyumi. Staz learns that the abductor is a transporter called Knell, who plans to bring Fuyumi to his mother Neyn. When Fuyumi is able to signal where she is, Staz and Bell arrive, but Bell sides with Knell who is her brother, challenging Staz to a fight. While teleporting, Bell accidentally leaves her panties and her backpack on the floor. She tries to trick Staz into thinking she needs the panties, but gives up the fight when Staz discovers her diary. She then brings him to her family. Fuyumi meets Neyn and receives a big hug. Meanwhile, Officer Beros puts a choker on Braz to restrict his magic, and escorts him to meet Wolf Daddy, the king of the demon world. Braz tells Wolf Daddy that he plans to dethrone him, but that Braz will not be the one that replaces him as king. | |||||
6 | May 31, 2012 [23] | 978-4-04-120285-2 | May 28, 2013 [22] | 978-0-31-625092-4 | |
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Wolf Daddy tells Braz that he has three days to deliver the person who would try to replace the King, Braz tricks Beros into releasing the choker on him, knocks her out and escapes. Thinking that Beros was killed, Captain Goyle pursues Braz through Acropolis and they fight until Braz assures Goyle that Beros is alive, but that he could kill her easily with one of his special abilities. Braz explains that Wolf Daddy had killed the previous king who was Braz's father. Liz arrives to fight Goyle but when Braz transports them out he only ends up with Liz'a ax. Meanwhile, Neyn reveals that when she had met her doppelgänger counterpart on Earth (Fuyumi's mother) years ago, she merged with her, making Fuyumi and Bell sisters. Staz meets Bell's father, Heads Hydra, who asks Staz what he plans to do with Fuyumi if she becomes a human again, now that he knows her connection to the demon world. Heads has Staz promise two conditions on being with Fuyumi: to ask her permission whenever he wants to take her anywhere and to ask her permission whenever he wants to drink her blood. After Staz agrees to it, he releases Staz and Bell, but Neyn unleashes a group of assassins called Team Fearless to hunt down Staz. | |||||
7 | August 31, 2012 [24] | 978-4-04-120412-2 | February 18, 2014 [25] | 978-0-31-636905-3 | |
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As Staz and Fuyumi leave the Dimensional Highway, Shamkid of Team Fearless spies on them as a cat. He and the team then attack Staz and kidnap Fuyumi, but Staz is able to fight back and defeat the team. They get a ride to the area bordering Acropolis where Staz is able to beat the border guard. Meanwhile, Bell helps Wolf find his mother Katy, who is living on Earth. Katy refuses to return to the demon world, but agrees to train Wolf on his powers. | |||||
8 | April 2, 2013 [26] | 978-4-04-120700-0 | February 18, 2014 [25] | 978-0-31-636905-3 | |
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Beros and Goyle are looking after Liz, when they get notice that there are some intruders who have breached the Acropolis border. Staz and Fuyumi sneak into the labyrinth-like Acropolis Caves shopping district but encounter Beros, who is able to stop them. Liz takes Fuyumi into Acropolis, but Staz's body tumbles out of the cart and he is left with Beros and Goyle. Meanwhile, Braz has resurrected his father Richarz using Akim's heart. Braz and Richarz meet Liz and Fuyumi, and with preparations in place, Braz goes out to Beros and Goyle and they take Braz and Staz to Acropolis. Heads takes Richarz to meet Wolf Daddy who is ready to fight Richarz to defend his throne. | |||||
9 | September 2, 2013 [27] | 978-4-04-120733-8 | July 22, 2014 [28] | 978-0-31-637672-3 | |
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Richarz and Wolf Daddy test each other's strengths and then, realizing they are as powerful as they have always been, decide not to fight each other for the throne after all. Richardz stabs Braz and Staz in their hearts with an artifact that sends them to a near-death dimension. Braz and Staz learn that the imbalance of demon essence and human essence has resulted in the old king Herrschaft Grimm having too much power, and that Grimm was kept behind a door for ten years. Akim takes control of his body and grabs the heart that was in Richarz's. Wolf tries to fight Akim with his newly realized powers that Katy trained him, but Akim then absorbs Grimm's power and destroys the door. | |||||
10 | December 28, 2013 [29] | 978-4-04-120945-5 | July 22, 2014 [28] | 978-0-31-637672-3 | |
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With Braz's help, Akim declares himself king of the Demon World. Wolf Daddy, Heads, and Neyn think the demons now view Akim as a villain instead of a king. Wolf Daddy leaves it to their younger generation to figure out how to depose Akim. Staz suggests reading through his manga collection from the human world, as those things the humans think are fantasy are based on memories and experiences from the demon world, and the tropes listed there could have strategies to defeat Akim. Beros gets an idea of looking for an artifact, while Wolf thinks the gang needs more training. Bell is worried that Fuyumi is spending so much intimate time with Staz that she gets depressed. Neyn has Team Fearless keep tabs on Akim. Meanwhile, Akim gathers parts from all would-be challengers to become even stronger, and Braz develops an instrument that quantifies Akim's power, bringing in Frank N. Stein for further research. Akim creates demon girls Kelly and Burgundy to gather parts. | |||||
11 | May 2, 2014 [30] | 978-4-04-121115-1 | May 19, 2015 [31] | 978-0-31-634206-3 | |
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Beros and Goyle go in search of the legendary bass guitar artifact. Staz and Wolf travel to Demon World North, bringing Fuyumi, Liz, and Knell who hang inside Knell's portal space. They find that Demon World North has been ravaged by Burgundy, who has been competing with Kelly to find the best parts for Akim. Burgundy wants Fuyumi's breasts, but Staz grabs Fuyumi and hides in Knell's portal space. An old man arrives and causes the two demon girls to retreat. The man is White Step, an old colleague of Wolf Daddy, who is actually a human with incredible dodging skills. He agrees to train Wolf and Staz. Meanwhile, Team Fearless work as part of Akim's elite guard, acting as servants and cooks. Bell is still sulking over her inability to win Staz's affection, so Katy gives her some romance advice. Wolf Daddy prepares to offer Akim a blacklist of some of the most powerful demons so that Akim won't destroy the entire Demon World. | |||||
12 | November 4, 2014 [32] | 978-4-04-101675-6 | May 19, 2015 [31] | 978-0-31-634206-3 | |
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Wolf Daddy offers to deliver the blacklist demons to Akim on the condition that Akim stop his hunting. Akim agrees to a cease fire for three weeks. Staz and Wolf train with Pati. Akim and the two demon girls blast out a battlefield area in Demon World North. Burgundy finds Pati and White Step, but does not attack them because of the cease fire. Bell takes over for White Step in training Staz and Wolf, and having them dodge attacks from Liz who is wearing a tengu mask. She later proposes a game where Staz has to unmask Bell before he gets hit ten times, but when Staz is about to win the challenge, Liz teleports him to a secluded area and confesses to him that she likes him. Akim creates another demon called Amber to go against Kelly. | |||||
13 | March 4, 2015 [33] | 978-4-04-101676-3 | February 23, 2016 [34] | 978-0-31-626912-4 | |
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Bell tells Staz again that she likes him in a romantic way, but realizes that it is because she likes how passionate he is about protecting Fuyumi. Jack and Doji continue sparring in prepare for their fights against Akim and his minions. After being able to successfully dodge White Step's hired killer trainer, Bell has Staz and Wolf proceed to their original destination in Demon World North, climbing a hiking trail in weighted uniforms. In the next challenge involving hunting for ingredients for a meal, Staz and Fuyumi are surprised by a giant boar, but are too fatigued to fight it. Meanwhile, Pati tries to show Kelly how friendship is better than killing, although White Step has his reservations. Braz and Team Fearless get a sample of Akim's hair so they can analyze it for weakness and look for ways to administer a poison. Beros and Goyle acquire the legendary guitar artifact, but is underwhelmed by its ability. | |||||
14 | August 4, 2015 [35] | 978-4-04-103327-2 | February 23, 2016 [34] | 978-0-31-626912-4 | |
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Shamkid analyzes Akim's hairs and finds more of Grimm's presence. Braz tells Akim his results, but realizes that Akim has already lost his identity to Grimm, who dares him to make a poison for him to drink anyway. Neyn has a talk with the blacklisted trio and they start functioning more with a purpose. Staz and the gang do one more challenge to head to the destination at Demon World North in their weighted uniforms, only to find it is White Step's second home and that White Step has been staying there with Pati and Burgundy. White Step lets Burgundy fight Staz and Wolf, but Pati pulls Burgundy away. The day of the big fight, Braz gives Akim his own blood as the poison. | |||||
15 | December 29, 2015 [36] | 978-4-04-103328-9 | March 21, 2017 [37] | 978-0-31-646922-7 | |
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16 | July 4, 2016 [38] | 978-4-04-104423-0 | March 21, 2017 [37] | 978-0-31-646922-7 | |
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17 | December 31, 2016 [39] | 978-4-04-104424-7 | August 22, 2017 [37] | 978-0-31-647392-7 | |
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No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | August 31, 2012 [40] | 978-4-04-120406-1 | March 25, 2014 [41] | 978-0-31-637046-2 |
2 | July 2, 2013 [42] | 978-4-04-120772-7 | October 28, 2014 [43] | 978-0-31-629488-1 |
The anime is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Shigeyuki Miya, with series composition by Takeshi Konuta, character designs by Kenji Fujisaki, art direction by Masaki Mayuzumi and Toshiyuki Sakae and sound direction by Satoki Iida. [44] The 10 episode series began airing on July 7, 2013 on tvk and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Sun TV and BS11. The series has been licensed in North America by Viz Media for streaming on their online service Viz Anime, which was revealed at Anime Expo 2013 along with streaming by Neon Alley and home video release in 2014. [45] The opening theme is "ViViD" by May'n whilst the ending theme is "Bloody Holic" by Yuuka Nanri.
The manga had sold over 1.8 million copies as of March 2015. [46] Spick Mich from Spickmich reviewed the German version of Blood Lad, stating that the manga's art style occasionally reminded him of Soul Eater and that fans of action and horror would like the series. [47] Bamboo Dong from Anime News Network praised the anime adaptation, finding its humor appealing as well as the portrayal of the main character Staz. [48]
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Blood Lad | |
![]() Cover of the first manga volume featuring Staz Charlie Blood (center) and the supporting characters (background) | |
ブラッドラッド (Buraddo Raddo) | |
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Genre | Action, dark comedy, vampire [1] [2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yuuki Kodama |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Young Ace |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 4, 2009 – September 3, 2016 |
Volumes | 17 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Yasaka Kei |
Illustrated by | Kanata Yoshino |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Published | July 1, 2013 |
Volumes | 1 |
Manga | |
Bloody Brat | |
Written by | Yuuki Kodama |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Shōjo, seinen |
Original run | October 18, 2011 – July 4, 2013 |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shigeyuki Miya |
Written by | Takeshi Konuta |
Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
Studio | Brain's Base |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Saitama, tvk, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TVQ, GBS, MTV, Chiba TV, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | July 7, 2013 – September 8, 2013 |
Episodes | 10 + OVA |
Blood Lad (ブラッドラッド, Buraddo Raddo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuuki Kodama and serialized in Young Ace. It follows Staz, a vampire from the surreal Demon World, who meets Fuyumi Yanagi, an ordinary Japanese high school girl who accidentally wanders into the Demon World through a portal. Shortly after their meeting Fuyumi is killed by a carnivorous plant and turned into a ghost, causing Staz to take responsibility and pledge to help bring her back to life. An anime adaptation aired between July and September 2013.
In North America, the manga has been licensed for an English language release by Yen Press. The anime series has been licensed by Viz Media for streaming on their website VizAnime and home video distribution in 2014. Neon Alley also acquired the series for streaming on their web service.
Staz is a powerful vampire boss of a territory in the Demon World. Unlike his vampire ancestors, he prefers not to prey on humans, and would rather indulge in their Japanese otaku lifestyle of reading manga, watching anime, and playing video games. One day, he becomes excited when Fuyumi Yanagi, an ordinary Japanese high school girl, accidentally wanders into the Demon World through a portal. The two's first meeting is cut short by the attack of a demon who challenges his territory. When Staz goes to stop the demon, Fuyumi is killed by a carnivorous plant and turned into a ghost. Staz takes responsibility and pledges to help bring her back to life. When they take the portal, they learn that Fuyumi needs to drink Staz's blood in order to not fade away. They meet Hydra Bell, a treasure hunter who reveals her ability to open and close the portal was stolen, and that in order to restore Fuyumi they need the Book of Resurrection.
After challenging his friend Wolf, who is the boss of Demon World West, he learns that Bell has the Book, but that Staz needs to get his big brother Braz to interpret it for him. Braz agrees to interpret the book provided that Staz stops Papradon Akim, a creature who tears his fallen enemies apart and uses their body parts to improve himself and his abilities. Meanwhile, Wolf and scientist Franken Stein (who created Akim) try to find a substitute to keep Fuyumi from fading. After Wolf fights Akim and Staz defeats Akim, Braz recruits Franken Stein to secretly work on another creature.
Fuyumi is taken by Bell's brother Knell and delivered to their mother Neyn, who reveals that she is the fusion of the mother of Bell and the mother of Fuyumi, making the two girls sisters. Neyn asks Staz whether he is going to care for Fuyumi, which Staz agrees, so she releases him, only to later send a team of assassins called Team Fearless to hunt down Staz. Meanwhile, the Demon World Acropolis police officers Beros and Goyle arrest Braz for conspiring to overthrow the king of the demon world, Wolf Daddy. Braz escapes but agrees to deliver to Wolf Daddy a challenger to the throne. He places Akim's heart in the body of his late father and former king Richarz and revives him. However Richarz is no mood to fight Wolf Daddy.
Braz and Staz learn that Richarz and Wolf Daddy had sealed up the essence of the demon king Herrschaft Grimm behind a door, but that it is too powerful. Akim manages to revive and recover his heart, killing Richarz and then absorbing Grimm's essence to become the new king of the Demon World. Wolf Daddy and the gang are forced to escape, while Braz stays on as a servant to Akim. Staz and Wolf want to take the throne back from Akim, so they start training under one of Wolf Daddy's old friends White Step. Akim creates a team of minions to harvest more body parts to grow stronger. To minimize this expansion, Wolf Daddy offers to Akim to fight a group of demons on the black list, a list of criminals who were so powerful they were hidden away and their existence erased from record. Akim agrees, and Wolf Daddy arranges for the blacklisted demons to come and train themselves.
The Dimensional Highway is one of the seven wonders of the demon world. It is described as a labyrinth of countless doors. Ch. 21
The manga was written and drawn by Yuuki Kodama and serialized in Young Ace from September 4, 2009 [12] to September 3, 2016 and compiled in 17 volumes. The series was later licensed for distribution in English by Yen Press, [13] alongside its spinoff Bloody Brat. [14] and released as an omnibus edition where each volume contains two of the Japanese volumes of the series, except for the final omnibus edition (volume 9) which contains the final manga volume.
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | April 28, 2010 [15] | 978-4-04-715433-9 | December 11, 2012 [16] | 978-0-31-6228954- | |
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Staz, a powerful vampire boss of a territory in Demon World East, is elated when he meets Fuyumi Yanagi, a Japanese human girl who had wandered into the Demon World. Instead of drinking her blood, he talks to her about his love for Japanese cultural media. After being called to beat down a challenger to his territory, he returns to find that Fuyumi had been killed, leaving only her soul behind as a ghost and some of her bones, Staz pledges to help restore her body. They discover that Fuyumi entered the world through a portal called the Black Curtain. When they visit the human world and Fuyumi's school, Fuyumi discovers she cannot stay there for long because she will fade away. They meet the curtain's owner, Hydrabell, who tells Staz he must overcome a challenge nearby, where he ends up fighting an oni demon shopkeeper to acquire a set of ogre panties. Bell tells them that a thief had taken away her ability to close the portal, and also that in order to restore Fuyumi, they need to find the Book of Human Resurrection. Staz, Fuyumi, and a demon animal Mamejirou board a transport to head to Demon World West where they are to meet up with Wolf, the boss of most of that territory. | |||||
2 | July 31, 2010 [17] | 978-4-04-715433-9 | December 11, 2012 [16] | 978-0-31-622895-4 | |
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Staz asks Wolf to help him find the Book of Human Resurrection, but they have a competition first, where, if Staz loses, he would have to give up Fuyumi. Hoping to have a bowling match, Staz is surprised to find the competition will be a boxing match, which favors Wolf and his close-combat abilities. Staz and Wolf's fight is fairly even though, as Staz devises a plan where he saps Wolf's energy. However, Bell interrupts the fight, declaring it a draw, and reveals to them that she has the book. Staz and Wolf are unable to make sense of the book as it is encrypted. Staz heads to the Demon World Acropolis to seek an audience with his brother Braz, the author of the book, but is intercepted by his sister Liz, who imprisons him. In order to escape, Staz would have to beat some powerful zombie guards. When Fuyumi starts fading away in the Demon World, Wolf takes her to the scientist Franken Stein who reveals that she is no ordinary demon. | |||||
3 | February 2, 2011 [18] | 978-4-04-715621-0 | March 26, 2013 [19] | 978-0316228985 | |
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Braz arrives at Liz's prison and easily figures out that Liz has been holding Staz. Franken Stein tells Wolf he will save Fuyumi on the condition that Wolf stop Papradon Akim, a demon who has been wreaking havoc in the Demon World by collecting body parts and stitching them to himself to improve his abilities. Braz offers to decode the book of human resurrection for Staz on the condition that he defeat Akim. He releases Staz's power restraints. Wolf fights Akim, transforming for a brief time. Staz arrives and fights Akim using a move from his favorite superhero. | |||||
4 | June 2, 2011 [20] | 978-4-04-715714-9 | March 26, 2013 [19] | 978-0-31-622898-5 | |
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With his freed powers, Staz easily defeats Akim, and uses his special finishing move to destroy him, after which Wolf briefly challenges Staz to see if he is even a match for Staz anymore. Bell steals parts of Akim before Staz uses his move, and gives them to Franken, however, Braz and Liz arrive to arrest Franken. Braz restores Fuyumi so that she can rely on Staz's blood to sustain herself again. Braz extracts a sample of Fuyumi's essence and agrees to work on her resurrection, while secretly coveting Staz's blood that was mixed in. Liz stays around to keep an eye on Staz, and learns a little of Staz's otaku lifestyle. But when Fuyumi is abducted, Staz has Liz return to the Acropolis to find out what Braz is really up to. Meanwhile, Franken learns that Braz was the one who gave him the body of Akim, and he is offered a job to work on upgrading Akim in the prison which is Braz's secret lab. | |||||
5 | December 1, 2011 [21] | 978-4-04-120015-5 | May 28, 2013 [22] | 978-0-31-625092-4 | |
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Staz and the gang split up to look for Fuyumi. Staz learns that the abductor is a transporter called Knell, who plans to bring Fuyumi to his mother Neyn. When Fuyumi is able to signal where she is, Staz and Bell arrive, but Bell sides with Knell who is her brother, challenging Staz to a fight. While teleporting, Bell accidentally leaves her panties and her backpack on the floor. She tries to trick Staz into thinking she needs the panties, but gives up the fight when Staz discovers her diary. She then brings him to her family. Fuyumi meets Neyn and receives a big hug. Meanwhile, Officer Beros puts a choker on Braz to restrict his magic, and escorts him to meet Wolf Daddy, the king of the demon world. Braz tells Wolf Daddy that he plans to dethrone him, but that Braz will not be the one that replaces him as king. | |||||
6 | May 31, 2012 [23] | 978-4-04-120285-2 | May 28, 2013 [22] | 978-0-31-625092-4 | |
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Wolf Daddy tells Braz that he has three days to deliver the person who would try to replace the King, Braz tricks Beros into releasing the choker on him, knocks her out and escapes. Thinking that Beros was killed, Captain Goyle pursues Braz through Acropolis and they fight until Braz assures Goyle that Beros is alive, but that he could kill her easily with one of his special abilities. Braz explains that Wolf Daddy had killed the previous king who was Braz's father. Liz arrives to fight Goyle but when Braz transports them out he only ends up with Liz'a ax. Meanwhile, Neyn reveals that when she had met her doppelgänger counterpart on Earth (Fuyumi's mother) years ago, she merged with her, making Fuyumi and Bell sisters. Staz meets Bell's father, Heads Hydra, who asks Staz what he plans to do with Fuyumi if she becomes a human again, now that he knows her connection to the demon world. Heads has Staz promise two conditions on being with Fuyumi: to ask her permission whenever he wants to take her anywhere and to ask her permission whenever he wants to drink her blood. After Staz agrees to it, he releases Staz and Bell, but Neyn unleashes a group of assassins called Team Fearless to hunt down Staz. | |||||
7 | August 31, 2012 [24] | 978-4-04-120412-2 | February 18, 2014 [25] | 978-0-31-636905-3 | |
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As Staz and Fuyumi leave the Dimensional Highway, Shamkid of Team Fearless spies on them as a cat. He and the team then attack Staz and kidnap Fuyumi, but Staz is able to fight back and defeat the team. They get a ride to the area bordering Acropolis where Staz is able to beat the border guard. Meanwhile, Bell helps Wolf find his mother Katy, who is living on Earth. Katy refuses to return to the demon world, but agrees to train Wolf on his powers. | |||||
8 | April 2, 2013 [26] | 978-4-04-120700-0 | February 18, 2014 [25] | 978-0-31-636905-3 | |
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Beros and Goyle are looking after Liz, when they get notice that there are some intruders who have breached the Acropolis border. Staz and Fuyumi sneak into the labyrinth-like Acropolis Caves shopping district but encounter Beros, who is able to stop them. Liz takes Fuyumi into Acropolis, but Staz's body tumbles out of the cart and he is left with Beros and Goyle. Meanwhile, Braz has resurrected his father Richarz using Akim's heart. Braz and Richarz meet Liz and Fuyumi, and with preparations in place, Braz goes out to Beros and Goyle and they take Braz and Staz to Acropolis. Heads takes Richarz to meet Wolf Daddy who is ready to fight Richarz to defend his throne. | |||||
9 | September 2, 2013 [27] | 978-4-04-120733-8 | July 22, 2014 [28] | 978-0-31-637672-3 | |
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Richarz and Wolf Daddy test each other's strengths and then, realizing they are as powerful as they have always been, decide not to fight each other for the throne after all. Richardz stabs Braz and Staz in their hearts with an artifact that sends them to a near-death dimension. Braz and Staz learn that the imbalance of demon essence and human essence has resulted in the old king Herrschaft Grimm having too much power, and that Grimm was kept behind a door for ten years. Akim takes control of his body and grabs the heart that was in Richarz's. Wolf tries to fight Akim with his newly realized powers that Katy trained him, but Akim then absorbs Grimm's power and destroys the door. | |||||
10 | December 28, 2013 [29] | 978-4-04-120945-5 | July 22, 2014 [28] | 978-0-31-637672-3 | |
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With Braz's help, Akim declares himself king of the Demon World. Wolf Daddy, Heads, and Neyn think the demons now view Akim as a villain instead of a king. Wolf Daddy leaves it to their younger generation to figure out how to depose Akim. Staz suggests reading through his manga collection from the human world, as those things the humans think are fantasy are based on memories and experiences from the demon world, and the tropes listed there could have strategies to defeat Akim. Beros gets an idea of looking for an artifact, while Wolf thinks the gang needs more training. Bell is worried that Fuyumi is spending so much intimate time with Staz that she gets depressed. Neyn has Team Fearless keep tabs on Akim. Meanwhile, Akim gathers parts from all would-be challengers to become even stronger, and Braz develops an instrument that quantifies Akim's power, bringing in Frank N. Stein for further research. Akim creates demon girls Kelly and Burgundy to gather parts. | |||||
11 | May 2, 2014 [30] | 978-4-04-121115-1 | May 19, 2015 [31] | 978-0-31-634206-3 | |
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Beros and Goyle go in search of the legendary bass guitar artifact. Staz and Wolf travel to Demon World North, bringing Fuyumi, Liz, and Knell who hang inside Knell's portal space. They find that Demon World North has been ravaged by Burgundy, who has been competing with Kelly to find the best parts for Akim. Burgundy wants Fuyumi's breasts, but Staz grabs Fuyumi and hides in Knell's portal space. An old man arrives and causes the two demon girls to retreat. The man is White Step, an old colleague of Wolf Daddy, who is actually a human with incredible dodging skills. He agrees to train Wolf and Staz. Meanwhile, Team Fearless work as part of Akim's elite guard, acting as servants and cooks. Bell is still sulking over her inability to win Staz's affection, so Katy gives her some romance advice. Wolf Daddy prepares to offer Akim a blacklist of some of the most powerful demons so that Akim won't destroy the entire Demon World. | |||||
12 | November 4, 2014 [32] | 978-4-04-101675-6 | May 19, 2015 [31] | 978-0-31-634206-3 | |
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Wolf Daddy offers to deliver the blacklist demons to Akim on the condition that Akim stop his hunting. Akim agrees to a cease fire for three weeks. Staz and Wolf train with Pati. Akim and the two demon girls blast out a battlefield area in Demon World North. Burgundy finds Pati and White Step, but does not attack them because of the cease fire. Bell takes over for White Step in training Staz and Wolf, and having them dodge attacks from Liz who is wearing a tengu mask. She later proposes a game where Staz has to unmask Bell before he gets hit ten times, but when Staz is about to win the challenge, Liz teleports him to a secluded area and confesses to him that she likes him. Akim creates another demon called Amber to go against Kelly. | |||||
13 | March 4, 2015 [33] | 978-4-04-101676-3 | February 23, 2016 [34] | 978-0-31-626912-4 | |
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Bell tells Staz again that she likes him in a romantic way, but realizes that it is because she likes how passionate he is about protecting Fuyumi. Jack and Doji continue sparring in prepare for their fights against Akim and his minions. After being able to successfully dodge White Step's hired killer trainer, Bell has Staz and Wolf proceed to their original destination in Demon World North, climbing a hiking trail in weighted uniforms. In the next challenge involving hunting for ingredients for a meal, Staz and Fuyumi are surprised by a giant boar, but are too fatigued to fight it. Meanwhile, Pati tries to show Kelly how friendship is better than killing, although White Step has his reservations. Braz and Team Fearless get a sample of Akim's hair so they can analyze it for weakness and look for ways to administer a poison. Beros and Goyle acquire the legendary guitar artifact, but is underwhelmed by its ability. | |||||
14 | August 4, 2015 [35] | 978-4-04-103327-2 | February 23, 2016 [34] | 978-0-31-626912-4 | |
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Shamkid analyzes Akim's hairs and finds more of Grimm's presence. Braz tells Akim his results, but realizes that Akim has already lost his identity to Grimm, who dares him to make a poison for him to drink anyway. Neyn has a talk with the blacklisted trio and they start functioning more with a purpose. Staz and the gang do one more challenge to head to the destination at Demon World North in their weighted uniforms, only to find it is White Step's second home and that White Step has been staying there with Pati and Burgundy. White Step lets Burgundy fight Staz and Wolf, but Pati pulls Burgundy away. The day of the big fight, Braz gives Akim his own blood as the poison. | |||||
15 | December 29, 2015 [36] | 978-4-04-103328-9 | March 21, 2017 [37] | 978-0-31-646922-7 | |
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16 | July 4, 2016 [38] | 978-4-04-104423-0 | March 21, 2017 [37] | 978-0-31-646922-7 | |
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17 | December 31, 2016 [39] | 978-4-04-104424-7 | August 22, 2017 [37] | 978-0-31-647392-7 | |
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2 | July 2, 2013 [42] | 978-4-04-120772-7 | October 28, 2014 [43] | 978-0-31-629488-1 |
The anime is produced by Brain's Base and directed by Shigeyuki Miya, with series composition by Takeshi Konuta, character designs by Kenji Fujisaki, art direction by Masaki Mayuzumi and Toshiyuki Sakae and sound direction by Satoki Iida. [44] The 10 episode series began airing on July 7, 2013 on tvk and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Sun TV and BS11. The series has been licensed in North America by Viz Media for streaming on their online service Viz Anime, which was revealed at Anime Expo 2013 along with streaming by Neon Alley and home video release in 2014. [45] The opening theme is "ViViD" by May'n whilst the ending theme is "Bloody Holic" by Yuuka Nanri.
The manga had sold over 1.8 million copies as of March 2015. [46] Spick Mich from Spickmich reviewed the German version of Blood Lad, stating that the manga's art style occasionally reminded him of Soul Eater and that fans of action and horror would like the series. [47] Bamboo Dong from Anime News Network praised the anime adaptation, finding its humor appealing as well as the portrayal of the main character Staz. [48]
Yuuki Kodama's vampire-themed action comedy manga series Blood Lad.
The Blood Lad dark comedy anime adapts Yūki Kodama's manga
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