Marvel Anime: Blade (TV Series)

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Marvel Anime: Blade

Beginning date	July 1, 2011
End date	September 16, 2011
Number of Episodes	12
Original Channel	Animax (Japan) G4 (United States)
Previous Series	Marvel Anime: X-Men
Next Series	Ultimate Spider-Man

Marvel Anime: Blade is the final series in the Marvel Anime Universe after Marvel Anime: Iron Man, Marvel Anime: Wolverine, and Marvel Anime: X-Men. It is the first animated series to focus on the character Blade.

Story

Boy, is that all you got?

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Cast

Japanese Voice	English Voice	Character
Akio Ohtsuka	Harold Perrineau	Blade
Maaya Sakamoto	Kim Mai Guest	Makoto
Tsutomu Isobe	Jean-Benoît Blanc	Deacon Frost
Osamu Saka	Troy Baker	Noah Van Helsing
Rikiya Koyama	Milo Ventimiglia	Wolverine
Masato Hagiwara	Steven Blum	Kikyo Mikage
Hiroyuki Yoshino	Grant George	Radu
Tetsu Shiratori	Michael Sinterniklaas	Tanaka
Nanaho Katsuragi	Kat Purgal	Matthes
Hisago Egawa	Kyle Hebert	Saragi

Wolverine appears in all four of the Marvel Anime series.

Crew

Animation

Animation was done by the Japanese company Madhouse. The animation is a combination of traditional animation with computer generated imagery.

Trailer

Seasons

There are twelve episodes currently ordered for the first season.

Background

Home Video

Reception

James Harvey of Marvel Animation Age felt the series was the best of the Marvel Anime titles. He felt that the creative team hit all right right notes. He enjoyed that while there were subplots throughout each episode was accessible on its own. He thought it had a better pace than the other series. He liked the different styles of vampires seen throughout and Blade's backstory. He noted that many characters told their origin the same way but didn't feel it was repetitive and only slowed the series down momentarily. He commended the animation, though it was occasionally weak. It felt it was as good as X-Men and the opposite of Wolverine. "Whether a fan of anime or Marvel Comics, this release is definitely Recommended to pick up. The madness of Blade’s world translates perfectly to the twisted stylings of anime, resulting in a visceral adventure that’s worth tagging along for!" [1]