List of Queen's Blade episodes

The first DVD volume of Queen's Blade: Wandering Warrior, released by Media Factory on June 25, 2009

Queen's Blade is an anime television series based on the visual combat books by Hobby Japan. Produced by ARMS, the anime is directed and composed by Kinji Yoshimoto, produced by Hiromasa Minami, Hirotaka Yoshida, Kazuaki Morijiri, Masaaki Yokota and Shinsaku Tanaka, characters by Rin Sin, and music by Masaru Yokoyama. The episodes' plot covers the events leading up to the Queen's Blade–a tournament of strength and beauty held every four years to decide who will be the next Queen, and the story focuses on Leina Vance, heiress to the count, travelling to Gainos to compete in the Queen's Blade tournament.

The first season of the anime, called Queen's Blade: Wandering Warrior (クイーンズブレイド 流浪の戦士, Kuīnzu Bureido Rurō no Senshi), premiered on AT-X on April 2, 2009 and ran twelve episodes until June 18, 2009,[1] with subsequent broadcasts on Chiba TV, Sun Television, and Tokyo MX. The show aired uncensored on AT-X, while it is heavily censored on other channels. Six DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes were released by Media Factory between June 25 and November 25, 2009,[2][3] each DVD/BD volume containing one of six OVAs called Let's Get Everyone♥Great Rampage at Gynos Academy! (みんなでちゃうよ♥ガイノス学園大暴れ!, Minna de Chau yo♥Gainos Gakuen Dai Abare!), which features the Queen's Blade fighters in a school setting. The anime is licensed in North America by Media Blasters under the English-language title Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin,[4] and released three DVD volumes between May 18 and October 26, 2010.[5][6] A DVD/BD box set of the series was later released on February 15, 2011.[7]

A second season of the anime, called Queen's Blade: Successor to the Throne (クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者, Kuīnzu Bureido Gyokuza o Tsugumono), aired on AT-X and other channels between September 24 and December 10, 2009, spanning twelve episodes as with the first season.[8] The series, also produced by ARMS, is directed by Kinji Yoshimoto, composed by Takao Yoshioka, script by Michiko Ito, Yoshioka, Taku Satō, and Toshimitsu Takeuchi, and characters by Rin-Sin. Six DVD/BD volumes were released by Media Factory between December 22, 2009 and May 25, 2010,[9][10] each containing six OVAs called Let's Show♥Great Rampage at Gynos Academy (やっぱりでちゃうよ♥ガイノス学園大暴れ!, Yappari de Chau yo♥Gainosu Gakuen Dai Abare!), a continuation from the first six OVAs. The second season is also licensed in North America by Media Blasters under the title Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye,[4] and sold two volumes (each containing six episodes) between May 24, 2011 and July 19, 2011.[11][12] A Blu-ray box set was later released on September 27, 2011.[13]

An OVA series, called Queen's Blade: Beautiful Fighters (クイーンズブレイド ～美しき闘士たち～, Kuīnzu Bureido ~Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi~), was announced on the May issue of Hobby Japan.[14] The series takes place after the Queen's Blade tournament and serves as a prologue for Queen's Blade Rebellion, and chronicles the fighters on their separate paths. Six episodes were released on DVD and Blu-ray between August 25, 2010 and February 23, 2011.[15][16]

The opening theme for the first season is "Get the Door" by Rie Ohashi, while the ending theme is "Memories and Promises" (思い出と約束, Omoide to Yakusoku) by Ayako Kawasumi, Mamiko Noto, and Aya Hirano, the voices for Leina, Tomoe, and Nanael, respectively. For the second season, the opening theme is "Empty Sky" (墜ちない空, Ochinai Sora) by ENA, while the ending theme is "buddy-body" by Rie Kugimiya, Yuko Goto, and Kanae Ito, the voices for Melona, Menace, and Airi, respectively. For the OVA, the ending theme is "Bitōshi Carnival: Taoreru Toki wa Maemuki ni" (美闘士カーニバル～たおれる時は前向きに～) by All 19 Beautiful Warriors, consisting of the entire voice cast of the series.

  1. ^ "AT-X Program Information" (in Japanese). AT-X. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ^ "クイーンズブレイド 流浪の戦士 第1巻【DVD】" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "クイーンズブレイド 流浪の戦士 第6巻【DVD】" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Media Blasters Adds Queen's Blade, Ikkitousen Great Guardians (Updated)". Anime News Network. November 5, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin, Vol. 1: A Single Step". Amazon. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Queen's Blade Wandering Warrior: Beaten Path". Amazon. 14 December 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases for February 2011". Anime News Network. January 15, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  8. ^ "Queen's Blade's 2nd Season Green-Lit". Anime News Network. June 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  9. ^ "クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者 第1巻【DVD】" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  10. ^ "クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者 第6巻【DVD】" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  11. ^ "Queens Blade 2: The Evil Eye Series Part 1". Amazon. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  12. ^ "Queens Blade 2: The Evil Eye, Part 2". Amazon. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  13. ^ "Queens Blade 2: The Evil Eye Complete Series". Amazon. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  14. ^ "Queen's Blade Utsukushiki Tōshi-tachi OVA Announced". Anime News Network. March 23, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  15. ^ "クイーンズブレイド 美しき闘士たち「信義！エリナ揺るぎなき絆」【DVD】 メイン出演：エリナ、レイナ、エキドナ、ほか" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  16. ^ "クイーンズブレイド 美しき闘士たち「堕天！逸楽のナナエル」【DVD】" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 27, 2011.