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BLOOD-C

TV·2011–2011·1 season, 12 episodes·CBC·Action & Adventure, Animation, Mystery·24m·7.9

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Saya Kisaragi is an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles grow more desperate and more people she cares for fall victim to the Elder Bairns, Saya begins finding faults in her reality, and eventually uncovers a disturbing truth about herself, the town and her surviving friends.

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  1. 01BLOOD-C S01E01Ama TsukaseS01E01 · 5.8Saya begins her morning meditating on a light that continues to escape her grasp. Her trance is broken by her father reminding her to hurry up if she wants to eat breakfast before school. At school she converses with her friends before having to head home early to their disappointment. At home her father hands her a katana and tells her to slay the Elder Bairn.
  2. 02BLOOD-C S01E02It's for Thy SakeS01E02 · 5.8Saya keeps spending her days happily at school while hiding her duties as a hunter of Furukimono from her classmates. Itsuki Tomofusa, the class president, does his best to have Saya respond to his feelings without success, while she shows concern for Shinichirō Tokizane, another classmate who rarely speaks to her, but usually watches her from afar.
  3. 03BLOOD-C S01E03As for ManS01E03 · 5.8Saya learns that the bakery owner is missing and soon finds that a Furukimono is behind his disappearance. She fails to save his life, but manages to slay the creature, who speaks to Saya about a "Conevant" before passing away.

Castfull cast & details

Nana MizukiNana MizukiSaya Kisaragi (voice)Kenji NojimaKenji NojimaFumito Nanahara (voice)Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraTadayoshi Kisaragi (voice)Masumi AsanoMasumi AsanoYūka Amino (voice)Misato FukuenMisato FukuenNene Motoe / Nono Motoe (voice)Atsushi AbeAtsushi AbeItsuki Tomofusa (voice)Tatsuhisa SuzukiTatsuhisa SuzukiShinichirō Tokizane (voice)Miho MiyagawaMiho MiyagawaKanako Tsutsutori (voice)

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2011Aired 5.1Season avg
  1. S01E01BLOOD-C S01E01Season's bestAma TsukaseJuly 1, 2011 5.8Saya begins her morning meditating on a light that continues to escape her grasp. Her trance is broken by her father reminding her to hurry
  2. S01E02BLOOD-C S01E02It's for Thy SakeJuly 15, 2011 5.8Saya keeps spending her days happily at school while hiding her duties as a hunter of Furukimono from her classmates. Itsuki Tomofusa, the c
  3. S01E03BLOOD-C S01E03As for ManJuly 22, 2011 5.8Saya learns that the bakery owner is missing and soon finds that a Furukimono is behind his disappearance. She fails to save his life, but m
  4. S01E04BLOOD-C S01E04That Has Made Me SadJuly 29, 2011 5.7Saya learns that the bakery owner is missing and soon finds that a Furukimono is behind his disappearance. She fails to save his life, but m
  5. S01E05BLOOD-C S01E05Meeting in the WayAugust 5, 2011 5.7Saya starts to have headaches related to visions, which eventually tire her. Her father sends her on a mission to kill a powerful Furukimono
  6. S01E06BLOOD-C S01E06Dashed by Fierce WindsAugust 18, 2011 4.5Saya quickly searches for her sword but does not save Nene in time. After taking a day off to rest, Saya returns the next day only to find t
  7. S01E07BLOOD-C S01E07As Pitiless as the StormAugust 26, 2011 4.5As Saya laments not being able to save Nene and Nono, she has trouble remembering who she made a promise to protect everyone to. She later e
  8. S01E08BLOOD-C S01E08Within the WorldSeptember 1, 2011 2.8Shinichirō gets Saya to tell her about the Furukimonos, offering to be her confidant. As Saya returns home, she finds Tadoyoshi collapsed on
  9. S01E09BLOOD-C S01E09Against my WishSeptember 8, 2011 4.5Saya struggles to keep the Furukimono from killing more students as she becomes tormented with flashbacks. Although she eventually manages t
  10. S01E10BLOOD-C S01E10As Soon as the Wind BlowsSeptember 16, 2011 4.5As Saya wonders why she doesn't know her mother's name or appearance, she is attacked by a Furukimono, who kills Shinichirō when he returns
  11. S01E11BLOOD-C S01E11Whom Then Are There NowSeptember 23, 2011 5.7Kanako, Nene and Nono, along with Shinichirō who also appears, reveal themselves to be part of a 'main cast', playing roles for the purpose
  12. S01E12BLOOD-C S01E12For Some Men I GrieveSeptember 30, 2011 5.7Saya finally remembers that, having been captured by Fumito, she had her memories altered and was put on a stage to feed on Furukimonos as a

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