2015 Spring Anime "Bloodline" Announces Key Visual and Casting!　Koyama Klaus, Sakaguchi Leonardo, Nakai Zapp, Uchida Sonic

Broadcasting of the TV anime "Bloodline" is set to begin in April 2015. The key visual and the first part of the cast have also been announced.

Bloodline" is an anime work based on the manga serialized in JUMP SQ.19 by Yasuhiro Naito, known for "Trigun. It is a popular battle action series with unique characters belonging to the secret society "Libra" and delicate psychological drama. Toshihiro Kawamoto of "Cowboy Bebop" fame is in charge of character design, and Shinji Kimura of "Blue Exorcist the Movie" fame is in charge of art direction. Animation production will be handled by BONES.

In conjunction with the announcement of the broadcast start date, the key visuals and cast were revealed. The key visual is a group illustration of the members of the secret society Libra, with popular characters such as K.K., Steven, Chain, and Gilbert behind Klaus, Leo, and Zap. And the first round of casting has been revealed, though it is also attracting attention for its splendid cast. Klaus V. Reinherz, the leader of the Libras, will be played by Rikiya Koyama, Leonardo Watch by Daisuke Sakaguchi, Zap Renfro by Kazuya Nakai, and Sonic the sonic monkey by Yuma Uchida.

In addition, prior to the start of the broadcast, a web radio program, "TV anime 'Bloodline' technique name shout and then hit radio! will be distributed on Onsen (pre-distributed from December 4) and a stage event will be held at the SQ. booth at Jump Festa 2015, which will be held from December 20 to 21. Guests will include Yasuhiro Naito (original author), Rikiya Koyama, and Daisuke Sakaguchi on December 20 from 14:50, and Yasuhiro Naito (original author), Rikiya Koyama, Daisuke Sakaguchi, and Rie Kugimiya on December 21 from 11:20.