“Post-Gastrea apocalypse: Rentaro and super-powered girl Enju battle monsters within walled Tokyo as Promoter-Initiator duo.”
Black Bullet
ブラック・ブレット BLACK BULLET [黒の銃弾]
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Synopsis
Post-Gastrea apocalypse: Rentaro and super-powered girl Enju battle monsters within walled Tokyo as Promoter-Initiator duo.
In the year 2021, a parasitic virus known as "Gastrea" infects humans and turns them into monsters. What is left of mankind now lives within the Monolith walls, walls that are made of Varanium, the only material that can hurt Gastrea. To counter the threat that the Gastrea pose, "Cursed Children"—female children whose bodies contain trace amounts of the virus which grant them superhuman abilities—officially called Initiators by the Tendo Civil Security, are given partners called Promoters, people who work to guide and protect the young Initiators. These teams of two are sent out on missions to fight the monsters created by the Gastrea virus and keep them at bay. Black Bullet revolves around the team of Enju Aihara, an Initiator, and Satomi Rentaro, a Promoter, as they go on missions to fight the growing threat of Gastrea in their hometown of Tokyo.
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Derived from 199 sampled reviews
What 199 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.5
↓ 2.48
Running avg · May 2014 → Aug 2025
- 8 “This anime delivers high action and heartfelt fun with wonderful characters, good art, and a well-done story. The sound is absolutely terrible and laughable at times, though it has its good moments...”
- 8 “This is an anime I'd call my gateway into watching anime so my opinion will be quite biased. it has a decent level of quality comedy and action and when it gets serious on issues ongoing within its...”
- 9 “Black Bullet delivers exactly the dark, depressing loli tragedy I craved, pairing kick-ass action with relentless heartbreak as lovable girls keep dying. Enju’s clingy, teary-eyed presence every...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2014
Kinema Citrus.Geneon Universal Entertainment · AT-X
- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jul 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8301 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Universal Entertainment Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Showgate Producer
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor