BlazBlue Alter Memory (?????????????, BureiBur? Arut? Memori) is a 2013 anime series which premiered in Japan on October 8, 2013. It is based on the video games BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Funimation has licensed the anime for streaming and home video release in North America.
Video BlazBlue Alter Memory
Plot
In the year 2199, humanity eagerly waits for the dawn of the new century, following the end of a series of devastating magic wars. Word spreads that Ragna the Bloodedge, an SS-class rebel with the highest ever bounty on his head and a powerful form of Ars Magus known as the "Azure Grimoire", has appeared in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi. To collect the bounty and his Azure Grimoire, a motley array of fighters converge on Kagutsuchi.
Maps BlazBlue Alter Memory
Characters
- Ragna the Bloodedge (???=?=???????, Raguna za Buraddoejji)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita, Rina Sat? (child) (Japanese); Patrick Seitz, Caitlin Glass (child) (English)
Ragna the Bloodedge is a wanted criminal with an extraordinarily large bounty on his head (well in the trillions) for attempting to destroy the Novus Orbis Librarium, and is Jin and Saya's older brother. His right arm is prosthetic and contains the powerful "Azure Grimoire", or "BlazBlue".
- Jin Kisaragi (??=????)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese); David Vincent (English)
Jin Kisaragi is a former Major and 4th Thaumaturgist Squadron Commander of the Novus Orbis Librarium, and Ragna and Saya's brother. He wields the Nox Nyctores "Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa" sword.
- Noel Vermillion (???=???????, Noeru V?mirion)/Mu-12 (???·?????, My?-Tuerubu, ?-12-, ? -No.12-)
- Voiced by: Kanako Kond? (Japanese); Cristina Valenzuela (English)
Noel Vermillion is a former lieutenant of the Novus Orbis Librarium who was assigned to return the AWOL Jin Kisaragi to his post. In reality, she's a Murakumo Unit known as Mu-12. She wields the Nox Nyctores "Arcus Diabolus: Bolverk" revolvers.
- Rachel Alucard (?????=?????, Reicheru Aruk?do)
- Voiced by: Kana Ueda (Japanese); Mela Lee (English)
Rachel Alucard is the head of the Alucard vampire clan. She is the current owner of the "Tsukuyomi Unit".
- Nago (??)
- Voiced by: Masaru Suzuki (Japanese); Ethan Murray (English)
Nago is Rachel's black transmogrifying cat that speaks and acts just as snobbishly as her. He is often seen in umbrella form but he could also morph into and be used as either a Lobelia (bat lance) cannon or a comfy chair.
- Gii (??, G?)
- Voiced by: Saeko Zogo (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English)
Gii is Rachel's stout red bat familiar. He is often burdened by Rachel's orders during teatime, or her fits wherein she has the penchant of either using him as a footrest or pinching his cheek.
- Taokaka (????)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saito (Japanese); Philece Sampler (English)
Taokaka is a respected warrior of the Kaka clan, who is attempting to apprehend Ragna the Bloodedge and use the bounty to secure a new home-land for the Kaka.
- Iron Tager (????=????, Aian Teig?, TR-0009)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nomura (Japanese); Jamieson Price (English)
Iron Tager is a Sector Seven professor who has been mechanically enhanced to perform field-work.
- Litchi Faye-Ling (???=???=??, Raichi Fei Rin)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese); Lauren Landa (English)
- Arakune (????)
- Voiced by: Takashi Hikida (Japanese); Spike Spencer (English)
- Bang Shishigami (????=??? / ??? ??, Shishigami Bangu)
- Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese); Steve Kramer (English)
- Carl Clover (???=?????, Karuru Kur?b?)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (English)
- Hakumen (????, Alternatively spelled Haku-men)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese); David Vincent (English)
Hakumen is one of the Six Heroes whom defeated the Black Beast. In truth, Hakumen is Jin's future self, whose soul was bound to the Susano'o unit after falling into the Gates of Sheol and saved by Rachel.
- Nu-13 (???·??????, Ny?-S?t?n, ?-13-, ? -No.13-)
- Voiced by: Kanako Kond? (Japanese); Cristina Valenzuela (English)
- Tsubaki Yayoi (???=???)
- Voiced by: Asami Imai (Japanese); Julie Ann Taylor (English)
Tsubaki Yayoi is Jin Kisaragi's childhood friend, Noel Vermillion, Carl Clover and Makoto Nanaya's former roommate from the Military Academy, and a major of the non-official Novus Orbis Librarium's Zero Squadron.
- Lambda-11 (???·????, Ramuda-Irebun, ?-11-, ? -No.11-)
- Voiced by: Kanako Kond? (Japanese); Cristina Valenzuela (English)
- Y?ki "Hazama" Terumi (???=???)/ Hazama (???)
- Voiced by: Y?ichi Nakamura (Japanese); Doug Erholtz (English)
Hazama is a captain of Novus Orbis Librarium's Intelligence Department. In reality, his real name is Yuki Terumi, a former member of the Six Heroes who betrayed them, and the one whom responsible for kidnapping Saya and had Jin being mind controlled by Yukianesa.
- Makoto Nanaya (???=???)
- Voiced by: Tomomi Isomura (Japanese); Cindy Robinson (English)
Makoto Nanaya is a former classmate of Tsubaki Yayoi, Carl Clover, Noel Vermillion, and Jin Kisaragi from the Military Academy. She is a squirrel beastkin.
- Valkenhayn R. Hellsing (????????=R=?????, Varukenhain ?ru Herushingu)
- Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese); Doug Stone (English)
Rachel's servant and one o the Six Heroes. He is a wolf beastkin.
- Platinum the Trinity (????=?=?????, Purachina za Toriniti)
- Voiced by: Aoi Y?ki (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
- Relius Clover (????=?????, Reriusu Kur?b?)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Travis Willingham (English)
Relius Clover is the father of Carl Clover and Ada Clover as well as the husband of Ignis.
- Kokonoe (????)
- Voiced by: Chie Mats?ra (Japanese); Julie Ann Taylor (English)
Kokonoe is a scientist at Sector Seven, and an important supporting character in the BlazBlue series. She is the daughter of Six Heroes Jubei and Nine.
- Jubei (???, J?b?)
- Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
Jubei, also known as Mitsuyoshi, is one of the Six Heroes and Ragna's master who battled the Black Beast alongside Hakumen. He is a cat beastkin.
- Linhua (????, Rinfa)
- Voiced by: Yukiko Kato (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (English)
Litchi's assistant in the clinic.
- Saya (??)
- Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese); Kate Davis (English)
Saya is the younger sister to both Jin and Ragna. She was born with a frail body, and throughout her life, she was bullied by her brother Jin. Her other brother, Ragna, was much more caring, spent much time with her. Jin grew jealous of the relationship Ragna and Saya shared, and eventually attempted to kill her, immediately after she gave Jin the Nox Nyctores, Yukianesa. She is somehow possessed by an entity known as Izanami and was kidnapped by Y?ki Terumi that day, and being given unconscious to Relius Clover under Izanami's order.
- Trinity Glassfield (?????=???????, Toriniti Gurasuf?ru)
- Voiced by: Aoi Y?ki (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
- Imperator Hades "Librarius" Izanami (?)
- Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese); Kate Davis (English)
The imperator of the NOL. She had Hazama and Relius kidnap Saya and made her into her vessel.
Episode list
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- BlazBlue Alter Memory (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Source of article : Wikipedia