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Strike the Blood Final Anime's 2nd Volume Release Delayed to July 29
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Strike The Blood FINAL has been delayed one month from June 29 to July 29.
In addition, the anime franchise's official website streamed a commercial for the second volume.
Strike The Blood FINAL is the fifth and final original video anime (adapts the 22nd and final main Strike the Blood light novel volume in four episodes. The first two-episode volume shipped on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on March 30.
Megumi Han s the cast as Raadorii Ren (Romanized spelling not official), the MAR leader Shafrial Ren's younger sister.
Risa Taneda performs the ending theme song "Engagement ~Yakusoku~" as her character Yukina Himeragi.
The new OVA features returning cast and staff, including director CONNECT.
The main story of Mikumo's Strike the Blood novel series ended in the 22nd compiled book volume in August 2020.
The novels debuted in 2011 with Manyako's illustrations. The school action fantasy story of Strike the Blood begins with Kojō Akatsuki, a boy deemed the "fourth progenitor" — the world's most powerful vampire, once thought to only exist in legend and lore. In the Itogamijima special zone for demons, a girl named Yukina Himeragi is entrusted with watching over the vampire and if needed, hunting him down.
Mikumo's original novel series streaming the first two OVAs, and it will also stream the third OVA.
total of 10 episodes. The season covered up to volume 17 of Mikumo's original series, as well as the end of the "Holy War" (Seisen) arc.
The delayed from June 2020 to July 2020 due to the pandemic. The remaining four volumes (each with two episodes) shipped in October 2020, December 2020, March 2021, and June 2021.
The Strike The Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen (Disappearing Holy Lance Arc) special OVA shipped in January 2020, and was the first in the franchise to tell an original story episode not in Mikumo's novels.
Thanks to BigOnAnime for the news tip.
Sources: Strike the Blood anime's Twitter and website
