List of Trinity Blood episodes
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Anime
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series, Trinity Blood
Trinity Blood
is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican, the human government,...
, is based on a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida
Sunao Yoshida
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. The first episode premiered in Japan on WOWOW
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on April 28, 2005; new episodes aired weekly until the series's conclusion on October 27, 2005. The 24 episodes were directed by Tomohiro Hirata and animated by Gonzo.
English-dubbed
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episodes of Trinity Blood premiered in Canada on July 6, 2006 on the Razer specialty channel and later began airing in the United States on September 9, 2006 as part of the Adult Swim
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block of Cartoon Network
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. Madman Entertainment
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licensed the series for its English releases in Australia and New Zealand.
For all 24 episodes of the original series, the opening theme is , performed by Buck-Tick
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with lyrics by Atsushi Sakurai
Atsushi Sakurai
is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He has been the vocalist for the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985, previously being their drummer from 1983. He was also a member of Schwein with Hisashi Imai , Sascha Konietzko and Raymond Watts ....
, and the ending theme is "Broken Wings," performed by Tomoko Tane, who also wrote its lyrics.
Episodes
| EP# | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
Japan
The series was originally released in Japan (Region 2) on August 26, 2005 and spanned twelve DVDDVD
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volumes; the final volume was released on July 28, 2006. Each volume contains two episodes on a single disk and was made available in both regular and collector's editions. The regular editions include some extras, usually trailers and a booklet. The collector's editions come in higher-end packaging and contain more extras, including deluxe booklets with character profiles and tarot cards designed by Thores Shibamoto. The first six volumes include special "secret voice" CDs in addition to the extras. The final volume's collector's edition also includes a jigsaw puzzle and postcards designed by Shibamoto.
| Volume | Date |
|---|---|
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 1 | August 26, 2005 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 2 | September 23, 2005 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 3 | October 28, 2005 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 4 | November 25, 2005 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 5 | December 23, 2005 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 6 | January 27, 2006 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 7 | February 24, 2006 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 8 | March 24, 2006 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 9 | April 28, 2006 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 10 | May 26, 2006 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 11 | June 23, 2006 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 12 | July 28, 2006 |
North America
In North America, the series was released by Funimation EntertainmentFunimation Entertainment
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to Region 1 across six DVD volumes containing four episodes each, with English and Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles. The first volume was released on September 26, 2006 and the final volume was released on April 24, 2007. Similar to the release in Japan, each volume was made available in regular and limited edition versions. The regular editions have standard keepcase covers, whereas the limited editions come in digipak
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s with slipcovers. The limited edition of each volume includes insert booklets and tarot cards that showcase original art and additional series information; the first volume's limited edition comes with a series box. Most of the volumes include cultural and historical notes as well.
On November 13, 2007, the series was released in a complete box set, which includes tarot cards and four limited edition insert booklets. Six days later, Funimation began re-releasing the individual volumes as part of its value-priced Viridian Collection. In the same year, it also released all 24 English-dubbed episodes for purchase through iTunes
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.
| Title | Regular/Limited Release | Viridian Release |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 1 | September 26, 2006 | November 20, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 2 | November 7, 2006 | November 20, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 3 | December 19, 2006 | December 18, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 4 | January 30, 2007 | December 18, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 5 | March 13, 2007 | January 8, 2008 |
| Trinity Blood, Chapter 6 | April 24, 2007 | January 8, 2008 |
| Trinity Blood Box Set | November 13, 2007 | N/A |
Australia and New Zealand
Madman EntertainmentMadman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes international films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. The company is owned by Funtastic Limited and is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia. It employs 130 people and has an annual...
released the series in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4) across six four-episode DVD volumes. The first volume, released on December 6, 2006, was also made available with a collector's box that is able to hold all six volumes. Each volume includes English and Japanese audio tracks, English subtitles, textless openings and endings, a digital gallery of the tarot cards that came with the original releases, reversible covers, and booklets. The final volume was released on July 18, 2007.
Europe
In Europe, MVM Entertainment began releasing the series to Region 2 DVD on July 2, 2007 across six four-episode volumes. The volumes have no on-disc extras but do include collectible tarot cards.| Title | Release |
|---|---|
| Trinity Blood, Volume 1 | July 2, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Volume 2 | September 3, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Volume 3 | November 5, 2007 |
| Trinity Blood, Volume 4 | January 7, 2008 |
| Trinity Blood, Volume 5 | TBA |
| Trinity Blood, Volume 6 | TBA |