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Format
TV
Episodes
13
Episode Duration
24 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Spring 2014
Aired
2014-04-08 to 2014-07-01
Source
Light novel
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres
Action
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Studios
Kinema Citrus
Orange
Producers
Geneon Universal Entertainment
AT-X
Showgate
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Licensors
Sentai Filmworks
Black Bullet (ブラック・ブレット BLACK BULLET [黒の銃弾])
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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]