Blue Reflection Ray | |
BLUE REFLECTIONRAY/澪 | |
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Created by | Koei Tecmo Games |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Risako Yoshida |
Produced by | Shūichi Takashino Hiroyuki Aoi |
Written by |
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Music by | Daisuke Shinoda |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll
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Original network | JNN (MBS, TBS, BS-TBS) |
Original run | April 10, 2021 – September 25, 2021 |
Episodes | 24 |
Blue Reflection Ray is an anime television series that is a spin-off of the 2017 video game, Blue Reflection ,serves as a prelude to the 2021 game, Blue Reflection:Second Light and features a new cast of characters. It aired from April to September 2021.
On February 12,2021,an anime television series spin-off of the video game Blue Reflection by J.C.Staff named Blue Reflection Ray was announced. The series is directed by Risako Yoshida,with Akiko Waba writing and overseeing scripts,Koichi Kikuta adapting Mel Kishida's original character designs for animation,and Daisuke Shinoda composing the series' music. The series aired from April 10 to September 25,2021,on the Animeism programming block on MBS,TBS,and BS-TBS. [1] [6] [lower-alpha 1] EXiNA performed the series' opening theme song,"DiViNE",while ACCAMER performed the series' ending theme song "Saishin". [7] Eir Aoi performed the series' second opening theme song,"Atokku",while ACCAMER performed the series' second ending theme song "fluoresce". [5] [8] Funimation (now Crunchyroll,LLC) licensed the series outside of Asia. [9] Mighty Media has licensed the series in Southeast Asian territories. [10] The series ran for two consecutive cours (seasons). [11]
On June 15,2021,a Blu-ray release of the series was canceled due to "various reasons." [12] On May 26,2022,Crunchyroll announced that they would begin streaming the series on June 7,along with an English dub. [2]
No. | Title [13] [14] | Directed by [13] | Written by [13] | Storyboarded by [13] | Original air date [15] | |
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1 | "The Undying Light" Transliteration:"Kienai Hikari" (Japanese:消えない光) | Nana Harada | Akiko Waba | Risako Yoshida | April 10, 2021 | |
2 | "Without a Single Friend" Transliteration:"Tomo,Hitori mo Naku" (Japanese:友、一人もなく) | Chihiro Kumano | Akiko Waba | Kunihisa Sugishima | April 17, 2021 [lower-alpha 2] | |
3 | "Hiding Your True Feelings" Transliteration:"Honshin Kakushite" (Japanese:本心隠して) | Miyuki Ishida KōzōKaihō | Akiko Waba | Tōru Yoshida | April 24, 2021 | |
4 | "Asking for the Impossible" Transliteration:"Nai Mono Nedari" (Japanese:ないものねだり) | Yasuo Iwamoto | Akiko Waba | Hiroshi Kawashima | May 1, 2021 | |
5 | "I Can't See Anything" Transliteration:"Nani mo Mienai Watashi" (Japanese:何もみえないわたし) | Akira Tanaka | Akiko Waba | Sayaka Morikawa | May 8, 2021 | |
6 | "The Girl With Briars Surrounding Her Heart" Transliteration:"Kokoro ni Ibara o Motsu Shōjo" (Japanese:心に茨を持つ少女) | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Seishi Minakami | Kunihisa Sugishima | May 15, 2021 | |
7 | "Please,Just Let Me Have What I Want" Transliteration:"Onegai da Kara Hoshii Mono o Te ni Iresasete" (Japanese:お願いだから欲しいものを手に入れさせて) | Makoto Sokuza | Seishi Minakami | Kōichi Takada | May 22, 2021 | |
8 | "Panic" Transliteration:"Panikku" (Japanese:パニック) | Miyuki Ishida | Akiko Waba | Iku Suzuki | May 29, 2021 | |
9 | "What She Said" Transliteration:"Kanojo no Itta Koto" (Japanese:彼女の言ったこと) | Akira Tanaka | Yukie Sugawara | Hiroshi Kawashima | June 5, 2021 | |
10 | "The Beautiful Girls Digging a Grave" Transliteration:"Haka o Horu Utsukushii Musume-tachi" (Japanese:墓を掘る美しい娘たち) | Chihiro Kumano | Seishi Minakami | Kurio Miyaura | June 12, 2021 | |
11 | "Tell Me I'm Guilty" Transliteration:"Watashi ni Yūzai Senkoku o" (Japanese:わたしに有罪宣告を) | Miyuki Ishida | Akiko Waba | Kunihisa Sugishima | June 19, 2021 | |
12 | "Greatest Depths" Transliteration:"Saishin" (Japanese:最深) | Akira Tanaka | Akiko Waba | Tōru Yoshida | June 26, 2021 | |
Special | "Special Edition" Transliteration:"Tokubetsu-hen" (Japanese:特別編) | Nao Sakamoto | Nao Sakamoto | Nao Sakamoto | July 3, 2021 | |
A recap of the first 12 episodes of the series. | ||||||
13 | "Some Girls" Transliteration:"Samu Gāruzu" (Japanese:サム・ガールズ) | Yūki Morita | Akiko Waba | Sayaka Morikawa | July 10, 2021 [lower-alpha 2] | |
14 | "The Witness Who Lost Her Words" Transliteration:"Kotoba o Nakushita Mokugekisha" (Japanese:言葉をなくした目撃者) | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Seishi Minakami | Katsumi Terahigashi | July 17, 2021 | |
15 | "Getting Along" Transliteration:"Nakayoku Tsurunde" (Japanese:仲良くつるんで) | Kōhei Hatano | Akiko Waba | Kōhei Hatano Takaaki Ishiyama | July 24, 2021 [lower-alpha 3] | |
16 | "Rubber Ring" Transliteration:"RabāRingu" (Japanese:ラバー・リング) | Yūsuke Onoda | Akiko Waba | Sayaka Morikawa | July 31, 2021 [lower-alpha 4] | |
17 | "Angel Angel" Transliteration:"Enjeru Enjeru" (Japanese:エンジェル・エンジェル) | Fumihiro Ueno | Seishi Minakami | Katsumi Terahigashi | August 7, 2021 [lower-alpha 3] | |
18 | "Cemetery Gate" Transliteration:"SemetarīGēto" (Japanese:セメタリー・ゲート) | Akira Tanaka | Seishi Minakami | Takaaki Ishiyama | August 14, 2021 | |
19 | "Found You,Found You,I Found You" Transliteration:"Mitsuketa,Mitsuketa,Mitsuketa yo" (Japanese:見つけた、見つけた、見つけたよ) | Yūki Morita | Akiko Waba | Katsumi Terahigashi | August 21, 2021 | |
20 | "Guillotine Margaret" Transliteration:"Girochin no Māgaretto" (Japanese:ギロチンのマーガレット) | Yūya Horiuchi | Akiko Waba | Tōru Yoshida | August 28, 2021 [lower-alpha 5] | |
21 | "I Still Haven't Mastered Anything" Transliteration:"Mada Nani mo Mono ni Shite Inai yo" (Japanese:まだ何もものにしていないよ) | Takaaki Ishiyama | Akiko Waba | Kōhei Hatano Takaaki Ishiyama | September 4, 2021 [lower-alpha 5] | |
22 | "Deaths Side by Side" Transliteration:"Tonari Awase no Shi" (Japanese:となりあわせの死) | Toshikatsu Tokoro | Seishi Minakami | Sayaka Morikawa | September 11, 2021 | |
23 | "You Now Have Everything" Transliteration:"Subete o Te ni Shita Kimi" (Japanese:すべてを手にしたきみ) | Yūsuke Onoda | Seishi Minakami | Takaaki Ishiyama | September 18, 2021 | |
24 | "Blue Reflection" Transliteration:"BurūRifurekushon" (Japanese:ブルー・リフレクション) | Akira Tanaka | Akiko Waba | Risako Yoshida Tōru Yoshida | September 25, 2021 |
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