Production I.G.’s longstanding Blood saga has been a mainstay in manga and on film and TV, save for Chris Nahon’s own less-than-stellar effort nearly a decade ago. Since then, the animated franchise has seen its own evolution despite bearing some controversy which forbade it in both Japan and even China despite positive reviews.
That legacy extends further to Blood-C: The Last Dark, as its 2015 live-action stageplay, Blood-C: The Last Mind from director Shutaro Oku who has since moved on to a live-action setting for the upcoming spin-off, Asura Girl: Blood-C from Production I.G. and all-female animation group, CLAMP. Fujisaki Junichi, whose shared credits with the entirety of the Blood franchise date back to the 2000 Playstation game, wrote the script which will expand on the principal villain, Fumito, from the 2011 Blood-C anime now in a prequel setting.
The story takes place in prewar-period Japan under the military government. The bloody battle between the tyrannical Special Higher Police VS the villagers will begin!
Aono Kaede and Miyohara Kanon (High Kick Angels) reunite with a cast of new additions and stars of the play including Matsumura Ryunosuke, Furuta Arata, Tezuka Toru, Yagami Ren and Tanaka Yoji among others for the film’s August 26 release. The most recent teaser was unveiled back in March for the film which has been hitting the pavement at Cannes in the past week, so with any luck we’ll hear more on its theatrical rollout as an official trailer nears.
Check out the teaser below!
