The Blood Blockade Battlefront manga is written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It originally started in 2008 as a one-shot chapter called Kekkai Sensō, which only featured very few members of the final cast and had a much different tone, with more emphasis on it being a vampire hunting story in a contemporary city. The publication originally began on January 5, 2009, in the Jump Square magazine with the title Kekkai Sensen − Mafūgai Kessha (血界戦線 -魔封街結社-) where it ran until March 4, 2009, followed by another one-shot in October of the same year in Jump SQ-M magazine.[1] The plot revolves around a young photographer named Leonardo Watch, who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident, Leonardo moves to the city of Hellsalem's Lot to join an organization known as Libra to fight several monsters as well as terrorists.
In May 2010 the manga switched to Jump SQ19 magazine for serial publication. Jump SQ19 magazine ceased publication on February 19, 2015.[2] The first tankōbon volume was released on January 4, 2010;[3] ten volumes have been released as of April 3, 2015.[4] In 2010, the series was licensed for an English release by Dark Horse Comics.[5]
A direct sequel, Blood Blockade Battlefront: Back 2 Back, started in Jump SQ Crown magazine on July 17, 2015.[6] In 2018, the series was transferred to Jump SQ Rise.[7] The series finished on April 28, 2022.[8] Shueisha collected its chapters in ten volumes, released from January 4, 2016,[9] to August 4, 2022.[10]
A third series Blood Blockade Battlefront: Beat 3 Peat began publishing on October 26, 2022.[11] The first tankōbon volume was released on July 4, 2023.[12] As of April 4, 2024, two volumes have been released.[13]
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^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 30, 2022). "Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back Manga Ends in Next Chapter". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^内藤泰弘「血界戦線」2ndシーズン1巻発売、サイン入り複製原画も当たる. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^「血界戦線」2ndシーズン最終巻発売、3rdシーズン「Beat 3 Peat」は10月開始 ["Blood Blockade Battlefront" 2nd season final volume released, 3rd season "Beat 3 Peat" starts in October]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 4, 2022. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^内藤泰弘「血界戦線」サードシーズン「Beat 3 Peat」、SQ.RISEで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 26, 2022. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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^ ab血界戦線 Beat 3 Peat 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 1". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
^血界戦線 2 世界と世界のゲーム (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 2". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 3 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 3" (in Japanese). Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 4 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 4". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 5 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 5". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 6 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 6". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 7 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 7". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 8 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 8". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 9 ―震撃の血槌― (ジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 9". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^"Blood Blockade Battlefront Volume 10". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 9 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^血界戦線 Back 2 Back 10 -災蠱競売篇/屍- [Blood Blockade Battlefront Back 2 Back 10 -Disaster Auction / Corpse-] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^血界戦線 Beat 3 Peat 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2023.