Blood-C sits in the top 10% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #448 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
Saya Kisaragi is an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles grow more desperate and more people she cares for fall victim to the Elder Bairns, Saya begins finding faults in her reality, and eventually uncovers a disturbing truth about herself, the town and her surviving friends.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #448 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #179 of 743 (top 24%).
Also On CBC
Other series that aired on CBC.
Other Titles From Production I.G
Action & Adventure + Animation in Japan
706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blood-C itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Among 441 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Blood-C places #38 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blood-C premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan seriess in 2011.
The 2480th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
193 audience reviews — more than 86% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Production I.G |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | July 1, 2011 |
| Official Site | www.blood-c.jp |
Questions Answered
Who created Blood-C?
Blood-C was created by Nanase Ohkawa.
When did Blood-C end?
Blood-C finished its run with its final episode airing on September 30, 2011.
Where did Blood-C air?
Blood-C aired on CBC, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.

























