English Title: Strike the Blood
Japanese Title: ストライク・ザ・ブラッド — “Strike the Blood”
Author: Gakuto Mikumo — 三雲 岳斗
Illustrator: Manyako — マニャ子
Translator: Jeremiah Bourque
Genre: Action, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, Harem
Original Run: May 2011 – ongoing
English Run: September 2015 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Dengeki Bunko (ASCII Media Works)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 22 (In Progress)
Volumes Published in English: 17 (In Progress)

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• MAL Entry — Forum
• Baka Updates — LNDB.info — Novel Updates

Synopsis: He never asked for this power. Kojou Akatsuki used to be an ordinary high school boy–but that was before he became the Fourth Primogenitor, the most powerful vampire of all time. Worse–he doesn’t even remember how it happened. Middle schooler Yukina Himeragi, meanwhile, is the Attack Mage sent to observe him–and to stop him if he gets out of control. But was it really a good idea to send a cute girl to observe a massively powerful vampire boy whose abilities activate whenever he gets aroused? And on an artificial island populated with all manner of demonic individuals, each with their own designs on the Fourth Primogenitor–?!

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Volume 1 – The Right Arm of the Saint
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Released September 22, 2015 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316345477

Volume 2 – From the Warlord’s Empire
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Released January 19, 2016 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316345491

Volume 3 – The Amphisbaena
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Released May 24, 2016 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316345514

Volume 4 – Labyrinth of the Blue Witch
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Released September 27, 2016 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316345538

Volume 5 – Fiesta for the Observers
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Released January 31, 2017 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316345569

Volume 6 – Return of the Alchemist
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Released May 23, 2017 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316345583

Volume 7 – Kaleid Blood
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Released September 19, 2017 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316562652

Volume 8 – The Tyrant and the Fool
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Released January 30, 2018 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316442084

Volume 9 – The Black Sword Shaman
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Released May 22, 2018 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316442107

Volume 10 – Bride of the Dark God
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Released September 18, 2018 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316442121

Volume 11 – The Fugitive Fourth Primogenitor
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Released January 22, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316442145

Volume 12 – The Knight of the Sinful God
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Released May 21, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-0316442183

Volume 13 – The Roses of Tartarus
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Released October 15, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-1975384838

Reviews of Strike the Blood

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Anime Adaptations

Strike the Blood — MAL Entry -- 24 episodes (plus 2 OVAs) -- Aired October 2013 – March 2014
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Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 6 of the light novel series, plus content from the EX volume in the OVAs

Strike the Blood II — MAL Entry — 8 OVA episodes — Aired November 2016 – May 2017
Note: Adapted content from volumes 9, 11, and 12 of the light novel series

Strike the Blood III — MAL Entry — 10 OVA episodes — Aired December 2018 – September 2019
Note: Adapted content from volumes 13 to 15 of the light novel series

Strike the Blood IV — MAL Entry — 12 OVA episodes — Aired April 2020 – TBA
Note: Adapted content from volumes ? of the light novel series

Manga Adaptation

MAL Entry -- 10 volumes — Published June 2012 – December 2016 (English releases by Yen Press)
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• Seraph of the End – Guren Ichinose -- story involves vampires
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