Blood-C: The Last Mind
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| Blood-C: The Last Mind | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Junichi Fujisaku |
| Date premiered | 2015 |
| Place premiered | Sentagaya Public Theater (Tokyo, Japan) |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Genre | |
| Setting | After the twelfth episode of the anime in an unknown town. |
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Blood-C: The Last Mind[lower-alpha 1] is a 2015 Japanese action horror stage play based on 2011 anime series Blood-C co-created by studio Production I.G and manga artist group CLAMP. The stage play was directed by Shutaro Oku at Nega Design Works, with Junichi Fujisaku providing the script. The stage play stars Kanon Miyahara as Saya Kisaragi and Keisuke Minami as Fumito Nanahara. The stage play was shown in Sentagaya Public Theater in Tokyo, Japan from July 2 to July 5, 2015. The recorded performance was streamed on Amazon Prime.[1]
Blood-C: The Last Mind acts as an interquel to the series, with the story set between the events of Blood-C and Blood-C: The Last Dark anime film, as well as expanding the events occurred between 2011's prequel manga Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight and the anime series; in the universe Blood-C, the humans are preyed by a race called the Elder Bairns,[lower-alpha 2] whose feeding is kept under control by an ancient agreement called Shrovetide. In The Last Mind, Saya Kisaragi suffers amnesia after the Ukishima incident, and encounters allies and threats while on a pursuit to find Fumito Nanahara.
This is the first stage play based on Blood-C series, and for Blood franchise overall.[2]
Premise[edit]
"After the massacre in Ukishima, Saya loses her memory and wanders the slums until she meets Haru, an unlicensed doctor, and Ran, the girl who hunts the Elder Bairns. As her memory returns, she discovers that she had relationships with them both in the past, and secret promises made by the Nanahara clan and her nemesis, Fumito. As Saya tries to rescue kidnapped Haru, she encounters Fumito again."
Cast & characters[edit]
- Kanon Miyahara as Saya Kisaragi, an humanoid Elder Bairn that is on a pursuit to hunt Fumito after the Ukishima experiment. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
- Keisuke Minami as Fumito Nanahara, the mastermind of Ukishima experiment and Saya's arch-nemesis. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
- Minami also portrays Mahito Nanahara, Fumito's grandfather. The character was first introduced in Demonic Moonlight manga.
- Eiji Takigawa as Tadayoshi Kisaragi, a dead human-Elder Bairn hybrid who played Saya's father during the Ukishima experiment. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
- Asami Yoshikawa as Yūka Amino, Fumito's righthand woman who played Saya's friend during the Ukishima experiment. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
- Mashu Ishiwatari as Haru, an unlicensed doctor that is claimed to be Saya's fiancé.
- Kaede Aono as Ran, a girl who hunts Elder Bairn.
- Ryūnosuke Matsumura as Sōen, Fumito's henchman.
Other cast members include Yūki Fujiwara as Toyoma, Tatsuya Isaka as Kuroda, Toshihiko Tanaka as Benimura, and Kō Hosakawa as Hajima.
Background[edit]
In December of 2014, a stage play of Blood-C was announced, with a new story that links the timeframes of the 2011 anime series and 2012's The Last Dark film. Shutaro Oku was announced to direct the play from Nega Design Works. Junichi Fujisaku, who directed 2005's Blood+ anime series, supervised and co-wrote the 2011 anime series and The Last Dark film, wrote the script for the play.[2][3][4] The rest of the production team consisted music composer, stage director, and a producer, which were done by Hiroshi Fujii, Keiichi Otomo, and Sennosuke Okumura respectively. The whole production team was later dubbed "BLOOD-C STAGE PROJECT".[5]
Kanon Miyahara, Keisuke Minami, Eiji Takigawa, and Asami Yoshikawa were casted as key characters Saya Kisaragi, Fumito Nanahara, Tadayoshi Kisaragi, and Yūka Amino respectively. Other actors were casted as new characters, with Mashu Ishiwatari, Kaede Aono, Ryōnosuke Matsumura, Yūki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Isaka, Toshihiko Tanaka, and Kō Hosakawa playing Haru, Ran, Sōen, Toyoma, Kuroda, Benimura and Hajima respectively.[6][7][8]
Reception[edit]
Hiromi Taka of AnimeAnime! gave a positive review, praising the overall production of the play.[9]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Green, Scott (2017-07-31). "Amazon Streams "Blood-C: The Last Mind" Play". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "CLAMP原作の「BLOOD-C」が舞台化、TVシリーズと劇場版の間を埋める新作". Natalie Comic (in 日本語). 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ↑ "「BLOOD」シリーズがついに舞台化！舞台『BLOOD-C～The LAST MIND～』". enterstage.jp (in 日本語). 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Nelkin, Sarah (2014-12-26). "Blood-C Anime Gets Stage Play Next Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- ↑ "Blood-C: The Last Mind (Staff)". Nega Design Works (in 日本語). Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ "Blood-C: The Last Mind (Cast)". Nega Design Works (in 日本語). Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (2015-06-16). "Blood-C: The Last Mind Stage Play Unveils New Characters in Costume". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ Mikakatsu, Komatsu (2015-06-16). "New Cast Visual for "Blood-C" Stage Play Posted". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ Taka, Hiromi (July 7, 2015). "舞台「BLOOD-C～The LAST MIND～」奥行きのある映像、立体感のあるステージ". AnimeAnime! (in 日本語). Retrieved July 7, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Blood-C: The Last Mind at NEGA (in Japanese)
- Blood-C: The Last Mind at Amazon Prime
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