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MARS RED

MARS RED

20216.71 Season13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

It’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made for one reason: to hunt the undead!

Created by Junichi Fujisaku
Written by Junichi Fujisaku
Produced by Natsuko Kawasaki, Emiko Iijima, Sota Yoshio
NetworksYTV

Top Cast

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Shutaro Kurusu (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Yoshinobu Maeda (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Tokuichi Yamagami (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Takeuchi (voice)

Hiroshi Yanaka

Hiroshi Yanaka

Sōnosuke Nakajima (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Suwa (voice)

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Rufus Glenn (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Aoi Shirase (voice)

Sachi Kokuryu

Sachi Kokuryu

Shinnosuke Tenmaya (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Misaki Nakajima (voice)

Themes & Keywords

vampiresupernaturalbased on mangahistoricalshounenanimetaisho period

About MARS RED

MARS RED is a animation, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of vampire, supernatural, based on manga, historical, shounen, anime. Created by Junichi Fujisaku, it stars Tasuku Hatanaka, Junichi Suwabe, Koichi Yamadera. It’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made for one reason: to hunt the undead!

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