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Jun 17, 2014 3:39 PM
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i was just wondering if there would be a second season, because i dont normally watch really short animes under 24 episodes.
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Jun 17, 2014 3:44 PM
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Depends on how much material remains not adapted.
Probably no 2nd season though.
Jun 17, 2014 3:47 PM
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Botato said:
Depends on how much material remains not adapted.
Probably no 2nd season though.


how can people watch such short shows :/
Jun 17, 2014 3:56 PM
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indiedude said:

how can people watch such short shows :/

Easier to finish. And if they like them enough they're also easy to re-watch.
Jun 17, 2014 4:27 PM
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Did they adopt black bullet from the light novel or the manga? I heard the manga version will be ending soon. But if the series do good in terms of sales, most likely it will.
Jun 17, 2014 4:41 PM
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Did they adopt black bullet from the light novel or the manga? I heard the manga version will be ending soon. But if the series do good in terms of sales, most likely it will.


i assume it was the light novel.
Jun 18, 2014 2:12 AM
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Yes it is adapted from a light novel. But I hear the anime will catch up to it so you would have to wait for more material to make a second season possible. And by that time, who knows what will happen..
Jun 18, 2014 3:58 AM
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It really depends on the BD/DVD sales in Japan. From what I can tell, someone told me that the first volume is expected to sell around 2,000 units. By Japanese standards, it's really low since 3,000-4,000 is something to be expected to guarantee a second season.

You also need to note that the anime only covers the first four volumes and there are currently 7 LN volumes right now. If they really want a second season, We need to wait like 1-3 more LN to call for that (or up to the 10th-14th LN if you want the second season to be a two-cour).

As far I can tell, there was been an been a 80% increase of LN sales ever since the anime came out. The number of units seems really low (15k from 12k), but you need to keep in note that Black Bullet isn't one of the most well-known LN series, but the popularity of the series is ranked around 15th of the 20 top LN.

Also, keep in note that Black Bullet is streamed internationally at Crunchyroll with Sentai Filmworks having the home video license, so you need to put that into consideration whether or not it does better internationally than in Japan.
Jun 22, 2014 9:06 AM
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But I saw somewhere the lightnovel or manga is ending... So we ont get a second season?
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Jun 22, 2014 9:15 AM
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BB is trash anyways, doesn't deserve a second season and shouldn't have one. I'd welcome a remake as a proper adaption of the light novel with 24 episodes and not garbage 2 episodes per arc.
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Jun 22, 2014 9:35 AM

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oZi4Ever said:
But I saw somewhere the lightnovel or manga is ending... So we ont get a second season?
The manga is ending, not the LN.

kikohunter said:
BB is trash anyways, doesn't deserve a second season and shouldn't have one. I'd welcome a remake as a proper adaption of the light novel with 24 episodes and not garbage 2 episodes per arc.
It's not "trash" but I'd take a proper adaptation remake over a second season for this.
Jun 22, 2014 9:54 AM

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It doesn't deserve a second season. Maybe it could have been more bearable if Rentarou wasn't trying to stick his overbloated ego in the shape of a dick at my face every time I'm watching. Such pace-less, rehashing sentimental drivel deserves no more input of resources.

Then again, similarly shows have gotten 3rd seasons, so keep holding your breath.

For me, it's been demoted to background noise while I play kancolle.
Jun 22, 2014 11:11 PM

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studio: no name
light novel sales: kind of good, only after NGNL, mahouka, M.A and DAL 2, oh wait its actually awful compared to NGNL
bluray sales: about 2.5k, sucks
the art is not really good, if compares to another seinen shows like Arpeggio: Ars Nova. And it is fucking rushed. However, the music is amazing.
In other words, the chance of having 2nd season is nearly 0%
Jun 25, 2014 10:41 AM

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moonnya said:
studio: no name
light novel sales: kind of good, only after NGNL, mahouka, M.A and DAL 2, oh wait its actually awful compared to NGNL
bluray sales: about 2.5k, sucks
the art is not really good, if compares to another seinen shows like Arpeggio: Ars Nova. And it is fucking rushed. However, the music is amazing.
In other words, the chance of having 2nd season is nearly 0%


If the LN's sales increased by 80%,expect a 2nd season soon as enough material can be adapted.Japanese consider also how well an anime can help increase the sales of the original work not just the BD/DVD copies it sold,especially to LN publishers.
Jun 28, 2014 7:31 AM

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Because of the fact that TOO MUCH THINGS WAS CUT OUT FROM THE LN, I think a 2-cour remake that doesn't cut too many things is better than a sequel.
Jun 28, 2014 10:10 AM
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Because of the fact that TOO MUCH THINGS WAS CUT OUT FROM THE LN, I think a 2-cour remake that doesn't cut too many things is better than a sequel.


Well, to be fair, the LN had a lot of exposition, and many of such exposition were cut out in the anime adaption.

They also drastically changed some of the scenes.
Jun 28, 2014 10:49 AM

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Let's just say that if there is a second season then there's no way in hell that I'm watching it.
Jun 28, 2014 1:21 PM

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darkreaperix said:
moonnya said:
studio: no name
light novel sales: kind of good, only after NGNL, mahouka, M.A and DAL 2, oh wait its actually awful compared to NGNL
bluray sales: about 2.5k, sucks
the art is not really good, if compares to another seinen shows like Arpeggio: Ars Nova. And it is fucking rushed. However, the music is amazing.
In other words, the chance of having 2nd season is nearly 0%


If the LN's sales increased by 80%,expect a 2nd season soon as enough material can be adapted.Japanese consider also how well an anime can help increase the sales of the original work not just the BD/DVD copies it sold,especially to LN publishers.


The art in this show is amazing.

The rest is shit (except tina sprout) but dont go insulting the art.
Jul 1, 2014 1:42 PM
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overall i like this show im not a big fan of lolis but the plot wasn't all that bad...still kisara was a surprise in the end ( well i got interested what she will turn into so i checked the novel) i do hope they adapt it but like always it will depend on the sales
Jul 1, 2014 1:43 PM

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I hope not
Jul 1, 2014 1:47 PM

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Hopefully not. I rarely drop anime's but this show was trash. it had decent animation though
Jul 1, 2014 1:48 PM

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Not a chance.
Jul 1, 2014 1:59 PM

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I want a remake. Not a 2nd season.
Jul 1, 2014 2:07 PM

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hopefully not.. this show was so bad it needs to just go away.
Jul 1, 2014 2:27 PM
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I'd like to see what happens next with Kisara as Sotami's enemy. I didn't expect her to go that far in the last episode. Overall this anime was pretty good. A lot of people said this anime was pretty fast paced but aren't all 12 episode anime fast paced? I would like to see more of it.
Jul 1, 2014 2:37 PM
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I'd rather see a different studio or director take another shot at the series later. This first season was all over the place. It was very rushed and poorly paced. Amazing opening though, so at least it has that going for it.
Jul 1, 2014 2:55 PM

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YumeNoMonogatari said:
I want a remake. Not a 2nd season.
This.
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A lot of people said this anime was pretty fast paced but aren't all 12 episode anime fast paced?
No not all. And the ones that are usually suck just as much.
Jul 2, 2014 2:02 AM

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I browsed through the forums, and found that many people hate on this show merely because it has lolis, and is apparently pedo-bait due to the fact that all 'Cursed Children' are prepubescent girls. Why do shows get so much hate when they're not Naruto/Gundam/FMA clones? I feel that the only three criteria really needed for people on MAL to call a show 'shit' are 1) Not an action anime; 2) Has fanservice; 3) Has lolis. Heck, 30% of the people hating on said shows admit themselves that they haven't even watched them yet.

In the first place, the lolis aren't even sexualized, or even seen as love interests by the protagonist - I honestly don't get why people call this show the incarnation of Satan when there isn't pedophilia at all. I mean, just look at No Game No Life.

/End rant.

I digress - for the most part, the plot is interesting and it does get heavy at times. However, the entire show was indeed rushed, and the last fight with Aldebaran was executed very poorly. I'd give this show a 7/10; largely due to the plot, likeable characters, and artwork.
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Jul 2, 2014 2:25 AM

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The rest of the show isn't as bad as Episode 4 in terms of pacing. I honestly would like to know what happens later but sure as hope that they wouldn't box four extremely large novels in 1 cour show.
As of 27/7/14 I have decided trap anime Sword Art Online II has more appeal than Mahouka.
Jul 2, 2014 2:28 AM

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I want a sequel because

a. this nor pretty much any other light novel adaptation will ever get a reboot. Reboots are almost exclusively reserved for shows that had monster numbers, and are rebooted for a new generation, or in rare cases like Princess Resurrection or Kurenai the reboot is a 2-3 episode ova.

lb. all those whining will whine no matter what. No adaption can ever be good enough for them and they always find something to whine about. I have read the LN for most of these works and generally the adaptions are fine. So in short even if they rebooted, this same people would whine and we be stuck and square one for all eternity no season would ever be good enough to make a sequel, reboot it again.

So I would actually like to see an anime get to the conclusion of a light novel work for once, instead of always being killed off after one season.
Jul 2, 2014 2:31 AM

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I wouldn't mind a second season but I have no problem if it never gets one. The chances for a sequel are nowhere near as of now anyways.
Jul 2, 2014 3:03 AM

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Zero chances
Shit adapation = shit sales.
Jul 2, 2014 3:40 AM

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Zero chances
Shit adapation = shit sales.


Troll located, Anime had a great sales in fact it's one of top sales of a spring season.

There is enough material too.

So chances are very high.
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Jul 2, 2014 4:45 AM

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wukp said:
bastek66 said:
Zero chances
Shit adapation = shit sales.


Troll located, Anime had a great sales in fact it's one of top sales of a spring season.

There is enough material too.

So chances are very high.


Dat counter troll
This anime sales will be about 25th /40 (spring anime)
low sales mostly because of this shit new studio
Jul 2, 2014 8:22 AM

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moonnya said:
wukp said:


Troll located, Anime had a great sales in fact it's one of top sales of a spring season.

There is enough material too.

So chances are very high.


Dat counter troll
This anime sales will be about 25th /40 (spring anime)
low sales mostly because of this shit new studio


And why is studio a shit? And even if studio is bad for some things unrelated to this anime, anime itself is amazing so why would that effect anime sales? And what are your sources for sales?

You can't troll me I know my stuff.
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Jul 2, 2014 11:31 AM

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wukp said:
bastek66 said:
Zero chances
Shit adapation = shit sales.


Troll located, Anime had a great sales in fact it's one of top sales of a spring season.

There is enough material too.

So chances are very high.
1. false, it had shit sales.
2. "top sales of spring season" isn't saying much since most shows sucked.
3. they already butchered the LNs or so I've heard.. why do it again?
Jul 2, 2014 12:07 PM

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wukp said:
bastek66 said:
Zero chances
Shit adapation = shit sales.


Troll located, Anime had a great sales in fact it's one of top sales of a spring season.

There is enough material too.

So chances are very high.

Can I get a source where they say the anime had great sales?
And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible.
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wukp said:


Troll located, Anime had a great sales in fact it's one of top sales of a spring season.

There is enough material too.

So chances are very high.

Can I get a source where they say the anime had great sales?


Well, I recall someone mentioned in AnimeSuki that the first volume of this series was expected to sell about 2,000 units. It isn't a lot by Japanese standards, since you need 3,000-4,000 units to break even for a second season.

The LN source, on the other hand, experienced an 80% increase of sales since the anime airing. If you didn't bother to look into the data I've posted earlier (the increase is about 12k-15k units, not bad for an unknown LN).
Jul 2, 2014 2:58 PM

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The LN source, on the other hand, experienced an 80% increase of sales since the anime airing. If you didn't bother to look into the data I've posted earlier (the increase is about 12k-15k units, not bad for an unknown LN).


That's good to know. I really liked the 1st volume and I hope someone will translate the rest.
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astro-kun said:
I browsed through the forums, and found that many people hate on this show merely because it has lolis, and is apparently pedo-bait due to the fact that all 'Cursed Children' are prepubescent girls. Why do shows get so much hate when they're not Naruto/Gundam/FMA clones? I feel that the only three criteria really needed for people on MAL to call a show 'shit' are 1) Not an action anime; 2) Has fanservice; 3) Has lolis. Heck, 30% of the people hating on said shows admit themselves that they haven't even watched them yet.

In the first place, the lolis aren't even sexualized, or even seen as love interests by the protagonist - I honestly don't get why people call this show the incarnation of Satan when there isn't pedophilia at all. I mean, just look at No Game No Life.

/End rant.

I digress - for the most part, the plot is interesting and it does get heavy at times. However, the entire show was indeed rushed, and the last fight with Aldebaran was executed very poorly. I'd give this show a 7/10; largely due to the plot, likeable characters, and artwork.


I agree and disagree. People dislike naruto in MAL. People on MAL praise a lot of non-action oriented anime.
Black Bullet is a shit show though. You can't take this show seriously at all and that is bad for a post apocalyptic show.
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I hope it gets a second season but I doubt it will. My friend gave me a lot of spoilers and basically it should get really dark + depressing from that point on right???

Season one was pretty terrible in my opinion though
Jul 3, 2014 2:38 AM

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astro-kun said:
I browsed through the forums, and found that many people hate on this show merely because it has lolis, and is apparently pedo-bait due to the fact that all 'Cursed Children' are prepubescent girls. Why do shows get so much hate when they're not Naruto/Gundam/FMA clones? I feel that the only three criteria really needed for people on MAL to call a show 'shit' are 1) Not an action anime; 2) Has fanservice; 3) Has lolis. Heck, 30% of the people hating on said shows admit themselves that they haven't even watched them yet.

In the first place, the lolis aren't even sexualized, or even seen as love interests by the protagonist - I honestly don't get why people call this show the incarnation of Satan when there isn't pedophilia at all. I mean, just look at No Game No Life.

/End rant.

I digress - for the most part, the plot is interesting and it does get heavy at times. However, the entire show was indeed rushed, and the last fight with Aldebaran was executed very poorly. I'd give this show a 7/10; largely due to the plot, likeable characters, and artwork.


I agree and disagree. People dislike naruto in MAL. People on MAL praise a lot of non-action oriented anime.
Black Bullet is a shit show though. You can't take this show seriously at all and that is bad for a post apocalyptic show.


No Game No Life is an exception I guess. (If we forget that it's a really enjoyable anime) It has lots of fanservice and lolis and somehow it's 18th.

And I also don't think the lolis are sexualized, well maybe there was a short bath scene with Enju but that's all. They were just presented as kids, misjudged and maltreated kids.

And, yeah, BB was bad :(
Jul 29, 2014 2:29 PM

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I really enjoyed this show, and i would love a season 2. you know how i managed to make this show awesome for me? not reading the novels or manga.

Anyway, hoping for a s2 in 2015
Aug 7, 2014 8:33 AM

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This better get a season 2, a 24 episode season 2!! This anime was good, though it could of been way better in my opinion with a proper 24 episode season.
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Keep in note that the light novels are still being written. The anime only covered up by volume 4 of the 7 volumes released. The first four episodes covered volume 1, episodes 5-7 covered volume 2, and 8-13 covered a two volume story arch. After the third and fourth volumes, the author decided to write two volume story archs (with volumes 5 and 6 being a two volume story arch, and volume 7 being released as another two volume story arch).

Assuming he finishes the volume 7-8 story arch with the 8th volume this year, we probably wouldn't see a second season until 2016 providing if Kadokawa does the 4 volumes in 13 episodes bullshit. That is, of course, if Kadokawa decides to release volume 5-6 story arch in 4-6 OVAs (and you probably will hate this series more because this story arch is known to be very controversial).

Now, if you guys really want a 2-cour series and assuming Kadokawa is still doing that 13 episodes covering 4 volumes bullshit, we probably may not hear about a second season until 2017 (or 2018 if Kadokawa decides to release the volume 5-6 storyarch as OVAs). And if you really want a two-cour, we need to wait until 2016 where he'll release volumes 11 and 12 (or 2017 when he releases volumes 13 and 14 if Kadokawa decides to release volume 5-6 story arch as OVAs).

For the record, the light novel author writes two volumes per year. Black Bullet was first published in 2011, and he writes a two volume story arch everyyear after the first and second volumes.
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I Dont read manga but anime is great in my opinion and I want second season. Only need more views :(
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I still want to know what will happen to Satomi & Kisara relationships ...I hope their relationship will be back and more intimate
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@HowTragic you my friend are wrong, I made this account just to respond to your comment because its people like you who ruin everything for everyone who watches anime and enjoys what they watch, you speak for yourself because there are people out there who enjoy this stuff, who fall in love with it, the characters and the story or what you call "drivel" is what fuels people to continue watching, so calm down there Mr critic. And ofcourse your opinion is just that, opinion so in the end it doesn't matter what you think of it, I respect peoples opinions but yours is just nonsense. whether or not it gets a better adaptation or second season is not up to you. In the end its the fans and the supporters of this writers hard work and dedication. I love anime regardless and understand there will be anime I don't enjoy but I wouldn't go as far as to call it garbage and completely disrespect the creator and the fans. people have different likes and preferences and just because it doesn't coincide with what you like or prefer doesn't mean it's drivel. Anyway continue with your life as it was privor to my response, don't bother responding because I won't read it because you don't deserve my time, now excuse me while I go enjoy my "drivel" and good day sir and or madam
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Well.... personaly, i think its a great show and ofcourse i would like a second season. But overall, i dont think there will be one.
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This anime shows the worst side of "mankind". At the end I was sad and pissed off. The only remidy right now are my shounen ai babies...........-_-
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