Queen's Blade Rebellion


Queen's Blade Rebellion is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan. The sequel to Queen's Blade, it features an all-new cast of characters, as well as reinterpretations of characters from the original series. Like Queen's Blade before it, Rebellion is also compatible with Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds gamebooks. The first gamebook, featuring Annelotte, was released on November 29, 2008, with a total of twelve gamebooks available in Japan as of December 16, 2011.
An original video animation by Arms was announced, and released two episodes from October 2011 to January 2012. There are currently two manga adaptations based on the Rebellion universe being serialized. The first adaptation, illustrated by Riri Sagara, began serialization in Hobby Japan's online manga magazine Comic Dangan in December 2011, while the second manga adaptation, illustrated by Iku Nanzaki, began serialization in the December 2011 issue of Comp Ace. An anime adaptation by Arms aired on AT-X and other networks between April and June 2012. The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Story

Set after the events of Queen's Blade, Gainos and the entire Continent has fallen under a tyrannical rule led by Claudette, the Thundercloud Queen and victor of the last Queen's Blade tournament. Annelotte, a brave young knight and exiled princess, leads a band of rebels called the Rebel Army to overthrow Claudette and restore peace and order to the Continent.

Characters

Rebel Army

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Returning characters

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Media

Gamebooks

  • Annelotte – Released November 29, 2008.
  • Mirim – Released April 18, 2009.
  • Yuit & Vante – Released August 31, 2009.
  • *A Yuit figurine was also released with the limited edition version of the book.
  • Tarnyang & Sainyang – Released September 26, 2009.
  • Sigui – Released November 28, 2009.
  • Luna Luna – Released January 16, 2010.
  • Eilin & Ymir – Released April 30, 2010.
  • Aldra – Released July 31, 2010.
  • *A limited edition version featuring an Aldra Revoltech figure was also released.
  • Liliana – Released February 10, 2011.
  • Branwen – Released February 10, 2011.
  • Laila – Released July 29, 2011.
  • Izumi – Released December 16, 2011.

Anime

An OVA anime adaptation of Rebellion was bundled with the Queen's Blade Premium Visual Book and Queen's Blade Rebellion Premium Visual Book on DVD. Serving as prologues, the OVAs take place after the events of Queen's Blade: Beautiful Fighters. The OVAs are produced by animation studio Arms, who produced the previous Queen's Blade anime and OVA adaptations, under the directorship of Yousei Morino. Voice actresses Yū Kobayashi and Aya Endo reprised their respective roles as Sigui and Annelotte. The first set of OVAs, entitled "A New Disciple, a New Battle" and "Instructor Alleyne's Grueling Boot Camp", were released on October 29, 2011. The second set of OVAs, entitled "A Saint's Agony: The Door of Faith Reopens" and "Sigui's Passionate Holy Pose Lessons", were released on January 28, 2012.
An anime adaption of Rebellion, first announced on October 22, 2011, premiered on April 3, 2012, on AT-X and other networks, and ran twelve episodes until June 19, 2012. The anime was produced by Arms under the directorship of Yousei Morino, the director from the OVA prologues, with script handled by Hideki Shirane, character designs by Rin-Sin, Takayuki Noguchi, and Yukiko Ishibashi, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama. Six DVD and Blu-ray volumes will later be released by Media Factory, starting from June 25, 2012. Each DVD/BD volume will contain an OVA short entitled "What Will It Look Like If It Smashes Through Restrictions!?". Simulcasts of the anime are provided by Crunchyroll, starting from April 12, 2012. The anime television series was licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks in 2012. The anime is streamed through Crunchyroll and Anime Network. Section23 Films initially announced the North American release for the anime series on Blu-ray and DVD for June 9, 2013, however the release was delayed to September 24, 2013. The English language version was produced for Sentai by NYAV Post and Headline Sound.

Music

The opening theme for the series is "I Can Hear the Song of Life" by Naomi Tamura, while the ending theme is "future is serious" by Aika Kobayashi. Both songs were released as CD singles on April 25, 2012, by Media Factory.

Manga

A manga adaptation of Rebellion called Queen's Blade Rebellion: Zero, illustrated by Riri Sagara, began weekly serialization in Hobby Japan's online manga magazine Comic Dangan on December 2, 2011. Zero acts as the prequel for the Rebellion storyline, centering on Annelotte's life before Claudette took the throne, and features characters from the original Queen's Blade. The first volume was released on April 2, 2012, with a total of two volumes available in Japan as of October 27, 2012 under Hobby Japan's Dangan Comics imprint.
A second manga adaptation of Rebellion called Queen's Blade Rebellion: Princess Knight of the Blue Storm, illustrated by Iku Nanzaki, began serialization in the December 2011 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine, published on October 26, 2011. The first bound volume was released on March 26, 2012.

Other

A light novel adaptation of Queen's Blade Rebellion written by Ukyō Kodachi was published by Hobby Japan on May 30, 2009, under its HJ Bunko imprint.
A series of visual books, called Queen's Blade Rebellion: Bitōshi Senki, were published by Hobby Japan. The books are compilations of the illustrated stories posted on Hobby Japan's media site, Hobby Channel, along with additional material. The first visual book, written by Tomohiro Matsu and illustrated by Hagane Tsurugi and Eiwa, was released by Hobby Japan on September 26, 2009. A limited edition version of the book was also released on the same day, featuring a drama CD. The second visual book, called Queen's Blade Rebellion: Bitōshi Senki Upheaval Arc, written by Tomohiro Matsu and illustrated by Eiwa, was released by Hobby Japan on October 5, 2010. A third visual book, called Queen's Blade Rebellion: Bitōshi Senki Showdown Arc, written by Eiji Okita and illustrated by Odanon and Eiwa, was released by Hobby Japan on July 28, 2012.
An artbook called Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens, with various illustrations by the original artists, was released by Hobby Japan on August 31, 2011. The artbook shows possible defeated scenarios of the fighters from both the Queen's Blade and the Queen's Blade Rebellion saga. A second artbook called Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens 2 was announced by Hobby Japan to be released on November 30, 2012.
A guidebook to the anime series, called Queen's Blade Rebellion Complete, was released by Hobby Japan on August 22, 2012.