Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a 2021 anime series based on the Blade Runner franchise. Shinichirō Watanabe is the creative director/producer of the series.
The anime was announced in November 2018[1][2]. It was animated by Sola Digital Arts, co-produced by Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki, announced the cast on July 7, 2021[3], and premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, which aired from November 14, 2021[4] to February 6, 2022, consisting of 13 episodes.
Blade Runner: Black Lotus Key Art Visual.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | ||
| Elle | Jessica Henwick | |
| Joseph | Will Yun Lee | |
| Secondary Characters | ||
| Alani Davis | Samira Wiley | |
| Niander Wallace Sr. | Brian Cox | |
| Niander Wallace Jr. | Wes Bentley | |
| Brook Marlowe | Josh Duhamel | |
| Earl Grant | Stephen Root | |
| Josephine Grant | Peyton List | |
| Arthur Bannister | Gregg Henry | |
| Doctor Murphy | Henry Czerny | |
| Hayden Hooper | Jason Spisak | |
| Recurring Characters | ||
| Doc Badger | Barkhad Abdi | |
| Miu | Charlet Chung | |
| Water Lily | Jessica Henwick | |
| Drove | Elias Toufexis | |
| Mafia | Laura Post | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Voice Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Woman | Zehra Fazal | 1 | |
| Russian Babushka | Anna Vocino | ||
| Female Voice | 1, 5 | ||
| Gang Leader | Charles Halford | 1, 8 | |
| Marko | Ray Chase | 2 | |
| Female Reporter | Laura Post | ||
| Male Reporter | |||
| Taxi Driver | |||
| Safety | |||
| Police | |||
| Indian Boxer | Sunil Malhotra | 2, 5 | |
| Police Dispatcher | Jim Pirri | 3 | |
| News Anchor | Sunil Malhotra | ||
| Family Man | Roger Craig Smith | 3-4 | |
| Grocery Woman | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | ||
| Resistance Leader | 4 | ||
| Replicant | |||
| Receptionist | Laura Post | 7 | |
| Goodman | Ely Henry | 7, 11 | |
| Alan Chen | Greg Chun | 8 | |
| Agent Hignight | Maury Sterling | 9 | |
| Safety | |||
| Selene | Alessia Cara | 10, 12 | |
| Selene Fan | 10 | ||
| Police | |||
| Public Relations Representative | Zehra Fazal | 11 |
Additional Voices[]
- Chris Jai Alex
- Ray Chase
- Zehra Fazal
- Keith Ferguson
- Sunil Malhotra
- Jim Pirri
- Maury Sterling
- Elias Toufexis
Notes[]
- This is the second Crunchyroll Original series to be co-produced by both Crunchyroll and Adult Swim.
Multimedia[]
Trailers[]
Behind The Scenes[]
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Classification | Country | |
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| November 14, 2021 - February 6, 2022 |
 (Toonami) |
TV-14 | United States | 
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| Canada | 
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Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Content | Classification | Country | |
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November 14, 2021 | Anime | Digital | 13 Episodes | TV-14 | United States |
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References[]
External Links[]
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus at the Internet Movie Database
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus on Behind The Voice Actors.