Mars red is basically a series of theatrical readings which recently experienced a manga adaptation. The anime series is itself an adaptation of the manga.
Strory :
Mars red story takes place in 1923. Vampires have been around for quite some time. But a mysterious virus, an artificial blood source called “Ascra”, is increasing their numbers.
In order to counter it, the government created within the « Code Zero » army, a unit using vampires to fight vampires. Historically created by Lieutenant-General Nakajima, this unit was responsible for collecting war information.
Now assigned to the hunt for vampires, the Code Zero unit’s mission is to stop the mysterious virus before it causes the collapse of society.
Anime :
On February 6, 2020, Yomiuri-TV Enterprise LTD announced their 50th Anniversary project, a new anime television series directed by Kōhei Hatano to be
co-produced by Funimation.
Series is animated by Signal.MD, with Junichi Fujisaku writing the series’ scripts, Yukari Takeuchi adapting the character designs originally by Kemuri Karakara, and Toshiyuki Muranaka composing the series’ music.
Aired from April 6 to June 29, 2021 on YTV and other channels. The opening theme is « Seimei no Aria » by Wagakki Band while the ending theme is « ON MY OWN » by Hyde. The first episode was given a premiere screening on Funimation one week before the Japanese broadcast, in both subtitled and dubbed options.
Following Sony’s acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.
Details :
Author: Karakara Kemuri
Director: Hatano Kouhei
Animation Studio: Signal.MD
Genre: ActionFantasySci-FiVampire
Type: Series
Initial release: 2021
Duration: 24 mins
Status: Ongoing
Trailer in Youtube :