The fanbase of Japanese anime shows has gained immense popularity not only in Japan but worldwide. Be it light novels and manga comics or video games, fans are curious to have their access. The success ratio of Japanese anime shows has flourished very widely. People can now access these anime shows from popular video streaming networks like Netflix and can understand the story via English subtitles.
Well, you cannot find all anime shows on Netflix, as they stream upon original networks including AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and KBS. Devils Line is one such anime show that can be watched on these streaming Japanese networks and also on Netflix and Hulu. Like most anime shows which are adaptations from manga series sharing a similar title, Devils Line also sets an example. The dark anime TV series is inspired by the original manga series of the same name.
Ryou Hanada is the person to be credited for the illustration of manga comics (Devils Line). He is also the writer of it. The publishing of this manga series took place for the first time in the year 2013 on 22nd March and continues with new chapters. After the first publication of Devils Line, within half a decade, came an announcement about its adaptation into anime TV series by a well-known anime studio from Japan. The first season of this anime series was screened on viewers’ screens in 2018 on 7th April.
Even though Devils Line was not a huge success, still, it managed to attract new viewers and received good applause from manga fans. And now all are waiting to hear the news of the second season release of this dark anime manga. So let us find out when it is going to hit the screen.
Show Details
| Anime series: | Devils Line |
| Genre: | Dark fantasy |
| Directed by: | Hideaki Nakano |
| Written by: | Kenji Konuta and Ayumu Hisao |
| Place: | Japan |
| Based on: | Ryo Hannada’s manga comics of same name |
| Original language: | Japanese |
| Number of seasons: | 1 |
| Number of episodes: | 12 + OVA (List of episodes) |
Story plot
The dark fantasy anime show Devils Line is based on vampires that dwell among the human race. There is one character named Yuuki Anzai, who is a blend of human and vampire traits. He is one of the members of Division 5, a secret police force that investigates crimes that are related to vampires in the city.
There comes a dramatic turn in the life of Yuuki when a college student (human) is saved from the attack of a vampire. He then takes the responsibility to be her guardian. Even though Yuuki is not a complete vampire since he is half-human also, still, he shows his vampire traits in having an urge for blood which is common with other vampires.
However, he has to abstain from sucking the blood of the human, due to a strict rule. It indeed seems challenging for Yuuki to stick to his rule in not consuming the blood of humans to avoid being a monster and creating trouble in the city. He even fakes his relationship with Tsukasa, the college student he saved from a vampire attack.
Briefing about two main characters
Yuuki Anzai
Yuuki Anzai is the male leading character of Devils Line. He is shown as a blend of human and vampire characteristics working for Division 5, a special force, as a shadowy police officer taking on the task of investigating the vampire-based crimes in the city and nabbing them for the crimes they have committed.
Even though he does not seem to be from a pure vampire blood race, still, he has an urge to have a taste of human blood and hates the vampire from inside. Yuuki is also doubtful about the vampires living with the human race and believes that such blending would pose a big danger to human society in the long run.
Coming to his personality, he appears as a strange figure surrounded by mystery. But being a police officer working for a special force Division 5, he stands for strong justice and is ready to help the ones in need. He even saves a girl from college from the attack of vampires. After that, he takes the onus to guard her. This brings a change in the life of Yuuki, who now even hates more of his hidden vampire traits. Soon Yuuki starts feeling a soft side for the girl named Tsukasa but is forced to test his bond with her in the light of his blended lineage.
Tsukasa Taira
Now comes another leading character (female) named Tsukasa Taira in the dark anime series Devils Line. She is in the first year of her college studying Geography and Humanities. There are no siblings of Tsukasa and is the only sole child of her parents. She was raised well during her childhood and grew up into a warmhearted doting young girl. She develops a romantic feeling for Yuuki after getting saved by him from a vampire attack. And when the show progresses, the love turns into a relationship between both protagonists.
Even though finding it difficult to get into a relationship with a person who is neither fully human nor a complete vampire, Tsukasa does not leave Yuuki and rather prefers to make things better with him. Coming to her personality she is loving and is also very kind. Her nature does not give room for any disparity between humans and vampires. She accepts both of them. Besides her cordial traits, Tsukasa can also get funny and sharp-witted.
When to expect the second season of Devils Line?
The premiere of the first season of Devils Line came in the year 2018 on 7th April running with twelve episodes. It streamed till 23rd June in the same year. After that, the Japanese anime studio launched a special episode to delight anime fans. But since then, there has been no confirmation about the second season yet. But that does not mean it is canceled. Sometimes anime shows return very late with their follow-up seasons.