Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)

Overview

"Blade Runner: Black Lotus" is a CG anime series that aired from November 14, 2021 to February 6, 2022 and consists of 13 episodes. The series is part of the Blade Runner franchise and tells the story of a girl named Elle, known as Black Lotus — a replicant with a mysterious past who tries to uncover the truth about her origins and take revenge on those who cruelly mistreated her. The action takes place in the same dystopian futuristic world, where replicants — bioengineered humans — are hunted by special hunters.

The directors are Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, and production was handled by the studio Sola Digital Arts in collaboration with Alcon Television Group.

Franchise chronology

• Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021–2022) — a CG anime series of 13 episodes telling the story of the replicant Elle and her search for the truth about her own past.
• Blade Runner Black Lotus (comic, Titan Comics) — a four-issue comic miniseries whose events take place after the end of the anime: Elle hopes to leave her violent past behind and start a new life.