{ "id": "eprzd5g94e", "slug": "bullet-bullet", "title": "Bullet/Bullet (バレット/バレット)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_manga", "label": "Anime and manga", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_manga" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series", "label": "Anime series, episodes, and franchises", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming", "label": "OVAs, ONAs, and streaming-original anime", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming", "label": "Asia (other) · 2021 and later: OVAs, ONAs, and streaming-original anime", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming", "path": [ { "id": "geo.asia", "label": "Asia (other)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021", "label": "Asia (other) · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_manga", "label": "Anime and manga", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_manga" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series", "label": "Anime series, episodes, and franchises", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series" }, { "id": "geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming", "label": "OVAs, ONAs, and streaming-original anime", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.asia.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Bullet/Bullet (バレット/バレット, Baretto/Baretto) is a 2025 original anime by Sunghoo Park and E&H Production, streamed on Disney+ Star in two batches (July 16 and August 13, 2025, 12 episodes), about thief Gear stealing a world-shaking secret in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.", "snippet": "Bullet/Bullet (バレット/バレット, Baretto/Baretto) is a 2025 original anime by Sunghoo Park and E&H Production, streamed on Disney+ Star in two batches (July 16 and August 13, 2025, 12 episodes), about thief Gear stealing a world-shaking secret in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_anime_series.anime_ovas_onas_streaming", "markdown": "# Bullet/Bullet (バレット/バレット)\n\n**Bullet/Bullet** (バレット/バレット, *Baretto/Baretto*) is a 2025 Japanese original anime series directed by Sunghoo Park (朴性厚), set in a post-apocalyptic future where a young thief named Gear and his crew steal an item that hides a secret capable of shaking the world. It was produced by E&H Production and GAGA and streamed on Disney+ (Star) in summer 2025.[1](https://bullet-bullet.com/news.html) • [2](https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2546/)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 12-episode original anime with no manga or novel source, web-only release[3](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/persecuciones-en-carretera-comedia-y-mucha-accion-asi-es-el-nuevo-anime-del-director-de-jujutsu-kaisen-para-disney-n/) |\n| Release | Episodes 1–8 on July 16, 2025; episodes 9–12 on August 13, 2025, on Disney+ (Star)[4](https://www.cy.netgamebm.com/animation/view/8354/) |\n| Director / creator | Sunghoo Park (朴性厚), original creator and director, known for *Jujutsu Kaisen* season 1 and *Jujutsu Kaisen 0*[1](https://bullet-bullet.com/news.html) |\n| Studio | E&H Production, with GAGA as co-originator and production company[2](https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2546/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34710683/) |\n| Main cast | Marina Inoue (Gear), Kazuhiro Yamaji (Shirokuma), Asami Seto (Noa), Makoto Furukawa (Barrel)[6](https://animecorner.me/sunghoo-park-directed-bullet-bullet-anime-reveals-key-visual-trailer-main-cast-and-july-16-premiere/) |\n| Theme songs | Opening \"WORK HARD\" by Chanmina; ending theme by the rock band Newspeak[7](https://www.anisong-ranking.com/anime-introduction/bullet-bullet) |\n| Theatrical films | Two compilation films: *Dangan Shisso-hen* (弾丸疾走編, July 25, 2025) and *Dangan Kessen-hen* (弾丸決戦編, August 15, 2025)[8](https://animestyle.jp/news/2025/09/03/29805/) |\n| Ratings | IMDb 6.0/10 from 230 votes; average episode rating 7.7/10 on AnimeGraphs[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34710683/) • [9](https://animegraphs.com/anime/53722/bullet-bullet) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story is set in a near-future world where civilization has collapsed and the land has become wasteland; people survive in poverty by making use of relics from the old era.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bullet_bullet/s01) Gear, a boy who works in a junk shop, runs a \"thief for hire\" operation on the side, recovering goods that were unjustly taken, together with Qu-0213, a robot with four personalities, and Shirokuma (White Bear), a gambling addict.[11](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-52e7dbe7-b28a-428a-963e-acfaa81b4ba6?msockid=2385a277fa5169fb2713b430fb306831)\n\nAfter helping Noa, a mysterious girl pursued by assassins, Gear receives a once-in-a-lifetime job: to break into Tenjin Pole, a colossal tower standing at the center of the city, and steal a certain item.[11](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-52e7dbe7-b28a-428a-963e-acfaa81b4ba6?msockid=2385a277fa5169fb2713b430fb306831) The theft makes the crew wanted across the city and draws attacks from deadly assassins, car chases, and battles; what Gear does not yet know is that the stolen item holds a secret that could shake the very foundation of the world.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bullet_bullet/s01) In the final episode, having escaped the threat posed by Barrel thanks to Noa's sacrifice, Gear broadcasts \"the government's truth\" to the people of the wasteland.[11](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-52e7dbe7-b28a-428a-963e-acfaa81b4ba6?msockid=2385a277fa5169fb2713b430fb306831)\n\n## Production\n\nDisney+ (Star) announced the series at the Disney Content Showcase 2024, held at [Marina Bay Sands](https://www.edgepedia.org/marina-bay-sands) in Singapore on November 21, 2024, as an all-new original anime set to stream exclusively worldwide in summer 2025.[2](https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2546/) Disney Japan describes it as Park's first fully original animation, built on a conception of ten years.[12](https://www.disney.co.jp/corporate/news/2026/20260527)\n\n**Staff.** Sunghoo Park served as director and original creator. Series composition and scripts were by Hitoshi Kindaichi, and character design and chief animation direction by Takahiro Yoshimatsu, known for his work on *Trigun*; Hideki Tenjin handled concept and mechanic design and Yoshiteru Tsujino designed the \"Gaccha\".[2](https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2546/) • [3](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/persecuciones-en-carretera-comedia-y-mucha-accion-asi-es-el-nuevo-anime-del-director-de-jujutsu-kaisen-para-disney-n/) • [13](https://bullet-bullet.com/index.html) Park had previously directed *The God of High School* (2020), the first season of *Jujutsu Kaisen* (2020–21), *Jujutsu Kaisen 0* (2021), and *Ninja Kamui* (2024), building a reputation for action direction and animation quality.[1](https://bullet-bullet.com/news.html)\n\n**Cast.** [Marina Inoue](https://www.edgepedia.org/marina-inoue) led the cast as Gear. Kazuhiro Yamaji voiced Shirokuma, and the four personalities of Qu-0213 were each played by a separate voice actor: [Rie Kugimiya](https://www.edgepedia.org/rie-kugimiya) as Nosa-nee, Kana Hanazawa as Kau-nee, Tomokazu Seki as Naka-ni, and Ai Orikasa as Ei-baa. [Asami Seto](https://www.edgepedia.org/asami-seto) voiced Noa, the mysterious girl being hunted, Makoto Furukawa voiced Barrel, leader of the armed group, and Takamasa Mogi voiced Wheel, Barrel's right-hand man.[6](https://animecorner.me/sunghoo-park-directed-bullet-bullet-anime-reveals-key-visual-trailer-main-cast-and-july-16-premiere/) The opening theme \"WORK HARD\" was written and performed by Chanmina, her first anime theme song, developed through exchanges with director Park.[1](https://bullet-bullet.com/news.html)\n\n## Release\n\nThe series was released in two batches rather than weekly: episodes 1 through 8 became available on July 16, 2025, and episodes 9 through 12 on August 13, 2025.[4](https://www.cy.netgamebm.com/animation/view/8354/) The series streamed on Disney+ and, in the United States, was also available on Hulu.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bullet_bullet/s01) An English dub was recorded, with Jesse Vilinsky, Peter Giles, and Jonathan David Bullock among the cast.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34710683/)\n\nA theatrical version was also produced: a two-part re-edit of the streaming series released as compilation films in cinemas across Japan, with the first part, *Dangan Shisso-hen* (Bullet Dash Arc), opening on July 25, 2025, and the second part, *Dangan Kessen-hen* (Bullet Decisive Battle Arc), on August 15, 2025, at Shinjuku Piccadilly and other theaters.[8](https://animestyle.jp/news/2025/09/03/29805/) • [13](https://bullet-bullet.com/index.html) GAGA's distribution record lists *Dangan Kessen-hen* as opening on August 15, 2025.[14](https://www.gaga.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251130.pdf) In May 2026, as part of a Disney Japan and Hulu partnership, the series became one of the titles cross-available between the two services for six months.[12](https://www.disney.co.jp/corporate/news/2026/20260527)\n\n## Reception\n\nAudience scores were moderate. IMDb lists a 6.0/10 rating from about 230 votes,[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34710683/) while MyAnimeList-based episode ratings on AnimeGraphs average 7.7/10, with the highest-rated episode being episode 8, \"The World Is Much Bigger, Tougher, and Uglier\", at 8.4 and the lowest being the finale at 7.0.[9](https://animegraphs.com/anime/53722/bullet-bullet) Rotten Tomatoes recorded only one critic review for the season and fewer than 50 audience ratings.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bullet_bullet/s01)\n\nCritics and viewers were divided. Common Sense Media's reviewer gave the show 3 out of 5, finding the plot much the same as in every other dystopian show and the execution somewhat uninspired, while noting that the action-heavy content stayed free of gore.[15](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/bulletbullet) An AniList reviewer called it one of the overlooked and underrated anime of Summer 2025.[16](https://anilist.co/review/30262) A Japanese reviewer noted the large cast of characters and frequent detours in the story, comparing its character design and taste to early-2000s WOWOW anime.[17](https://www.animekansou.com/bulletbullet.html) Viewer reviews of the theatrical first part on Eiga.com praised the opening hour's character movement and car action, with one finding the latter half's dialogue and motivations hard to follow.[18](https://eiga.com/movie/103858/review/) No sequel had been formally announced as of the sources' coverage.[7](https://www.anisong-ranking.com/anime-introduction/bullet-bullet)\n\n## References\n\n1. [BULLET/BULLET バレット/バレット 公式サイト NEWS](https://bullet-bullet.com/news.html)\n2. [Original Anime BULLET/BULLET to Stream Exclusively on Disney+ in Summer 2025, Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS](https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2546/)\n3. [Persecuciones en carretera, comedia y mucha acción: así es el nuevo anime del director de 'Jujutsu Kaisen' para Disney+, MeriStation](https://as.com/meristation/manga-y-anime/persecuciones-en-carretera-comedia-y-mucha-accion-asi-es-el-nuevo-anime-del-director-de-jujutsu-kaisen-para-disney-n/)\n4. [BULLET/BULLET - コノミー](https://www.cy.netgamebm.com/animation/view/8354/)\n5. [Bullet/Bullet (TV Mini Series 2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34710683/)\n6. [Sunghoo Park-Directed Bullet/Bullet Anime Reveals Key Visual, Trailer, Main Cast and July 16 Premiere, Anime Corner](https://animecorner.me/sunghoo-park-directed-bullet-bullet-anime-reveals-key-visual-trailer-main-cast-and-july-16-premiere/)\n7. [BULLET/BULLET 徹底紹介｜あらすじ・キャスト・見どころ, アニソンランキング](https://www.anisong-ranking.com/anime-introduction/bullet-bullet)\n8. [【情報局】配信アニメピックアップ！250712_0718 Disney+のオリジナルアニメ『BULLET/BULLET』, WEBアニメスタイル](https://animestyle.jp/news/2025/09/03/29805/)\n9. [Bullet/Bullet Episode Ratings Graph (12 Episodes), AnimeGraphs](https://animegraphs.com/anime/53722/bullet-bullet)\n10. [Bullet / Bullet: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bullet_bullet/s01)\n11. [BULLET/BULLETを配信で見る, Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/ja-jp/browse/entity-52e7dbe7-b28a-428a-963e-acfaa81b4ba6?msockid=2385a277fa5169fb2713b430fb306831)\n12. [ディズニープラスとHulu、オリジナル作品を相互に楽しめる新たな取り組みを開始, The Walt Disney Company (Japan)](https://www.disney.co.jp/corporate/news/2026/20260527)\n13. [『BULLET/BULLET バレット/バレット』公式サイト](https://bullet-bullet.com/index.html)\n14. [ギャガ株式会社 配給実績作品一覧（2025/11/30現在）, GAGA](https://www.gaga.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251130.pdf)\n15. [Bullet/Bullet - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/bulletbullet)\n16. [patkarunungan's review of BULLET/BULLET, AniList](https://anilist.co/review/30262)\n17. [誰も見てない空気すぎるアニメ「BULLET/BULLET」レビュー, アニるっ！](https://www.animekansou.com/bulletbullet.html)\n18. [BULLET/BULLET 弾丸疾走編のレビュー・感想・評価, 映画.com](https://eiga.com/movie/103858/review/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Anime and manga › Anime series, episodes, and franchises › OVAs, ONAs, and streaming-original anime*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/bullet-bullet", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/bullet-bullet.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. 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