Queen’s Blade Rebellion (Japanese: クイーンズブレイド リベリオン, Hepburn: Kuīnzu Bureido Riberion) is a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan. The sequel to Queen’s Blade, it features an all-new cast of characters, as well as reinterpretations of characters from the original series. Like Queen’s Blade before it, Rebellion is also compatible with Flying Buffalo‘s Lost Worlds gamebooks. The first gamebook, featuring Annelotte, was released on November 29, 2008, with a total of twelve gamebooks available in Japan as of December 16, 2011.

An original video animation by Arms was announced, and released two episodes from October 2011 to January 2012. There are currently two manga adaptations based on the Rebellion universe being serialized. The first adaptation, illustrated by Riri Sagara, began serialization in Hobby Japan’s online manga magazine Comic Dangan in December 2011, while the second manga adaptation, illustrated by Iku Nanzaki, began serialization in the December 2011 issue of Comp Ace. An anime adaptation by Arms aired on AT-X and other networks between April and June 2012. The anime is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Story

Set after the events of Queen’s Blade, Gainos and the entire Continent has fallen under a tyrannical rule led by Claudette, the Thundercloud Queen and victor of the last Queen’s Blade tournament (Leina renounces the title). Annelotte, a brave young knight and exiled princess, leads a band of rebels called the Rebel Army to overthrow Claudette and restore peace and order to the Continent.

Queen’s Blade Rebellion
Cover of the first Queen’s Blade Rebellion gamebook released by Hobby Japan featuring Annelotte.
クイーンズブレイド リベリオン (Kuīnzu Bureido Riberion)
Genre	Adventure, fantasy
Light novel
Written by	Ukyō Kodachi
Published by	Hobby Japan
Imprint	HJ Bunko
Demographic	Male
Published	May 30, 2009
Manga
Queen’s Blade Rebellion: Princess Knight of the Blue Storm
Illustrated by	Iku Nanzaki
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Comp Ace
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 26, 2011 – present
Volumes	1
Original video animation
Directed by	Yōsei Morino
Written by	Hideki Shirone Michiko Ito
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Arms
Released	October 29, 2011 – January 28, 2012
Runtime	40 minutes
Episodes	4 (2 OVAs + 2 Specials) (List of episodes)
Manga
Queen’s Blade Rebellion: Zero
Illustrated by	Riri Sagara
Published by	Hobby Japan
Magazine	Comic Dangan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 2, 2011 – present
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Yōsei Morino
Written by	Hideki Shirane
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	Arms
Licensed by	AUS Siren Visual NA Sentai Filmworks
Original network	AT-X (uncensored) Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, Sun TV, BS11 (censored)
English network	Anime Network
Original run	April 3, 2012 – June 19, 2012
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)