is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by
Rei Hiroe. It has been published in
Shogakukan's
Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and ten collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an
anime television series by
Madhouse, that aired from April to June 2006 for twelve episodes. A second season, subtitled "The Second Barrage", ran for twelve weeks starting on October 2, 2006. A five volume
original video animation series, titled
Roberta's Blood Trail, was released from July 2010 to June 2011.