Ultraviolet: Code 044 (ウルトラヴァイオレット:コード044) is a Japanese anime television series loosely based on the 2006 science fiction film Ultraviolet, written and directed by Kurt Wimmer, and broadcast from July to September 2008. The show was produced by the anime studio Madhouse and was directed by Osamu Dezaki. An English dub of the series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Ocean Productions debuted on Crackle in April 2011. In 2012, it briefly aired on G4 in the United States and was later released in a manufacture on demand DVD set. In 2018, the series was released by Mill Creek Entertainment along with Kurozuka and Viper's Creed as part of the Anime 3-Series Collection.

Plot

In the dystopian future of year 2140, 044 becomes the strongest female soldier excelling in combat through gene manipulation using the Hemophage Virus. However, in exchange for her abilities, her days become numbered. Her next mission from the government is to destroy a bloodthirsty group of people, the Phage, and its leader King. In her battle, she encounters a Phage soldier, Luka, and finds herself unable to kill him. She wonders why, but as a result, Daxus II, the leader of the government group, regards her as a traitor. She is targeted by both Phage and the government, as she flees with the injured Luka.

Characters

Episode list

Music

"Guilty Pleasure" by Becca "Falling Down" by Becca Also, most of the score that Klaus Badelt composed for the film were used as the score of the show.