Koutetsujou no Kabaneri

The world is in the midst of the industrial revolution when horrific creatures emerge from a mysterious virus, ripping through the flesh of humans to sate their never-ending appetite. The only way to kill these beings, known as "Kabane," is by destroying their steel-coated hearts. However, if bitten by one of these monsters, the victim is doomed to a fate worse than death, as the fallen rise once more to join the ranks of their fellow undead.

Only the most fortified of civilizations have survived this turmoil, as is the case with the island of Hinomoto, where mankind has created a massive wall to protect themselves from the endless hordes of Kabane. The only way into these giant fortresses is via heavily-armored trains, which are serviced and built by young men such as Ikoma. Having created a deadly weapon that he believes will easily pierce through the hearts of Kabane, Ikoma eagerly awaits the day when he will be able to fight using his new invention. Little does he know, however, that his chance will come much sooner than he expected...

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Mumei Main

Senbongi, Sayaka Japanese

Ikoma Main

Hatanaka, Tasuku Japanese

Yukina Supporting

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Kurusu Supporting

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

Suzuki Supporting

Powers, Maxwell Japanese

Yomogawa, Ayame Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Amatori, Biba Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Sukari Supporting

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Kajika Supporting

Oki, Kanae Japanese

Takumi Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Wada, Jouji Producer, Executive Producer

Okada, Maiko Producer

Shintaku, Youhei Producer

Araki, Tetsurou Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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May 16, 2024

Falclone

Recommended

Watched it on its release year, loved the music. forgot
then the music got reccomended to me again that made me rewatch the entire thing in one sitting. nothing life changing but it was a fun watch and got some its moments with animation quality aswell. also i'd like more protagonist like Ikoma he's cool

The anime brought up some common moral dillemma with discrimination and how the general public is so easily driven by fear mostly and how our main characters react to it is the main attractiveness of the show which i love when i see it happens.

I would love to see more anime to ... have art style like this anime, it felt timeless, detailed, and beautiful at the same time compared to what we have in the recent years.

If you like good music and cool flashy fights, you'll like this.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Dec 8, 2024

mixdamager

Mixed Feelings

I'll keep this sort because there are some amazing reviews already.

I find it quite unique as a scenario. I believe comparing it to Attack on titan does not do justice to Kabaneri. Although it's unique as I said, the repetition of the theme in every episode makes it a bit predictable by the end. I don't necessarily feel that characters need to evolve and become relatable, but in Kabaneri it's more or less the same all the time.

Cool story, nice animation but it's lacking something. I gave it a 6/10 as it wasn't as appealing for my taste, however some may find it quite ... interesting.

Finally, I believe there are better action anime out there worth watching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 25, 2024

Vistha

Not Recommended

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It took me 8 years to realize Kabaneri was an original show.
And that's when it clicked why this show was so godawful.

Original series either become classics (like Cowboy Bebop) or are absolutely abysmal wastes of time (like Aldnoah.Zero), because most anime screenwriters are seemingly unable to write good script without a reference made by a "professional". Very rarely you get something that could be considered just "OK" (like Eureka Seven), but most of the time original shows fall into the "abysmally bad" territory.

Kabaneri is one of those shows.

It starts off with the MC choking himself for a few minutes (?) to stop zombie virus from ... possessing him (??) by preventing it from reaching his brain through his blood stream (???), then once the virus "settles down" (????) he slightly loosens the metal collar so he doesn't choke, but the virus doesn't progress anymore, despite the blood circulation to his brain being restored (?????) and from that point onward he can loosen his collar even more to access super powers for a time (??????), but as long as he tightens the collar back up he'll be perfectly fine again (???????).

A pseudo-intellectual pretentious piece of crap with not a single shred of logic pretending to be smart, something this show shares with the aforementioned Aldnoah.Zero. It's OK that you failed biology (or physics in case of Aldnoah.Zero) in middle school happens to the best of us, but there's no need to compensate for it when writing a script, ya know?

Well, that's just the first episode. The rest? Doesn't get any better and even fans of the show recognize it gets worse in the second half, so you can imagine how bad that must be.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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