Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

Anime television series
title	Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Original title	甲 鉄 城 の カ バ ネ リ
transcription	Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2016
Studio	Wit studio
length	22 minutes
Episodes	12 in 1 season ( list )
genre	Steampunk , action
Theme music	"Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" by Egoist
Director	Tetsuro Araki
production	Yōhei Shintaku , Yuka Okayasu
music	Hiroyuki Sawano
First broadcast	April 8, 2016 on Fuji TV ( Noitamina )
First publication in German	April 8, 2016 - June 30, 2016 (OmdU) on Amazon Video
synchronization

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress ( Japanese 甲 鉄 城 の カ バ ネ リ Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri ) is an anime series by Wit Studio from 2016. Tetsurō Araki directed and Ichirō Ōkouchi wrote the screenplay . The steampunk action series tells the story of the fate of a young technician and the people of his city in a post-apocalyptic Japan ravaged by a man-eating monster-producing virus.

action

Mummy cosplayer

During the industrial revolution in feudal Hinomoto ( 日 ノ 本 ) a virus breaks out and turns infected people into kabane ( カ バ ネ 'corpses'). The Kabans are aggressive, undead, and very strong. They can only be killed by piercing the glowing heart, which is protected by lead, or when an important part of the body (e.g. the head) is completely removed. Most weapons like the Bushi ( samurai / soldier) steam rifles are not effective against the Kabane.

On the island of Hinomoto, people built train stations like fortresses to protect themselves from the Kabane. With the help of steam locomotives ( Japanese 駿 城 hayajiro ) people can reach these stations and exchange goods. One day a train full of cabans crashes into Aragane station and the city is overrun by them. The young technician Ikoma uses his penetrator ( Durch ラ ヌ キ 筒 tsuranuki zutsu ), a weapon he developed to defeat the Kabane , in this attack . He manages to kill one of them, but becomes infected in the process. However, he finds a way to stop the virus in his body and thus becomes a Kabaneri ( カ バ ネ リ ): half human, half Kabane. Together with the talented Kabaneri fighter Mumei ( 無名 'nameless'), who is a guest at the station with her master, they save themselves together with other survivors on the Kōtetsujō ( 甲 鉄 城 'Iron Fortress') train to go to a safe place drive. But most of the people are suspicious of the Kabaneri, as the Kabane are a great danger to them. The leader of the guard, Kurusu, wants to kill them. Princess Ayame stops him because she trusts the Kabaneri and their help. Ikoma can also help the Bushi develop better weapons against the Kabane.

When they get to another train station that was overrun by Kabane, it becomes apparent how helpful the Kabaneri are in combat. Here they meet a collection of Kabane, which in a kind of black smoke form a huge, dangerous being that is controlled from its center and is difficult to defeat. People gain trust in the Kabaneri, even if they have difficulty controlling their strength and have limited stamina. They also depend on human blood for food. But since they help protect people, many in Kōtetsujō donate their blood to them. Arrived at the next train station, Ayame asks for provisions and support for the onward journey. The people of the train celebrate Tanabata and soon the son of the shogun arrives here : Biba. He had been violated, but is now successfully fighting Kabane with the crew of his train. Mumei calls him brother and used to fight with him, but Ikoma is suspicious because Biba is cold and ruthless. He suspects him of having made Mumei a kabaneri and of having taught her his belief in the survival of the fittest. But Ayame agrees to continue traveling with Biba, who is on the way to the Shogun's train station.

Biba is not allowed in at the next train station. Ayame is supposed to ask for admission with her husbands and Mumei. But Biba tricked her and, with Mumeis' help, had his troops and his train storm the station. He lets one of his subordinates turn into a black smoke through a serum. Kabans are also attacking and devastating the city. Biba sees this as retaliation for the Shogun's fearful action against the Kabane. He takes the crew of the Kōtetsujō prisoner and drives them to the next train station, that of the Shogun. On the way there, the prisoners attempt a rebellion with Ikoma, but that also fails because of Mumei, who apparently kills him. But Ikoma survives and travels after the train together with Kurusu, who is also separated from his mistress. At the Shogun, Biba lets Ayame pretend to have captured him. He comes before his father, whom he infects with the virus and causes chaos. Biba's troops attack the city and release Kabane in it. But Ikoma and Kurusu have also arrived and face Biba. Mumei is turned into black smoke by Biba and Ikoma can also be given the serum that should make him stronger. He can win the fight against Biba and give Mumei the counter-serum so that she can go back to normal. Biba also secretly gave Ikoma the counter-serum, so that he too returned to normal when he left the burning city seriously injured on board the Kōtetsujō, with its crew and the remains of Biba's men.

Production and publication

The 12-episode anime was created by Wit Studio in 2016 and directed by Tetsurō Araki . Ichirō Ōkouchi wrote the script and Hiroshi Seko wrote the script for the episodes. The character design was created by Haruhiko Mikimoto and the artistic direction was Shunichiro Yoshihara . The responsible producers were Yōhei Shintaku and Yuka Okayasu .

The series premiered on Fuji TVs ( Noitamina ) on April 8, 2016 and ended after 12 episodes on June 30, 2016. Amazon streamed the anime worldwide through Amazon Video , and it was also subtitled on Crunchyroll with subtitles in English and among others German published. The anime appeared on commercial media in Japan and several other countries. A German dubbed version was released by Kazé in 2019 .

Two compilation films for the series were released in Japanese cinemas on December 31, 2016 and January 7, 2017. A sequel to the anime series called Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato ( 甲 鉄 城 の カ バ ネ リ 〜 海 門 決 戦 〜 ) was released in Japanese theaters on May 10, 2019. In addition, DMMGames released a video game for smartphones in 2018.

synchronization

role	Japanese speaker ( seiyū )	German speaker
Ikoma	Tasuku Hatanaka	Leonhard Mahlich
Mummy	Sayaka Senbongi	Friedel Morgenstern
Yukina	Mariya Ise	Birte Baumgardt
Ayame Yomokawa	Maaya Uchida	Lydia Morgenstern
Kurusu	Toshiki Masuda	Nico Mamone
Takumi	Yūki Kaji	Patrick Baehr
Kibito	Kensuke Satou	Peter Lontzek
Suzuki	Maxwell Powers	Rainer Fritzsche
Kajika	Kanae Oki	Samira Jakobs
Sukari	Ryota Ohsaka	Vanya Gerick

music

The soundtrack to the series is by Hiroyuki Sawano and was released on May 18, 2016. The opening song is Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress by Egoist. The credits with the song ninelie of Aimer × chelly highlighted in the last episode, it is the title boundary of Cyua. In addition, the following songs are played during the episodes:

• 1coma by Mika Kobayashi
• icon by Eliana
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress by Eliana
• Next of Kin by Benjamin Anderson
• Through My Blood <AM> by Aimer
• Through My Blood by Mika Kobayashi
• Warcry by mpi

Episode list

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in Japan	German language first publication (D / A / CH)	Director	script	First publication in the OmdU
1	1	The walking corpses	脅 え る 屍 Obieru Shikabane	Apr 7, 2016	-	Hiroyuki Tanaka Tetsuaki Watanabe Tetsurō Araki	Ichirō Ōkouchi	Apr 7, 2016
2	2	The night without end	明 け ぬ 夜 Akenu Yoru	Apr 21, 2016	-	Hiroyuki Tanaka	Ichirō Ōkouchi	Apr 21, 2016
3	3	Prayers full of devotion	捧 げ る 祈 り Sasageru Inori	Apr 28, 2016	-	Hitomi Ezoe	Ichirō Ōkouchi	Apr 28, 2016
4th	4th	Flowing blood	流 る 血 潮 Nagaru Chishio	5th May 2016	-	Tetsuaki Watanabe	Ichirō Ōkouchi	5th May 2016
5	5	Inevitable darkness	逃 げ ら れ ぬ 闇 Nigerarenu Yami	May 12, 2016	-	Hironobu Aoyagi	Hiroshi Seko	May 12, 2016
6th	6th	Increasing light	集 う 光 Tsudou Hikari	19th May 2016	-	Yasuhiro Akamatsu	Hiroshi Seko	19th May 2016
7th	7th	Prayers to heaven	天 に 願 う Ten ni Negau	May 26, 2016	-	Fumihiro Ueno Nobuyoshi Nagayama	Ichirō Ōkouchi	May 26, 2016
8th	8th	The silent hunter	黙 す 狩 人 Mokusu caribito	Jun 2, 2016	-	Hiroyuki Tanaka Hitomi Ezoe Kunihiro Mori	Ichirō Ōkouchi	Jun 2, 2016
9	9	The fangs of death	滅 び の 牙 Horobi no Kiba	Jun 9, 2016	-	Hironobu Aoyagi Hiroyuki Tanaka Tetsuaki Watanabe	Ichirō Ōkouchi	Jun 9, 2016
10	10	Attack of the weak	攻 め 上 ぐ 弱者 Semeagu Jakusha	June 16, 2016	-	Hiroyuki Tanaka Tokiyoshi Sasaki Yasuhiro Akamatsu	Hiroshi Seko	June 16, 2016
11	11	Flaming life	燃 え る 命 Moeru Inochi	23 Jun 2016	-	Hiroyuki Tanaka Hitomi Ezoe Kunihiro Mori	Ichirō Ōkouchi	23 Jun 2016
12	12	Kotetsujyo	甲 鉄 城 Kōtetsujō	Jun 30, 2016	-	Hironobu Aoyagi Hiroyuki Tanaka Takayuki Hirao Tetsurō Araki	Ichirō Ōkouchi	Jun 30, 2016

Web links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress on Anime News Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Attack on Titan Team, Code Geass Writer Make Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri Anime . Retrieved November 27, 2014.
2. ↑ Blu-ray & DVD 「甲 鉄 城 の カ バ ネ リ」 公式 サ イ ト ( Japanese ) Retrieved May 20, 2016.
3. ↑ Amazon Prime to Stream Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Anime From Attack on Titan Team . March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
4. ↑ Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Gets Theatrical Compilation Editions . June 30, 2016. Accessed June 30, 2016.
5. ↑ 劇場 中 編 ア ニ メ ー シ ョ ン 「甲 鉄 城 の カ バ ネ リ 〜 海 門 決 戦 戦 〜」 の 公開 時期 が 2019 年 春 に 決定！ In: Twitter . anime_kabaneri, September 22, 2018, accessed September 22, 2018 (Japanese). 
6. ↑ Psycho-Pass and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress receive film sequels. In: Serienjunkies.de . March 9, 2018, accessed March 25, 2018 . 
7. ↑ https://kabaneri-game.com
8. ↑ SVWC-70149 | KABANERI OF THE IRON FORTRESS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - VGMdb .