
The story
As the world is in the middle of an industrial revolution, a monster appears that cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced. By infecting humans with its bite, the monster can create aggressive and undead creatures known as Kabane. On the island Hinomoto, located in the far east, people have built stations to shelter themselves from these creatures. People access the station, as well as transport wares between them, with the help of a locomotive running on steam, called Hayajiro. Ikoma, a boy who lives in the Aragane station and helps to build Hayajiro, creates his own weapon called Tsuranukizutsu in order to defeat the creatures. One day, as he waits for an opportunity to use his weapon, he meets a girl named Mumei, who is excused from the mandatory Kabane inspection. During the night, Ikoma meets Mumei again as he sees Hayajiro going out of control. The staff on the locomotive has turned into the creatures. The station, now under attack by Kabane, is the opportunity Ikoma has been looking for.
12 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Apr 7, 2016
02Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Apr 14, 2016
03Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Apr 21, 2016
04Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Apr 28, 2016
05Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired May 5, 2016
06Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired May 19, 2016
07Episode 7Unwatched · AiredAired May 26, 2016
08Episode 8Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 2, 2016
09Episode 9Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 9, 2016
10Episode 10Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 16, 2016
11Episode 11Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 23, 2016
12Episode 12Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 30, 2016500 credited
500 credited
Haruhiko MikimotoOriginal Character Design
Haruhiko MikimotoIllustration (ED)
Ichirou OokouchiSeries Composition
Ichirou OokouchiScript (eps 1-4, 7-9, 11, 12)
Hiroshi SekoScript (eps 5, 6, 10)
Tetsurou ArakiDirector
Tetsurou ArakiEpisode Director (eps 1, 12)
Tetsurou ArakiStoryboard (OP, eps 1, 2, 12)
Rieke WernerADR Director (German)
Yuuzou SatouStoryboard (ep 10)
Masayoshi TanakaAnimation Director (ep 12)
Masayuki MiyajiStoryboard (ep 4)
Takayuki HiraoEpisode Director (ep 12)
Takayuki HiraoStoryboard (eps 9, 12)
Takayuki HiraoStoryboard Assistance (eps 8, 10)
Masakazu SaitouAnimation Director (eps 7, 9, 12)
Satoshi KadowakiAnimation Director (OP2, eps 11, 12)
Hiroyuki SawanoMusic
Hiroyuki SawanoInsert Song Composition ("icon"; ep 7)
Hiroyuki SawanoInsert Song Composition ("Through My Blood"; ep 4)AniList community tags
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B movie fun with B movie faults
I still had a good time all things considered, but there's a reason this earned the nickname "trainwreck."
Kabaneri weaves an impressive setting and moving premise, but weak story beats and characterization hold it back.
The prime example of should haves and could haves, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is a shell of what it could've been.