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Chrome Shelled Regios

Koukaku no Regios · 鋼殻のレギオス · 2009

A prodigy swordsman defends mobile domed cities from monstrous mutated insects.

#Action #Adventure #Fantasy #Military #School #Sci-Fi #Super Power

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StatusFinished Airing SeasonWinter 2009 StudioZexcs SourceLight novel Episodes24

Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic future, Earth's barren surface is contaminated with pollutants and infested with monstrous mutated arthropods called Filth Monsters. Humanity survives exclusively within Regios, self-contained mobile domed cities that wander across the wastelands. Enrolling in the academic academy city of Zuellni, Layfon Wolfstein desires to study general education and leave his violent martial arts past behind. However, his astonishing internal Dite combat prowess is discovered by student council president Kalian Loss, who coerces him into joining the dysfunctional Seventeenth Military Arts Platoon. Guided by swordswoman Nina Antalk, Layfon wields his blade to protect Zuellni from extinction.

Background (may contain spoilers)

Produced by Zexcs and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki in 2009, *Chrome Shelled Regios* adapts Shusuke Amagi's popular light novel series illustrated by Miyuu. Airing across twenty-four episodes, the television anime gained a dedicated following for its creative blend of military school training, post-apocalyptic sci-fi survival, and intricate internal energy combat systems. Supported by an energetic electronic soundtrack by Yasutaka Nakata and dynamic mecha and insectoid battle animation, the production remains a quintessential mid-2000s fantasy action series.

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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 2009-01-10 → 2009-06-20
Season: Winter 2009
Studio: Zexcs
Source: Light novel
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Producers: AMG MUSIC, Kadokawa Shoten

Dubbed in 1 language

Dub data © MyDubList (CC BY 4.0)

English

Episodes

24

1
The Conscious City S1 · E01
Jan 10, 2009
2
Capture the Flag! S1 · E02
Jan 17, 2009
3
Electronic Spirit Zuellni S1 · E03
Jan 24, 2009
4
Disarmament! Put on the Maid Outfit! S1 · E04
Jan 31, 2009
5
The Enemy that Lurks in Death's Ground S1 · E05
Feb 7, 2009
6
The Letter from Glendan S1 · E06
Feb 14, 2009
7
Adamandite Restored S1 · E07
Feb 21, 2009
8
A Former Enemy Reduced to a Ruined City S1 · E08
Feb 28, 2009
9
The Right to be a Heaven's Blade S1 · E09
Mar 7, 2009
10
Lueckens's Revenge S1 · E10
Mar 14, 2009
11
Spa Resort Kalian S1 · E11
Mar 21, 2009
12
A Tender Lie S1 · E12
Mar 28, 2009
13
The Sentiment That Lies in the Barrel of a Gun S1 · E13
Apr 4, 2009
14
The Fallen Ones Appear S1 · E14
Apr 11, 2009
15
Feelings That Are Not Received S1 · E15
Apr 18, 2009
16
Zuellni Run Amok and the Contaminoid Offensive! S1 · E16
Apr 25, 2009
17
Salinban Mercenary Training Group, Move Out! S1 · E17
May 2, 2009
18
Nina Missing! Zuellni in Crisis S1 · E18
May 9, 2009
19
A Guided Encounter S1 · E19
May 16, 2009
20
The Night Before the Intermunicipal Battle S1 · E20
May 23, 2009
21
Felli, Kidnapped S1 · E21
May 30, 2009
22
The Invincible, Spear-Shelled City Glendan Draws Near! S1 · E22
Jun 6, 2009
23
Ignacius's Fragments S1 · E23
Jun 13, 2009
24
The Stirring Cities S1 · E24
Jun 20, 2009

Characters

29

29 characters

Alseif, Layfon

Alseif, Layfon Main

Antalk, Nina

Antalk, Nina Main

Elipton, Sharnid

Elipton, Sharnid Main

Loss, Felli

Loss, Felli Main

Marfes, Leerin

Marfes, Leerin Main

Sutton, Harley

Sutton, Harley Main

Almonis, Alcheilla

Almonis, Alcheilla Supporting

che Matelna, Dalsiena

che Matelna, Dalsiena Supporting

Dee, Dinn

Dee, Dinn Supporting

Firandin, Troiatte

Firandin, Troiatte Supporting

Fora, Fermaus

Fora, Fermaus Supporting

Garfield, Airen

Garfield, Airen Supporting

Gerni, Naruki

Gerni, Naruki Supporting

Haden, Lintence

Haden, Lintence Supporting

Haldey, Vanze

Haldey, Vanze Supporting

Laite, Chanter

Laite, Chanter Supporting

Loss, Calian

Loss, Calian Supporting

Luckens, Gorneo

Luckens, Gorneo Supporting

Luckens, Savaris

Luckens, Savaris Supporting

Lyia, Haia Salinvan

Lyia, Haia Salinvan Supporting

Maskane, Dixerio

Maskane, Dixerio Supporting

Nolne, Barmelin

Nolne, Barmelin Supporting

Rivin, Kanaris

Rivin, Kanaris Supporting

Rotten, Mifi

Rotten, Mifi Supporting

Rufa, Munfa

Rufa, Munfa Supporting

Saya

Saya Supporting

S

Soho Supporting

Torinden, Mayshen

Torinden, Mayshen Supporting

Zuellni

Zuellni Supporting

Staff

218

2nd Key Animation30

A

Aizawa, Shuusuke

A

Atarashi, Taichi

H

Hagiwara, Masato

H

Hiramatsu, Takefumi

H

Honda, Miyuki

I

Ikezoe, Yuuko

I

Ishidou, Hitoshi

K

Kaiho, Hitomi

K

Kanda, Takashi

K

Kim, Ji-eun

K

Kinjou, Miho

K

Kojima, Eri

K

Kondou, Kenji

K

Kondou, Rui

K

Kusunoki, Tomoko

L

Lee, Jae-min

M

Matsuzaki, Yoshikatsu

M

Morishita, Chie

N

Nakata, Chisato

O

Obata, Masaru

Ozawa, Kazunori

Ozawa, Kazunori

S

Satou, Marina

S

Shimada, Toshihiko

S

Sugimoto, Rina

S

Sugiura, Keiichi

S

Sunaga, Masahiro

U

Ushinohama, Yui

Y

Yamamoto, Masaaki

Y

Yoshida, Kousuke

Y

Yoshida, Shouta

ADR Director1

Cason, Chris

Cason, Chris

Animation Check1

S

Shimoji, Ayaka

Animation Director17

Hashimoto, Hideki

H

Houjou, Naoaki

K

Kawashima, Masaru

Kitamura, Tomoyuki

M

Miyai, Kana

N

Nii, Manabu

O

Oki, Kazuhiro

S

Sugitou, Sayuri

Yamamura, Shunsuke

Y

Yamazaki, Masakazu

Y

Yasumoto, Manabu

Assistant Animation Director3

K

Kawashima, Masaru

S

Sunaga, Masahiro

Assistant Director1

Nitta, Yasunari

Nitta, Yasunari

Background Art1

U

Usui, Minami

Character Design1

Hashimoto, Hideki

Chief Animation Director4

K

Kawashima, Masaru

Sakurai, Masaaki

Y

Yamazaki, Masakazu

Color Design1

I

Iwaida, You

Director1

Kawasaki, Itsurou

Kawasaki, Itsurou

Director of Photography1

H

Hirakawa, Yuri

Editing1

H

Hiraki, Daisuke

Episode Director8

F

Fujimoto, Jirou

Fujimoto, Yoshitaka

H

Hatakeyama, Shigeki

Kawasaki, Itsurou

Kawasaki, Itsurou

Okamura, Masahiro

S

Seo, Hye-jin

T

Tokumoto, Yoshinobu

Watanabe, Toshinori

Watanabe, Toshinori

Executive Producer1

Fukunaga, Gen

In-Between Animation14

B

Baba, Kazuki

H

Hayase, Makiko

H

Hwang, Mi-ye

I

Itou, Yuuta

I

Izumi, Shirou

L

Liu, Ke

M

Mikami, Yoshiko

M

Muroyama, Shouko

N

Naeki, Youko

N

Nakao, Takayuki

N

Nomura, Haruyoshi

O

Ousaka, Nozomi

S

Shimoji, Ayaka

Y

Yoshida, Shouta

Inserted Song Performance1

Chrome Shelled

Chrome Shelled

Key Animation90

A

Aizawa, Shuusuke

A

Aoki, Rie

A

Arakawa, Erika

A

Atarashi, Taichi

F

Fujiwara, Mikio

Furukawa, Tomohiro

Furukawa, Tomohiro

H

Hamano, Yuuichi

H

Hara, Makoto

H

Hashimoto, Maki

Hayato Hashiguchi

Hirabayashi, Takashi

H

Hirata, Takuya

H

Hoshino, Reika

H

Houjou, Naoaki

I

Ikeda, Tomomi

I

Imazato, Keiko

I

Irie, Toshihiro

I

Ishigami, Hiromi

I

Ishikawa, Shingo

I

Iwamoto, Kirei

I

Iwata, Yoshimi

Kamogawa, Takahiro

K

Kanemaru, Ayako

K

Kawashima, Masaru

K

Kikuchi, Tsutomu

K

Kim, Ji-eun

K

Kinjou, Miho

Kitamura, Tomoyuki

K

Koike, Hiroki

Kouda, Masayuki

Kouda, Masayuki

K

Kouda, Tomoki

K

Kusunoki, Tomoko

Masato Nishikawa

M

Matsubara, Eisuke

M

Matsumoto, Yoshihiro

M

Matsuo, Masahiko

Matsushita, Junko

M

Miyamoto, Yukiko

M

Morita, Minoru

M

Mukaigawara, Ken

M

Munehiro, Tomoyuki

M

Muraji, Akihide

N

Nakamura, Ryouko

Nishimura, Motohide

Nishimura, Motohide

N

Notake, Hiroyuki

O

Obata, Masaru

O

Ogata, Daisuke

O

Okamoto, Hideyasu

Okamura, Masahiro

O

Oomori, Rie

O

Ooshima, Jouji

S

Sakamoto, Tatsunori

Sasaki, Kazuhiro

S

Satou, Kiyomitsu

S

Satou, Marina

S

Satou, Osamu

Satou, Toshiyuki

S

Shiba, Minako

Shigekuni, Hiroko

S

Shimizu, Hiroaki

S

Sugimoto, Rina

S

Sunaga, Masahiro

Suzuki, Takanori

T

Takasaki, Misato

T

Tamaki, Norihiko

T

Tanaka, Hideto

T

Tanaka, Shiho

T

Terai, Yoshifumi

Tsugihashi, Yuki

U

Ushinohama, Yui

U

Usui, Atsushi

Wakano, Tetsuya

Wakano, Tetsuya

Y

Yamada, Kaori

Y

Yamamoto, Shou

Yamamura, Shunsuke

Y

Yamazaki, Ai

Y

Yamazaki, Masakazu

Y

Yasumoto, Manabu

Y

Yoshida, Naoto

Y

Yoshii, Hiroyuki

Yousuke Sotoyama

Music1

Asakura, Daisuke

Asakura, Daisuke

Original Character Design1

Miyuu

Miyuu

Original Creator1

A

Amagi, Shuusuke

Planning2

N

Nakamura, Akiko

Yasuda, Takeshi

Yasuda, Takeshi

Producer8

Cook, Justin

H

Hachiya, Seiichi

H

Harada, Yuka

H

Hashimoto, Kazunori

K

Kawasaki, Tomoko

O

Okamoto, Atsuyuki

S

Suzuki, Tomoko

Takechi, Tsuneo

Publicity2

G

Gomi, Kenjirou

T

Tachizaki, Takashi

Screenplay2

H

Hasegawa, Katsumi

I

Ikeda, Mamiko

Script3

Jukki Hanada

Nemoto, Toshizou

Nemoto, Toshizou

Whitley, Sean

Whitley, Sean

Series Composition1

I

Ikeda, Mamiko

Sound Director1

Iwanami, Yoshikazu

Iwanami, Yoshikazu

Sound Effects1

Koyama, Yasumasa

Koyama, Yasumasa

Storyboard8

F

Fujimoto, Jirou

Kawasaki, Itsurou

Kawasaki, Itsurou

Nitta, Yasunari

Nitta, Yasunari

O

Oohira, Naoki

Takaomi Kanasaki

Takaomi Kanasaki

Ushiro, Shinji

Ushiro, Shinji

Y

Yamamoto, Takashi

Theme Song Arrangement2

Asakura, Daisuke

Asakura, Daisuke

Chrome Shelled

Chrome Shelled

Theme Song Composition2

Asakura, Daisuke

Asakura, Daisuke

Chrome Shelled

Chrome Shelled

Theme Song Lyrics2

Chrome Shelled

Chrome Shelled

I

Inoue, Akio

Theme Song Performance4

Chrome Shelled

Chrome Shelled

Daisy×Daisy

Daisy×Daisy

Takagaki, Ayahi

Takagaki, Ayahi

Takahashi, Mikako

Takahashi, Mikako

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50/ 100

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by Robert Frazer · Apr 15, 2014

“Some good art isn't quite enough to rebuild society in this post-apocalypse.”

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by Theron Martin · Mar 14, 2011

“Mobile cities battle each other for resources, and bug-like creatures for survival, in this sci fi/fantasy action-adventure series. Although it has some interesting ideas and action, the series does an inadequate job of explaining itself and resolves little in the end.”

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