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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

Koutetsujou no Kabaneri · 甲鉄城のカバネリ · 2016

Armored train passengers fight undead monsters in an industrial feudal world.

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StatusFinished Airing SeasonSpring 2016 StudioWit Studio SourceOriginal
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In an industrial feudal Japan gripped by a monstrous steampunk nightmare, humanity shelters within fortified stations interconnected by heavily armored steam locomotives called Hayajiro. The world is infested by Kabane, aggressive undead zombies with glowing molten hearts encased in iron that can only be slain by piercing their steel-caged vitals. Young steam engineer Ikoma invents a revolutionary high-pressure piercing gun to destroy them, but is bitten during a sudden station breach. Resisting the viral infection, he transforms into a Kabaneri, a half-human hybrid who fights aboard the Iron Fortress to defend humanity.

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Directed by Tetsuro Araki and animated by Wit Studio, *Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress* premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina block in spring 2016. Featuring distinguished character designs by veteran artist Haruhiko Mikimoto and a bombastic orchestral score composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, the original television series earned massive international popularity. Renowned for its breathless action direction, lush post-apocalyptic steampunk aesthetics, and brutal melee combat set pieces, the anime successfully blended historical samurai grit with thrilling zombie survival horror.
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