Koutetsujou no Kabaneri (2016–2016)

TV ShowEndedAction, Anime, Fantasy1 season, 12 episodes
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri posterReview score: 66%

Plot

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, Ikuma 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.

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  1. 01Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E02Never-ending DarknessS01E02 · 7.6Ikoma somehow survives and heads towards the last Hayajiro left in Kenkin Station, the Kotetsujyo. Meanwhile, Ayame and her people were left behind to fend off the Kabane when a young girl named Mumei appears before them. The girl clears open a path to the Kotetsujyo with incredible combat prowess.
  2. 02Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E05Inescapable DarknessS01E05 · 7.5The Kotetsujyo picks up survivors from Yatsushiro Station which has been destroyed by the Kabane. Among the survivors is Enoku, an old friend of Mumei's. He points out to Mumei how weak she'd become as he witnessed how close she's grown to the people of the Kotetsujyo. Rattled, Mumei chooses to throw herself into a reckless fight and finds herself in a dangerous situation.
  3. 03Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E06Gathering LightS01E06 · 7.5The Kotetsujyo is standing before a giant cluster of Kabane, the Black Smoke, and all seems hopeless. Meanwhile, Ikoma and Mumei find themselves at the bottom of an abandoned station. Surrounded by Kabane, Mumei buried under rubble, and no backup in sight, the situation is dire, yet Ikoma still somehow stands forward to face it.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2016Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E01Frightened CorpseApril 8, 2016 7.4Kabane, the immortal monsters, attacked Aragane Station. Ikoma, a steamsmith boy who lives in Aragane Station, ran against the waves of terr
  2. S01E02Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E02Season's bestNever-ending DarknessApril 22, 2016 7.6Ikoma somehow survives and heads towards the last Hayajiro left in Kenkin Station, the Kotetsujyo. Meanwhile, Ayame and her people were left
  3. S01E03Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E03Prayer OfferApril 29, 2016 7.3Having escaped Kenkin Station, the Kotetsujyo heads for Kongokaku, the Shogunate's fortress. However, the people on the Kotetsujyo quickly t
  4. S01E04Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E04Flowing BloodMay 6, 2016 7.3The other people lock Ikoma and Mumei into the rear car. But that means the Kotetsujyo has lost two of their best fighters. Just then, the K
  5. S01E05Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E05Inescapable DarknessMay 13, 2016 7.5The Kotetsujyo picks up survivors from Yatsushiro Station which has been destroyed by the Kabane. Among the survivors is Enoku, an old frien
  6. S01E06Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E06Gathering LightMay 20, 2016 7.5The Kotetsujyo is standing before a giant cluster of Kabane, the Black Smoke, and all seems hopeless. Meanwhile, Ikoma and Mumei find themse
  7. S01E07Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E07Begging the HeavensMay 27, 2016 6.7The Kotetsujyo arrives at Shitori Station, the first populated station it's encountered since leaving Kenkin Station. Ikoma and the others l
  8. S01E08Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E08The Silent HunterJune 3, 2016 7.4The older brother Mumei serves is Biba Tenshin, leader of the Hunters - a special division dedicated to hunting Kabane. However, while the p
  9. S01E09Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E09Fang of RuinJune 10, 2016 7.0The Shogunate closes off the path to Kongokaku because they are wary of Biba and the support he's managed to garner. Biba seeks an audience
  10. S01E10Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E10The Attacking WeakJune 17, 2016 7.3The Kotetsujyo had been linked to the Kokujyo, and Takumi and the others were under the rule of the Hunters who demanded their blood be coll
  11. S01E11Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E11Burning LifeJune 24, 2016 7.2Biba reunites with his father Shogun Koukyo after 10 years. Behind the scenes, Mumei's Nue stands ready. Meanwhile, Ikoma has lost his confi
  12. S01E12Koutetsujou no Kabaneri S01E12Iron FortressJuly 1, 2016 7.4Biba's plan, Mumei's Nue transformation, and the influx of Kabane were all too much for Kongokaku to withstand. That is when Ikoma arrives.

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Castfull cast & details

Sayaka SenbongiSayaka SenbongiMumei (voice)Tasuku HatanakaTasuku HatanakaIkoma (voice)Yuki KajiYuki KajiTakumi (voice)Toshiki MasudaToshiki MasudaKurusu (voice)Maaya UchidaMaaya UchidaAyame (voice)Kensuke SatoKensuke SatoKibito (voice)Kanae OkiKanae OkiKajika (voice)Miyuu SawaiMiyuu SawaiShino (voice)

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