Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (Japanese: 甲鉄城のカバネリ, Hepburn: Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri) is a Japanese anime television series by Wit Studio. It was broadcast for 12 episodes on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from April to June 2016. The series was streamed on Amazon Prime Instant Video service. Two compilation films premiered in Japanese theaters in December 2016 and January 2017. Crunchyroll and Funimation co-released the anime on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States; Crunchyroll also acquired the merchandise rights.
An anime theatrical film that is set six months after the anime series, titled Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato premiered in May 2019. A Netflix version was released as a three-part series in 2019.
A mysterious virus appears during the Industrial Revolution that transforms infected humans into Kabane (かばね, "corpses") and rapidly spreads. Kabane are aggressive, undead creatures that cannot be defeated unless the glowing golden heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced, or an important body part (such as the head) is completely severed. Unfortunately, most melee weapons and the steam-pressure guns used by the bushi (武士, "warriors") are not very effective against them.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress was directed by Tetsurō Araki and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi,[15] with music by Hiroyuki Sawano and original character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto. The series was broadcast on Fuji TV's Noitamina block from April 8 to June 30, 2016, with a total of 12 episodes.[16] A prologue for the anime premiered for a week in theaters across Japan starting March 18, 2016.[6][17] Amazon streamed the series on their Amazon Prime Instant Video service.[18] Two compilation films premiered in Japanese theaters on December 31, 2016, and January 7, 2017.[19] Crunchyroll and Funimation co-released the anime on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States; Crunchyroll also acquired the merchandise rights.[20][21]
Three feature length anime theatrical films were released between 2016 and 2019. The first two films, which are recaps of the first and second halves of the TV series, premiered in Japanese theaters on December 31, 2016, and January 7, 2017. The third film, titled Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato, takes place six months after the events of the TV series and revolves around the Battle of Unato. It premiered on May 10, 2019.[24] The Battle of Unato was streamed internationally on September 13, 2019, as a Netflix original consisting of three episodes.[25][26]
The movie is far too short. And given the care put into the parts I liked, I feel like it was meant to be longer. It feels like a 2-hour film with an hour cut out. The characters find themselves in the city of Unato, in a joint operation to clear the Kabane at the abandoned Unato castle and clear a path through the mountain pass, allowing for easier traversal throughout the country.
The two compilation films premiered in December 2016 and January 2017, respectively, in Japan. The films cover the anime's first season with some new and enhanced scenes. Crunchyroll screened the films in North American theaters in April 2017.
The "steampunk survival action" story takes place on the island country Hinomoto, where humans hide themselves in fortresses called stations against the threat of zombie-like beings with steel hearts known as "Kabane." Only armored locomotives known as "Hayajiro" go between the stations.
Netflix began streaming the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato (Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri: Unato Kessen) sequel anime film on September 13. The film opened in Japan last May and screened for a two-week limited engagement. The film opened at #10 at the box office in Japan and topped the mini-theater ranking in its opening weekend. The anime previously debuted on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in Japan.
Kabaneri, the story of a post-apocalyptic society that circumvents a zombie horde by way of steam-powered trains, is a hit anime series currently available on Amazon Prime. The movie night offering will be a film compilation of the twelve-episode show, told in two parts: Part 1: Light That Gathers and Part 2: Life That Burns. The film will screen at select theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
Crunchyroll ought to know even better than its partners that traditional movie theater sales are lagging, making room for the lucrative streaming media vertical it's cornered. However, CEO Kun Gao thinks that by bringing anime to a new environment where it has only appeared rarely will encourage fans to interact with a medium in a different way.
The story being told is also much stronger and more compelling in the first movie, when the focus is entirely on the Kotetsujo's passengers and crew surviving their current circumstances. Good pacing and wise editing choices in that first film maintain a fairly high level of tension and intensity throughout, and while there may not be an abundance of character development, there's enough to maintain interest. In other words, it's classic Zombie Apocalypse Survival fare.
The creative team will remain largely the same as the TV series with Araki Tetsurou directing, Mikimoto Haruhiko handling character design, and Sawano Hiroyuki composing the score. Wit Studio is also returning to animate the film. Meanwhile, Araki will be in charge of scripts in place of Okouchi Ichirou, who served as screenwriter for the TV anime.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress was an original anime series from the same studio behind Attack on Titan, so fans have been hoping the series would return in some way ever since it ended back in 2016. Luckily fans will soon get their wish as the franchise will be returning with a brand new film taking place after the events of the original series. Now that the film is so close to its release in Japan, fans have gotten another good look.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato is currently scheduled for a release May 10th in Japan, and now fans have gotten a new trailer for the upcoming film that teases much of the action to look forward to.
The Battle of Unato will be a completely original story taking place after the original series. Tetsuro Araki returns to direct the new film, and though much of the plot is being kept under wraps Araki describes the sequel film as a "middle chapter" focusing on Mumei. The film will be simultaneously releasing on Netflix and Amazon Video in Japan alongside its theatrical release too.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (甲鉄城のカバネリ Kōtetsujō no kabaneri?, lett. "I kabaneri della fortezza di ferro") è una serie televisiva anime prodotta dalla Aniplex, diretta da Tetsurō Araki presso Wit Studio e trasmessa in Giappone nel contenitore noitaminA di Fuji TV dal 7 aprile al 30 giugno 2016[1]. Un adattamento manga è stato serializzato sul Comic Garden della Mag Garden il 2 maggio 2016[3] al 5 novembre 2018, mentre due film riassuntivi per il cinema sono usciti rispettivamente il 31 dicembre 2016 e il 7 gennaio 2017[4]. Un film intitolato La battaglia di Unato è stato distribuito nei cinema giapponesi nel maggio 2019. In Italia il film è stato distribuito da Netflix, e a differenza della serie è stato anche doppiato in italiano.
The world is overrun with Kabane, zombie-like creatures with an appetite for human flesh. While the last of humanity has retreated into fortress-like stations connected by armored trains, there are a few that remain as hopeful as Ikoma. Although he services the trains for a living, Ikoma has created a new weapon that he believes could defeat the Kabane.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is a Japanese anime series produced by Wit Studio. The production was directed by Tetsurō Araki, with a screenplay written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. Haruhiko Mikimoto did the character design, and the music was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano. Two recap films were released in Japan on December 31, 2016, and January 7, 2017, respectively. Another anime project originally scheduled for 2018 was pushed back to the following year, and it was the film, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato, which ended up being released on May 10, 2019 in Japan. In this article, we have decided to give you a full watch order of the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress anime series.
As you can see, the overall structure of the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress series is not that complex. Namely, there is just one 12-episode anime series, later edited into a two-part recap film series released in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Later, a sequel movie was released in 2019. In total, there are 12 episodes in the only season of the anime released so far, two recap movies that bring us a somewhat different look on the first season, and a sequel movie, totaling up to 12 episodes and three movies.
During the industrial revolution in feudal Hinomoto, a virus broke out, turning infected people into Kabane. The Kabane are aggressive, undead, and very strong. They can only be killed by piercing the glowing heart protected by lead or completely removing a key body part (e.g., the head). Most weapons, such as the Bushi (Samurai/Soldiers) steam-powered rifles, are ineffective against the Kabane. On Hinomoto Island, people built train stations like fortresses to protect themselves from the Kabane.
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