Karen Senki: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the post-apocalyptic aftermath of a war between machines and their creators, machines rule while humans exist in a state of servitude. Titular character Karen leads Resistance Group 11, an eclectic group of humans who find themselves fighting for their lives as they are hunted by the robots in each episode. Is this the end of humanity? Are they fighting a losing battle? Through Karen, we delve into a struggle between right and wrong, between indifference and love that explores some of the deepest questions about humanity. What is the difference between a thinking machine and a human being? What is a soul?

Series details

• Title: Karen Senki
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2014-09-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Crunchyroll
• Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29578
• TVDB ID: 286364

Cast and credited roles

• Sayuri Hara — Karen
• Sayuri Hara — Touka
• Kazumasa Nakamura — Seek
• Ei Mochizuki — Xiao-Gang
• Kouji Kawakami — Jay
• Urara Takano — Eleanor
• Yuuki Tai — Junkshop
• Fumihiko Inoue — Sebastian
• Nyudou Nishimura — X-22

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-27; final listed air date 2014-12-06; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Karen Senki on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.