Koutetsujou no Kabaneri: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2016-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-06-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 13688
• IMDb ID: tt5556656
• TVDB ID: 305082

Cast and credited roles

• Mamoru Miyano — Biba
• Kaito Ishikawa — Uryū
• Maxwell Powers — Suzuki
• Tasuku Hatanaka — Ikoma
• Sayaka Senbongi — Mumei
• Kanae Oki — Kajika
• Toshiki Masuda — Kurusu
• Yûki Kaji — Takumi
• Mariya Ise — Yukina
• Ryōta Ōsaka — Sukari
• Kensuke Satou — Kibito
• Maaya Uchida — Ayame

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-07; final listed air date 2016-06-30; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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