Kiba (2006)

Original title

牙-KIBA-

Directed by

Hiroshi Kōjina

Genre

dark fantasy, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 51 episodes

Rated

B-15

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy is transported to a bleak world where people use magical spirits called Shards in brutal battles. He becomes entangled in a violent conflict where the stakes are life and death.

darkviolentintenseseriousbleakaction-packedgrittydystopian

What happens

Kiba (牙-KIBA-; meaning fang, or if divided into Ki-Ba, a spiritual place) is a Japanese anime series produced by Madhouse and Aniplex that began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2006. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina with Upper Deck Japan, a trading card game company, as the main sponsor. The anime has been licensed by Upper Deck USA and produced by ADV Films for North American distribution. The series is more violent than other trading-card-game-tie-in animations with many characters being killed. According to an interview with the March 2006 issue of Animage, Hiroshi Kōjina, the director, noted that the show "absolutely will not have any plot elements that curry favor to children". The producer also commented that Kiba is not the type of show to put "human drama" on the back burner while concentrating on promotional tie-ins. Kiba aired on Toonami Jetstream from July 14, 2008 to January 21, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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