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Kiba (anime)
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, a fantasy anime
by Madhouse
, 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 Kamishina, the show's director, noted that the show "absolutely will not have any plot elements that curry favor to children". The producers of the show has also commented that Kiba will not be the type of show to put "human drama" on the back burner while concentrating on promotional tie-ins. While Upper Deck owns the rights to the series, ADV Films
is the distributor and their production studio Amusement Park Media
is producing the dub. Kiba aired on Toonami Jetstream
from July 14, 2008 to January 21, 2009 and is now showing on The Anime Network's Video on Demand
service. As of September 27, 2010, Kiba currently aired in reruns everyday at 6:30 PM on FUNimation Channel
.
With the power of the Shards, the Shard Casters are able to use spells and control monsters called "Spirit
s". Fascinated by that power, Zed aims to become a Shard Caster. However, he still doesn't know that residing in his body is "Amil Gaul", a mighty Spirit with the power to influence the world's future. Amil Gaul is one of the "Key Spirits" that, when together with the other Key Spirits, can destroy or save the world. There are a total of six Key Spirits: Amil Gaul, Pronimo, Sachira, Monardi, Jumamis and Shadin.
Zed undergoes countless trials in order to find out who he really is and what is most important to him.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
by Madhouse
Madhouse (company)
is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja...
, began broadcasting on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
on April 5, 2006. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina with Upper Deck Japan
Upper deck
Upper deck may refer to :* The Upper Deck Company, an American trading card business* The upper deck is the highest level internal deck on a ship, i.e. just below the superstructure and open deck....
, a trading card game company, as the main sponsor. The anime has been licensed by Upper Deck USA
Upper deck
Upper deck may refer to :* The Upper Deck Company, an American trading card business* The upper deck is the highest level internal deck on a ship, i.e. just below the superstructure and open deck....
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
Animage
is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally renowned manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, was serialized in Animage from 1982 through 1994...
, Hiroshi Kamishina, the show's director, noted that the show "absolutely will not have any plot elements that curry favor to children". The producers of the show has also commented that Kiba will not be the type of show to put "human drama" on the back burner while concentrating on promotional tie-ins. While Upper Deck owns the rights to the series, ADV Films
A.D. Vision
A.D. Vision was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009...
is the distributor and their production studio Amusement Park Media
Seraphim Digital Studios
Seraphim Digital is an audio and video post-production studio, located in Houston, Texas. It was formerly called Amusement Park Media before it was sold off by A.D. Vision. The studio is best known for producing English language dubs of anime and Japanese films released by ADV Films and Sentai...
is producing the dub. Kiba aired on Toonami Jetstream
Toonami Jetstream
Toonami Jetstream was an ad-supported online broadband service and a remake of Toonami's previous video streaming service Toonami Reactor provided by Cartoon Network and Viz Media....
from July 14, 2008 to January 21, 2009 and is now showing on The Anime Network's Video on Demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
service. As of September 27, 2010, Kiba currently aired in reruns everyday at 6:30 PM on FUNimation Channel
FUNimation Channel
The FUNimation Channel is a 24-hour cable network which broadcasts anime series in the United States. OlympuSAT was chosen as the exclusive distributor of the network....
.
Plot
Kibas main character is Zed, a 15-year-old boy who lives in a place called "Calm". Frustrated by his current situation in life he feels that somewhere out there is a place where he can live more fully. One day, at the invitation of a mysterious wind, Zed dives into a space-time crevasse (portal), seeking the answers that might be there. Riding on the wind, he is transported to a war-torn world where magic users called "Shard Casters" fight endlessly with each other, using spells in the form of marble-like "Shards". He is transported to a country known as Tempura.With the power of the Shards, the Shard Casters are able to use spells and control monsters called "Spirit
Spirit
The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...
s". Fascinated by that power, Zed aims to become a Shard Caster. However, he still doesn't know that residing in his body is "Amil Gaul", a mighty Spirit with the power to influence the world's future. Amil Gaul is one of the "Key Spirits" that, when together with the other Key Spirits, can destroy or save the world. There are a total of six Key Spirits: Amil Gaul, Pronimo, Sachira, Monardi, Jumamis and Shadin.
Zed undergoes countless trials in order to find out who he really is and what is most important to him.
Episode list
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
Music
| Opening themes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transcription/Translation | Artist | Episodes | |
| Sanctuary | Nami Tamaki Nami Tamaki is a Japanese pop singer. She has various commercial tie-ins with the anime and games industry, and has also performed in a stage musical and a movie. Her musical influences include American singers such as Britney Spears, Madonna, and Janet Jackson.... |
1-26 | |
| Hakanaku Tsuyoku | Younha Younha Younha , is a South Korean pop singer who first got her start in Japan, and continues to have success today in both countries.... |
27-51 | |
| Ending themes | |||
| Very Very | Afromania | 1-13 | |
| Solar Wind | Snowkel Snowkel is a Japanese rock band from Odaiba, Japan. Its members are Kaba, Nishi, and Yama.Immediately after forming in January 2004, their height of degree of completion of music is appraised and acquires a grand prix in the audition of local end in Fukuoka. After that, Snowkel focused on live activity in... |
14-26 | |
| STAY GOLD | Limelight | 27-39 | |
| Sekai no Hate made/Until the end of the World | Kozue Takada | 40-51 | |
| Insert songs | |||
| Nakanaide | Afromania | 15 | |
| Image songs | |||
| Wind of Power / Zed | Hiroyuki Yoshino Hiroyuki Yoshino is a Japanese voice actor. He is part of Sigma Seven.-Anime:*Allison & Lillia *Angel Tails *Aquarian Age *Azumanga Daioh *Baccano! *Black Jack... |
n/a | |
| Go Smiler / Roya | Nana Mizuki Nana Mizuki is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000... |
n/a | |
| Fate / Zed | Jun Miyake Jun Miyake Jun Miyake is a Japanese composer and trumpeter.-External links:* - official website... |
n/a | |
Kiba Original Soundtrack 1
- CD 1:
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- zed-fate
- zed-run
- roya-pas de bourree
- zymot
- templer-fear
- enemy
- zed-nostalgia
- zed-intense
- dawn
- templer-breeze
- templer-promenade
- roya-sentiment
- noa-intense
- noa-calmness
- battle-approach
- battle-bump
- battle-chase
- zed-friends
- mother
- shard-blaze
- shard-battle
- zed-regret
- urban
- zed-journey
- Sanctuary [TV ver.]
- Very Very [TV ver.]
- solar wind [TV ver.]
- CD 2:
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- Wind of Power
- Go Smiler
Kiba Original Soundtrack 2
- Disc 1
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- zed-fate
- war
- plot
- joy
- scene-forest
- scene-lake
- scene-desert
- underground
- neotopia
- roya-romance
- fanfare
- roya-destiny
- noa-friends
- disaster
- darkness
- secret
- seekers
- shard-battle ~ perish
- universe
- tears
- anger
- zed-friends (alternative take)
- Hakanaku Tsuyoku (TV ver.)
- STAY GOLD (TV ver.)
- Sekai no Hate Made (TV ver.)
- Disc 2
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- Mei no Naki Kaze ni Fukarete
- Kaze no Fuku Basho