, a Japanese
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening o ...
series produced by
Madhouse and
Aniplex
is a Japanese anime, music production and anime licensee company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Established in September 1995, Aniplex has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime series, such as both ''Fullme ...
, began broadcasting on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified ...
on April 5, 2006. The series is directed by
Hiroshi Kōjina
is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director. His directorial works include ''Grenadier'', '' Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro'', '' Kiba'', '' Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin'' and the 2011 anime adaptation of ''Hunter × Hunte ...
with
Upper Deck Japan, a
trading card game
A collectible card game (CCG), also called a trading card game (TCG) among other names, is a type of card game that mixes strategy game, strategic deck building elements with features of trading cards, introduced with ''Magic: The Gathering'' in ...
company, as the main sponsor. The anime has been licensed by
Upper Deck USA and produced by
ADV Films
A.D. Vision Holdings, Inc. (known simply as ADV and also referred to as ADV Films) was an American multimedia entertainment distributor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and founded in 1992 by video game fan John Ledford and anime fans Matt Gre ...
for
North America
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n 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 carry 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.
Plot
Zed, a 15-year-old boy who lives in a city called "Calm", is 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, he 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 Templar.
With the power of the Shards, the Shard Casters are able to use spells and control monsters called "Spirits". Fascinated by that power, Zed aims to become a Shard Caster. However, he still doesn't know that residing in his body is "Amil Gaoul", a mighty Spirit with the power to influence the world's future. Amil Gaoul 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 Gaoul, Pronimo, Sachura, Monadi, Dynamis and Shadin.
Zed undergoes countless trials in order to find out who he really is and what is most important to him.
Episodes
Music
Kiba Original Soundtrack 1
*CD 1:
:# 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
V ver.:# Very Very
V ver.:# solar wind
V ver.
*CD 2:
:# Wind of Power
:# Go Smiler
Kiba Original Soundtrack 2
*Disc 1
:# 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
:# Mei no Naki Kaze ni Fukarete
:# Kaze no Fuku Basho
References
External links
Official Site
Kiba Blog at Aniplex
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2006 Japanese television series debuts
2007 Japanese television series endings
ADV Films
Adventure anime and manga
Anime series
Anime with original screenplays
Aniplex
Dark fantasy anime and manga
Isekai anime and manga
Madhouse (company)
Shows on Toonami Jetstream
TV Tokyo original programming