M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane

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Synonyms: M3: Sono Kuroki Tetsu, M3 The Dark Metal, Mortal Metal Memories

Japanese: M3～ソノ黒キ鋼～

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Type: TV

Episodes: 24

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 22, 2014 to Sep 30, 2014

Premiered: Spring 2014

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 01:35 (JST)

Producers: Sotsu, Magic Capsule, flying DOG, Happinet Pictures, Bandai Namco Games, Mobcast

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Satelight, C2C

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense

Themes: Mecha, Psychological

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.57¹ (scored by 18,812 users)

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Ranked: #6596²

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Popularity: #2918

Members: 56,820

Favorites: 81

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Synopsis

In a dark void known as the Lightless Realm, a group of children meet and bond, but are then separated and returned to their own dimension. Years later, these children reunite to fight "Admonitions," monsters that originate from the same void, using robots known as "Vess." However, their efforts only slow the ever-encroaching and expanding Lightless Realm from infecting their world.

Their lives take a drastic turn when a new foe appears in the form of a "Corpse," whose song is rumored to kill any who hear it within nine days. The "Corpse Song" is heard by the group, and with this, they each begin to pull away and become caught up in their own personal problems—ultimately threatening the fate of humanity.

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Isaku, Heito

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Murase, Ayumu
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Hazaki, Emiru

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Hikasa, Youko
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Saginuma, Akashi

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
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Izuriha, Sasame

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Koiwai, Kotori
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Yuzuki, Mahmu

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Fukuen, Misato
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Maki, Minashi

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Kakihara, Tetsuya
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Kasumi, Raika

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Yahagi, Sayuri
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Namito, Iwato

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Maeno, Tomoaki
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Izuriha, Tsugumi

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Koiwai, Kotori
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Natsuiri, Sadami

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Tobita, Nobuo
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Yoshida, Kento

Producer

Okamura, Takema

Assistant Producer

Satou, Junichi

Director

Hamano, Takatoshi

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Opening Theme

	1: "Re:REMEMBER" by May'n (eps 1-13)
	2: "Replica (レプリカ)" by Maaya Sakamoto (eps 14-23)

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Ending Theme

	1: "ego-izm" by la la larks (eps 1-13)
	2: "SABLE" by nano (eps 14-23)
	3: "Replica (レプリカ)" by Maaya Sakamoto (eps 24)

Reviews

Sep 21, 2017

The_Psychiatrist

Recommended

M3 Sono Kuroki Hagane is a surprisingly very good psychological oriented mecha anime set in a dark atmosphere.

- NO SPOILER -

The anime focuses on a team of young pilots using giant machines to discover and explore a mysterious dark and disrupted zone appearing on earth.

While brutal action packed fights were expected, surprisingly this anime delves very deeply in the emotion and psychology of the characters. Another surprise is that this aspect is treated with real intelligence and maturity. The psychological issues are addressed gradually with subtlety, finesse and poetry.

I would like to stress this, not only as an anime fan but also ... as a recognized psychiatrist. Indeed, too much often, many anime involving teenagers/young adults have characters who are emotionally very immature or borderline: they express emotion with excessive shyness (like a 3 years old child), seduction with brutal shift of demeanour, love with extreme awkwardness, sexual attraction by needless hysterical behaviour and empathy with a useless or strange distance. For instance, Stein Gates or even the famous Evangelion are suffering from this bizarre syndrome. Maybe it is because many anime are made for otakus by otakus? Maybe it is some kind of failed humorous attempts? Maybe it is a social phenomenon in Japan? You name it.
On the contrary this is where M3 Sono Kuroki Hagane is shining here. Relationship and bound, conscious and subconscious issues, friendship and love are expressed in a very thoughtful and sensitive manner. It is the strong point of this anime as well as its dark tone, sinister and yet beautiful ambiance.

Lastly, where some anime try to cloud their lackluster, inconsistent or nonexistent story or characters behind a mask of so called abstractionism or art (like FLCL), this anime is not pretentious at all, it is very accessible and clear but it will let you interpret some parts or symbols as well.

Therefore in M3, there is enticing character development through the episodes as we understand the ties between them. It is easy to feel empathy with the characters precisely because their thoughts, reactions, struggles seems very real and profound. As a consequence the story and plot unfold in a slow paced fashion. There is some action involving mecha but is clearly not the main point of this show.

General design mix 2D drawing featuring acceptable animation with 3D mechas and creatures. The sinister creatures as well as the deranged world are an interesting and attracting creation.

Japanese dubbing is agreeable, with all the voices fitting very well the personality of each character.

Overall, this anime is a pleasant surprise. A very sensitive, mature and intelligent mecha adventure with a dark tone featuring excellent story or character development and yet very accessible. I strongly recommend it whether you like the mecha genre or not.

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Nov 17, 2017

Prideful_Master

Mixed Feelings

Communication. Understanding. Connection. All things we as humans struggle with. To truly know another person is difficult on its own; some would say impossible entirely. That, however, doesn’t stop us from trying, no matter the pain. Pain that births from failed attempts of understanding, thinking you know someone but in truth do not. Sometimes, trying to connect to another is more painful and can hurt more than trying to cause them misery. But who hurts more: the person who tried and failed, or the person on the receiving end? Can comprehension of others truly be had if we are separate beings? And should we even ...

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Mar 19, 2024

Erdgeist

Not Recommended

A combination of horror and mecha what could go wrong? well in this show case almost everything.
If you ever asked yourself this question "A mecha show cannot be boring,it has giant robots right?"
Then this show is the answer to that question,it spends hours and hours of dialogue,useless flashbacks that repeat themselves over and over again,a bunch of scifi-horror jargon that never gets fully explained,unlikeable and annoying characters and the only two decent characters were never given enough screentime to carry the show.The mechas and their weapons feel weak through the whole show,they look like they are shooting water bullets,the main giant "enemy" is overpowered and ...

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