Alternative TitlesJapanese: 牙-KIBA-
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 51
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 2006 to Mar 25, 2007
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 7.501 (scored by 13750 users)
Ranked: #14002
Popularity: #660
Members: 27,304
Favorites: 252 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisIn a dystopian future, two friends dream of freedom... and gain more than they bargain for! Hothead Zed is on the run from the authorities, while his brainy pal Noah struggles with his own battered body. Both find a magical world that seems to offer escape and power undreamed of. Join Zed and his powerful, rebellious spirit Amir Gaul on their search for the ultimate power. It's a force that can save the world - or destroy life as we know it. This is the world of KIBA! Where you must harness the power within and fight with all you got!
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edythemighty
101 of 137 people found this review helpful
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51 episodes
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
10 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
10 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
I can't believe such a hyped anime doesn't have a review. Well on with the show:
Story:
I absolutely loved this anime storywise. It begins with a young boy named Zed, who lives in a strange, polluted town known as Calm. One day, a spirit, Amil Gaoul, appears to him, and he is dragged into another world. This of course, might seem cliche within the genre of time/world-traveling hereos, but where Kiba sets itself apart is in the concept of shard casting, the main magical ability of the people of the alternate world. Shard-casters can produce from their body small shards which unleash an elemental attack. Other anime have similar concepts, but to use items like this is something that to me is rather new, and I liked it. Also, shardcasters may summon spirits using special shards, and there are six Key Spirits, which are far more powerful than other spirits. Without going into too many spoilers, once the six Key Spirits are brought together, a great power is unleashed, and much of the anime is spent in this quest by multiple factions to obtain the power of the Key Spirits. This makes for a truly epic anime, with a rather interesting ending.
Art:
During the first episode, you get the feeling that the art is dark, due to the nature of Calm, but once Amil Gaoul appears, you see the real art style of this anime. Most of the characters are drawn in rather conventional anime form, but the real artistic value of this anime can be seen in the ethereal forms of the various spirits. Amil Gaoul resembles an angel, but there are also spirits which resemble devils, warriors, mythical creatures such as phoenixes and centaurs. Most of the spirits are bipeds, which really adds to their appeal, in seeing ghostly, two-legged forms of many different beings. The places where the shard casters draw their shards from, can resemble anything from an intricate tattoo to jewelry, to some sort of disease-ridden boil, depending where it is, or the very character of the person.
Sound:
The voice actors are great, although personally I found Roia's voice grating on the nerves sometimes. The battle sequences with Amil Gaoul all have a beautiful chorus to them, so you know when the tide of the battle is going to turn. This is really the only highlight in terms of sound in this anime, the rest could easily be attributed to background sounds.
Character:
I didn't like some of the characters, mostly because they often contradicted their own actions in extreme ways. Zed remains for the better part of the anime, a hero, he takes to his role readily, then experiences doubts about himself, and his mentor, who although appears to have a grandfatherly aspect about him, has a dark past that doesn't come out until the last 5 or so episodes. Zed's best friend is another source of frustration, in that he so easily and completely changes himself into the opposite of Zed.
Enjoyment:
As you are watching the anime, you are completely absorbed in it, and maybe once it ends is when you really start questioning things such as characterization and such, but meanwhile, this is one wild ride. The rather novel concept of shard casting sets this anime apart, and I highly recommend it to everyone read more
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Master_M2K
68 of 114 people found this review helpful
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51 of 51 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
Kiba is a Shounen, Fantasy, Action, Adventure about a world full of shard casters, which are people who can summon spells and spirits. The concept is great but the story is rather second-rate.
The story follows the adventures of two separate boys (Zed and Noa), as they go through many different experiences in their different world, before both stories meet. Even though this anime series has a pretty unique concept of spirits, the story itself is told just like you average shounen anime, which ends up taking away quite a bit of the enjoyment of the show. However the simplistic story is still good enough and doesn’t feel like it’s entirely dragged out, most of the time. There are also the whole nations at war plot and their relations, which helps give this series some much needed depth, plus there are plenty of plot twists to supplement it.
The characters are probably the worst aspect of the series because they are all fairly one-dimensional and a lot of them go under drastic personality changes for no good reason. The poor dialogue doesn’t help much either, as they tend to spew out clichéd lines. The main character Zed is just as bad because he is a loud-mouth, simple-minded brat that does things senselessly. The only redeeming point has to be the way in which certain characters develop throughout the series.
The animation quality of this series is of a pretty good standard; with plenty of effort put into the environments, the actual spells and appropriately used CG effects. On the other hand the character designs are really plain and the actual fights sequences were somewhat lacking, as if they cut some corners in production. The quality of sound is just as good; with some notably great tunes from the soundtrack and adequate ambient sounds but poor voice acting does take a few things away.
Overall Kiba is a fairly entertaining shounen action adventure, with an erratic storyline. Because there was no clearly defined path, it just felt like the author was making stuff up as he goes along. One interesting thing is that during the action sequences, there are usually 2 fights going on (between the people and between their spirits). However this anime had a problem with leaving things unexplained or just doing a poor job explaining. If you are able to ignore the numerous faults, especially in the characters, you are sure to enjoy this series.
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Recommendations
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Okay most people have already recommend both of these but it was something else I noticed that was similar again both throw balls that have monsters in them.
Both feature fights with monsters who are stored in small balls.
Kiba is like a more mature and fufilling version of Pokemon. People have their own partners in Kiba in the form of spirits. Individuals are allowed more than one spirit (summoned through a small, palm sized ball of different designs that represent the type and character of the spirit) and how they're used adds a bit of strategy. The owners battle as well, making this a bit more engaging than just watching the Spirits do all the work and the trainer do nothing. There's a pretty deep plot that is, in a fashion, an upgrade of the Pokemon plot in the way of Zed becoming the best (though he matures faster than Satoshi in the sense that he's not acting like a "kid" by the 10th episode at the lastest). Like Pokemon, you meet a lot of people on the way but in a more mature sense you see more of them, learn more of them, and watch as they in turn change the main characters. Zed also has a rival but is a more in-depth and emotional plot attached rather than just a guy who occasionally shows up.
Both have people trying to become stronger with monster like creatures trapped within little balls. They also have characters who have great hearts for others even if Zed doesn't really show it much.
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Main characters get drawn into another world and become the saviors.
STXW is the better of the two, minus (or plus ;P) the man love undertones... They both travel to another world, and fight for various sides and various wars to save said world...
Both anime are centered around characters dragged into pararel world, where they have special and very rare powers
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Opening Theme#1: "Sanctuary" by Nami Tamaki (1-26)
#2: "Hakanaku" Tsuyoku" by Younha (27-51)
Ending Theme#1: "Very Very" by Afromania (eps 1-13)
#2: "Solar Wind" by Snorkel (eps 14-26)
#3: "STAY GOLD" by Limelight (eps 27-39)
#4: "Sekai no hate made" by Kozue Takada (eps 40-51)
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