Kiba

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English: Kiba

Synonyms: Fang

Japanese: 牙-KIBA-

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Type: TV

Episodes: 51

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 2, 2006 to Mar 25, 2007

Premiered: Spring 2006

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: Aniplex, Ashi Production, Sony Music Entertainment

Licensors: ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Madhouse

Source: Original

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.39¹ (scored by 24,880 users)

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Ranked: #2103²

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Popularity: #1506

Members: 58,898

Favorites: 414

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In 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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Zed

Main

Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Japanese

Roya

Main

Mizuki, Nana
Japanese

Noa

Main

Horie, Kazuma
Japanese

Hugh

Supporting

Yamaguchi, Kappei
Japanese

Gaoul, Amil

Supporting

Kira

Supporting

Matsushita, Komina
Japanese

Sagiri

Supporting

Endou, Aya
Japanese

Rebecca

Supporting

Inoue, Marina
Japanese

Redondo, Robès

Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Mikki

Supporting

Nakamoto, Nobuhisa
Japanese

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Kamagata, Eiichi

Producer

Koujina, Hiroshi

Director

Tachikawa, Yuzuru

Episode Director

Nagasaki, Kenji

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#1: "Sanctuary" by Nami Tamaki (1-26)
#2: "Hakanaku" Tsuyoku" by Younha (27-51)

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#1: "Very Very" by Afromania (eps 1-13)
#2: "Solar Wind" by Snowkel (eps 14-26)
#3: "STAY GOLD" by Limelight (eps 27-39)
#4: "Sekai no hate made (世界の果てまで)" by Kozue Takada (eps 40-51)

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Sep 13, 2007

51 of 51 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

edythemighty (All reviews)

136 people found this review helpful

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

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Apr 4, 2008

51 of 51 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Master10K (All reviews)

74 people found this review helpful

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 read more

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Jan 1, 2008

51 of 51 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

shacub (All reviews)

33 people found this review helpful

First of I just finished this and All i can say is WOW!
Unlike a few animes of this type it really doesn't drag on and on. The story is constantly moving forward and keeping you well informed on whats going on with the characters and how they play their parts through out the anime.
I was really suprised, when it started i thought it was going to be your average superpower good vs evil kinda thing, but in the end i was wrong. A good bit of twists, and things that may or may not keep you guessing.
One of the best things i read more

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Sep 7, 2013

51 of 51 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

Hatul (All reviews)

30 people found this review helpful

In case you don't wanna read the whole thing, here's a summary of this review;

I suspect that Kiba is the first attempt at combining a war drama with something resembling Pokemon and other fantasy elements that we often see in shonen anime. Much like how Gundam was the first to combine war drama with Mecha back in the day.
It has its fair share of problems, but it's one hell of a ride and is the first of its kind (and possibly the last). I recommend giving it a try if you happened to like either of those things.

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