GR Anime Review: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

[@G_Spark233]

English guy needed more screen time.

[@GlassReflection]

Agreed

[@noshgaming]

At least he didn't die otherwise I would have dropped the show.

[@dustinw6050]

true he was my favourite character

[@jeremyhawess1161]

the english guy said the dumbest shit made me lul everytime

[@PabAng]

Yukina's back muscles needed more screen time as well

[@DantheJokeMan]

This show started off pretty damn good, but it needed a solid villain to pull everything together. And then we got Biba.

[@KhanMann66]

Biba was the rock that derailed the train.

[@saberhap2639]

0 - 100 real quick

[@RobH73]

I think you mean 100 - 0

[@saberhap2639]

Robert Herman 0 - 100 - 0

[@irtazaazam2573]

Dan the Joke Man he wasn't bad or anything but man was he a rushed character and his motivation was very unclear.

[@paupop09]

am I the only one who thinks WIT studio would have been a great studio to adapt Berserk . I think the dark, gready and highly detailed style of Berserk would be Perfect for them. it would have been awesome and so much better than the cg crap we got

[@mxxxxc2606]

That hot pink short haired girl that piloted the train needed more screen time.

[@Thunderous117]

Amen

[@david.jr.]

Agreed

[@ronaldo_slayer21]

You mean the bodybuilder lol

[@ronaldo_slayer21]

@Brodie Augustus you said like a ad

[@SloanTheOtaku]

I just wish Kabaneri stuck with being a survival anime. Biba = worst villain 2016

[@GlassReflection]

Mamoru Miyano had me expecting so much more...

[@supernoodles908]

+Glass Reflection agreed

[@besimhasani8776]

To be fair he had to work with the script he was given :/

[@lautimhom9725]

Worst villain of 2016.

[@KagaKusanagi]

Hey Sloan! :D

[@seal3081]

That Biba guy ruined the show, he was not a good villain. But honestly I liked the show overall and I know most critics didn't like it.

[@D1i1s1]

You can't really betray anyone when you are Biba's little puppet from the start, but that's one of the parts that irritated me the most. Mumei was introduced as badass that can handle herself and knows what needs to be done and how to do it, then she got desperate and reckless, getting herself and other in unnecessary danger. Furthermore in the last half she was degraded to just a manipulated brat (well until she finally realized far too late that Biba isn't the good guy in the story but then was brainwashed through drugs and used for his goals anyway). Sure looking at her age she is a child so it's normal that she acts her age (including being bratty and easy to manipulate) but if she is a child that acts her age don't introduce her as badass.

[@whatblank4157]

i kinda think the name Biba sounds sassy. i don't know why

[@sebas8225]

Biba wasnt even meant to be a villain, I remember Chibi saying in his character introduction implying there should be more him than that, Anti-hero status or Tragic good guy, would´ve worked best for him as a character.

[@D1i1s1]

Final Sebas But he clearly was a villain, for his own revenge and nothing else he goes the extra mile to slaughtered and turn hundred thousands of innocent people and destroyed multiple of the few remaining safe spaces of humanity even through he could have just ignored them since they are completely uninvolved. He is too far gone for Anti-hero status or Tragic good guy that is a villain and a bad one at it. Well I don't deny that his introduction implies that there >>should

[@sebas8225]

Gremory No he was only established as a villain by episode 9, when he had started killing multiple people, for the sake of his revenge, this was what triggered the "Biba is shit" movement and the salt, until then he had good anti-hero and tragic good guy potential, he could´ve been the Levi, or Erwin of this anime, but instead he was turned into a edgelord just cause. Even he killed that guy that was trying to kill him, he didnt look villain bad, his character was just misused and the audience caught up to that, it wasnt even subtle, which also caused the problem.

[@OneDivineShot]

Haha I get it, it was a "train wreck"

[@GlassReflection]

THIS GUY GETS IT

[@tanfoonglam3514]

I see what you did there.

[@HexCompetitive]

Cant wait to see what you say about Re:Zero the anticipation is killing me

[@yetzamirellcalderon160]

Zoro you got lost again wrong anime

[@intothekey]

Ikr it quickly went to my favorite anime of all time and I consider myself having high standards.

[@troyeason8238]

Didn't like Biba. loved the first part. Aimer and Ninelie are awesome. thanks for the review

[@Deepicanimefreak]

Biba has got to be one of worst Anime villains of this decade

[@xavierthe9]

Didn't help that until the end Mumei didn't see him as the biggest scumbag which frustrated me SO MUCH...

[@sebas8225]

Biba would´ve been good if had taken the Anti-hero role, or tragic good guy, straight up villain was too bad and didnt matched up with any sense at all!

[@ProtagonistOfficial]

Gakkou Gurashi is an unconventional zombie story, but a zombie story nonetheless.

[@TheNobody-ru5xg]

What are you talking about? That show was a happy story about 4 girls who started a club in school. There was even a puppy!

[@AtomTomZeitalter]

3 girls - the 4th joined later

[@JiraiyaSanninPervySage]

+The Nobody14200 lmaoooo

[@ProtagonistOfficial]

The Nobody14200 Oh ya of course, how could I have possibly thought it was a show about zombies? weird...

[@bleeters5984]

I find that series so difficult to recommend. Not in a 'it's not worth watching' kind of way, but in a 'if you know anything about it going in you've already ruined one of the best things about it' way. I end up just trying to suggest it to people without ever explaining why I'm suggesting it to people, and ain't nobody going to just take me on faith. Still, since the damage is already done here, yes. It's pretty great. The anime tones down the psychological horror pretty hard compared to the manga which I personally find to be a shame, but it's still a solid series.

[@katherinesanderson8990]

Ghouls weren't actually linked with vampires originally, they're from Arabian mythology.

[@sosman747]

Example: Raas al ghul

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Yeah, he said ghouls because that's the term Hellsing uses I think.

[@katherinesanderson8990]

Sterling Muse Ghouls have been connected to vampires a lot in pop culture but that came later.

[@teamashen]

He's really only referring to them in the sense of how anime have dealt with them, to remove arguments or comparisons to other shows.

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@Sterling Muse _"Yeah, he said ghouls because that's the term Hellsing uses I think."_ The connection is older than that though e.g. Vampire In Brooklyn premiered two years before Hellsing.

[@firerocket7343]

Kabaneri's ED is better than OP.

[@EricGiby]

Absoultely definetely agreed

[@tomzer1]

A fair review. Nice job. One important point of trivia about the show that was missed is that it featured the return to TV of famous character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto.

[@jerichomadayag4344]

english-kun should have been the main character

[@TheLunarLegend]

Ikoma's transformation into a kabaneri didn't really bug me since they explained why and how it happened wasn't like 'The virus didn't effect me because reasons'.

[@yetzamirellcalderon160]

This anime had me all HYPED... Until that awful ending.... Way to go they delayed the AOT season 2 for this anime just to end it that way just no...

[@adamfinlay1936]

This anime wasnt why AOT was delayed

[@yetzamirellcalderon160]

With all do respect it was I'd consider for you to look it up or maybe I'm wrong but almost every sources say it was delayed do to the production of Kabaneri since it from the same studio

[@adamfinlay1936]

Iv seen sources saying the manga has to be 4 arcs ahead of the animes new season but fair enough its clear you arent lying

[@yetzamirellcalderon160]

That was probably the main reason at first but the manga is pretty far up now considering I'm up to date with it but thanks for the info

[@siaw0000]

The lack of material from the manga was the reason why they delayed it initially, but Wit Studio had enough material last year after the end of the Uprising Arc, so after that they delayed it due to Kabenari

[@nyx4926]

This was and still is my favorite anime of all time, I still can’t fathom on why they cancelled it after one season

[@AssaulteedOne]

Kabaneri - for whatever faults it had in Biba as a villain - is easily the best action series for pure visceral entertainment from beginning to end. Really wish they'd follow it up with more since it's the most fun I've had in a long time. Great stuff - and the ED song is easily my favourite of this year so far.

[@doctordoom85]

I'd say best OP of the year has to go to Kiznaiver. An incredible song (and the final one from the band as one of its members had become partially paralyzed due to tumor issues) and fantastic animation and eye-popping visuals to match it. There's been a few solid OPs from the year including Kabaneri but none of them have come close to Kiznaiver's IMHO.

[@thesatellite54]

One of the band members is partially paralyzed? That's sad to hear. :(

[@akiramenaix4459]

No

[@MrPetaya]

You're right, "Take On Me" is the best anime opening I've heard in years!

[@22gopher22]

Yh kiznaiver is definitely up there for best op

[@friesfish8749]

Take on me wasn't that good. It was a pass, but when you have shows like boku no hero and re:zero among many others... It can't get its foot in the door,

[@KoinzellGaming]

I honestly thought that this anime had a great potential, but it simply had poor writing and a bullshit ending. The setting and idea behind the story was great.. But I feel like people always over-reacted in a illogical way around the kabane (And the Kabaneri), even though they should already understand the basic logic around it. Someone says "He is a kabene" and everyone starts killing each other.. It simply felt like every single human was an idiot. The ending was bullshit. It made no sense at all and the final baddie also made no sense. But I do have to say that it did have a few nice moments in it and overall was basically a decent popcorn flick (You can watch it brainlessly without putting much thought into it.).

[@Mic_Glow]

it's Attack on Titan but with zombies. Graphics 11/10, plot -2/10 character development 1.5/10

[@xavi-kun]

Don’t forget Steampunk. It’s way more steampunk than AoT.

[@6ixlxrd]

@@xavi-kun Hehe. Phew boy.

[@6ixlxrd]

@-Koneko- A fellow man of culture as well, I see 😌. Thanks man! Also, good job on those 2 shiny tentacools (although I don't really know much about Pokemon, tbh).

[@Twistingguy]

Justin Biba completely ruined the show. That's too bad, because the first half of it was pretty good! I never thought of this show as a zombie horror, though. For that, Gakkou Gurashi does an awesome job bringing Romero's zombies to anime.

[@dylan-mw3fq]

The four things i enjoy ep1 to ep6 English kun Jacked back yukina And the op that was lit

[@Deepicanimefreak]

Just try to imagine if the Kabaneri's animation budget went to animating Berserk or other LEGITIMATELY good series.Too bad that might never happen 😕

[@AluxDoesNotStream]

I watched the first 8 episodes of the Berserk 1996 anime adaptation. From what I've heard, Berserk is supposed to be about Guts as he travels the world, followed everywhere by demons, trying to escape from his own bloodlust. That and the supposed dark subject matter are what attracted me to the series. But so far all it's been about is Guts, Griffith and Kaska fighting for a kingdom I don't care about, against another kingdom I don't care about. Zodd showed up and talked mad shit about the behelit, and that piqued my interest but then it just went right back to meaningless, boring battles with no clear goal. Does Berserk get any better soon? I don't dislike Berserk and I'm sure it must improve at some point, but I feel like I'm missing something. I don't understand yet why people love it so much.

[@vsegda723]

1996 anime is the adaptation of _Golden Age_, the flashback arc that tells how Guts came to be hunted by demons.

[@hyper5onicxD]

and i dont understand why people actually judge berserk by the horrible anime adaptations and not by the manga which is actually the thing that is praised by everyone. JUST READ THE MANGA, NOBODY SAYS THE ANIME ARE THAT AMAZING.

[@Deepicanimefreak]

It will have a massive turning point and after that a few events happens which makes the manga deserving of the praise.Read the manga,the 1998 anime,despite having it's amazing music,it can never capture the masterful artwork of Miura

[@AluxDoesNotStream]

DeEpicAnimeFan I was planning on reading the manga at some point. It's hard as all hell to get physical copies (which I prefer), but I can always get it digitally one way or the other. Thanks for the recommendation. :)

[@SuperHardcoreTroller]

re zero review soon?

[@G_Spark233]

It's not even done lol

[@nard96bb]

+ThePikachuvirus its amazing

[@nard96bb]

+G_Spark233 well i think the last episode is tomorrow

[@3xceed]

This new youtube replying format sucks, G_Spark233. It finishes tomorrow so I think it is fine to suggest it now.

[@gerinimoify]

It deconstructs the cliche genre of virtual reality and uses a realistic MC, while also being edgy (don't mean this in a bad way). The world building is great and the main character doesn't get anything handed to him...its the opposite.

[@averagewillpower754]

I hated how Mumei (and other characters) got a gloss-face whenever she was give emotion.

[@MelonMusk068]

It's because WIT actually hired an "anime make-up artist" ... Source: www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/05/08/kabaneri-of-the-iron-fortress-employs-tv-animes-first-makeup-artist

[@relyat89]

I actually loved that, personally.

[@ReiAyanami366]

The two-faces idea was slightly annoying, especially when it kept alternating in a same scene.

[@NerdOracle]

so, i know this is literally 3 years late, but i just binged and finished kabaneri the other day, with little to no prior knowledge on the series. and i think there's actually a lot of merit to the comparison between kabaneri's second half and guilty crown's ending. kabaneri had been giving me consistent GC vibes from the moment Biba killed his "assassin" outside the station. frankly, i wasn't aware others had this opinion of it, nor did i realize the two work's shared a director until just now. so surely there must be some merit to their comparison. Biba reminds me of GC, his allies remind me of GC, the things he does to our main cast and the way the main cast respond all remind me of GC, the psychological manipulation of the masses, the antagonist's intimate familiarity with the supernatural elements of the story, biba's half-baked revenge plot wrapped up in some obscure philosophical message sub-plot, ikoma's "needing a hand", the loss of you know who, mumei's betrayal/brainwashing, even the fact that she became a damsel for ikoma to rescue by the end reminded me of GC, as well as the MC burning through his life to save her, and plenty more i can't quite remember. this second half genuinely feels like it bleeds the same blood that Guilty Crown's latter half did

[@ag0rak451]

Never heard of this anime, but judging by the comments, this is basically the No Man's Sky equivalent of Anime, am I right?

[@chaoni2252]

Not really, no lie in this anime at least.

[@DantheJokeMan]

Well, it started off pretty good, I really enjoyed the first half. But once the main villain showed up and became the focus everything started going downhill.

[@smokyjo5245]

Nothing compares to the failure of No Man's Sky. At least this anime has a fantastic first half.

[@Abedeuss]

More like Mass Effect 3. If Mass Effect 3's ending was instead the entire second half.

[@WimzorTheGreat]

Don't listen to Gabrihel. It's easy to forget this show. Don't waste your time on it.

[@arager100]

You know with how well put together your reviews are I'm suprised you don't have more subscribers yet.

[@Irivik]

I was actually very satisfied with the anime, though it was a bit too short...

[@bigmaxcc]

Plasma Blitz will it get dubbed

[@evecampbell3069]

Season 2 confirmed! Sometime this year!

[@twilight_phantom2969]

I enjoyed the show quite alot, but yeah the second half was iffy in my opinion. definitely hoping for a season two.

[@MasterAlarad]

I wonder if he's seen Highschool of the Dead, It's a 2010 anime that technically fits his search for the "perfect" zombie. Not the best anime IMO but it's by no means bad.

[@TheUziGunner]

In my opinion, I would say the best opening would definitely have to be Danganronpa: Future Arc. And honestly, you should seriously contemplate doing an anime review of Danganronpa's Future and Despair Arc, once all of it comes to a close. Seeing how much the franchise has evolved after the first 2 games, and the fact that it can make you feel so much whirlwind of emotions, with a unique setting is what truly makes it a masterpiece.

[@TheNobody-ru5xg]

Watch Gakkou Gurashi. No zombies involved, it's a totally happy show.

[@nathanjxaxson]

The most Romero-zombie-true anime I know of is High School of the Dead, which despite all of the fanservice it still probably qualifies as proper zombie survival horror.

[@idjamzul]

I love this show soo much 😍 Heard there’s season 2 on the way , if it’s true that will be awesome ! ( unfortunately just found out it’s an OVA , but I’ll take it anyway 😁)

[@rynsart]

Ye the show was great, there was a ''movie'' that was released last year I think, so if ya haven't watched it I recommend watching it. Its better than the series in my opinion.

[@meganamy123able]

I personally loved this series xD

[@enriquemadibavalle7497]

"Shingeki no Kabane" it's the proper name

[@Shinigami528]

Wait have you watched School-Live?

[@omnitrix1992]

This is my favorite anime at the moment.

[@rynsart]

Same :)

[@Grimsikk]

I just finished it and I genuinely love it.

[@biterness2323]

Pros: -Overall good steampunk-esque designs -Very good 2D animation and choreography -Oldschool artsyle -Very good scene composition for the most part Cons: -Everything else

[@plucas1]

Gakku Gurashi had kind of a similar problem--the first half of the series was really superb, and while the the second half was still good it didn't quite live up to the beginning. Still well worth watching though, IMHO. Plus its about high schools girls and their quirky club and a puppy they find. Absolutely no zombies here. Nosirreebob.

[@Ickalu]

Thank you for subtitles. It really helps me understand you

[@chickensinthemist]

Gakkou Gurashi fits all of the criteria and does it well!

[@LankeyLongNuts]

Wow am so happy I found your channel Last year, your videos are always nice to watch.

[@sbubbyjubby9743]

The mc is the only thing that is similar to AoT? There are creatures that like to eat humans, so humanity has now been forced to hide behind walls. Oh wait! The wall has been burst open, we got to run away to the next town. But wait we also have people that can become one of those creatures, so now we have a fighting chance! That sounds like both AoT and Kaba to me. It's like saying Star Wars VII isn't the same as Star Wars IV

[@ashill1196]

Ooh boy I've been waiting for this review!

[@Trinket_Master]

I adore this anime it's one of the few that made me want to re watch along side gurren lagann and DB super

[@lconicTV]

Empire of Corpses is nothing special except for the fact that the core concept is fucking amazing, and the animation makes you shed tears of joy.

[@williancruz9657]

Hasn't Gakkou Gurashi kind of got all the zombie elements you named?

[@Diabl0Mask]

1:02 I totally agree with you Arakada. A proper zombie show in my opinion would be a psychological thriller with a group of people having to deal with the sudden life of fear, and instead of having a villain with super powers we have fights and disagreements between the people in the group. We still haven't had an anime like that.

[@KaibutsuHime]

Tbh i enjoyed Kabaneri more than AoT.

[@browntaxi7158]

Same here. AOT fanbase ended up ruining AOT for me and I ended up enjoying Kabaneri a lot more even the plot holes I noticed while watching it, still liked it more than Kabaneri

[@beastvicious8672]

You probably also like Fairy Tail more than Hunter x Hunter as well. Or Elfen Lied more than Berserk. That's what Kabaneri is compared to AoT.

[@exteamrocketgrunt6070]

Well Arkada it just ended. You know what to do.

[@Chroncitrus]

no don't say it

[@Piradood]

If you like zombies, check out School Live. I just spoiled the surprise, FUCK

[@buckwade1402]

Shhh, just don't tell them about the twist in ep 1. They'll think...you know...

[@steelgear3876]

I always love the way you analyse the various anime series you come across. While I may not always agree with you I believe you communicate your views very well. Please keep up the good work. :)

[@seiuchicompositions]

You should review Pandora Hearts and I would suggest reading it after considering the anime just ends for no reason.

[@android19willpwn]

I'll watch the beginning, I'm always a huge fan of good combat animation. The more ridiculous the better.

[@Michael-ep7fp]

A major difference between Kab and AoT is that this one is a zombie series. But in AoT there's a mystery aspect. We don't know what the Titans are or where they came from. That's keeps us invested in it because we want to find out. Kab doesn't have that. And please review Bakemonogatari.

[@rosiejones7100]

Michael Fucello well, there is some mystery I guess, the "curse" just appeared out of nowhere and now there are Kabane, and there's also the question on how Ikoma will turn Munro back into a human, how many other stations are out there? Why do the Kabane have heart cages? Idk stuff like that?

[@TheHoennHippo]

Empire of Corpses was released on blu ray by Funi a couple of months ago.

[@TheRezro]

The issue with zombies in Japan is that they mostly aren't zombies but corpse demons which are mostly sentient beings. If someone want legitimate zombies he should look for Japanese show about vampires which on the other hand are mostly based on western mythology in opposition to Hollywood bullshit. And before someone say something ghouls are zombies..

[@anegroreviews3349]

Lol yeah ghouls in tg are the original depiction of ghouls but zombies are completely different

[@TheRezro]

Rodney Paul No they aren't..

[@anegroreviews3349]

How are they different then

[@flamedt]

Ever hear of an anime called High School of the Dead?

[@Rem694u2]

Ghouls are not the same as zombies. Zombies have no intelligence, they act on the instinct to feed only. Ghouls have animal or childlike intelligence and can make decisions. Ghouls are created by black magic or being possessed by a demon, where as a zombie is created through voodoo or being bitten by another zombie.

[@matthewlundeen5080]

I see the second half as a battle of ideology between how to handle human society in the face of the Kabane threat. You have the protagonist who wants to protect the weak and the antagonist who wants to purge the weak. Plus the finale was KICK ASS and Ikoma was a good enough hero to make up for how bad Eren Jaegar was in Attack on Titan. Still thanks for the review Arkada! :)

[@TheXXLGamer]

Mindless, infectious and a shit-ton of them... dude, you're not looking for zombies, you're looking for 4Chan-users.

[@jamesbaccino54]

The toasty burn is real XD

[@theredhatgirl5539]

Ohhhhhh!!!

[@Badlands_Joker]

Dude you messed up your thinking of tumblr users.

[@brisoatisuto9795]

Lmao😂😂

[@larptm9083]

*Tumblrets, weaponized autism from 4 Chan needs a mind to achieve

[@Thunderbolt22A10]

First time I've been this early to a GR Arkada video

[@rileypettit2615]

Are you going to review Tanaka-kun is always listless from last season?

[@XCrawlFan]

Thanks!! Direct, and precise. Very appreciates by a newly branching out anime fan.

[@MechaMeister]

And to think that people say this is better than aot confused me lol

[@OverlordZephyros]

ANIME LIKE THIS is the reason i like anime. Serious, action packed, etc ... but unfortunately anime is drowned with Moe cuteness BULLSHIT

[@Freelmeister-]

Not a surprising outlook from another WH40K fan lol.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

But it isn't drowned with that.

[@alexcoffey8804]

So you're a 90's kid?

[@enterprise9001]

Am I in 2010 again? The era of Moe dominance has long since passed us. We live in the isekai era now.

[@buckwade1402]

What's wrong with moe? (aside from sexualized underaged girls)

[@buckwade1402]

You give a bit of an overview of the story. Your overall opinion contains the WHAT, but no WHY, and even the former was lacking: WHY, did you find the first half to be good? WHY, did you find the second half and finale to be a trainwreck (other than it being different and 2 "narrative directions")? WHAT is your opinion of the other characters? The action scenes? Any positives?

[@siaw0000]

Arkada is not a perfect reviewer, and some of his videos do lack information, but in comparison to other anime review channels here on KZbin, he's doing a superb job

[@buckwade1402]

+Xiran Wang I absolutely disagree. Reviewers like Digibro and Mother's Basement, and other random reviews I watched, all of them gave the WHAT and WHY of their opinions, and fully talked about the whole anime without just stating a popular opinion. Without any offense intended towards Arcada, I simply don't understand why he's given so much praise.

[@buckwade1402]

+Buck Wade Sorry, instead of Mother's Basement, I meant to write BlackCriticGuy (as I've yet to seen any reviews of Basement's)

[@NicaremE]

You don't seem to understand that both reviewers seem to have very different aims when reviewing a show, you can tell just by seeing as how different their mindsets are that Digibro wants to disect and analyze all of the elements in a show and determine their quality as a work, and he never gives a recomendation afterwards, arkada is there to go over the elements that might pull you into or away from watching a show so you can have an idea of what you are dealing with and weather you might want to watch it, and he always ends with a recomendation and sometimes mentions a specific audience for that show This indicates that Digibro is there to TEACH what makes an anime good so you can fairly critique an anime regardless of weather you know about it beforehand or not, while Arkada is here to RECOMEND shows so that you decide what you want to watchIf you really are a fan of those type of reviewers you should really learn to identfy the purpose of a video and give it creddit based on that before mindlessly judging it since just like how Digibro teaches you that you can't hold every anime by the same standars you can't also never hold every youtuber by the same standars... ...or in simpler terms: Fuck you I like his videos

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

I actually appreciated Arkada's review here quite a bit since he managed to keep from spoiling anything while still explaining what he did or didn't like. I love Digibro and think he is brilliant in what he does, and his incredible writing talent keeps you interested and never feels repetitive while giving possibly the best insights I've heard given on the medium. But Arkada has built his channel under a different philosophy that values giving good recommendations and bringing attention to underrated anime many might miss out on. I won't go into all the merits of these guys, but I think comparing the two is like comparing apples and oranges: they are very different but both are delicious. I feel Arkada deserves every bit of praise he gets, personally. But no disrespect meant, just my opinion!

[@ZETH_27]

I appreciate that the movie brought it back to the zombie survival series that I like a lot, while at the same time adding a villain that was good, but not over-powered. It gave the movie a great story and made it many times better than the series ever was. I'd highly recommend: *Koutetsujou no Kabaneri: Unato Kessen* to anyone who was remotely interested in the series, even if they didn't like it.

[@icarusablaze1831]

What if Attack of The Giants and Kalamari of the bronze foot-rest are in the same world? One in Germany and the other in Japan?

[@wisoo4078]

BAAHAHAHAHA KALAMARI OF THE BRONZE FOOTREST

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

No

[@Sallyxyz1]

Really hope you do a review of Empire of Corpses, make sure to watch till the very end (after the credits). Also don't fast forward through the ending credits.

[@FloeticsPH]

"Train to Busan" I'll just put that here :D

[@rikudou947]

Very nice Korean film, I like it more than most American horror.

[@FloeticsPH]

雄大 True, but 4 me World War Z is better for me, ONLY just because of the action.

[@rikudou947]

Ash Jones Not for me.

[@FloeticsPH]

雄大 Well it's not for every body... i guess.

[@dujevukovic5039]

Also, Snowpiercer but with snow instead of zombies XD

[@MarkyMarc413]

Sitting here in January 2018 and the home video is coming out this month. "Timely manner" indeed. At least the Limited Edition was going for $44 on Amazon, nearly 50% off retail. Woop woop.

[@Just_CO]

damn AoT was 3 years ago shit time flies

[@violettracey]

I am happy about the second arch. I definitely think it could have been executed better, but it showed how paranoia, and internal conflicts can turn a bad situation so much worse.

[@dinozero2]

Biba think he so fresh he might be in my goddamn fridge. (credit goes to AnimeCentrul for this joke! XD)

[@Killer66hitman]

"Anything is possible if you make your Acrobatics check" was freaking hilarious man! love the DnD references

[@scrwd4568]

Can you do Re:zero review after this? It should be done this weekend

[@Grimsikk]

I just finished it and the sequel movie. Honestly the guy in the sequel movie would've been a way, way better long running villain, although I personally loved the series start to finish. Biba didn't ruin it for me tbh. as for your recommendations at the end, God Eater is an amazing show and I also recommend it highly.

[@EnvyTraxus]

Should I be watching these review vids before or after I watch the anime?

[@atomica4143]

Why would you watch a review of a show you've already seen?

[@EnvyTraxus]

DJ Atomic Hmm, good point, I guess I should be forming my own 'review' of the show after watching it. And to answer your question, I think most people here actually watch the review after watching the show, which is also why those chapter by chapter/episode by episode review channels are so popular. Probably due to them wanting to hear ex-youtuber's thoughts on the show.

[@koopanique]

Actually I'm sure you're right, most people like to read/watch review for shows they've already seen. Usually GR reviews are spoiler-free so you can go ahead and watch them before watching the anime

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Personally I watch Arkada's reviews both before and after, to get recommendations and to understand his opinions. If you're worried about spoilers, easy answer is to just watch it first, but if you have trouble with that his reviews usually give me a good idea about whether or not I want to watch it.

[@mrhades113]

After.

[@MoodyBurgerson]

I've found Gakkō Gurashi! to be an effective Zombie Horror, as unexpected as that might seem. The zombie part of it is quite nicely done. The first episode left a lasting impression.

[@hartplastikkaktus]

But Gakkou Gurashi is such a nice, fluffy moe show ;)

[@MoodyBurgerson]

suure it is :D

[@scotaku4531]

I don't see what was so bad about the second arc. The Kabane never felt like they were on the forefront of the show's priorities, but it was more about the characters. Yeah maybe Mumei should have had less of that screen-time overall but I liked the second arc a lot: just as much as the first. Biba was a good villain.

[@daiatlas2010]

my entire interest in the show is the fact mikimoto of macross fame doing the character designs

[@Slewedleo]

The first episode was SO PROMISING! But it just fell flat on its face with some really shitty characters and plot twists :c It should have sticked with the rule of cool setting.

[@camiloprieto3814]

I think that the comparison between Titan and Kabaneri goes beyond. Not only do they have, as you mentioned, the same director, studio and overall staff and the similar main character, but also this: -First episode: the story on how the town of the main character was destroyed. -Main characters that have a very similar way of thinking and that are artifitiallly related to the similar-to-human creatures that destroyed their respective towns. -Badass female main character who should be the main (although one is not related to the enemies). Yes, there are differences between the two to make Kanaberi not being a direct copy-paste of Titan, but there are enough similarities to make them feel like the same show, at least development-wise.

[@shayoko6]

*thoughts* i had hopes for this but this was a disappointing experience. it was inconsistent and had plot armor. they changed the direction of the plot making the initial goal....irrelevant... turning it into a painfully generic experience of good vs evil rather then survival. and the ridiculous ending just made it even worse... *overall* despite my complaints i would still recommend this. *Whats wrong with this show* *Ep1* the guy running when they were just going to lock him up for 3 days to see if he was infected when he wasn't so there was no reason to run. the girl in the pink kimono sneaking outside while having bells on her that obnoxiously big explosion just from a train crashing the main character was able to hold one off when it has the physical strength to bend reinforced steel.... if they get bit in a limb why don't they quickly amputate it? at least its a option for living even if its not pleasant. they decided its a curse with out doing tests to prove it... *Ep2* another girl has super human abilitys. but its hard to take this show seriously when they ignore the fact that only the ones that can't talk are evil... most people in this show are idiots...its no different then any other type of discrimination. *Ep3* i hate Ikomas personality...he is perfectly fine with all of them saying nonsense like remove them off the train but is against her defending herself...its ridiculous...the only reason those ungrateful pieces of shit are alive is because of both of them...they should be thrown off the train... Ikoma has a great body despite spending all of his time with mental tasks why can't Mumei drink the kabanes blood? does it have to be human? or can it be other sources? and why blood? *ep4* why were they surprised in Ep2 when Mumei was killing the kabane? since you see all kinds of people with guns and a bow killing them...this is inconsistency Ikoma learned how to fight way too fast. what did he have a few minutes to 1 hour of training? *ep5* the dog death scene...they are hypocrites....acting like they don't abandon others... its basically been confirmed to be a virus by Ikoma so why is there impossibly giant demon emitting black smoke? Mumei fought for longer then her limits but she didn't get sleepy. *ep6* human weight isn't enough to stop that large steel train from tipping over *ep8* when did Ayame get the master key back? last we saw same random guy took it and chose to go to the mountain path *ep12* it feels like they forgot what the kabane are supposed to be capable of compared to humans. sometimes humans like the swordsmen that follows the princess seems stronger then he should be. Ikoma was able to retain his sanity for the entire time... everything is falling apart and exploding for no reason while they leave Ikoma lives with a 100% death rate...plot armor :/

[@christianquiocho9692]

It’s easy to find sense of this series based on objectively visual and narrative comparisons made with Attack on Titan and its contemporaries, but I think for what this show is and what it has to offer, I think we can dig much further than that by analyzing implicit and explicit themes that are at play. I’ve laid out a list of themes that I think are prevalent and critical to this narrative, and would like to hear your thoughts about them. Feel free to include other themes you think are present as well. - Fear - Doubt - Optimism - Realism - Nihilism - Faith - Fanaticism - Nature - Nurture - Science and ethics - Human morality

[@stevenchoza6391]

What of High School of the Dead? For all its problems, it is a proper zombie story.

[@camiloprieto3814]

With no deaths and more ecchi and comedy than zombies.

[@TheLemuroid]

I'm surprised it would get no mention considering it is the same director EDIT: Oh, he specifically said no obvious Tetsuo Araki shows like HSOTD in the recommendations section.

[@Demon0no]

Did you actually watch the video before commenting that?

[@stevenchoza6391]

Fukuro - Pierce the Heavens I meant that they were actually zombies...

[@stevenchoza6391]

Demon0no Yes.

[@SpencerStaplez]

I'd love some sort of top 10-20 anime you'd recommend that are pretty unheard of, like anime that even someone who has seen a lot may not have seen yet. I'm struggling to pick my next show to go through, although I am saving some shows that I know I'll really enjoy based on their popularity/description (Mushishi, Natsume, Aria)

[@tobimisa]

Haven't watched the full video yet but I'm p sure School Live would fit your definition/criteria for a zombie anime (tho me saying that is a massive spoiler for the first episode so my bad)

[@fightronin3753]

It has beautiful animation and great action sequences!! The story is solid as well. Honestly I don't see why people compare it to AOT, they don't have that many similarities. A steampunk story with zombies on a fortified train, pretty freakin awesome!

[@okami2780]

so.....anyone notice that Ark hasn't given a single "Certified Frosty" rating in over 8 months!?

[@frosty3678]

wait for the re zero revirw

[@okami2780]

If Fairy Tail, Chunibyo, Nichijou, or Lucky Star wins the RWOT poll, then one of them will get it

[@ReiAyanami366]

He's simply not considerate of himself enough when he chooses.

[@justinridgeway4325]

Well, that rating would lose all meaning if he gave it out all the time. Animes deserving of certified frosty are quite rare.

[@rebelpoxy]

I'm thinking he might if he does review Mob Psycho 100. Most anime that comes out every season are trash tbh.

[@nitromagilou597]

I actually quite enjoyed this anime, for what it was. Personally, I never let hype get to me. Which is why I like anime such as Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Watamote, Noragami, Tokyo Ghoul, Akame ga Kill, Terror in Resonance, One Punch Man, Re:Zero, Mob Psycho 100, and this anime, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Simply due to the fact that I watch anime to be entertained, not to fill an imaginary hype meter or conform to the masses or jump on a hate bandwagon.

[@Piromysl359]

Definitely the most overrated and overhyped anime of Spring 2016.

[@noshgaming]

Lol it was overhyped but plz throw that 'overrated' word away cuz u dont even know how to use it. How was it even overrated when 75 percent of the whole fanbase hated the show ? You can call re:zero overrated if u want or attack on titan overrated, but kabaneri was overrated lmao? I am sure at the end, everyone mostly hated it. So no over rating whatsoever was involved in kabaneri of the iron fortress. Sorry for meh grammar.

[@Deepicanimefreak]

no,that will be Erased aka Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi which everyone forgot about already since it was extremely mediocre

[@noshgaming]

Lol sure people forgot about it but it was very good despite the underwhelming ending. Have u even seenits ranking on myanimelist? Its easily in the top 50s. Its also a type of anime which u might never get again. Its manga got quite successful after the anime ended in both usa and japan. The manga is actually better and has a more darker ending. Overall, erased was a solid anime despite the fact that they deviated from the manga in the last few episodes but it still wasn't bad.

[@InfiniteTurbine]

It was hyped when it first began, but as the episodes released, week by week, a *lot* of people grew to like it less and less, and they made that apparent. 'Hyped' describes it, especially at the start, but 'Overhyped' doesn't. 'Overrated' doesn't even fit it at all.

[@truedps8]

I greatly enjoyed it, more than most of the other spring 2016 anime. It's only other competition was Re;Zero, Magi, and Boku no Hero. So yeah it was quite good.

[@leonardoalfonso7080]

Dear Arkada, I would like to share that compared to Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, I feel 91 Days is by far the best anime of 2013 in regards to character development, music, and story. In regards to main characters, 91 has a stronger, realistic and complex character whether Kabaneri's feels stereotypical. Moreover, though Kabaneri's opening is amazing and pumps you up, 91 Days feels coherent and more attached to the protagonist. Some might say that 91 Day's opening is unattached to the story arch since it uses modern instrumentation as apposed to period themes but I believe this was done on purpose to attract modern viewers. Nevertheless, 91 Days make up for this by adding a stellar period peace to the ending credits. All in all, I look forward to your review of 91 Days as I believe it along with Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu were the best animes of 2016 in regards to characters, plot, plot progression, musical score, and lack of predictability. On a side note, I am a big fan of your videos and I would appreciate thumbs up or a reply if only to know you acknowledge my kind and thoughtful comment. Sincerely, Leonardo

[@OneMoreEpitaph]

Can you review School Live?

[@MrMangoh]

The music is amazing in this show

[@Kockafalva]

do a "Kimi no Na wa" review pls :)

[@vijaayraj24]

Arkada really love your videos ,I would really apprecitiate if you did reviews on OVERLOAD and Re Zero after it ends airing .

[@GingerBeanie]

Vote for Overlord on the Review Week of Awesome poll. :)

[@ShonenJack]

Those back muscles.

[@davidloo3610]

I personally think that Ikoma's voice actor could have a bit more consistency, one minute he's a Shuu Ouma copy, next minute he has a badass protagonist voice. Also add in that Yuki Kaji, the voice for Eren and Shuu, two MCs from two shows that Arkada specifically mentioned, did a really good job as the fat sidekick (can't remember his name) The ED sold it for me, Aimer AND Chelly? that's one way to get me to watch anything