"Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress/Koutetsujou no Kabaneri" Topic

This steampunk/horror anime just began airing yesterday. I'm watching the first episode now. Here is the synopsis:

"As the world is in the middle of an industrial revolution, a monster appears that cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced. By infecting humans with its bite, the monster can create aggressive and undead creatures known as Kabane. On the island Hinomoto, located in the far east, people have built stations to shelter themselves from these creatures. People access the station, as well as transport wares between them, with the help of a locomotive running on steam, called Hayajiro. Ikoma, a boy who lives in the Aragane station and helps to build Hayajiro, creates his own weapon called Tsuranukizutsu in order to defeat the creatures. One day, as he waits for an opportunity to use his weapon, he meets a girl named Mumei, who is excused from the mandatory Kabane inspection. During the night, Ikoma meets Mumei again as he sees Hayajiro going out of control. The staff on the locomotive has turned into the creatures. The station, now under attack by Kabane, is the opportunity Ikoma has been looking for."

If you have gun-armed Ashigaru or Meiji-era Japanese, an armored train, and zombies that you can paint in a unique fashion than this might be the anime for you.

So far I think it's the bee's knees.

YouTube link

It looks pretty good (need to find one with subtitles)

It's subtitled in various places. I give episode 1 an A++. Action, tension, a compelling setting and characters so far. Maybe the producers will drop the ball later, but for a first EP it's outstanding.

Waiting to see if this or Jokers Game will be the anime of the season. Going to be tough to beat Jokers Game though.

It's free if you have Amazon Prime.

It's like Snowpiercer plus zombies.