Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (甲鉄城のカバネリ)

Keep the pressure up! If we stop, we're dead!

Got it! Warn everyone on the train.

Right.

We're passing through an infested station.

Everyone, brace for impact.

Ah!

-- --

Damn it!

Go back to hell!

To survive in this world,

we need new weapons that can defeat this haunting enemy.

We need the power to stand up and fight the kabane.

Shingo!

Are you okay?

Fine, thanks. Oh no!

Twenty years ago, the people of Hinomoto Island

abandoned their comrades... and their pride.

And locked themselves in the train stations

to defend againt the kabane.

Use it! Use the suicide bag!

--Just do it! Now! --Don't shame yourself!

--Why are you waiting?! --Pull it, now!

If we leave our loved ones behind to die,

what kind of people are we?

Are we really any better than the monsters we fear?

That is why I'm determined...

Dear Mother...

Damn it!

I'm close. I can feel it!

I've got to find a way... to defeat the kabane.

Sleep well?

The bushi fought them off.

You should get more rest. You'll need it.

One more? Another station gone.

Hey, did you hear?

Supplies are gonna be late.

Yeah, and another station was destroyed.

Who knows how long we'll last here?

Be quiet! Don't say that out loud!

What if the bushi overhear you?

Hey, hero. You're late.

So be careful with those strength calculations.

Not now; I'm busy.

Hey! Ikoma!

So how'd the test go?

No luck. There should've been enough pressure,

but something didn't work...

And you're absolutely sure that regular bullets

won't cut through?

That's no different than what the bushi are using.

They'll bounce right off the kabane's heart cage.

Mmm.

That's why we need jet bullets.

That combined with my new pressure system.

And you're gonna use that to fight the kabane?

Why not let the bushi keep fighting them?

You're nuts, man.

So, how much you increase the charge?

Wait, what?

You know, in your last round of changes

you wanted to increase the size of the chamber.

That's it, Takumi!

That's the answer. I can't believe I forgot!

Hey! Where you goin'?

Home to do a new test.

Come on! At least finish your work here first...?

It's Miss Ayame!

From the Yomogawa clan?

It's always best to see things with ones own eyes.

Ah, Miss Ayame. What brings you here today?

It's my father's short gun. It's not working properly.

Do you think you can fix it?

We'll have someone take a look at it.

Miss Ayame. She is easy on the eyes. Wha, wha.

Just another rich girl.

Ikoma!

Come over here and take care of this for Miss Ayame.

Aah.

Time to shine, hero!

Let me have a look at it.

Is that true? Do you really wanna be a hero?

I just don't like running away.

Oh.

Miss Ayame, what do you plan to point this gun at?

The west gate is opening!

Prepare for the Kotetsujyo!

That train wasn't supposed to arrive until tomorrow...

We should go.

The Kotetsujyo's here?

They call it the Iron Fortress.

Isn't the Kotetsujyo coming tonight?

Two trains in a single day?

Father, why is the Kotetsujyo arriving so early?

Hayatani Station has fallen.

With fewer stations to stop at, it's coming straight here.

All those people...

Attach the inspection box!

Think anyone inside got bitten?

I don't know. But we're about to find out.

They better hope they don't find any bite marks on them.

If they do, they'll throw 'em into prison.

That's how the authorities handle it.

Well, of course they do!

The kabane curse might still be incubating.

Okay, start the repairs!

Takumi, look!

The carotid artery's swollen up, but the rest isn't.

The virus travels through the blood!

Dude!

It's rare to find a sample in this condition.

You're uh, kinda breaking the law!

We know the kabane don't have a curse.

What they have is a disease.

Who's that? And what the heck is wrong with her?

Earth to Ikoma...

Uh, sorry.

Hey, kid. Stop.

The exit's on the other side!

Even children must undergo the inspection.

"Only a fool judges others by their appearance."

At least, that's what my older brother told me.

What do you think of that,

big man with the sad little mustache?

You ittle brat!

Stop. No inspection for her. She's my guest.

Of course, sir!

So, you're the one in charge around here?

I am Kensho, Master of the Yomogawa clan.

Welcome to our station.

Lord Yomogawa, a pleasure, sir.

Ah, yes, you must be Mr. Shimon.

I've been expecting you. You've had a long trip.

Please join us; come to our estate.

They're not undergoing inspection?

But it's mandatory!

They bigwigs or something?

Dunno.

He's a kabane! He's wounded.

Bushi?!

A kabane?!

Outta the way!

No! I'm not a kabane!

Just stay down!

I'm not a kabane! Please don't hurt me!

Let him be!

You're gonna die, kabane scum.

He says he's not kabane!

How can we believe him?

Stop it, you coward!

If you think someone's a kabane, you lock them up

for three days to find out if you're right!

That's the rule you people made!

That's enough!

You're just a stupid steamsmith! Mind your own business!

No! I'm telling you, you're making a mistake.

Stop threatening innocent civilians!

Father!

Are those from a kabane?