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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

“Steampunk Japan fights iron-hearted Kabane zombies; engineer Ikoma and mysterious Mumei battle undead hordes.”

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress

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3,789 rank · 1,136 readers · 6 favorites
Action Drama Fantasy Horror
2 volumes · 2016 · Light novel
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Steampunk Japan fights iron-hearted Kabane zombies; engineer Ikoma and mysterious Mumei battle undead hordes.

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. (Source: MAL News)

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A Light novel Publication

  • Format 2 vol ch × vol
  • Published Jul 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Source Light novel media type
  • Ref. BS-M39338 catalog

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