7.9/10265 votes#1 - Frightened Corpse
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2016
Kabane, the immortal monsters, attacked Aragane Station. Ikoma, a steamsmith boy who lives in Aragane Station, ran against the waves of terrified civilians. He is going to fight against Kabane using the weapon he has been secretly developing - the Piercing gun. He fights for his own past and dignity.
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tetsuaki Watanabe, Tetsuro Araki
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
8.1/10243 votes#2 - Never-ending Darkness
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2016
Ikoma somehow survives and heads towards the last Hayajiro left in Kenkin Station, the Kotetsujyo. Meanwhile, Ayame and her people were left behind to fend off the Kabane when a young girl named Mumei appears before them. The girl clears open a path to the Kotetsujyo with incredible combat prowess.
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.4/10218 votes#3 - Prayer Offer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2016
Having escaped Kenkin Station, the Kotetsujyo heads for Kongokaku, the Shogunate's fortress. However, the people on the Kotetsujyo quickly turn against Ikoma and Mumei and attempt to drive them off the train. Having been thrown into her leadership position, Ayame lacks the power to subdue them...
Director: Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.6/10213 votes#4 - Flowing Blood
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2016
The other people lock Ikoma and Mumei into the rear car. But that means the Kotetsujyo has lost two of their best fighters. Just then, the Kabane attack. What's more, among them is a Wazatori, a Kabane that has the ability to learn and become stronger with each battle...
Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.5/10198 votes#5 - Inescapable Darkness
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2016
The Kotetsujyo picks up survivors from Yatsushiro Station which has been destroyed by the Kabane. Among the survivors is Enoku, an old friend of Mumei's. He points out to Mumei how weak she'd become as he witnessed how close she's grown to the people of the Kotetsujyo. Rattled, Mumei chooses to throw herself into a reckless fight and finds herself in a dangerous situation.
Director: Tetsuo Hirakawa, Hironori Aoyagi
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
7.6/10204 votes#6 - Gathering Light
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2016
The Kotetsujyo is standing before a giant cluster of Kabane, the Black Smoke, and all seems hopeless. Meanwhile, Ikoma and Mumei find themselves at the bottom of an abandoned station. Surrounded by Kabane, Mumei buried under rubble, and no backup in sight, the situation is dire, yet Ikoma still somehow stands forward to face it.
Director: Yasuhiro Akamatsu
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
6.7/10188 votes#7 - Begging the Heavens
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2016
The Kotetsujyo arrives at Shitori Station, the first populated station it's encountered since leaving Kenkin Station. Ikoma and the others leave to shop for some supplies, and experience their first moment of peace in ages. Meanwhile, Ayame negotiates with Shitori Station to see if they could spare some food, but food is precious everywhere...
Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama, Fumihiro Ueno
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.3/10186 votes#8 - The Silent Hunter
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2016
The older brother Mumei serves is Biba Tenshin, leader of the Hunters - a special division dedicated to hunting Kabane. However, while the people praise Biba as a hero, Ikoma does not trust him. That is because he is the one who turned Mumei into a Kabaneri.
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hitomi Ezoe, Kunihiro Mori
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.7/10189 votes#9 - Fang of Ruin
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2016
The Shogunate closes off the path to Kongokaku because they are wary of Biba and the support he's managed to garner. Biba seeks an audience with the Lord of Iwado Station and kills him at the meeting once its granted. Biba and his Hunters' overthrow of the Shogunate has begun.
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tetsuaki Watanabe, Hironori Aoyagi
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.4/10182 votes#10 - The Attacking Weak
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2016
The Kotetsujyo had been linked to the Kokujyo, and Takumi and the others were under the rule of the Hunters who demanded their blood be collected.While people fell into despair, not everyone has given up hope as Ikoma devises a counteroffensive.He has to take back his freedom, his pride, and Mumei.
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tokihiro Sasaki, Yasuhiro Akamatsu
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
7.3/10179 votes#11 - Burning Life
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2016
Biba reunites with his father Shogun Koukyo after 10 years. Behind the scenes, Mumei's Nue stands ready. Meanwhile, Ikoma has lost his confidence and willpower, a mere shell of his former self. Ikoma can only cower at the sight of the Kabane now, however...
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hitomi Ezoe, Kunihiro Mori
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
7.0/10210 votes#12 - Iron Fortress
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2016
Biba's plan, Mumei's Nue transformation, and the influx of Kabane were all too much for Kongokaku to withstand. That is when Ikoma arrives. Having modified his body once again, Ikoma enters Kongokaku in order to rescue Mumei, despite the danger he will have to face.
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Takayuki Hirao, Hironori Aoyagi, Tetsuro Araki
Writer: Ichiro Okouchi
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In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains.
Genres:AnimationDramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Fuji TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Frightened Corpse" is the best rated episode of "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 265 votes. Directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tetsuaki Watanabe, Tetsuro Araki and written by Ichiro Okouchi, it aired on 4/8/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Never-ending Darkness".