Kiba (TV series)

Kiba (牙-KIBA-, meaning fang, or if divided into Ki-Ba, a spiritual place), a Japanese anime series produced by Madhouse and Aniplex, began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2006. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kōjina with Upper Deck Japan, a trading card game company, as the main sponsor. The anime has been licensed by Upper Deck USA and produced by ADV Films for North American distribution.

Kiba
Kiba key visual, featuring Zed
牙-KIBA-
Genre
Created byAniplex
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Kōjina
Produced by
  • Norio Yamakawa
  • Naoki Sasada
  • Eiichi Kamagata
Written by
  • Toshiki Inoue
  • Michiko Yokote
Music byJun Miyake
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run April 2, 2006 – March 25, 2007
Episodes51

The series is more violent than other trading-card-game-tie-in animations with many characters being killed. According to an interview with the March 2006 issue of Animage, Hiroshi Kōjina, the director, noted that the show "absolutely will not have any plot elements that curry favor to children". The producer also commented that Kiba is not the type of show to put "human drama" on the back burner while concentrating on promotional tie-ins. Kiba aired on Toonami Jetstream from July 14, 2008 to January 21, 2009.

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