...it seems some people are comparing this to "Attack on Titan". That's just wrong. This show is, at best, an extremely weak attempt to do something similar. But failing. Miserably. The protagonist is your run of the mill, screaming-at-any-and-all-injustice cliche anime hero. No matter how many times he gets told to put a cork in it or literally gets knocked out, he just keeps going for it. The story gets more boring every episode, the villain is beyond ridiculous (basically he's a pink haired emo samurai with lame daddy issues) and the ending is nonsensical to the point where it feels like it must be a joke. Avoid, it's not hard to find a better anime to watch. At all.

This anime have something that interested me when i first saw the trailer, first of all is the Character design. it was created by Haruhiko Mikimoto (anime such as Macross, Gunbuster, Gundam War in The Pocket) Because of that Kabaneri of The Iron Fortress stands out different and proud than any other anime at this timeSecondly, this anime was created by the same studio, same director, and composer who did the Attack on Titan 3 years ago.As the results, even now Kabaneri of The Iron Fortress is gaining popularity so fast on its Twitter account (already gained 61.600 follower) since 6th episode aired.I cannot review the final score for now, but i can give you just numbers, to get the idea on how great this anime is,EPISODE score : ep 1 : 8/10 ep 2 : 9/10 ep 3 : 8.5/10 ep 4 : 10/10 - END OF PROLOUGE - ep 5 : 9/10 ep 6 : 15/10 - Beautiful. Simply beautiful. Maybe i am overrated, but i believe it is true for many new anime watchers, especially for a 15 years old teenagers who loved action packed story with strong character such as Mumei, killing zombies on train.Yes, Train combined with steam punk samurai settings is the main reason why this anime is interesting almost for everyone. even my 72 years old dad could enjoy it with me.Kabaneri of The Iron Fortress story and plot is pretty much happening inside the train, which makes it very ideal for high speed fighting entertainment. and the characters also seems to be the big reason why people hooked on the story. By the end of episode 6 i really enjoyed how the character developing with each other, almost all the characters in this anime have their own charisma and appeal for everyone.Even if the story puzzle and questions did not answered by the end of episode 6, i am sure most of it will be answered when it reached episode 8, and everything will go south and plot intensifies starting from episode 9 to 12 (the final episode).i hope this review meant something for everyone. thank you for reading my review!ROKKON SHOJO!

This anime is visually appealing and the animation is top notch. I heard it was made by the same team that adapted Attack on Titan and that became too obvious too quickly.The protagonists live in a post-apocalyptic world. Something must have happened and they are now the prey of zombie-like creatures called Akabane. It seems to be some kind of disease that's passed through blood/bites, but we don't know how or why it appeared. I say zombie- like but don't get the wrong idea. Their physical abilities are not normal. In terms of strength, toughness, speed, agility and overall physical prowess, they're beyond human. They just behave like zombies, being seemingly brain dead, drawn towards human flesh or just murdering them.The hero, Ikoma, suffered through a childhood trauma that made him determined to fight and kill the Akabane (rings a bell right?). He'll be living through another experience that's gonna change him and meet Mumei, a ridiculously strong girl that looks like a child and probably is.To be fair, this show has its own identity, a unique environment, characters, setting... But considering this one is not adapted from another source like AOT (manga), it feels a bit cheap to come up with that many similar plot lines. The soundtrack and the way it's used is also very reminiscent of Attack on Titan. It looks like they tried to replicate a good formula to do something with this anime. Not sure what or why, but considering there is a lot of people waiting for a the second season of AOT, it really begs the question.The first 3 episodes didn't fascinate me, I wasn't as much into it as I expected. To me, the characters's attributes came of as stereotyped, the hero as generic, very similar to Eren yet somehow boring.I don't care much for him whereas I found Eren likable and was able to be invested in what happened to his character. I also found his partner Mumei to be quite conventional. A sort of seemingly insensitive, obnoxious, cool-looking overpowered fighter that beats the frak out of him instead of using words or at least adequate use of her force. The girl beating on the male protagonist on every whim she has is overused in animes, usually as comic relief, here I'm not sure why but either way I've never been found of it. I'm Not sure where they are going with this Kabaneri thing and their thirst for human blood, maybe it will bring something interesting, but right now I don't really care.The show has some strong qualities and some weak points in my opinion. If you're not annoyed by the redundancies with AOT and If you really like the the main protagonists, you should be able to enjoy it more than I do. If not, you'll probably feel like me and see it as an alluring but kinda shallow show that won't get your hopes up very much. That being said, it'd be premature of me to make a definitive opinion after 3 episodes only so I will keep on watching to see if how it develops and hopefully grows on me.Overall I still enjoy this anime. Would have given it a 7.5 if I could but it does not reach an 8 in my heart. It does bring some good things to the table, like the railway system that gives off this fast pace rhythm and a kind of intensity to some scenes. I was just expecting something different and was not as fascinated as I was by Attack on Titan. It's all very subjective and I'd recommend people to give it a try. You should be able to tell if the show is meant for you after watching a couple of episodes.I think that making a comparison with AOT is really fair considering the circumstances. The same teams is behind both animes and there are obvious similarities concerning major fundamental plot lines so it does make sense.As for me, I enjoyed the beginning of AOT more than this one. I felt greater depth, better character development, better plot, more dramatic intensity and I liked the soundtrack better. How about you ? Watch and find out.

This anime has exceeded my expectations the first episode (spoiler free) is 10 times better than attack on titan's first season altogether, we are introduced to a great variety of characters at the start- Mumei, Ikoma, Yukima, Sukari and a lots of other characters at the start first of all Ikoma is way more intriguing than eren yaeger but anyways on to the important stuff, there is some sort of apocalypse going on during and industrial revolution, you aren't given any explanations about how it started but all you know is that the creatures are called kabane (zombie like creatures) and they can only be killed by piercing their heart, as for the survivors, they all live in big walled cities called stations, the only way in and out is by armored trains which look awesome, Ikoma is working on a special weapon which he believes kills the kabane easily and one day his skills are put to the test when the kabane invade the station, I'm not going to say anything else, just watch it, I guarantee you will love it after the first episode.