Work in progress. This entry can contain story spoilers
About
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, also known as Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, is an anime series directed by Tetsuro Araki and written by Ichiro Okouchi. Setted on a medieval Japan in middle of an industrial revolution under the attack of monsters named Kabane, the series follow Ikoma, an steamsmith who has developed a weapon to defeat the Kabane.
Premise
[WIP]
History
The series, first announced on November 27th, 2014, has been developed by Wit Studio and directed by Tetsuro Araki, both known by other works like Shingeki no Kyojin. The anime first premiered on April 8th, 2016, with a prologue for the series premiering on Japanese theaters on March 18th, 2016.
Reception
The series got a very positive reaction. As April 28th, 2016, the series is ranked as 94 top anime series in MyAnimeList, with a score of 8.51.[15] However, the series has been mocked due its similarities with Shingeki no Kyojin, being jokily called Shingeki no Kabaneri by its fans.[16] After the anime premiere, an anonymous user posted on 4chan’s anime and manga board /a a video mixing the opening from Koutetsujou no Kabaneri with the opening song of Shingeki no Kyojin, being reuploaded to YouTube by user Hiecchi on April 8th, 2016.
Online Relevance
On October 22nd, 2015, a dedicated subreddit for the series was created, and on December 18th, a a wikia about the series was created.[13] In February 2016, another subreddit was created, gaining over 170 subscribers in the following months.[14] On April 7th, user fordanguyen submited a thread on /r/anime to discuss about the first episode of the anime series, gaining over 2,020 points (over 98% upvoted) and over 1000 comments in less than a month.[11]
Fandom
[WIP]
Related Memes
Habanero
Habanero is a pun used by fans of the series as replacement of Kabaneri, due the similarities between both words.[2] Being the earliest registered use of the word a post from April 8th, 2016,[1] the joke quickly grew after a scene from the second episode where Mumei covers herself with a cape, making her look like a bell pepper.[4]
Episode 2 Fansubs / Peasant-chan
The second episode of the series, originally scheduled for April 15th, 2016, was delayed due an earthquake on the Kumamoto Prefecture the day before. Due the delay, a RAW version of the episode with Chinese subtitles was used in order to translate the episode into English, which was consequently mocked due the low quality of the subs. While several moments of the episode were mocked due the subs,[5] the most notable part was when a background character is attacked by the Kabane and Ayame calls him “Peasant-chan”.[6]
Search Interest
External References
[1]DesuStorage – I’ve gotta admit, Shingeki no Kabaneri was pretty good.
[2]DesuStorage – Habanero of the Spicy Fortress
[3]AnimeNewsNetwork – Attack on Titan Team, Code Geass Writer Make Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri Anime
[4]DesuStorage – Search for habanero on /a/
[5]/r/anime – Funniest Sub Job I’ve seen in a while – Koutetsujou no Kabaneri [Possible Spoilers]
[6]DesuStorage – Search for peasant-chan on /a/
[7]DesuStorage – Search for kabaneri on /a/
[8]Pixiv – Search for 甲鉄城のカバネリ
[9]deviantART – Search for kabaneri
[10]Reddit – /r/KotetsujonoKabaneri
[11]/r/anime – [Spoilers] Koutetsujou no Kabaneri – Episode 1 [Discussion]
[12]Tumblr – Search for kabaneri
[13]Koutetsujou no Kabaneri Wiki – Main Page
[14]Reddit – /r/koutetsujounokabaneri
[15]MyAnimeList – Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
[16]DesuStorage – Search for shingeki no kabaneri on /a/