A decade
has passed since the armored train first departed. To commemorate this
milestone, the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (Koutetsujou
no Kabaneri) tenth anniversary project has been officially launched. Under
the slogan "A journey of a decade", the franchise will deploy a
series of initiatives to revisit its legacy.
The main
celebration will begin on April 4 with a special campaign
at the Noitamina store and café theater, located in Aqua City
Odaiba. The event will feature exhibits, exclusive merchandise, collaborative
menus and screenings of fan-curated episodes.
Kabaneri
of the Iron Fortress tenth anniversary details
In addition
to the physical events, the project will bring back the official radio
show Kabaneri Tours, which originally aired during the anime's
broadcast in 2016. The program will be available for a limited time and will be
broadcast exclusively within Noitamina's facilities in the second half of the
campaign.
Messages
from the team and cast
To mark the
occasion, the director and lead voice actors shared emotional reflections, even
highlighting the real-life marriage between the protagonists:
Tasuku Hatanaka (Voice of Ikoma):
"Ten years have passed for all of us... If possible, I'd love to meet Ikoma
and Mumei once again. I sincerely hope that the day will come when I can play
Ikoma again."
Sayaka Senbongi (Voice of Mumei):
"What I experienced on set back then became the foundation that has
sustained me during these ten years... I hope the play will continue to meet
many new people in the future."
Tetsuro Araki (Director):
"What made this work most precious to me is that the two actors who played
Ikoma and Mumei got married in real life... Seeing the two of them during
filming and tuning into the characters based on their presence means that there
is something real in this play."
About
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
The original
anime, produced by Wit Studio, premiered in April 2016 on Fuji TV's
Noitamina block. The story, set in a feudal steampunk world, follows humanity
as it fights the "Kabane," zombie-like creatures with iron hearts.
The franchise also inspired a sequel film titled The Battle of Unato in
2019.
