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Kiba, a fantasy anime 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. 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 Kamishina, the show's director, noted that the show "absolutely will not have any plot elements that curry favor to children". The producers of the show has also commented that Kiba will not be the type of show to put "human drama" on the back burner while concentrating on promotional tie-ins. While Upper Deck owns the rights to the series, ADV Films is the distributor and their production studio Amusement Park Media is producing the dub. Kiba aired on Toonami Jetstream from July 14, 2008 to January 21, 2009 and is now showing on The Anime Network's Video on Demand service.
Zed seems is just a normal kid, if you don't count the trouble he always gets into and the other problems in his life. His mother in a mental facility of some sort, and his best friend has an incurable disease which weakens his body. But Zed longs for freedom, and has been having strange dreams of a mysterious spirit, which leads him away from his hometown of Calm, and into another world.
Zed finds himself in the country of Tenpura, where he meets the sage Zico and his apprentice Roia. There, he learns about Shard Casters, and witnesses the strength of the Spirit that he's been seeing in his dreams.
Intent on learning more about his spirit and his own strength, Zed goes with Roia to see Dumas, a powerful Shard Caster, and the current Shard Champion to learn how to become stronger, and to control his strength. Zedd also meets Miki, Dumas' apprentice, and Robes, a local aristocrat who is also a Shard Caster.
Zed watches as Dumas, Miki, Roia, and Robes prepare for the upcoming Joust, a tournament for Shard Casters to compete in for the title of "Shard Champion". Zed wants to fight too, but since he's not a citizen, he must find an alternative way. Meanwhile, Noah is tended to by a young girl and an old man.
The battle between Zed and Robes begins. Can Zed do what everyone thinks will never happen and defeat the mighty Robes?
Gale executes Carter making Noah watch. Noah is then saved and taken to a hiding place by the monument, he was arrested at, by Kis. Now Goverment soldiers have come in and destroyed the park everyone worked so hard to build. Not obly that but the entire village is told they must get ready to leave in three days. This angers Kis and a few other villagers so they decide to fight the soldiers. Can they win against a large foe?
Zed and Robes Joust continues with Zed not doing to well. Does Zed have what it takes to win?
Robes is sent to gaurd Zed because of a note that says that No-Face is planning to steal Zed's Spirit Shard. When Zed gets away from Robes but is caught by him moments later. Why they are talking No-Face appears and knocks out Zed and takes his Spirit Shard. Robes fights him but loses and is framed as No-Face. Now the city is under attack and Zed must face Dumas who is behind Zed's stolen Spirit Shard. Can Zed defeat his own Spirit with only a sword?
Zed's spirit does not listen to Dumas, instead attacking the invaders. After the battle, Roya and Zed find a strange girl at the edge of the forest. She asks Zed to lend her his strength.
While in Jimoto, Zed meets a princess named Rebecca who was exiled from her kingdom after her father was killed.
Hugh succeeds in capturing Rebecca. Zed is furious but he joins Elda when Philip sends her on a mission.
Hugh demands that Rebecca marry Dumas and reveals that her father may be alive. Robes and Roia are freed and Robes decides he wants to stay and fight Dumas. While all this happens Zed fights a creature for a powerful spirit he can control. Can Zed get the spirit and help the others in time?
With a new spirit in hand, Zed rushes to the palace to save Roia and Rebecca!
Zed, Roya and Robès return to Templer. Mikki is depressed over the betrayal and death of his sensei. He has been trying to find work, since he must support himself now. Roya comes up with the idea of selling Mikki's tasty bread. When Robès sees the boy, he decides to give him a gift.
Miki continues to loose control. Can Zed and Roia bring him back to normal? Or, is it too late.
A messenger from Jimoto arrives and informs Zed that Rebecca is still alive, and that she needs his help. AFter much contemplation, Zed decides to head back to Jimoto.
Zed heads back to Jimoto, along with Roia, to find out if Rebecca is still alive.
The giant spirit that the was summoned by the people's unconscious begins to fight Hugh and his Shard casters. All is going well until Hugh summons a spirit that the peoples summon devours. When the giant spirit completely devoirs Hugh's spirit it is destroyed from the inside. Can Zed and Roia defeat the Hugh's forces and sve the unconscious villagers?
Kis turns up alive but is a fugitive in Neotopia for his acts of terrorism. He escapes with a trasport shard but is caught again when he reaches Calm. When Robes is ordered to take him back, but he suggests Zed do it. When Zed and Kis are ready leave Kis makes a break for it but Roia stops him, she ends up going with Zed and Kis when she stops him though. On their way to Neotopia they go off course and end up on Task. Can Zed get them outta of Tash alive?
Zed and Kis dash to save Roia! Will they save her in time? And, will Zed meet an old friend in the process...?!
Kazuma Horie
Noa (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Zed (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Roya (voice)
Hiromi Hirata
Despara (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Dumas (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Carter (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Hugh (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Sarah (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Robes (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Zico (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Ginga (voice)
Marina Inoue
Rebecca (voice)