
Kiba ·牙-KIBA-
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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Apr 02, 2006
- Popularity: 56.4594
- 13 votes
- Networks
- (JP)
- Production
Aniplex (JP)Madhouse (JP)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Mar 25, 2007
Last episode: To the Place Where the Wind Blows
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 51 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Wind of Destiny24 min
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.
Episode 2New World24 min
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.
Episode 3Those With Power24 min
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.
Episode 4The Wind's Decision24 min
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.
Episode 5The Country Of The Buddhist Precepts24 min
The battle between Zed and Robes begins. Can Zed do what everyone thinks will never happen and defeat the mighty Robes?
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