List of Kurokami: The Animation episodes

Kurokami: The Animation is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title originally published by Square Enix and serialized in Young Gangan. Produced by Sunrise and directed by directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi,[1][2] the series had an advance screening of episode 1 on December 27, 2008, before it began broadcasting on TV Asahi on January 8, 2009.[3] The anime's opening song "Sympathizer" is sung by Minami Kuribayashi and the ending song "Irodori no Nai Sekai" (彩の無い世界) by Yōsei Teikoku with the second opening song "tRANCE" done by GRANRODEO.[4] The second ending song "Gekkou no Chigiri" 月光の契り is also sung by Yōsei Teikoku also.

The show centers on Keita Ibuki, who is portrayed as a high school student instead of a computer programmer from the manga, being drawn in a secret conflict concerning the Mototsumitamas. Together with Kuro and Akane, Keita tries to find out why his mother died after seeing her double and find out who wants to destabilize the coexistence balance on Earth.

Word of an anime adaptation of Black God came from Young Gangan's 20th issue with the announcement regarding the creation of Kurokami: The Animation.[5] A promotional video of Kurokami: The Animation was broadcast on the internet.[6] Bandai Entertainment announced that Kurokami: The Animation was officially licensed in North America,[7] and would air first on January 8, 2009, simultaneously in Japan on TV Asahi and in the United States on ImaginAsian, followed by South Korea on January 9, 2009, on AniBOX.[8][9] Also on May 18, Bandai Entertainment uploaded onto YouTube and Crunchyroll the first 19 episodes as well as the special in English Dubbed form. Later episodes were episode on a week-by-week basis; the entire series is currently available to watch online on YouTube.[10]

Bandai released the Blu-ray and DVD sets of the anime in March 2010. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued Kurokami, along with a handful of other former BEI titles.[11] On October 16, 2023, Discotek Media announced that they had licensed the show for a 2024 release. [12]

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  2. ^ "Yen Press Title Gets Animated". ICv2. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  3. ^ "Official Kurokami: The Animation Mail Page" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  4. ^ "Official Kurokami: The Animation OP/ED Page" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. ^ "Black God Manga Confirmed to Get Anime by Sunrise". Anime News Network. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  6. ^ "Kurokami The Animation Promotional Video Streamed". Anime News Network. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  7. ^ "Bandai Entertainment gets Kurokami Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  8. ^ "Kurokami the Animation to Be Broadcast Simultaneously in Japan, U.S., and Korea". Anime News Network. 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  9. ^ "Official Kurokami Broadcast Information" (in Japanese). Bandai Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  10. ^ Santos, Carlo (2009-07-24). "Bandai Entertainment, San Diego Comic-Con International 2009". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  11. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Sacred Seven, Big O, Kurokami, More". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Discotek Licenses Lovely Complex With English Dub, Nanoha, Belladonna of Sadness, Chie The Brat". Anime News Network. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-17.