Gibiate

Gibiate (Japanese: ジビエート, Hepburn: Jibiēto) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Yoshitaka Amano, directed by Masahiko Komino at studios Lunch Box and Studio Elle and written by Ryō Aoki. The series premiered on July 15, 2020. A special PR program aired on July 8th.[2]

Gibiate
Key visual
ジビエート
(Jibiēto)
Created byRyō Aoki
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiko Komino[1]
Written byRyō Aoki
Music byYuzo Koshiro
StudioLunch Box
Studio Elle[1]
Licensed byCrunchyroll (Worldwide rights outside Asia)
Medialink
Original networkTokyo MX, AT-X, BS Fuji
Original run July 15, 2020 – present
Episodes5

Plot

In 2030, Japan, a virus known as "Gibia" has infected humans throughout the world and turns them into different forms of monsters based on their age, sex, and race. A samurai, a ninja and a monk from the early Edo period travel through time and arrive in a ruined Japan. They aid a professor working on a cure for the virus and face ceaseless attacks from Gibias. They start the dangerous journey to find other survivors and must not only deal with monsters, but also outlaws that attack travelers for food.

Characters
Sensui Kanzaki (神崎 千水, Kanzaki Sensui)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[3]
An exiled samurai transported forward in time to post-apocalyptic Tokyo. He was involved in the second Japanese invasion of Korea where he became known as the Slayer of Thousands while using a two sword style, with his katana, Suigetsumaru, and western sword, Halbert. He returned from the inconclusive invasion to relative obscurity, and served Jouzen Matsumoto. Matsumoto was indecisive and during the Battle of Sekigahara where he made poor decisions causing his downfall. This was when Sensui first encountered Kenroku from the Western Army who challenged Sensui to a duel, but as they were evenly matched, Kenroku withdrew.
Kenroku Sanada (真田 兼六, Sanada Kenroku)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi[3]
An exiled shinobi from the past who is transported forward in time to post-apocalyptic Tokyo with Sensui Kanzaki. He proclaims that he is a relative of Yukimura and Masayuki Sanada.
Yukinojyo Onikura (鬼倉 雪之丞, Onikura Yukinojō)
Voiced by: Michio Hazama[3]
A huge warrior monk from Honganji, the main base of warrior monks known as Ishiyama Honganji who fought against Oda Nobunaga in the past. He is also transported forward in time to post-apocalyptic Tokyo. He has the word "evil" tattooed on his forehead and wields a spiked club called Douzan.
Kathleen Funada (船田 キャスリーン, Funada Kyasurīn)
Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii[3]
A young scientist who is working with her mother to find a cure for the Gibia virus.
Yurika Funada (船田 ユリカ, Funada Yurika)
Voiced by: Emi Ito[4]
Kathleen's mother and a doctor.
Dr. Yoshinaga (ヨシナガ博士, Yoshinaga Hakase)
Voiced by: Shūichi Ikeda[4]
A doctor also working on a cure for the Gibia virus.
Renjiro Hatonami (鳩波 蓮司郎, Hatonami Renjirō)
Voiced by: Kōji Ishii[5]
Guren Soshigaya (祖師谷 紅蓮, Soshigaya Guren)
Voiced by: Hozumi Gōda[5]
Isao Mikimoto (美樹本 伊佐夫, Mikimoto Isao)
Voiced by: Hiromi Sakimoto[4]
Katsunori Hamuro (葉室 克典, Hamuro Katsunori)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[5]
Hidenori Sakuma (佐久間 秀典, Sakuma Hidenori)
Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai[5]
Ayame Hatonami (鳩波 彩愛, Hatonami Ayame)
Voiced by: Hiroki Nanami[4]

Production and release

During Anime Expo 2019, Gibiate Project revealed that they are producing an original anime television series. Ryō Aoki is writing and planning the project, as well as serving as its executive producer. Masahiko Komino will serve as director, animation character designer - directly adapting Yoshitaka Amano's original character designs into animation, as well as serving as chief animation director.[1] Lunch Box and Studio Elle will be in charge of animation production.[1] Naoki Serizawa is designing the monsters. Yuzo Koshiro is composing the series' music.[6] Other artists such as Japanese doll maker Mataro Kanabayashi the Third, bladesmith Kunihisa Kunihisa, calligrapher and artist Sisyu, and Hideo Komatsu the president of the shamisen company Komatsuya Co., Ltd. are also listed as collaborators. Sugizo performed the opening theme song "Gibiate" with the Yoshida Brothers[7] and the ending theme "Endless" with Maki Ohguro. The Chinese version of the ending theme with be covered by VOGUE5. It was set to premiere at Anime Expo 2020 but was cancelled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The anime premiered on July 15, 2020 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and BS Fuji.[5] Crunchyroll will stream the series as a Crunchyroll Original anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East.[9] In Southeast Asia, the series is licensed by Medialink and released on Ani-One YouTube channel, as well as on the streaming service iQIYI.[10][11]

No.Title [12]Original air date
1"Spirited Away"
Transcription: "Kamigakushi" (Japanese: 神隠し)		July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)
During the Tokugawa period in Edo, the samurai, Sensui Kanzaki, and the shinobi, Kenroku Sanada, are being taken to exile by boat. They become caught in a furious storm and are transported forward in time to a devastated Tokyo which is in ruins. They see a man who transforms into a monster before their eyes and then attacks them. They are saved by Kathleen Funada and the old man Maeda who take them to a compound of surviving humans. She and Dr. Yoshinaga explain that the monsters are the result of the virus known as "Gibia" which has infected humans throughout the world.
2"Beyond the Maelstrom"
Transcription: "Uzu no Mukō" (Japanese: 渦の向こう)		July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)
Sensui and Kenroku are integrated into the community and try to adapt to the new world. One night, old man Maeda returns to the compound with a samurai sword for Sensui but he is followed by Gibia. They are beaten off, but later the spotlights fail and flying Gibia attack in earnest. Maeda is captured and wounded by a Gibia but he is rescued by Sensui who then attacks the Gibia with the sword, slicing them to pieces. More Gibia break through the defences and begin to attack the people. Kenroku joins the battle, initially using wire as his weapon before discovering the effectiveness of hand grenades. Later, the survivors of the attack prepare to leave, and Maeda asks Kenroku to kill him before the virus in his wounds turn him into a monster. As they leave two unknown men watch them as they discuss leaving the city themselves to find a new source of food.
3"The Third Man"
Transcription: "Dai san no Otoko" (Japanese: 第三の男)		July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
Following the Gibia attack, the seven survivors plan to move to the Niigata area and board a boat to mainland Asia. Dr. Yoshinaga leads an expedition to collect his Gibia vaccine research, but when they reach the helicopter on the rooftop they see an unconscious man on another roof. Yoshinaga pilots the helicopter to investigate, but a huge Gibia known as a Meteora releases supersonic wave destabilizing the helicopter, then shoots out appendages from its mouth and grabs onto it. Kenroku and Sensui try to free the helicopter but fail, so Sensui attacks the monster with his sword. Meanwhile, the unconscious man, a huge monk named Yukinojyo Onikura recovers and helps the rest of the team leap to safety, however the soldier Brian is injured by the Meteora. Sensui is unable to kill the Meteora, but Kenroku crashes to helicopter into it before leaping to safety. Later, while Yoshinaga is treating Brian's injury, the soldier transforms into a Gibia.
4"Danger Zone"
Transcription: "Kiken Chitai" (Japanese: 危険地帯)		August 5, 2020 (2020-08-05)
The Gibia, which once was the soldier Brian, attacks Yoshinaga but it is killed by Adam. The group splits up to gather supplies for their trip to Niigata and Yurika finds a samurai exhibit containing Sensui’s katana Suigetsumaru and his western sword, Halbert while Yukinojyo recovers his spiked club, Douzan. They suddenly come under attack by lizard-like Gibia, but after fighting their way outside, they find more waiting for them on the ground and others flying in the air. Sensui, Kenroku and Yukinojyo cut a path through the monsters. The six survivors manage to escape in a camper van, however Sensui is exhausted. As talk turns to the past, Kenroku recalls when he first met Sensui during the Battle of Sekigahara when they were on opposing sides, however due to the vagaries of war they were both exiled together. Back in the present, the group's van blows a tyre, the noise attracting the attention of nearby Gibia which advance toward the stricken vehicle.
5"Evil vs. Bushido"
August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)
Kenroku and Yukinojyo fight off the flying the Gibia while other monsters advance towards the stricken van. Suddenly, Adam, with the knowledge that his infected wound will turn him into a Gibia, walks towards them and sets off a massive C-4 explosion, killing himself and the monsters. As the survivors escape, Yukinojyo is embarrassed by the taunts of Kenroku about never knowing a woman and his suggestion that the monk marry Yurika. This causes Yukinojyo to think back to the time when he was involved in the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War and the lonely death of his master, Douzan, just before he was spirited into the future. When the group stops for a break at a gas station, Kathleen is captured by a band of escaped convicts who call themselves the Galients. Their leader, Renjiro Hatonami challenges Sensui to a duel, but Sensui easily disarms him and the Galients decide to withdraw. Later, Yoshinaga slowly drives the van into a dark tunnel, but they find it blocked with broken vehicles and infested with Gibia. The three warriors exit the van to fight the Gibia, but when Kathleen steps outside and throws hand grenades to clear the debris she falls and is threatened by a Gibia.
6"Desperate Situation"
August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19)

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