Kabaneri you say?
That's right. A being that's in between a Human and a Kabane.
Then... you're the same as me?
Either way, it still means that you're not human!
If you're declaring yourselves my enemy...
...I'll kill you.
Kabane are the enemy of humanity.
Stop this, Kurusu!
Were it not for those two...
...we all would be dead now.
Yet that doesn't mean we can allow these Kabane on board!
I completely agree!
I am a Kabane.
I'll only turn people into Kabane if I stay here!
Wh-What are you...
You're not a Kabane, you're a Kabaneri.
Your body may be a Kabane, but your mind's still human.
How can you expect-
Ayame-san.
This Kotetsujo is headed to Kongoukaku, isn't it?
Yes, according to the schedule it is...
What's Kongoukaku?
You don't know of it? It's the shogun's greatest fortress.
Ayame-sama, if we are heading to Kongoukaku-
Can you take me there?
If you do that, I promise we'll stay isolated in this car.
Hey, I'm trying to talk to-
Well, even if you refuse, I'm staying on this train.
Are you a human or a Kabane!?
Neither! I'm a Kabaneri!
I will remember
OMOI DASU DAROU
That day
ANO HI NO JOUKI NI
Losing myself in steam
BOKU WO USHINATTE
Countless mistakes are made
MUSUU NI ARU AYAMACHI NO ATO
Where I can't see anything ahead
SUSUMEDO MICHI GA MIENU TOKI NI
You said
OMAE WA ITTA OMAE
"Ask your own burning blood"
NIKU YA CHI NO YORU SONO CHI NI TOE
Answer my beat
KOTAE NO KODOU
KABANERI OF THE IRON FORTRESS
KOUTETSU NO KABANERI
Stand up
SAA TACHIAGARE
And slam everything onto the ground
ONO GA SUBETE CHI NI TSUKE IMA
My soul is devoted to my friend
SONO KOKORO WA... CHIKATTA TOMO NO TAME NI
Burn your life
MOYASE YO SONO INOCHI
Change the world
KAETE YUKE SEKAI WO
Prayer Offering
Episode Three
Suzuki-san, that's too dangerous!
I need to inspect the damage from the side.
I can't believe this!
Don't go and open the window moron!
One per person please!
We'll be back this evening with more food!
Like this is going to be enough.
Here you go.
Sorry for troubling you.
The extra one's for your unborn baby.
There isn't enough food and water for the amount of people we have onboard.
Will we really make it?
The only choice we have is to try.
It's the safest place we can possibly go to.
But what if Kongoukaku refuses to take us in?
I brought food rations!
The current elder is Ayame-sama's uncle.
He won't turn us away.
Stop it! You have oil all over your hands!
It's my body!
A body your mother gave birth to!
Your body's healed itself, hasn't it?
It's because your body is that of a Kabane.
You should be able to move around just fine now.
You said you were headed to Kongoukaku.
I promised my anii-sama to be there.
I can't tell you why, but I'm on an important mission.
You interested in going to Kongoukaku too?
They're at the forefront of Kabane research.
They might be able to do something about this... Kabaneri condition.
Didn't you want to get off?
It's not because I... fully believe your Kabaneri story.
But, if I'm trapped inside this boiler car for three days...
...it'll show that my mind will remain human.
Then it's decided.
Decided?
You'll ride the Kotetsujo with me.
And you will be my shield.
Shield?
You see, when I fight for too long, I fall asleep.
That's why I need an effective shield.
Not that getting bitten by Kabane worries you anymore.
Don't ask such redic-
You're going to Kongoukaku to, right?
Then stand up. We're going to start.
Start what!?
We're going to train obviously!
You're pretty useless as a shield right now as it is!
H-Hang on!
Just look, your movements are too wide.
And you left your feet wide open!
Wait!
How could you allow Kabane onto the train?
It's not too late still.
We should throw those damned Kabane off!
They promised that they would remain in the rear car.
Do you really think Kabane know how to keep a promise?
Do you Six Chiefs have no sense of gratitude?
And that man, even before becoming a Kabaneri, has tried to do the right thing.
You people can't just barge in here!
They refuse to listen. They demand we stop the Kotetsujo.
Please stop the train!
We need to hold a funeral.
We need to pray for our families.
If we travel too far away, our prayers will never reach them.
Do you want our grandchildren to be unable to pass on?
How many times must I repeat myself?
You spin around and then bam, boom, pow!
You're not getting it at all.
J-Just because you're able to do it...
Your teaching is terrible!
Get it together already.
I'm already overpowering you and I haven't even removed my restraint.
That thing around your neck... what's it for?
Probably the same as yours.
It's just... when I remove mine, I can fight at my full potential.
But after a while, the curse spreads and I become exhausted.
It's strange.
Kabane?
What is it?
H-Hey!
Mumei! What are you doing?
Please stop.
I saw it! I saw she gave you two!
It's the Kabane!
The Kabane?
She's not supposed to come out!
The Kabane... The Kabane are loose!
I definitely felt it.
Get back here, Mumei!
You promised we would stay in the boiler car remember!
Don't get in my way!
Don't move!
Kabaneri was a lie.
I knew trusting you was a huge mistake.
Stop! I'm taking Mumei back with me right now.
I'll make sure she cooperates until we reach Kongoukaku!
Heh. You think you can make me?
Mumei-san!
What is the meaning of all this?
Why did you come out?
You promised me.
You wouldn't understand even if I explained it.
Hey!
I knew we shouldn't have allowed these Kabane onboard!
We should throw them off the train now.
I'd like to see you try.
Stop it!
I've got some bad news, Captain.
Looks as though the water tank we thought we patched is punctured.
There's no way we can make it to the next station.
Are we stopping?
They're collecting some water.
Check and make sure the pressure's rising.
Yes, that's it.
There are no Kabane in the vicinity.
How long will we need in order to repair the water tank?
Maybe, until tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow morning...
We can have the lookouts rotate in shifts.
Good idea.
Then let us hold a prayer vigil, since the Kotetsujo has stopped.
For the elderly people?
I want to offer a prayer as well.
For my father.
Understood.
Move on in peace. Move on in peace.
What was that?
Is that true?
Yeah. And they're pretending to be human.
Unforgivable!
It can't be true.
Hey, get back to work already.
It's not like praying will bring them back to life or anything.
I'll do it.
You're terrible.
Did you lose someone too?
My teacher.
Were you particularly close to this precious teacher?
Vermin.
That's just the kind of guy I am, unfortunately.
You're not going to pray?
I lost... my family years ago.
Really?
Just like me.
It's a pretty common story.
Losing your entire family to the Kabane.
What is that... on your right hand?
It hurts when I get hit by it.
Just a rock you can find around any river.
I found two of these beautiful rocks with my little sister.
I told her she could keep them both,
but she said... we should both keep one as good luck charms.
I never expected on keeping it as a keepsake.
It was five years ago.
The Kabane broke through our station's walls.
All the adults fled in sheer terror.
We ended up felling behind.
And my little sister was caught by the Kabane.
A pretty common story, right?
But what do you think her stupid brother did?
He ran away.
I made the pathetic excuse about going for help.
And used it to run away.
I tried... to rely on someone else.
When I finally returned...
...my little sister was lying on the ground, nearly completely changed.
Being such a cowardly brother, I only cried and apologized.
Repeating, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
But I was already too late.
My little sister was gone.
Even if it meant dying together...
I should have overcome my fear and fought.
No matter how much I regret running away from her...
...my little sister is never coming back.
It's true, that is a very common story.
The weak die... and the strong survive.
That's all there is.
We doing this?
Let me do it.
What are you planning on doing?
They are not our enemies.
They helped save us.
The Kabane are the enemy!
It'll be too late if they attack us first!
You must allow us to do this, Ayame-sama!
You guys seriously are...
Ayame-sama?
Um...
Your friends are really on edge.
That is...
Fine by me. If they want a fight, I'm happy to oblige.
Hey!
Stop pretending to be brave when you're weak!
Mumei, don't provoke them!
They're the ones who started the provoking.
See? I knew the Kabaneris were our enemy!
Stand fast everyone!
We must protect our families!
Rokkon Shojo!
Stop this immediately!
They're dangerous. Please come down.
Please don't do this, Ayame-sama.
I can't?
I'm so sorry.
Your mother... won't be able to have you.
Shino-san?
It's the Kabaneri!
What are you doing here!?
These guys are on edge too.
I didn't even come here to fight.
Hey, can you do me a favor?
Wh-What?
What is it?
Do you have to pee?
Are you not feeling well?
He laughed!
I got him to laugh!
Ikoma, I recall you told my father something once.
We shouldn't point our weapons at the wrong targets.
Well then!
Are you Kabaneri our enemies?
Or are you our allies?
A-Ayame-sama!
Please don't!
As the one left in charge of the Kotetsujo...
...it is my duty to determine...
...who our enemies are and who our allies are!
Why aren't you using your right arm to attack me?
Why not just grab a hold of me and bite into me?
I can't!
Why not?
Because I made a vow!
I won't run away again.
Even to save my own life.
I refuse to allow anymore lives to be sacrificed.
The Kabane are our true enemy.
To kill every last Kabane...
...is my sole purpose in life!
So... are you satisfied now?
If any of you still believe this man is our enemy...
...then you are welcome to come up here.
I will grant you the opportunity to check for yourselves.
I must apologize... for testing you like that.
No it's fine.
But... why did you grab the blade directly?
You could've just grabbed my arm.
Um well... it's my strength.
It hasn't been long since I became like this.
Since I can't control it I could've hurt you.
Oh, my.
You shouldn't have been concerned about that.
Please worry more about yourself.
Right.
Ikoma?
What's wrong?
Seriously! Stop it already!
You're too funny!
All that laughing's made me hungry.
We have some dango soup. I'll get you a bowl.
Thank you.
But I don't need that.
All I need... is blood.
Blood?
It's red.
It's that stuff that gushes out when you cut someone open.
But you're...
A Kabaneri.
I'm half-Kabane, remember.
It must be because you've bled too much.
Please hang on a moment.
You've got to be kidding! Are you asking us to become Kabane too!?
Stay back, Kajika! She's just a monster after all.
I can't help it. I got hungry.
It's a Kabane!
Miss Shino!?
Wait! She's...
She... was pregnant.
Ikoma? What are you...?
The starry sky that connects us both
*kimi wo tsunagu sora no hoshi ga*
Made a noticeable sound
*hitotsu oto wo tatete mo*
Only the distant dream soaked by the rain
*tooku ni onaji ame ni nureta*
Will dry up as we remain wet.
*yume bakari kawaku dake demo*
I am tired of the wrong answers
*aite wo nazoru*
From following everyone else
*kotae ni tsukareta*
Repeating itself over in night
*kurikaesu in night yoake ni*
The morning dawn comes crashing down
*kuzureta asou*
Broken by the cry and dream
*kudaketa cry and dream*
It was the doorway to our ideals
*tobira dake no risou*
So long as this town is filled with noise
*machi ga zatsuon ni obore hashaidemo*
I will sing as I relinquish all control
*boku wa utai kaji wo suteyou*
To break the silence with a clear ring
*dakara silence hibiku tame to*
*Don’t be afraid, daybreak has come*