M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane
M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane / M3 ~Sono Kuroki Tetsu~ / M3 ~That Black Steel~ / M3 the dark metalSummary
There is distorted, deep blackness everywhere. That place, in which blackness swallowed everything and took away everything, has become known as the Avidya Zone. Strange beings assume the very form of the despair and chaos of humanity. They are known by this name: Imashime.
An expedition surveys the Avidya Zone which consumes human spirits. So, in the intricate intersection between the present in impending crisis and the destiny of the past … can eight boys and girls, assembled to confront the Imashime, find the bright future that lies before the Avidya Zone?
(Source: Anime News Network)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 36 min (24 × 24 min)
- Season
- Spring 2014
- Start date
- April 22, 2014
- End date
- September 30, 2014
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane
- Native title
- M３ ～ソノ黒キ鋼～
- Other titles
- M3 ~Sono Kuroki Tetsu~ · M3 ~That Black Steel~ · M3 the dark metal
Characters 15
Main characters
- Akashi Saginuma鷺沼アカシMain
- Raika Kasumi霞ライカMain
- Sasame Izuriha出羽ササメMain
- Heito Isaku伊削ヘイトMain
- Emiru Hazaki破先エミルMain
- Minashi Maki真木ミナシMain
- Iwato Namito波戸イワトMain
- Mahmu Yuzuki弓月マアムMain
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- TazakiSupporting
- Sadami Natsuiri夏入サダミSupporting
- Tsugumi IzurihaSupporting
- Kasane Agura阿倉カサネSupporting
- Susan Suzaki須崎Supporting
- Mimei Maki真木ミメイSupporting
- Aoshi Saginuma鷺沼アオシSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Junichi SatouDirector
- Mari OkadaSeries composition
- Hideki InoueCharacter design
- Hajime SakitaMusic
- Kii TanakaChief animation director
- Takatoshi HamanoSound director
Show the full staff (19)
- Shouji KawamoriMechanical Design
- Mariko ItouChief Animation Director (ep 15)
- Mariko ItouAnimation Director (eps 7, 15)
- Mariko ItouAssistant Animation Director (ep 2)
- Mariko ItouKey Animation (OP1, eps 5, 7, 15)
- Ayana NishinoAnimation Director (eps 16, 20, 23)
- Ayana Nishino2nd Key Animation (ep 10)
- Ayana NishinoAnimation Director Cooperation (ep 17)
- Keigo KoyanagiScript (eps 6, 9, 17)
- Tetsuya WakanoStoryboard (ep 16)
- Tetsuya WakanoEpisode Director (ep 4, 16, 23)
- Hideki InoueChief Animation Director (eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 18, 24)
- Hideki InoueAnimation Director (OP1, OP2, ED1, ED2)
- Shouko YasudaKey Animation (eps 5, 11, 13, 21)
- Hidekazu SatouStoryboard (ED2)
- Hidekazu SatouKey Animation (ep 24)
- Hikaru NaraokaKey Animation (ep 18)
- nanoTheme Song Performance (ED2)
- Maaya SakamotoTheme Song Performance (OP2, ED; ep 24)