Kurokami The Animation (2024)

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Synonyms: Kurokami, Kurogami, Kuro Kami, Dark God

Japanese: 黒神 The Animation

English: Kurokami The Animation

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Type: TV

Episodes: 23

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 9, 2009 to Jun 19, 2009

Premiered: Winter 2009

Broadcast: Fridays at 02:40 (JST)

Producers: Bandai Visual, TV Asahi, Square Enix

Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, Discotek Media, NYAV Post

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Fantasy

Themes: Martial Arts, Super Power

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)


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Ranked: #37422

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Popularity: #1879

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Sep 16, 2009

Archaeon

Mixed Feelings

I "love" it when an anime tries to ask deeply philosophical and ethical questions, only to answer them with fists, feet, and super powers. Personally I find it annoying when characters claim that they can overcome things like God, Fate, Destiny, Karma, etc, with nothing more than willpower and a kickass partner (since the main character so often is a complete novice in combat, or has no redeeming qualities whatsoever).

Enter then Kurokami, as a shining example of these things at work.

Now, when I started watching this I had no idea that Kurokami was originally a manga Sung-Woo Park (illustrator), and Dal-Young Im (story), and to ...

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Jun 24, 2009

Retro8bit

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"Can you change a destiny that has already been written for you?"

Enter "Kurokami", a series that shows the struggle of two individuals, as they attempt to change their own path that others say can not be changed.

Story: 7/10
The center of the plot revolves around "the Dopleliner System". What this means is there exists three versions of the same person (2 subs and 1 root). Should any one of these three come in plain sight of the other, they will perish, and only the root will live, and thus will consume the energy force of them known as tera. Our main heroes are Kuro (a Tera ...

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Jul 3, 2009

Margixx

Recommended

“Power to achieve something”

The Story…

It revolves on a system that we called “Doppeliner System”. The story tells about the involvement of the three main characters, which is Kuro, Keita, and Akane. They are somewhat confused on this system and willing to find out the real main reason why this system exists, making it as an obligation as they put their life in danger or helping others to find out the cure to its existence.

The point of view here is not the twist of the story rather the main attraction here will be the action / super power scenes. It gives excitement and thrill but on ...

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Aug 5, 2009

gravedigger

Mixed Feelings

Kurokami is .... one of the most irritating and confusing animes I've seen so far . The reason why is that, I'll tell later.

Before continuing with the story , a few things need to be explained (that'll be important for the story). People and Mototsumitama coexist together. Mototsumitama are people with super natural powers, and to gain even more power they need to form a contract with humans. Also, there are 3 identical copies of every human being (one root and two subs). That's the so called "Doppeliner System". If a subs meet his root, his live energy (aka Terra) will be sucked by the ...

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Jan 24, 2012

Lina-chan87

Recommended

EXCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!! Kurokami will be sure to knock your socks off!

Kurokami is an action-packed, adventure-filled, life-changing anime. From awesome storyline to kick-ass characters ( Kuro ftw. xD ), you could never go wrong with watching Kurokami.

The audio and art effects are PURE GENIUS. Voice acting was a complete WONDER (Japanese VA). The plot twists take your breath away as the characters go through every corner of the story.

Is it just me or is the fact that how the main character always goes to eats noodles funny?

Anyway, Kurokami was one of my favourites and I'm sure that you'll love it too.

HAPPY WATCHING!

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Sep 29, 2023

PoutyWeeb

Not Recommended

“I want my 8 hours back” was the first thing I thought to myself when I finished the final episode. I’ll be completely honest, this anime is one of the most appalling animes I’ve ever watched to date. Despite the somewhat interesting story concept presented here, the execution for this anime was simply atrocious in almost every single aspect.

In this anime, we have our protagonist, Ibuki Keita, who meets this girl, Kuro, and makes a contract with her due to sudden unforeseen circumstances. And throughout the anime, the ideas of “fate” is presented as a common motif as Keita and Kuro tries to find a ...

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Sep 27, 2010

Hysvear

Recommended

Preliminary (16/23 eps)

Speaking from episode 16, i felt that this anime needed another perspective.

What I Like:
I like the entire "Partner" ideal, and how the characters develop as the story goes along. It is similar to other anime such as Shakugan no Shana, Fate Stay Night, and Pandora Hearts, but it has own originality, suspense, fighting, and story.
What i dislike:
It has some overused anime cliche's when dealing with the romance, and the "Weak guy" + "Awesome girl" setup similar to the anime i listed above.(I wouldn't mind the character setup as much, as long as the weak guy learns to fight as ...

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Jun 6, 2009

rusty400

Not Recommended

Preliminary (20/23 eps)

I thought in the beginning this anime would be pretty good but the further I progressed into this storyline i realized that this was just another cookie-cutter program. He dies then miraculously comes back to life multiple times. the bad guy dies without a doube then somehow comes back to life. this is stupid after a while. this isn't even creative at this point. It's a paycheck. I'm only watching this one now because I've come so far in the story I want to see what the stupid ending is. I've seen a lost of anime at this ...

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Nov 14, 2009

ichirako

Recommended

this is my first time to write a review of an anime and i didn't know why i picked kuro kami. so where should i start? hmm.. basically, kuro kami is about someone who was brave enough to change their fate. this was the story of ibuki keita who tried to be indifferent to the people around him because he thinks that he could affect their fates which lead them to death. until he met kuro.. a mototsumitama. he then became aware of 'doppeliners' (doppelgangers) and 'terra' (could be explained as energy or ki in simple terms). at the verge of his death, kuro made ...

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Jun 5, 2012

sashimee-kenna

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the story line of kurokami for me is simply beautifully written and animated. it epic and those who liked fate stay night might enjoy watching kurokami as they show some similarities about the character protagonist. also a contract is form between human and super being but in kurokami not with a Ancient Champion but a super Race.

at first the story may seems slow but its worth the wait. As to me the sequence of the story being told was simply heighten my curiosity in proceeding to the next episodes.

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Dec 15, 2013

Sidholun

Mixed Feelings

This review contain minor spoilers.

Story 8/10
I'm not going to write much about story, because it's synopsis is easy to find. Story revolves around Ibuki Keita, school boy, who lost his mother when he was very young.Then he decided to alienate himself from the people. Of course after a certain point in the story he is going to change, but nevermind that.
Overall story is enjoyable, but much worse than in it's manga counterpart.And it's biggest flaw is ending,but i'm going to return to this topic later.
Art 10/10
Kurokami biggest advantage is surely art style.
Background is detailed, characters are well designed. Fight scenes are mind blowing - ...

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Jan 10, 2011

damagegirl

Recommended

Kurokami is one of those many animes that would have done a lot better had it been given more episodes. For the depth of the story that is told, I would say about 75 episodes are needed. As it is, the series stands very well by itself.

The show takes place in a world in which there are three of every person- a Root and two Subs. The Doppeliner System favors the Roots, in that they have the majority of the luck in life. If a Sub were ever to meet their corresponding Sub or Root, that person would die. People called Mototsumita are charged with ...

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Mar 26, 2011

TauntingBeat

Mixed Feelings

I was really disappointed with Kurokami. The first 12 episodes were pretty decent, but as the anime dragged on it became harder and harder to watch.

A lot of the fights don't make any real sense. The contractees are acting as a battery to the Mototsumitamas, but they are hardly ever attacked.

The characters are probably what killed it the most for me. Kuro was awesome, and by far my favorite character of the show. Keita was a lot more interesting at the beginning, but somewhere along the line he becomes so bland that I wanted to shoot him. I think that a main character death, ...

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Oct 12, 2010

NoblesseOblige3

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The story of Kurokami revolves around our two central protagonists on a journey to exact revenge on the antagonist, so basically at the start Kuro creates a pact with Keita and they search out Kuro's brother who committed a crime in 'there world.' The show introduces the Doppeliner System, the basis behind it is that there are three of 'you' out there in the world and if you happen to have eye contact with one of them you will die (unless your the root.) Its a different take on a Doppelgänger which has been popular in fiction.

I found with this show there was barely ...

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Aug 24, 2014

ZgodKnight

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (5/23 eps)

I've seen 9 episodes so far, but that should be enough to point out major problems with this anime. You really need to turn your brain off before watching this. The main character is unbearable since he is not acting like a normal human. As far as i can tell, the anime will continue like this: they meet the enemies->enemies kick their asses-> they power up and kick the enemies' asses->they meet stronger enemies. Major flaws: during battle why would you target a much stronger opponent when her partner is right their asking for it? Why would you fight the enemies of your enemies, ...

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Jun 25, 2009

Diazt3r

Recommended

What can i say the doppeliner system was the first thing that kept me interested. The art style was superb. It reminded me of Dark than Black and Shakugan no Shana, which were excellent animes fyi :). The opening sympathizer also became one of my favorites. There were some twists that I couldn't predict, but it was effective when it occurred. These twists really rekindled my interest (when i was starting to lose interest in the middle >_>) in the anime in a big way. The only beef i had with this anime was the repetitive battles and transformations.

(i am basing ...

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Oct 17, 2013

sr467

Recommended

WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS: First and foremost, for the action scenes. The fights consist primarily of well-choreographed hand-to-hand, with the flashy special attacks mixed in rather than dominant. Coupled with the two-on-two setup, this makes for plenty of exciting battles. Clearly this is Kurokami's strong point, enhanced by strong animation and the rock-style soundtrack. Also, though none of the characters could claim to be deep or complex, the main pair is a refreshing change from the contract mold. Kuro is not a seasoned vet, but rather wet-behind-the-ears with only her training to go on. And though Keita does threaten to be a typical whiny ...

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Nov 23, 2010

Kudoku

Recommended

Ok, first review. I saw this because it was on Crunchyroll for the iPod. Overall, Kurokami was enjoyable, especially some of the earlier hand to hand figting scenes. I'm no huge fan of those over-the-top channeling energy stuff, so that turned me off later in the story. However, it was well animated and had a cool plot twist near the end. It's fun to watch and definitely is worth your time, especially if you like action.

Oh and I noticed some copy pasted animations, notably the Tera moves and Synchro. That got kind of annoying, especially after many Exceeds.

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Jan 25, 2012

moon_jammer

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This is my first review here, so please bear with me!

Kurokami is about "Kuro", a mototsumitama and her human contractee Keita. They journey together to Okinawa to defeat Kuro's brother who abusing the dopperliner system. This system means that in the world there are 3 copies of the same person. If you see your doppelganger you will die. It gets a tad more complicated but I wouldn't want to ruin the story for you guys so ill stop there!

--Story--

I found the story really unique and interesting. There is one thing Kuro and Keita wish to do during the entire series, their main goal is to ...

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Jan 15, 2010

aznmonk64

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to be honest, i agree with everyone on how confusing this anime was in the beginning. I kept watching and i started understanding more of the plot of the story. After finishing this anime, i was happy to say that this anime is actually pretty nice and good! The story in the beginning was confusing but after watching more episodes, i knew what was going on and enjoyed the anime. This anime is good if you didnt give up like other people. I love this anime, the ending was so sad.

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