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Amaim Warrior at the Borderline

Japanese anime television series


Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (Japanese: 境界戦機, Hepburn: Kyōkai Senki, "War Machines on the Borderline") is an original Japanese anime television series animated by Sunrise Beyond. A photonovel series titled Kyōkai Senki: Frost Flower has been serialized in Hobby Japan's Monthly Hobby Japan magazine since July 2021. The series aired from October 2021 to June 2022.

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Plot

In the mid-20th century, as a result of the economic crisis and a collapsing birthrate, Japan was on the verge of becoming a failed state. In response, foreign nations sent forces to intervene. However, foreign intervention quickly became a foreign occupation, and the competing foreign nations started the destructive Boundary War, fought with autonomous drone mecha called AMAIMs.

By the year 2061, the Boundary War has ended but Japan has been divided into four occupied zones where native Japanese are treated like second-class citizens. In the wake of the resulting social upheaval and unrest, a young boy named Amō Shiiba stumbles across an abandoned AMAIM called Kenbu and a rogue autonomous AI named Gai. With Kenbu and Gai, Amō has the opportunity to change the course of history for both himself and the entire nation of Japan.

Characters

Main characters

Amō Shiiba (椎葉 アモウ, Shiiba Amō)
Voiced by: Gen Satō (Japanese); Ry McKeand[2] (English)
A 16-year-old boy orphaned by the Boundary Wars, he became a mechanic after discovering an abandoned AMAIM workshop, in which he found a left-over human-piloted, interface-comtrolled AMAIM unit, whose name Gai identifies as "Kenbu", and later becomes its designated pilot. While shy and kind, he enjoys any new experiences he makes.
Gashin Tezuka (鉄塚 ガシン, Tezuka Gashin)
Voiced by: Yūto Uemura (Japanese); Patrick Mealey (English)
A mecha pilot ace for the Japanese resistance group Yatagarasu. His father was the previous pilot of his AMAIM unit "Jogan", but he was killed, leaving Tezuka embittered about Japan's occupation.
Shion Shishibe (紫々部 シオン, Shishibe Shion)
Voiced by: Kana Ichinose (Japanese); Madeline Dorroh (English)
I-LeS Gai (I-LeS ガイ)
Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara (Japanese); Michelle Marie[2] (English)
An autonomous AI unit with a grandiloquent but loyal personality. After he is rescued by Amō, he finishes assembling the Kendu for him and acts as the AMAIM's control computer. He is linked with the military and public information and communication networks, an asset which saves Amō more than once. His onscreen avatar is an over-fluffed, scarlet red Komainu.
I-LeS Kei (I-LeS ケイ)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa (Japanese); Jackie Lastra (English)
Tezuka's AI control unit controlling "Jogan". Her avatar is a white kitsune.
I-LeS Nayuta (I-LeS ナユタ)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata (Japanese); Michael Kovach (English)
Shion's ANAIM AI control unit. His avatar form is a purple Jakalope with hooves.

Yatagarasu

Gōken Kumai (熊井 ゴウケン, Kumai Gōken)
Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (Japanese); Chris Tergliafera[2] (English)
The leader of Yatagarasu Special Forces Group Two.
Risa Kōzaki (甲咲 リサ, Kōzaki Risa)
Voiced by: Masumi Asano (Japanese); Haviland Stillwell (English)
A friendly leading member of Yatagarasu whose family was killed in a crash with an Asia Entente car, whose drivers were unjustly cleared of any wrongdoing. She is killed when the Ghost attacks the camp shortly after Amō's arrival.
Eiji Umasaki (馬﨑 エイジ, Umasaki Eiji)
Voiced by: Kazuhiro Nakaya (Japanese); Luis Bermudez (English)
Misuzu Maki (槙 ミスズ, Maki Misuzu)
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase (Japanese); Brittany Cox (English)
The Special Forces Group Two's chief mechanic.
Takeru Muramatsu (村松 タケル, Muramatsu Takeru)
Voiced by: Shin Matsushige (Japanese); Brendan Blaber (English)
Kiryu Udou (宇堂 キリュウ, Udō Kiryū)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (Japanese); Eliah Mountjoy (English)

Arahabaki

Anna Takayanagi (高柳 アンナ, Takayanagi Anna)
Voiced by: Yuka Nukui (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)
Takeru Konno (今野 タケル, Konno Takeru)
Voiced by: Daichi Hayashi (Japanese); Aleks Le (English)

Confederation of Oceania

Jeffrey Wilson (ジェフリー・ウィルソン, Jefurī Wiruson)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese); Keith Silverstein[2] (English)
A ruthless Oceania officer who despises his duty in Japan and therefore seeks to reap merits by any means necessary.
Kate Byrne (ケイト・バーン, Keito Bān)
Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami (Japanese); Caitlyn Elizabeth[2] (English)
A female Oceania lieutenant and Wilson's subordinate.
Simon Tate (サイモン・テイト, Saimon Teito)
Voiced by: Volcano Ōta (Japanese); Paul Guyet (English)
Oliver Martin (オリバー・マーティン, Oribā Mātin)
Voiced by: Tarō Kiuchi (Japanese); Mike McFarland (English)

North America Coalition

Brad Watt (ブラッド・ワット, Buraddo Watto)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese); Doug Erholtz (English)
A captain of the North American Coalition. An exceptionally skilled military analyst, he is intrigued by the concept of piloted AMAIMs.
Raymond Hardy (レイモンド・ハーディー, Reimondo Hādī)
Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki (Japanese); Brent Mukai[2] (English)
An American warrant officer, and Watt's subordinate and friend.
Charley Orley (チャーリー・オーレイ, Chārī Ōrei)
Voiced by: Masayuki Kato (Japanese); Brandon Winckler (English)
Roger Young (ロジャー・ヤング, Rojā Yangu)
Voiced by: Shunichi Maki (Japanese); Major Attaway (English)
Sofia Louis (ソフィア・ルイス, Sofia Ruisu)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi (Japanese); Amanda Turen (English)
Joe Spears (ジョウ・スピアーズ, Jō Supiāzu)
Voiced by: Yutaka Nakano (Japanese); Gary Littman (English)
Tony Blanc (トニー・ブランク, Tonī Buranku)
Voiced by: Naoya Uchida (Japanese); Chris Guerrero (English)
Elliot Knox (エリオット・ノックス, Eriotto Nokkusu)
Voiced by: Kento Shiraishi (Japanese); Robb Moreira (English)
Roy Walker (ロイ・ウォーカー, Roi Wōkā)
Voiced by: Hironori Saitō (Japanese); Tom Laflin (English)
Gregory Cartland (グレゴリー・カートランド, Guregorī Kātorando)
Voiced by: Hinata Tadokoro (Japanese); Gianni Matragrano (English)
Mike Weaver (マイク・ウィーバー, Maiku Wībā)
Voiced by: Jun Inoue (Japanese); Mike Schneider (English)

Asia Free Trade Entente

Ho Guan (ホウ・グアン, Hō Guan)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka (Japanese); George Ledoux (English)
Sun Chong (スン・チョン, Sun Chon)
Voiced by: Kazumasa Nakamura (Japanese); Khoi Dao (English)
Liu Fu (リウ・フウ, Riu Fū)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)
Xin Haoran (シン・ハオラン, Shin Haoran)
Voiced by: Ryō Sugisaki
Zhao Kweihua (ツァオ・クェイワァ, Tsao Kueiwā)
Voiced by: Kenta Sasa
Nadeck Elam (ナデート・イーラム, Nadēto Īramu)
Voiced by: Ryūnosuke Watanuki
Luang Thanarat (ルアン・タナラット, Ruan Tanaratto)
Voiced by: Shōta Yamamoto

Federation of Great Eurasia

Alexei Zelenoy (アレクセイ・ゼレノイ, Arekushisu Zerenoi)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); Landon McDonald (English)
Dahlia Lvov (ダリア・リヴォフ, Daria Rivofu)
Voiced by: Aya Endo (Japanese); Heather Gonzalez (English)
Boris Gretkov (ボリツ・グレツコフ, Boritsu Guretsukofu)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Katayama (Japanese); Gary Littman (English)

A.R.E.S

Collin Dialo (コリン・ディアロ, Korin Diaro)
Voiced by: Kanehira Yamamoto (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)

Brenson Corp

German Gobert (ジェルマン・ゴベール, Jeruman Gobēru)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Kevin M. Connolly (English)

Others

Takuto Ōnishi (大西 タクト, Shishibe Shion)
Voiced by: Taito Ban (Japanese); Luis Bermudez[2] (English)
Tsubasa Mishima (三島 ツバサ, Mishima Tsubasa)
Voiced by: Daiki Kobayashi (Japanese); Bryson Baugus[2] (English)
Ken Tanasaka (田名坂 ケン, Tanazaka Ken)
Voiced by: Shogo Sakata (Japanese); Brandon Winckler[2] (English)
Gen Sakuma (佐久間 ゲン, Sakuma Gen)
Voiced by: Katsuhisa Hōki (Japanese); Doug Stone (English)
Yoriko Sakuma (佐久間 ヨリコ, Sakuma Yoriko)
Voiced by: Hitomi Shogawa
Tokuji Iwata (岩田 トクジ, Iwata Tokuji)
Voiced by: Hitoshi Bifu (Japanese); Adin Rudd (English)
Yūsei Suenaga (末永 ユウセイ, Suenaga Yūsei)
Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese); Kieran Regan (English)

Media

Photonovel

A photonovel series titled Kyōkai Senki: Frost Flower (境界戦機 フロストフラワー, Kyōkai Senki Furosuto Furawā) began serialization in Hobby Japan's Monthly Hobby Japan magazine since July 21, 2021.[3]

Anime

Sunrise Beyond and Bandai Spirits revealed the project on March 16, 2021. The series was directed by Nobuyoshi Habara and written by Noboru Kimura. Character designs were provided by Kenichi Ohnuki, while Rasmus Faber composed the music.[4] It aired from October 5 to December 28, 2021, on TV Tokyo, MBS and BS11.[lower-alpha 1] Blank Paper performed the series' opening theme song "enemy".[5] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[6] Just right after the first part ended, a second part was announced, and it aired from April 12 to June 28, 2022.[7][8][lower-alpha 2]

On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on April 25.[9][2]

Episode list

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Original net animation

An original net animation spinoff series titled Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear (Japanese: 境界戦機 極鋼ノ装鬼, Hepburn: Kyōkai Senki Kyokkō no Sōki) is also produced by Sunrise Beyond and will premiere in Bandai Spirits' YouTube Channel on April 10, 2023.[13] Masami Obari will direct the series alongside returning staff from the previous anime handling the writing (Noboru Kimura), music (Rasmus Faber) and mecha designs (Ippei Gyōbu, Kanetake Ebikawa, and Takayuki Yanase).

Reception

Anime News Network felt the main protagonist was generally unoriginal and uninspired. They were also critical of the story, calling its political aspects poorly-executed.[14] In their review, Anime Feminist felt that the anime contains content of nationalism and anti-immigration ideas. They felt the introduction part of the anime's first episode can be summarized as "we let foreigners in and they outbred us, and now the True Japanese People are being subjugated by the foreign powers they heralded".[15]

Bilibili removal

Chinese streaming website Bilibili removed the series from its service due to the portrayal of Asian foreign powers as human traffickers in the fifth episode, "Determination".[16]

Notes

  1. TV Tokyo listed the series premiere at 25:30 on October 4, 2021, which is effectively 1:30 a.m. JST on October 5.
  2. TV Tokyo listed the premiere of the second half at 24:00 on April 11, 2022, which is effectively at midnight JST on April 12.
  3. All English titles are taken from Funimation.[11]
  4. Title written as Autonomous City in the episode.
  5. This episode aired at 1:40 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.

References

  1. "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline - The Fall 2021 Preview Guide". Anime News Network. October 4, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 16, 2021). "Sunrise Beyond, Bandai Spirits Unveil Kyōkai Senki Project With Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  3. Friedman, Nicholas (October 2, 2021). "Sunrise Original Mecha AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Comes to Funimation". Funimation. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. Mateo, Alex (December 29, 2021). "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Anime Gets 2nd Part in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. "Sutōrī|Kyōkai Senki" ストーリー|境界戦機 [Story|AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline]. kyoukai-senki.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline | Watch on Funimation". Funimation. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. "Hōsō Haishin Jōhō|Kyōkai Senki" 放送・配信情報|境界戦機 [Broadcast and Distribution Information|AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline]. kyoukai-senki.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  8. Dupree, Nicholas (October 19, 2021). "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Episodes 1-3". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  9. Kaiser, Vrai (October 5, 2021). "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline - Episode 1". Anime Feminist. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  10. Huang, Haoran (November 3, 2021). "【宅熱話】日本 SUNRISE 境界戰機動畫疑辱華 遭大陸下架". E-zone (in Chinese). Retrieved December 28, 2021.

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