Kuromukuro

Kuromukuro
Promotional image, which features Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma, Yukina Shirahane and Sophie Noël in the foreground, and the Black Relic in the background
クロムクロ
GenreMecha
Anime television series
Directed byTensai Okamura
Produced by
Written byRyō Higaki
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioP.A. Works
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, KBS, TUT
Original run April 7, 2016 September 29, 2016
Episodes26
Light novel
Kuromukuro: A Ghost at a Speed of 290,000 Kilometers per Second
Written byRyo Higaki
Illustrated byYuriko Ishii
Published byP.A. Books
Original runJune 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)November 2018 (2018-11)
Volumes7

Kuromukuro (クロムクロ) is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by P.A. Works, directed by Tensai Okamura and written by Ryō Higaki, with character designs by Yuriko Ishii and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. The series was produced to celebrate P.A. Works' 15th anniversary. It follows a student of Tateyama International High School named Yukina Shirahane and a young samurai named Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma, who was born in the Sengoku period and reawakened in the present day inside a mysterious artifact called the Cube. When an extraterrestrial force called Efi Dorg invades Earth with a mission to collect all the fragments of an artifact called the Pivot Stone in order to achieve planet domination, Kennosuke pilots a stolen Efi Dorg mecha dubbed the Black Relic, with Yukina biometrically synchronized as the navigator due to an accident. Along with the help of the defense forces of the United Nations Kurobe Laboratory, the two fight back to prevent the mission of Efi Dorg from being accomplished. The series premiered on April 7, 2016 on Japanese TV channel AT-X while Netflix acquired exclusive rights for streaming worldwide.