Kaiba
- TV series
- Spring 2008
- 12 episodes
- 24 min
- Madhouse
- Original work
- R+
- Adventure
- Avant Garde
- Mystery
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
Contents
Opening · OP1 Full | ||
| Japanese | カイバ | |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Avant Garde, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Award Winning, Psychological | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Created by | Masaaki Yuasa | |
| Directed by | Masaaki Yuasa | |
| Written by | Masaaki Yuasa | |
| Character design | Nobutake Itou | |
| Music by | Kiyoshi Yoshida | |
| Studio | Madhouse | |
| Original run | April 11, 2008 – July 25, 2008 | |
| Episodes | 12 | |
| Episode length | 24 min | |
| Broadcast | Fridays | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 48 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 2008 | |
| Age rating | R+ – 18+ | |
| Score | ★ 8.14 (#406) | |
| On users' lists | 32,467 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll, Prime Video | |
Kaiba (Japanese: カイバ) is a 2008 Japanese original anime television series created by Masaaki Yuasa. It is animated by Madhouse and directed by Masaaki Yuasa. It aired from April 11, 2008 to July 25, 2008, with 12 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Kichi · Kochu · Nisemono Warp · Patch · Quilt · Sate · Vanilla · Narrator
Production
Key staff
Masaaki YuasaOriginal Creator
Nobutake ItouCharacter Design
Kiyoshi YoshidaMusicKeiichi MomoseSound Director
Ryou KounoArt Director
MadhouseStudioStaff
| Studio | Madhouse |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Series Composition | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Script | Masaaki Yuasa, Eun-Young Choi, Tomoya Takahashi |
| Character Design | Nobutake Itou |
| Music | Kiyoshi Yoshida |
| Sound Director | Keiichi Momose |
| Art Director | Ryou Kouno |
| Chief Animation Director | Nobutake Itou |
| Color Design | Chie Tanimoto |
| Theme Song Performance | Seira Kagami |
| Producer | Tsutomu Fujio, Hiroyuki Kitaura, Yukiko Koike, Manabu Tamura |
Music
| Composer | Kiyoshi Yoshida |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Never”AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Carry Me Away”Episodes 1–12AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Your Name is Warp”名はワープ | April 11, 2008 | Aired |
| 2 | “Stowaway”密航 | April 17, 2008 | Aired |
| 3 | “Cronico's Boots”クロニコのながぐつ | April 25, 2008 | Aired |
| 4 | “The Room of Grandma's Memories”ばあさんの記憶の部屋 | May 2, 2008 | Aired |
| 5 | “Abipa, the Promised Planet”憧れの星アビパ | May 9, 2008 | Aired |
| 6 | “The Muscled Woman”筋肉質な女 | May 16, 2008 | Aired |
| 7 | “A Forgettable Man”記憶に残らない男 | May 23, 2008 | Aired |
| 8 | “False Face”化けの皮 | June 13, 2008 | Aired |
| 9 | “Kill Warp!”ワープを討て！ | June 20, 2008 | Aired |
| 10 | “Kaiba”カイバ | July 11, 2008 | Aired |
| 11 | “Spinning Fans”まわるファン | July 18, 2008 | Aired |
| 12 | “Everyone in the Clouds”みんな雲の中 | July 25, 2008 | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Kaiba. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch11,315
- Watching597
- Completed4,124
- On hold414
- Dropped526
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 15,491 | — | — | — | — | 405 |
| Shikimori | 16,976 | 597 | 4,124 | 11,315 | 526 | — |
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Titles that share the most genres with Kaiba.
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8.65Gurren LagannTV series · 2007References
- “Kaiba”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kaiba”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kaiba”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Kaiba”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q1721391”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.