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M3 the dark metal (M3〜ソノ黒キ鋼〜 M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane?, lit. "M3: That Black Steel")[1] is a 2014 Japanese animated television series created by Satelight. It is directed by Sailor Moon director Junichi Satō, written by Anohana writer, Mari Okada and features mechanical designs by Shōji Kawamori of Macross fame. It first aired in Japan on April 21, 2014.
Plot
The story focuses on a group of 4 boys and 4 girls (later on 5) who met, when they were younger, in a realm full of darkness. A mysterious substance called Necrometal devours or infects anything that comes within a certain distant of a place called the Lightless Realm. It starts at an ordinary school in a city of close proximity to the Lightless Realm and focus's on Akashi for the most part. Akashi is no. 1 in the school when using the training bots to defeat schoolmates and is first seen fighting his best friend and defeating him. A man approaches him with an invitation to join a special force that is tasked with defeating the Corpses and uncovering the secrets of the Lightless Realm. Fast forward some time and a Corpse appears which has the power to "kill" people who hear its song. It sings a lovely melody and like a countdown, over the next few months it is discovered that Emiru has become infected by the Necrometal that has plagued the Lightless Realm for so long. It is now up to Akashi to use the device known as the Reaper or MA-Vess in order to defeat the Corpse and save everyone.
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Japanese Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STARRY NIGHT | April 21, 2014 |
| 2 | EMBRACED BY THE REAPER | April 28, 2014 |
| 3 | SEAM OF THE PAST | May 5, 2014 |
| 4 | DANGER, DO NOT MIX | May 12, 2014 |
| 5 | SELF IN VAIN | May 19, 2014 |
| 6 | TERROR FADING INTO DEATH | May 26, 2014 |
| 7 | COMMAND OF SOLITUDE | June 2, 2014 |
| 8 | RECKLESS FORBIDDEN REALM | June 9, 2014 |
| 9 | BLUE HEART OF STEEL | June 16, 2014 |
| 10 | YOUR SONG | June 23, 2014 |
| 11 | RED LAMENT OF CRUELTY | June 30, 2014 |
| 12 | WHAT LINKS TWO PEOPLE | July 7, 2014 |
| 13 | ROAR OF THE BEAST | July 14, 2014 |
| 14 | SOUNDS OF REGRET | July 21, 2014 |
| 15 | VACANT HEART OF MORNING GRAY | July 28, 2014 |
| 16 | PROMISED TOGETHER | August 4, 2014 |
| 17 | LIGHT OF THE LIGHTLESS | August 11, 2014 |
| 18 | THE TRUTH OF YOMIJIMA | August 18, 2014 |
| 19 | THE BLACK SUNSET | |
| 20 | OVERLAPPING SOUND OF LOVE | |
| 21 | YOU WILL, TO THE BIRTH CRY OF THE END | |
| 22 | LIGHT, AND THEN LIGHT | |
| 23 | PROOF OF THE STRONGEST | |
| 24 | ORIGINAL SIN, PAST AND FUTURE |