Would you like some shabo? It’s shabo. Shabo must be a toy of some sort. The character who sells is Chroniko and she plans to not use her body anymore. Selling it to help her family and someday have enough money to leave the planet. She’s lucky that someone that wants it is wealthy, perhaps going to use it for himself, to be younger, or for their daughter. Pick one that’s the most disturbing and that should be the right answer. Kaiba is being a bit one sided, though. What about all the people who get nicer bodies and pleasent memories of talented people?


Chroniko’s family hasn’t been doing so well, leading to here having to be sold. The person doing the operation at the last minute makes it so she can’t do anything about the situation and releases her memories out to be never used again. The body is then transported, stolen, and only to be taken over by the hippo. During his time in her body he overhears the aunt’s very private words, but after stepping inside her memories (when sleeping) it’s shown the pleasent to more current awful time the aunt was having keeping everything together.

Hippo is Warp? Warp is Kaiba?

The second episode further shows how sad life can be when you’re not privileged. You’re on a large luxury ship that travels to every planet. A certain area of the ship exploded, causing the memories of hundreds of thousands of people to leak out into space. You’d think that would be the most protected area of the ship. Neiro, the female lead plays a big role starting in this episode. She’s from an organization against all the memory manipulation. It’s surely doesn’t have support from the government. Kaiba is also a bit perverted, a slight nudity scene, sexual undertones, and a perverted guard. Go watch.

Kaiba starts with the main male lead Warp wakes up with his memories erased and a hole in the chest, while others in the area are having their memories taken. Not your average anime already. The environment itself can only be described as surreal, as it also has a great water color look. There’s an impressive chase where it’s much more than a pretty background with no movement. The memory cleaning foes in this first episode have a form that you know is meant to be aggressive and out to seek something. Memories that are confiscated are stored on a tiny metal round triangle item.


This anime likely has the best opening of this season, morphing characters and all. Music is also in English.


Kaiba is a romantic fantasy anime. It has it should have its share of drama, disturbing scenes, and adventure. The one thing hurting this anime is the name, Kaiba will bring you countless Yu-Gi-Oh search results on sites and search engines. There’s the factor that this anime will never appeal to many. So far most of the hype are from fans who like the director. Nothing like Kaiba with it’s abstract drug use and humor.

Kaiba, not the dead card game and ADV licensed anime KIBA. Kaiba has Masaaki Yuasa directing it, the director of Happy Machine and Kemonozume. Many Western local Asian television stations still air Chibi Maruko-chan, which he took part in the opening and ending animation. If you ask any fan,
most of them will descript his works as avant-garde. Unique and creative anime that may or may not work or appeal,
showing anime at its best when there is a plot that doen’t have to explain itself or
be in touch with reality in any way.

Kaiba will bring a world with memory manipulation, romance, and sci fi. Can someone still love without their momories? The anime is even means hippocampus, the part of the brain known for being involved with long term memory.