M3 ~ソノ黒キ鋼~
M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane
🚪 Often abandoned
There is distorted, deep blackness everywhere. That place, in which blackness swallowed everything and took away everything, has become known as the Avidya Zone. Strange beings assume the very form of the despair and chaos of humanity. They are known by this name: Imashime. An expedition surveys the Avidya Zone which consumes human spirits. So, in the intricate intersection between the present in impending crisis and the destiny of the past … can eight boys and girls, assembled to confront the Imashime, find the bright future that lies before the Avidya Zone? (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | M3 ~ソノ黒キ鋼~ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane |
| English | — |
| Chinese | M3〜其為黑鋼〜 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | M3 ~Sono Kuroki Tetsu~ · M3 ~That Black Steel~ · M3 the dark metal |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 24 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2014-04-22 → 2014-09-30 (Spring 2014) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Satelight, C2C |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionMechaPsychological |
| Themes | CultivationCGI |
Reception
| Community score | 6.12 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.56 / 10 |
| Composite | 37.9 |
| On lists | 12,141 |
| Favourited | 76 (0.6%) |
| Completion | 56.1% |
| Drop rate | 23.2% |
| In backlog | 40.5% |
| Score spread σ | 2.09 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | C2C | — | 17 of 20 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2014 | E | 81 of 89 |
| Studio | Satelight | E | 87 of 96 |
| Year | 2014 | E | 354 of 389 |
| Genre | Psychological | E | 386 of 416 |
| Genre | Mecha | E | 457 of 484 |
| Length | Two-cour | E | 671 of 699 |
| Era | Early 2010s | E | 1,502 of 1,627 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,564 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | E | 1,739 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,567 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,054 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,624 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Junichi Satou, Ayako Honma, Takatoshi Hamano, Kii Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Mari Okada |
| Character design | Hideki Inoue |
| Music | Hajime Sakita |
AniList id 20647 · MAL id 23133 · record updated 2026-08-26

