The Empire of Corpses
屍者の帝国
The story takes place in 19th century Europe and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development. (Source: Anime News Network)
The Empire of Corpses is a movie with 1 episode, from Fall 2015, produced by WIT STUDIO, rated 6.6/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
The story takes place in 19th century Europe and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development. (Source: Anime News Network)
Main Characters
Tags
- Zombie — Prominently features reanimated corpses which often prey on live humans and turn them into zombies.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Steampunk — Prominently features technology and designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.
- Artificial Intelligence — Intelligent non-organic machines that work and react similarly to humans.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Travel — Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.
- CGI — Prominently features scenes created with computer-generated imagery.