| Dark Machine | |
| Genre | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
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| Video game | |
| Dark Machine: The Game | |
| Produced by | Gorō Taniguchi |
| Designed by | Hidetaka Tenjin |
| Platform | PC,iOS,Android |
| Anime television series | |
| Dark Machine: The Animation | |
| Directed by | Kazumi Terada |
| Produced by | Gorō Taniguchi (creative) |
| Written by | Team Carbuncle (Takaaki Suzuki, Tatsuhiko Urata, Atsuo Ishino, Satohito Sata) |
| Music by | Sugizo |
| Studio | Production +h. |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | 2026 – scheduled |
Dark Machine is a Japanese mixed-media project produced by Project Carbuncle. It includes a video game that usesblockchain andWeb3 elements. Ananime television series titledDark Machine: The Animation and produced by Production +h. is set to premiere in 2026.
Dark Machine takes place in a futuristic world where the world is at conflict over energy resources. This follows the discovery of Palmer crystals, which provide a high amount of energy to power the world, but has also gained the attention of competing factions. As part of this conflict, factions have developed highly advancedmechs, initially for harvesting Palmer crystals, but have since been modified for use in underground battles.
Dark Machine: The Animation is set in Golden Valley, a special economic zone in Japan that uses the popularesports gameDark Machine to boost the local economy. A young man named Kairi arrives in Golden Valley following the death of his grandfather. Following an encounter with a young girl named Rudora, and getting involved with a conflict with Ajima, a powerful Dark Machine player, Kairi finds himself thrust into the world ofDark Machine.
TheDark Machine game was announced on February 9, 2024, with a release planned forPC,iOS, andAndroid. The game is created by Keiichi Yano, is produced byanime directorGorō Taniguchi, and features art by Hidetaka Tenjin. The game featuresblockchain andWeb3 elements.[2]
Ananime promotional video was first presented at theSan Diego Comic-Con in July 2024,[2] with an updated video with additional scenes being shown at theTokyo Game Show later that year in October.[3] An anime television series titledDark Machine: The Animation and produced by Production +h. was announced on November 23, 2025. The series is directed by Kazumi Terada, features Taniguchi as a creative producer, Tenjin as the mech designer, and character designs by Kō Yoshinari and Akira Mitani. Takaaki Suzuki, Tatsuhiko Urata, Atsuo Ishino, and Satohito Sata are credited as scripwriters under the name Team Carbuncle. It is set to premiere in 2026 onFuji TV.[1]