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Blade of the Immortal S1E5 — Act Five - Song of the Bugs
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Blade of the Immortal•Season 1•Episode 5

Act Five - Song of the Bugs

7.8/10 · 95 votesOct 31, 201924 min

Ranked #10 of 24 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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After seeing Kagehisa, Rin becomes weak at the knees. Lost in thought over her circumstances, Rin and her guard Manji are approached by a Buddhist monk. The monk is 'Eiku Shizuma' of the Ittou-ryu. He fights with Manji but is swiftly cut down. However, despite

Directed byAimi Yamauchi
Written byMakoto Fukami
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Season 1 Episodes24

Act One - Meeting stillE1 7.5

Act One - Meeting

Act Two - Founding stillE2 7.4

Act Two - Founding

Act Three - Dream Pangs stillE3 7.5

Act Three - Dream Pangs

Act Four - Rin at Odds stillE4 7.6

Act Four - Rin at Odds

Act Five - Song of the Bugs stillE5 7.8Now viewing

Act Five - Song of the Bugs

Act Six - Wing Roots stillE6 7.5

Act Six - Wing Roots

Act Seven – Evil's Shadow stillE7 7.2

Act Seven – Evil's Shadow

Act Eight - Mugai-ryu stillE8 7.6

Act Eight - Mugai-ryu

Act Nine - Gathering stillE9 8.2

Act Nine - Gathering

Act Ten - Animal stillE10 8.4

Act Ten - Animal

Act Eleven – Fall Frost stillE11 8.2

Act Eleven – Fall Frost

Act Twelve – Blood of Finality stillE12 7.5

Act Twelve – Blood of Finality

Act Thirteen - Twilight stillE13 7.3

Act Thirteen - Twilight

Act Fourteen – Ammendments stillE14 7.2

Act Fourteen – Ammendments

Act Fifteen – Acquisition of Guts stillE15 7.7

Act Fifteen – Acquisition of Guts

Act Sixteen – Altered Limb stillE16 7.8

Act Sixteen – Altered Limb

Act Seventeen – Ceremonial Bond stillE17 8.3

Act Seventeen – Ceremonial Bond

Act Eighteen – Banshee's Cries stillE18 8.1

Act Eighteen – Banshee's Cries

Act Nineteen – Massacre stillE19 7.7

Act Nineteen – Massacre

Act Twenty – Unending stillE20 8.9

Act Twenty – Unending

Act Twenty One – Trap stillE21 8.0

Act Twenty One – Trap

Act Twenty Two – Ten Final Pushes stillE22 8.4

Act Twenty Two – Ten Final Pushes

Act Twenty Three – 100 Spectacular Dances stillE23 8.7

Act Twenty Three – 100 Spectacular Dances

Final Act – Blade of the Immortal stillE24 7.3

Final Act – Blade of the Immortal

Cast17

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Rin Asano (voice)

Kenjiro Tsuda

Kenjiro Tsuda

Manji (voice)

Ako Mayama

Ako Mayama

Yaobikuni (voice)

Nozomu Sasaki

Nozomu Sasaki

Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)

Shinya Fukumatsu

Shinya Fukumatsu

Sōsuke Abayama (voice)

Masato Obara

Masato Obara

Araya Kawakami (voice)

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Shinriji (voice)

Eiji Hanawa

Eiji Hanawa

Sabato Kuroi (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Sōri (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

Saburō Anotsu (voice)

Marika Hayashi

Marika Hayashi

Kyakurin (voice)

Crew12

S

Satoru Kakutani

Key Animation

S

Satoshi Harayama

Key Animation

I

Ikuo Yoshida

Key Animation

H

Hiroki Saito

Key Animation

H

Hiroyuki Kamura

Key Animation

O

Osamu Nuita

Key Animation

Makoto Fukami

Makoto Fukami

Writer

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Storyboard Artist

A

Aimi Yamauchi

Director

K

Kazushi Matsumoto

Key Animation

K

Kiyomi Masuda

Key Animation

J

Jiko Abe

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Act Five - Song of the Bugs" is episode 5 of Blade of the Immortal season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 95 votes, ranking #10 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Aimi Yamauchi and written by Makoto Fukami, it aired on October 31, 2019.

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