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Blue Dragon S1E1 — The Shadow Comes Forth

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Blue Dragon•Season 1•Episode 1

The Shadow Comes Forth

7.2/10 · 21 votesApr 7, 200723 min

Ranked #50 of 51 in Season 1•−1.4 vs season avg

When an evil kingdom attacks his village, Shu must awaken the legendary Blue Dragon.

Directed byYukihiro Matsushita

Written byAkatsuki Yamatoya

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Cast13

Keiko Nemoto

Keiko Nemoto

Shu (voice)

Masaya Takatsuka

Masaya Takatsuka

Blue Dragon (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Jiro (voice)

Koji Ochiai

Koji Ochiai

Minotaur (voice)

Erino Hazuki

Erino Hazuki

Kluke (voice)

Konomi Tsuboi

Konomi Tsuboi

Phoenix (voice)

Sakiko Uran

Sakiko Uran

Marumaro (voice)

Jin Horikawa

Jin Horikawa

Saber Tiger (voice)

Saki Nakajima

Saki Nakajima

Bouquet (voice)

Cho

Cho

Hippopotamus (voice)

Romi Park

Romi Park

Zola (voice)

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Killer Bat (voice)

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Y

Yukihiro Matsushita

Director

A

Akatsuki Yamatoya

Writer

T

Tsuneo Ninomiya

Animation Director

M

Mifumi Tomita

Key Animation

A

Ayumu Kotake

Key Animation

M

Miho Inoue

Key Animation

A

Anzu Katsuragi

Key Animation

M

Minako Shiba

Key Animation

M

Masayuki Fujita

Key Animation

S

Shirō Kigi

Key Animation

K

Kazunobu Hoshi

Key Animation

M

Misao Abe

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Shadow Comes Forth" is episode 1 of Blue Dragon season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 21 votes, ranking #50 of 51 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Yukihiro Matsushita and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on April 7, 2007.

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