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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress S1E1 — Frightened Corpse

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress•Season 1•Episode 1

Frightened Corpse

7.9/10 · 392 votesApr 8, 201622 min

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

Kabane, the immortal monsters, attacked Aragane Station. Ikoma, a steamsmith boy who lives in Aragane Station, ran against the waves of terrified civilians. He is going to fight against Kabane using the weapon he has been secretly developing - the Piercing gun. He fights for

Directed byHiroyuki Tanaka, Tetsuaki Watanabe, Tetsuro Araki

Written byIchiro Okouchi

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Cast14

Sayaka Senbongi

Sayaka Senbongi

Mumei (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Ikoma (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Takumi (voice)

Toshiki Masuda

Toshiki Masuda

Kurusu (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Ayame (voice)

Kensuke Sato

Kensuke Sato

Kibito (voice)

Kanae Oki

Kanae Oki

Kajika (voice)

Miyuu Sawai

Miyuu Sawai

Shino (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Horobi (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Biba (voice)

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Sukari (voice)

Go Shinomiya

Go Shinomiya

Shojin (voice)

Crew12

Ichiro Okouchi

Ichiro Okouchi

Writer

H

Hiroyuki Tanaka

Director

T

Tetsuaki Watanabe

Director

Tetsuro Araki

Tetsuro Araki

Director

Tatsuro Kawano

Tatsuro Kawano

Key Animation

R

Ryuuta Ura

Key Animation

Y

Yasuyuki Ebara

Supervising Animation Director

T

Tomomi Kamiya

Key Animation

K

Keiichi Honda

Key Animation

K

Kyohei Tezuka

Animation Director

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Saka Ikeda

Key Animation

T

Toshihiro Kikuchi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Frightened Corpse" is episode 1 of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 392 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tetsuaki Watanabe, Tetsuro Araki and written by Ichiro Okouchi, it aired on April 8, 2016.

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