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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress S1E5 — Inescapable Darkness

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress•Season 1•Episode 5

Inescapable Darkness

7.5/10 · 289 votesMay 13, 201622 min

Ranked #7 of 12 in Season 1•matches the season avg

The Kotetsujyo picks up survivors from Yatsushiro Station which has been destroyed by the Kabane. Among the survivors is Enoku, an old friend of Mumei's. He points out to Mumei how weak she'd become as he witnessed how close she's grown to the people of

Directed byTetsuo Hirakawa, Hironori Aoyagi

Written byHiroshi Seko

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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)

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Hiroshi Seko

Hiroshi Seko

Writer

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Tetsuo Hirakawa

Director

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Hironori Aoyagi

Director

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Hitomi Ezoe

Assistant Director

Tatsuro Kawano

Tatsuro Kawano

Key Animation

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Yasuyuki Ebara

Supervising Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Inescapable Darkness" is episode 5 of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 289 votes, ranking #7 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Tetsuo Hirakawa, Hironori Aoyagi and written by Hiroshi Seko, it aired on May 13, 2016.

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