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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress S1E8 — The Silent Hunter

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress•Season 1•Episode 8

The Silent Hunter

7.3/10 · 266 votesJun 3, 201622 min

Ranked #10 of 12 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

The older brother Mumei serves is Biba Tenshin, leader of the Hunters - a special division dedicated to hunting Kabane. However, while the people praise Biba as a hero, Ikoma does not trust him. That is because he is the one who turned Mumei into

Directed byHiroyuki Tanaka, Hitomi Ezoe, Kunihiro Mori

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)

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Ichiro Okouchi

Ichiro Okouchi

Writer

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Hiroyuki Tanaka

Director

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Hitomi Ezoe

Director

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Kunihiro Mori

Director

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Yasuyuki Ebara

Supervising Animation Director

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Masahiko Matsuo

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Silent Hunter" is episode 8 of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 266 votes, ranking #10 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hitomi Ezoe, Kunihiro Mori and written by Ichiro Okouchi, it aired on June 3, 2016.

Next: E9 · Fang of Ruin Best of Season 1