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Ahiru no Sora S1E31 — What Must Be Protected

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Ahiru no Sora•Season 1•Episode 31

What Must Be Protected

8.9/10 · 35 votesMay 13, 202024 min

Ranked #4 of 50 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

As the end of the game draws near, the players of Kuzu High push themselves to the limit. Only one thing’s for certain: Stamina will decide their fate.

Directed byYuu Komori

Written byKenichi Yamashita

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What Must Be Protected

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Cast6

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Sora Kurumatani (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Chiaki Hanazono (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Momoharu Hanazono (voice)

Chado Horii

Chado Horii

Ryuhei 'Nabe' Nabeshima (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Shinichi 'Yasu' Yasuhara (voice)

KENN

KENN

Masahiro 'Chucky' Saki (voice)

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Takehiko Inoue

Takehiko Inoue

Thanks

Naoki Nakamura

Naoki Nakamura

Other

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Takuya Matsumoto

Other

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Kenichi Yamashita

Writer

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Shinji Ishihira

Storyboard Artist

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Yuu Komori

Director

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Yoshino Honda

Supervising Animation Director

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Mayuko Matsumoto

Supervising Animation Director

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Naomi Ide

Supervising Animation Director

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Masakazu Ishikawa

Supervising Animation Director

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Mubon Hyeong-jun

Animation Director

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Jeon Hyun-jin

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"What Must Be Protected" is episode 31 of Ahiru no Sora season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 35 votes, ranking #4 of 50 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Yuu Komori and written by Kenichi Yamashita, it aired on May 13, 2020.

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