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Blassreiter S1E1 — Prelude to Despair

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Blassreiter•Season 1•Episode 1

Prelude to Despair

7.2/10 · 10 votesApr 5, 200825 min

Ranked #17 of 24 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Meet Gerd, the invincible motorcycle-racing champ...whose career is cut short when a rage-filled Demoniac interrupts a race, causing utter destruction. Gerd ends up in a wheelchair never to ride again. Amidst his despair, he is approached by a mysterious woman who claims that she has

Directed byIchiro Itano

Written byYasuko Kobayashi

Next episodeE2 · The Cost of Honour

Seasons1

Cast18

Masaya Matsukaze

Masaya Matsukaze

Joseph Jobson

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Hermann Saltza

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Elea

Junko Minagawa

Junko Minagawa

Malek Yildrim Werner

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Shido Kasagi

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Bradley Guildford

Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Amanda Werner

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Gerd Frentzen

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Magwald Xargin

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Wolf Göring

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Alvin Lutz

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Mei-Fong Liu

Crew12

Ichiro Itano

Ichiro Itano

Director

M

Masaki Tanaka

Key Animation

R

Ritsuko Watanabe

Key Animation

Y

Yoshihiro Matsumoto

Key Animation

Y

Yukari Watabe

Key Animation

Y

Yukari Kobayashi

Key Animation

K

Koji Haneda

Key Animation

M

Masaki Hinata

Key Animation

K

Kyoko Kotani

Key Animation

T

Tamaki Suzuki

Key Animation

H

Haruka Tanaka

Key Animation

H

Hiroya Iijima

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Prelude to Despair" is episode 1 of Blassreiter season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 10 votes, ranking #17 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Ichiro Itano and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on April 5, 2008.

Next: E2 · The Cost of Honour Best of Season 1