From the New World backdrop
From the New World S1E12 — Weak Link
7.9
From the New World•Season 1•Episode 12

Weak Link

7.9/10 · 106 votesDec 15, 201225 min

Ranked #5 of 25 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

Discussion

Saki sits down with head of the ethics committee, Asahina Tomiko. Asahina begins to tell her the other side of the town’s history.

Directed byNaomichi Yamato
Written byMasashi Sogo
Previous episodeE11 · Distant Thunder in WinterNext episodeE13 · Reunion
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons1

All1

Season 1 Episodes25

The Season of New Leaves stillE1 6.9

The Season of New Leaves

Vanishing Children stillE2 6.6

Vanishing Children

The False Minoshiro stillE3 6.8

The False Minoshiro

Bloody History stillE4 7.4

Bloody History

Pursuit on a Hot Night stillE5 6.3

Pursuit on a Hot Night

Escape stillE6 6.5

Escape

Summer Darkness stillE7 7.0

Summer Darkness

Omen stillE8 6.6

Omen

The Rising Wind stillE9 7.4

The Rising Wind

More than the Darkness stillE10 7.7

More than the Darkness

Distant Thunder in Winter stillE11 7.4

Distant Thunder in Winter

Weak Link stillE12 7.9Now viewing

Weak Link

Reunion stillE13 7.3

Reunion

Snowflakes stillE14 7.6

Snowflakes

Afterimage stillE15 7.2

Afterimage

To My Beloved Saki stillE16 7.5

To My Beloved Saki

Footsteps of Destruction stillE17 7.3

Footsteps of Destruction

Scarlet Flower stillE18 8.1

Scarlet Flower

Darkness stillE19 8.2

Darkness

A Cold and Sunlit Place stillE20 7.8

A Cold and Sunlit Place

The Fire that Destroys the World stillE21 8.3

The Fire that Destroys the World

Tokyo stillE22 7.8

Tokyo

The Face of the Boy stillE23 7.9

The Face of the Boy

Torchlight in the Darkness stillE24 7.9

Torchlight in the Darkness

From the New World stillE25 8.1

From the New World

Cast3

Risa Taneda

Risa Taneda

Saki Watanabe (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Satoru Asahina (age 14-26) (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Narrator (voice)

Crew12

Naomichi Yamato

Naomichi Yamato

Director

K

Keiji Gotoh

Animation Director

Masashi Ishihama

Masashi Ishihama

Storyboard Artist

M

Masashi Sogo

Writer

Y

Yumi Shimizu

Animation Director

K

Keiji Gotoh

Key Animation

M

Mamiko Nakanishi

Key Animation

C

Chiaki Furuzumi

Animation Director

S

Shuuko Tomita

Key Animation

H

Hiroyo Izumi

Key Animation

Takashi Kojima

Takashi Kojima

Key Animation

K

Kaori Higuchi

Key Animation

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Weak Link" is episode 12 of From the New World season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 106 votes, ranking #5 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Naomichi Yamato and written by Masashi Sogo, it aired on December 15, 2012.

Next: E13 · ReunionBest of Season 1