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High School of the Dead S1E9 — The Sword and DEAD

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High School of the Dead•Season 1•Episode 9

The Sword and DEAD

7.2/10 · 445 votesAug 30, 201024 min

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

After narrowly escaping with their lives, Komuro and Saeko must make their way alone and rendezvous with the others. Saeko's true nature is revealed, and it begs the question: Is her beauty only skin deep?

Directed byYusuke Onoda

Written byTatsuya Takahashi

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Cast14

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Takashi Komuro (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Rei Miyamoto (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Saeko Busujima (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Saya Takagi (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Kohta Hirano (voice)

Yukari Fukui

Yukari Fukui

Shizuka Marikawa (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Alice Maresato (voice)

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

Sōichirō Takagi (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yuriko Takagi (voice)

Kisho Taniyama

Kisho Taniyama

Kōichi Shidō (voice)

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Rika Minami (voice)

Jin Urayama

Jin Urayama

Tadashi Miyamoto (voice)

Crew12

N

Nobuharu Ishido

Key Animation

S

Satoshi Fujioka

Key Animation

Y

Yuki Iwai

Key Animation

T

Takeshi Ito

Key Animation

S

Shigemi Aoyagi

Key Animation

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Mariko Aoki

Key Animation

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Yasuyuki Ebara

Key Animation

Y

Yusuke Onoda

Director

Y

Yuji Kumazawa

Storyboard Artist

M

Mineko Ueda

Key Animation

J

Junko Yamanaka

Animation Director

K

Kouji Matsuyama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Sword and DEAD" is episode 9 of High School of the Dead season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 445 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Yusuke Onoda and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, it aired on August 30, 2010.

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