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Moonrise S1E3 — An Unexpected Face

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Moonrise•Season 1•Episode 3

An Unexpected Face

7.8/10 · 169 votesApr 10, 202528 min

Ranked #12 of 18 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

One year later, the VC3 squad lands on the Moon to execute its mission. Meanwhile, the Moon Chains rebel forces begin a takeover of Copernicus City.

Directed byYasuyuki Ebara

Written byMasashi Koizuka

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Cast9

Chiaki Kobayashi

Chiaki Kobayashi

Jacob 'Jack' Shadow (voice)

Yuto Uemura

Yuto Uemura

Phil Ashe (voice)

Kousuke Takaguchi

Kousuke Takaguchi

Osma (voice)

Satoshi Yamaguchi

Satoshi Yamaguchi

Duan (voice)

Arisa Kori

Arisa Kori

Inanna Zinger (voice)

Yuka Terasaki

Yuka Terasaki

Zowan (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi

Eric Baker (voice)

Katsunori Okai

Katsunori Okai

Georg Landry (voice)

Misaki Yamada

Misaki Yamada

Rhys Rochelle (voice)

Crew11

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Takahiro Fujii

Key Animation

Masashi Koizuka

Masashi Koizuka

Writer

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Takaaki Chiba

Animation Director

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Megumi Tomita

Key Animation

S

Shuu Sugita

Key Animation

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Isao Hayashi

Key Animation

Kazuhiro Miwa

Kazuhiro Miwa

Key Animation

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Hirotaka Marufuji

Key Animation

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Megumi Tomita

Animation Director

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Yasuyuki Ebara

Director

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Yasuyuki Ebara

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"An Unexpected Face" is episode 3 of Moonrise season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 169 votes, ranking #12 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Yasuyuki Ebara and written by Masashi Koizuka, it aired on April 10, 2025.

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