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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit S1E13 — Neither Man nor Tiger
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit•Season 1•Episode 13

Neither Man nor Tiger

7.5/10 · 54 votesJun 30, 200725 min

Ranked #10 of 26 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Balsa gets challenged to a duel by a former rival. The rival targets a traveling couple in order to draw out Balsa's anger. She attempts to protect the couple but ends up engaging in a fierce duel and allows her anger to overwhelm her. She

Directed byMasaki Tachibana
Written byShunpei Okada
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Cast18

Mabuki Ando

Mabuki Ando

Balsa (voice)

Naoto Adachi

Naoto Adachi

Chagumu

Koji Tsujitani

Koji Tsujitani

Tanda

Ako Mayama

Ako Mayama

Torogai

Mayumi Asano

Mayumi Asano

Toya

Yoshinari Kobayashi

Yoshinari Kobayashi

Sagumu

Takkô Ishimori

Takkô Ishimori

Hibitonan

Hirofumi Nojima

Hirofumi Nojima

Shuga

Hiroshi Naka

Hiroshi Naka

Gakai

Atsushi Ono

Atsushi Ono

Emperor/Rai

Naomi Kusumi

Naomi Kusumi

Mon

Masaya Matsukaze

Masaya Matsukaze

Jin

Crew11

Takayuki Goto

Takayuki Goto

Animation Director

E

Eiji Komatsu

Key Animation

Masaki Tachibana

Masaki Tachibana

Storyboard Artist

M

Mitsunori Murata

Key Animation

S

Shunpei Okada

Writer

Masaki Tachibana

Masaki Tachibana

Director

K

Kensuke Ishikawa

Animation Director

Y

Yoshihiro Sugai

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Aono

Key Animation

H

Hiroyuki Shimizu

Key Animation

T

Tomoyuki Ohshita

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Neither Man nor Tiger" is episode 13 of Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 54 votes, ranking #10 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Shunpei Okada, it aired on June 30, 2007.

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