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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit S1E17 — The Water Wheel in Flames

7.6

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit•Season 1•Episode 17

The Water Wheel in Flames

7.6/10 · 50 votesJul 28, 200725 min

Ranked #6 of 26 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

Shuga locates Chagum and Balsa in the city. The watermill is found by the emperor's hunters and they lay a trap. This is prevented when Tōya risks his life and sets fire to the watermill. Seeing the fire, Balsa and Chagum set off to find

Directed byKiyoko Sayama

Written byShunpei Okada

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Seasons1

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

K

Kiyoko Sayama

Director

S

Shunpei Okada

Writer

H

Hiroyuki Horiuchi

Key Animation

K

Kazunobu Hoshi

Key Animation

K

Kyoko Kotani

Animation Director

N

Noboru Sugimitsu

Animation Director

Y

Yasuhiro Saiki

Key Animation

M

Miho Uemura

Key Animation

R

Reiko Okamura

Key Animation

N

Naomi Yoshida

Key Animation

K

Kiyoko Sayama

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"The Water Wheel in Flames" is episode 17 of Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 50 votes, ranking #6 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Kiyoko Sayama and written by Shunpei Okada, it aired on July 28, 2007.

Next: E18 · The Ancient Village Best of Season 1