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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit S1E8 — Swordsmith

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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit•Season 1•Episode 8

Swordsmith

8.2/10 · 62 votesMay 26, 200725 min

Ranked #1 of 26 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

Balsa visits a great swordsmith to get a new blade for her spear. The smith agrees to forge her new blade, once he is convinced that Balsa did not kill the prince.

Directed byToshiya Niidome

Written byTaiki Sakurai

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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

Crew12

Takayuki Goto

Takayuki Goto

Animation Director

T

Toshiya Niidome

Director

N

Nobuyoshi Souzaki

Key Animation

H

Hideyuki Hamada

Key Animation

Taiki Sakurai

Taiki Sakurai

Writer

M

Meiko Nagashima

Key Animation

Yoshiaki Kyougoku

Yoshiaki Kyougoku

Key Animation

T

Toshiya Niidome

Storyboard Artist

M

Mitsunori Murata

Key Animation

T

Tomoaki Sakiyama

Key Animation

M

Mayumi Okamoto

Key Animation

Y

Yuji Hosogoe

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Swordsmith" is episode 8 of Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 62 votes, ranking #1 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Toshiya Niidome and written by Taiki Sakurai, it aired on May 26, 2007.

Next: E9 · Shuga's Thirst Best of Season 1