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Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts S1E1 — The Sacrifice and the Night of the Ritual

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Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts•Season 1•Episode 1

The Sacrifice and the Night of the Ritual

8.2/10 · 62 votesApr 20, 202324 min

Ranked #4 of 24 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

Sariphi arrives in the kingdom of beasts as the 99th human sacrifice to its monstrous king. But this surprisingly upbeat girl isn't what anyone expected. What will come of her brief days with the king before he's scheduled to devour her?

Directed byKenichi Nishida

Written bySeishi Minakami

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Cast9

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Sariphi (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Leonhart (voice)

Takuma Terashima

Takuma Terashima

Anubis (voice)

Yuka Nukui

Yuka Nukui

Cy (voice)

Natsumi Fujiwara

Natsumi Fujiwara

Clops (voice)

Megumi Han

Megumi Han

Amit (voice)

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Jormungand (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Bennu (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Lanteveldt (voice)

Crew12

Seishi Minakami

Seishi Minakami

Writer

A

Atsushi Kasano

Animation Director

Y

Yuka Nagata

Animation Director

M

Masako Sato

Storyboard Artist

Kenichi Nishida

Kenichi Nishida

Director

Shinya Hasegawa

Shinya Hasegawa

Supervising Animation Director

K

Kaoru Maehara

Animation Director

Y

Yukako Tsuzuki

Animation Director

P

Pang Puikei

Key Animation

I

Izumi Yamanaka

Key Animation

K

Kanae Fukumoto

Key Animation

S

Shogo Morishita

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Sacrifice and the Night of the Ritual" is episode 1 of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 62 votes, ranking #4 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Kenichi Nishida and written by Seishi Minakami, it aired on April 20, 2023.

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