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Shinobi no Ittoki S1E1 — A Bolt from the Blue

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Shinobi no Ittoki•Season 1•Episode 1

A Bolt from the Blue

7.0/10 · 67 votesOct 4, 202224 min

Ranked #3 of 12 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Utterly normal middle school student Ittoki Sakuraba is fed up with having to take lessons every day and being monitored by childhood friend Kousatsu. Then one day, a beautiful girl named Tsubaki confesses feelings for him.

Directed byShu Watanabe

Written byMinato Takano

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Cast7

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Ittoki Sakuraba (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Tokisada Kaga (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Kousetsu (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Kikuko Inoue

Yuka Sakuraba (voice)

Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Kirei Kisegawa (voice)

Hitomi Sekine

Hitomi Sekine

Ryoko Suzunone (voice)

Miyu Tomita

Miyu Tomita

Satomi Tsubaki (voice)

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Minato Takano

Minato Takano

Writer

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Shu Watanabe

Director

M

Miyuki Moroishi

Key Animation

B

Byun Hyo-seom

Background Designer

R

Ryuji Hirakawa

Compositing Artist

R

Ryuuichi Makino

Costume Designer

H

Hirotaka Nii

Key Animation

C

Chihiro Hanamura

Key Animation

M

Minako Tsuneya

Compositing Artist

R

Ryota Obana

Key Animation

K

Koji Furuya

Animation

N

Naotoshi Kuroda

Animation

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Episode Summary

"A Bolt from the Blue" is episode 1 of Shinobi no Ittoki season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 67 votes, ranking #3 of 12 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Shu Watanabe and written by Minato Takano, it aired on October 4, 2022.

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