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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy S1E1 — The Demon Lord Returns

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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy•Season 1•Episode 1

The Demon Lord Returns

8.0/10 · 102 votesOct 3, 202324 min

Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

The Dark Lord Leonis awakens after a thousand years, only to find himself in an unfamiliar world. But that isn't the only change he faces.

Directed byTakahide Ejiri, Midori Yui

Written byKunihiko Okada

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Cast9

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Leonis Death Magnus (voice)

Yui Ishikawa

Yui Ishikawa

Riselia Ray Crystalia (voice)

Aya Suzaki

Aya Suzaki

Regina Mercedes (voice)

Hiromi Igarashi

Hiromi Igarashi

Elfiné Phillet (voice)

Honoka Kuroki

Honoka Kuroki

Sakuya Sieglinde (voice)

Arisa Nakada

Arisa Nakada

Shari Shadow Assassin (voice)

Tomofumi Ikezoe

Tomofumi Ikezoe

Blackas Shadow Prince (voice)

Ai Kakuma

Ai Kakuma

Roselia Ishtaris (voice)

Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa

Demon King Leonis (voice)

Crew12

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Takahide Ejiri

Director

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Caho

Theme Song Performance

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Caho

Lyricist

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Shuujirou Hamakawa

Key Animation

K

Kazuhiko Yokota

Key Animation

M

Meri Usami

Key Animation

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Jun Yoshida

Key Animation

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Kunihiko Okada

Writer

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Midori Yui

Director

Hiroyuki Morita

Hiroyuki Morita

Storyboard Artist

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Takayuki Noguchi

Supervising Animation Director

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Satsuki Hayasaka

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Demon Lord Returns" is episode 1 of The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 102 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Takahide Ejiri, Midori Yui and written by Kunihiko Okada, it aired on October 3, 2023.

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