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The Heroic Legend of Arslan S1E5 — Flames in Capital (Part 1)
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The Heroic Legend of Arslan•Season 1•Episode 5

Flames in Capital (Part 1)

8.5/10 · 77 votesMay 3, 201524 min

Ranked #8 of 25 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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While Arslan and Daryun enlist Narsus' help, Lusitania begins their siege in the royal capital of Ecbatana. Shapur is tortured by Bodin as an example for the "pagans" of Pars, but requests to be killed by one of Pars' archers. Listening to his request, he

Directed byNorihiko Nagahama
Written byAoi Akashiro
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Cast18

Yusuke Kobayashi

Yusuke Kobayashi

Arslan (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Narsus (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Daryun (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Elam (voice)

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Kubard (voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Falangies (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Hilmes (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Irina (voice)

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Tahamenay (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Kishward (voice)

KENN

KENN

Gieve (voice)

Manami Numakura

Manami Numakura

Alfreed (voice)

Crew5

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Aoi Akashiro

Writer

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Kenji Seto

Storyboard Artist

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Noriyoshi Yamazaki

Animation Director

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Norihiko Nagahama

Director

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Emi Furushima

Compositing Artist

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Episode Summary

"Flames in Capital (Part 1)" is episode 5 of The Heroic Legend of Arslan season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 77 votes, ranking #8 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Norihiko Nagahama and written by Aoi Akashiro, it aired on May 3, 2015.

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