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The Twelve Kingdoms S1E1 — Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The First Chapter
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The Twelve Kingdoms•Season 1•Episode 1

Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The First Chapter

6.7/10 · 78 votesApr 9, 200225 min

Ranked #13 of 14 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

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The episode opens with Youko having a nightmare of a strange man showing her visions of monsters. Upon her arrival at school she is confronted by her friend Asano, then a girl named Sugimoto says hi but Youko ignores her... Later that day Youko feels

Directed byTsuneo Kobayashi
Written bySho Aikawa
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Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Yoko Nakajima (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Keiki (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Rakushun (voice)

Masaki Aizawa

Masaki Aizawa

Shōryū (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Rokuta (voice)

Aya Ishizu

Aya Ishizu

Yuka Sugimoto (voice)

Yuji Ueda

Yuji Ueda

Ikuya Asano (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Taiki (voice)

Kousuke Okano

Kousuke Okano

Takasato (voice)

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T

Tsuneo Kobayashi

Director

H

Hitomi Ozaki

Key Animation

H

Hiroto Tanaka

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiaki Yanagida

Key Animation

S

Shinya Takahashi

Key Animation

H

Haruo Ogawara

Key Animation

H

Hiroto Tanaka

Animation Director

K

Keiko Shimizu

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Ogata

Key Animation

Sho Aikawa

Sho Aikawa

Writer

T

Tsuneo Kobayashi

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yuko Kusumoto

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Shadow of the Moon, Sea of the Shadow - The First Chapter" is episode 1 of The Twelve Kingdoms season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 78 votes, ranking #13 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi and written by Sho Aikawa, it aired on April 9, 2002.

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