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Witch Hunter Robin S1E5 — Smells Like the Wandering Spirit
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Witch Hunter Robin•Season 1•Episode 5

Smells Like the Wandering Spirit

6.8/10 · 29 votesJul 31, 200225 min

Ranked #22 of 26 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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While searching a shanty town for a potential Witch, Sakaki investigates an oddly agitated man. When the man suddenly flees from him in terror, Sakaki chases after him and inadvertently causes terrified man to run into traffic and struck by a truck. An autopsy reveals

Directed byRion Kujo
Written byAya Yoshinaga
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Cast16

Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

Robin Sena (voice)

Takuma Takewaka

Takuma Takewaka

Amon (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Haruto Sakaki (voice)

Hiro Yuuki

Hiro Yuuki

Michael Lee (voice)

Kaho Kouda

Kaho Kouda

Miho Karasuma (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shintarō Kosaka (voice)

Michihiro Ikemizu

Michihiro Ikemizu

Takuma Zaizen (voice)

Jin Yamanoi

Jin Yamanoi

Shunji Nagira (voice)

Masaaki Okura

Masaaki Okura

Shohei Hattori (voice)

Yasuhiko Kawazu

Yasuhiko Kawazu

Shuei (voice)

Yuka Komatsu

Yuka Komatsu

Mika Hanamura (voice)

Yuko Goto

Yuko Goto

Methuselah (voice)

Crew12

K

Kenji Fukazawa

Key Animation

A

Aya Yoshinaga

Writer

I

Iwao Teraoka

Animation Director

S

Satomi Matsuura

Key Animation

Y

Yoshika Ikeda

Key Animation

I

Iwao Teraoka

Key Animation

Y

Yasuko Chiba

Key Animation

M

Makoto Oda

Key Animation

R

Rika Kanno

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Sunaga

Key Animation

Y

Yuka Takemori

Key Animation

M

Manjiro Oshio

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"Smells Like the Wandering Spirit" is episode 5 of Witch Hunter Robin season 1. It scored 6.8/10 from 29 votes, ranking #22 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Rion Kujo and written by Aya Yoshinaga, it aired on July 31, 2002.

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