Blassreiter Prelude to Despair (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 24 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

Blassreiter

Prelude to Despair (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 24 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

After a Demoniac attack leaves Gerd in a wheelchair, the champ is approached by a mysterious woman who claims she can return what he has lost.

Directors

Ichirô Itano | Yoshitaka Nagaoka (opening sequence)

Writers

Ichirô Itano (composition) (story) | Yasuko Kobayashi (chief writer) (screenplay) | Gonzo (original work) | Gen Urobuchi (composition) (story) | Nitroplus (original work)

Producers

Osamu Nagai (as Masaru Nagai) | Takehiko Shimazu

Composer

Norihiko Hibino

Cinematographer

Kôjirô Hayashi

Editor

Kiyoshi Hirose

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Updated Apr 5, 2008

Release date

Apr 5, 2008 (Japan)

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41 cast members

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Masaya Matsukaze Joseph Jobson Joseph Jobson See fewer	Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997)
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Unshô Ishizuka Gerd Frentzen Gerd Frentzen See fewer	Wolf's Rain (2003)
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