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Speed Grapher Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

24 Episodes 2005 - 2005

Episode 1

Haitoku toshi

23 mins

A decade after a global economic collapse, the gap between the rich and poor has widened even more. Tokyo is a nexus of corruption and decadence, where the winners have gathered to spend their fortune. When Saiga, a former war photographer, infiltrates a secret pleasure-club for Tokyo's elite, he will ignite a chain of events that could force the entire ruling class to their knees.

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Episode 2

Unaru satsutaba

23 mins

In many ways, Kagura is like any other teenage girl. She wears her uniform, goes to school, and endures the daily lectures. But she is haunted by nightmares where she participates in darkly twisted rituals in Tokyo's secret catacombs, playing the part of a powerful Divine Goddess. In truth, Kagura is living a double life unbeknownst to her and her terrifying nightmares are far from imagination.

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Episode 3

Shasatsu bakusatsu

During a depraved ceremony beneath Tokyo, a kiss from Kagura gives Saiga the strange power to use his camera as a weapon. Can he rescue the Divine Goddess and get them to the surface alive?

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Episode 4

Ryakudatsu shojo

When Saiga slips under Suitengu's nose to free Kagura, her captor is not pleased. He sends Shirogane to ensnare Saiga in a deadly dance under the night's sky.

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Episode 5

Daiamondo fujin

Saiga hides Kagura at a seedy nightclub. Meanwhile, another Euphoric hunts for the girl: Madam Koganei, a high-class woman who fuels her power by swallowing diamonds.

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Episode 6

Sayonara Daimond Fujin

24 mins

With the ability to turn her body into solid diamond, Madam Koganei seems impervious to Saiga's attacks. Not only is she virtually unbreakable, the diamond's reflective quality makes it impossible for Saiga's camera to focus. After a high-speed chase through the city, the photographer will have to think fast to keep Kagura out of the enemy's hands.

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Episode 7

Ryoki doriru

Saiga and Kagura visit Doctor Ryogoku, hoping he can find a medical explanation for the strange Euphoric powers. As Saiga gets lost in disturbing memories of war, the doctor makes a startling diagnosis.

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Episode 8

Kagura no Tomoshibi

24 mins

When health fails, everyone is in search of answers; and a cure. But an unexpected housecall from the demented Dentist is the last thing Saiga and Kagura need. The photographer will have to perfect his shooting skills to pass this sadistic drill.

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Episode 9

Into the Bath

24 mins

Saiga and Kagura hit the road, with Ginza and Tsujido hot on their trail, using their own unique talents. Making a detour at a remote spa, Kagura learns some shocking truths about her origins, but the biggest shocker is a glimpse into the human side of Shinsen. Just what secrets is she concealing?

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Episode 10

Suitengu kuru

25 mins

Saiga and Kagura's search of an abandoned research lab is interrupted by Suitengu. Back in the city, Ginza makes a shady pact with Kagura's mother and prepares to join the party.

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Episode 11

Hahakitoku sugukaere

Saiga falls unconscious into Ginza's hands after telling her where Kagura is hiding. The rogue cop will stop at nothing to claim Saiga as her own - even if it means turning Kagura over to the enemy.

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Episode 12

Hidarite ni dakarete nemure

Suitengu is on the verge of taking control of the Tennozu Group by marrying Shinsen. Kagura must break out of the floating research facility and warn her mother before it's too late.

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Episode 13

Ginza bangaichi

24 mins

New light is shed on the Euphoria Syndrome after Saiga and Ginza visit an eccentric colleague of Dr. Ryogoku. Meanwhile, Suitengu continues his plan to seize control - by marrying Kagura instead.

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Episode 14

Hitozuma kagura

Suitengu's got everything in place for the wedding: a church, a priest, and a star-studded guest list. The only thing the groom didn't plan for is the photographer running away with the bride.

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Episode 15

Hell is a Wet Woman

24 mins

Saiga and Kagura are running blind, with the whole country on the look-out for them. But it's one mysterious woman with a tragic past who threatens to drag the photographer to his watery doom.

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Episode 16

Hanki kessan hokoku

24 mins

Kagura is still free, but Suitengu has all he needs to initiate the next phase of his plan: releasing a new drug that simulates the Goddess' kiss, and will make the public unable to control their desires. Meanwhile, it's time for the Tennozu Group's semiannual audit, when even the most violent acts must be valued, and inked in the books.

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Episode 17

Shinigami narikin

24 mins

Suitengu reflects on the tragic events of his childhood that shaped him into the man he is. It is a strange, sordid journey to the top and Suitengu sacrifices everything to get there. In recalling the ghosts of his past, the motives for his future endgame come into focus

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Episode 18

Daisankyoku

24 mins

As the Tennouzu Group gets rich off their new line of cosmetics, Saiga and Kagura set sail for a fresh start in a new land. However, before they can vanish in the wind, they're brought back to Tokyo by a powerful new ally. Everyone's working their own angle? but are they all working towards the same goal?

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Episode 19

Uso to kuchibiru

24 mins

Allied with Representative Ochiai, Saiga agrees to testify at the Parliamentary hearing, but only if Kagura is flown out of the country to get the treatment that could save her life. After a chance meeting at a bar with a young idealist named Joe, Saiga questions the selfishness of his motives, and resolves to bring down Suitengu himself.

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Episode 20

Guddo baibureshon

24 mins

Betrayal is in the air. As Saiga fights for his life against a ruthless Euphoric posing as his friend, Kagura is attacked by a man who was supposed to be curing her. Meanwhile, on a stage littered with corpses, Ginza discovers the blood-stained roll call of Suitengu's club members, and finds a shocking name on the list.

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Episode 21

Sori no choshoku

As war breaks out in the skyscrapers of Tokyo between two powerful Euphorics, a depraved killer holds Ginza captive and Prime Minister Kamiya reveals his plans - and true face - to Kagura.

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Episode 22

Okanekudasai

As Suitengu continues his assault on the Prime Minister's mansion, Saiga races to Kagura's aid. Loyalties are tested and not everyone rises to the occasion.

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Episode 23

Satsutaba no bohyo

With all the country's leaders locked within the secret club, Japan is without a government. Intent on destroying Suitengu and claiming the spoils, outside forces step into the vacuum and invade.

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Episode 24

Roppongi Crisis

24 mins

While Ginza is locked in a gun battle with Tsujido and Makabe, and American missiles threaten to destroy the building at any moment, the final showdown between Suitengu and Saiga reaches its bloody climax.

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