1. The Miracle Maker Appears

1. The Miracle Maker Appears
Season 1, Episode 1
Staff Credits
Air Date	October 6, 2014
English Air Date	August 6, 2016
Director	Yukiyo Teramoto
Storyboard	Yukiyo Teramoto
Animation Director	Hideo Amemiya
Episode Info
Adapted Manga Chapters	1
Treasure	Dragon's Gem
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The Miracle Maker Appears (奇跡の怪盗（ミラクルメイカー）あらわる, Kiseki no Kaitō (Mirakuru Meikā) Arawaru^?) is the first episode of the first season of the Kaitou Joker anime. It was first aired on October 6, 2014.

Summary

Phantom Thief Joker is an elusive thief who steals treasures throughout the night while challenging the police. The following night, Joker plans on stealing the Dragon Gem, located inside the Kaneari mansion. While infiltrating the mansion, he meets a clumsy ninja Hachi, who is after the treasure as well since it belongs to his village. How will Joker and Hachi deal with their respective heists?

Major Events

• Joker, Hachi, Dokuzaburo Oniyama, Ginko Kurosaki, Momo Shirai, Mister Kaneari and Kaneko are introduced.
• Joker and Hachi meets for the first time.
• Joker takes Hachi as his assistant at the end.
• Silver Heart and his explanation corners are introduced.
• Road Joker and Sky Joker are introduced.
• Hachi obtains the Dragon Gem. (This comes into play in a later episode).

Tricks Introduced

• Image gum was first introduced in this episode.
• Joker Vision was first shown in this episode.
• Joker uses the 3rd button on Road Joker's wheel for the first time.

Trivia

• This is the first official English dub of the series aired on Disney XD Asia.
• This episode, along with episode 2, is premiered on Disney XD Asia on August 6, 2016.
• How Hachi becomes Joker's apprentice is very similar to Joker when he asked Silver Heart to let him be his pupil.
• This episode marks the first "Welcome to the Shining Night!" and "Take Care!" in the show.
• The Image Gum trick used in this episode is used by Hachi again in the fourth season.
• Hachi's apron and cleaning attitude are first introduced.