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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E12 9.0
One-Eyed Fish

"Don't let yourself be blinded by fear and anger. Everything is only as it is..."

#2
S1E21 8.8
The Cotton Spore

A lady named Aki discovered a green stain on her wedding gown, one year later she gave birth to a boy who, now grown up, has the same marks on his body. It turns out that the boy was originally born not as a human but as some shapeless green blob, which then turned into a human. Her husband asks for Ginko's help yet he is unable to save her son because it's the work of a "Watahaki".

#3
S1E14 8.7
Inside the Cage

While resting in a bamboo forest, Ginko is approached by an odd man named Kisuke, who tells Ginko that he has been lost in the forest for 3 years. Ginko seems to have also become lost, and decides to go off and figure something out about the forest. After managing to get out of the forest, Ginko figures out that it's the work of a "Magaridake".

#4 The Sea of Brushes S1E20 8.7
#5 Pillow Lane S1E4 8.3
#6 String of Heaven S1E19 8.3
#7 From the Sea Border S1E8 8.2
#8 Sound of Stepping Grass S1E26 8.2
#9 Mabuta no hikari S1E2 8.1
#10 The Rain Comes, a Rainbow Forms S1E7 8.1

Lowlights

#26 S1E24 Journey in the Field of Fire 7.7

"Build a fire - night comes... Light a fire - darkness comes... Hide the fire - flames arisen from corpses creep in..."

#25 Bridge at Night S1E13 7.7
#24 The Crowd That Inhales Dew S1E6 7.7
#23 Green Seat S1E1 7.7
#22 Clothes to Embrace the Mountain S1E18 7.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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