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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 8.6
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 8.6
#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 S1E13 Bridge at Night 7.6

Just managing to cross the treacherous Kazura Bridge, Ginko meets up with a man on the other side who takes him to meet a lady called Hana, who fell from the same bridge 3 years ago. Even though Hana survived, all she does is sit under the sun and nothing else and nobody seems to know what's wrong with her. Hana is feared to be a "Tanimodori", which are people whose minds and memories are wiped clean and they die on the night that the "One Night Bridge" shows up. From the info gathered Ginko knows that Hana is possessed by a Mushi called a "Nisekazura".

#25 Journey in the Field of Fire S1E24 7.7
#24 The Crowd That Inhales Dew S1E6 7.7
#23 Yawarakai kado S1E3 7.7
#22 Green Seat S1E1 7.7

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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