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Great

Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E1 8.6
Japanese Holiday

Sweet hospice nurse Yoko has given up on “being a woman" and surrendered to neglect. But the Fab Five will show her just how much she deserves love.

#2
S1E4 8.4
Bringing Sexy Back

Painfully shy radio director Makoto longs to reconnect with himself, his passions and his wife. Enter the Fab Five, who urge him to live out loud.

#3
S1E2 8.3
Crazy in Love

Struggling to live his truth as a proud, out gay man in Japan, Kan must find the fearlessness to be himself -- and introduce his boyfriend to family.

#4 The Ideal Woman S1E3 8.3

Lowlights

#4 S1E3 The Ideal Woman 8.3

Bullied since childhood, manga artist Kae discovers the strength to break through the negativity, with encouragement from Naomi Watanabe and the gang.

#3 Crazy in Love S1E2 8.3
#2 Bringing Sexy Back S1E4 8.4
#1 Japanese Holiday S1E1 8.6

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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