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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E11 9.2
The End of the 4½ Tatami Age

The angst-ridden narrator becomes lost in a maze of 4.5 Tatami rooms as he searches for what lingers just out of reach. Will he finally make the long-awaited, often-hinted-at love connection he’s sought for so long?

#2
S1E10 9.1
The 4½ Tatami Ideologue

An unusual young man with no interest in the outside world tries to survive the college experience by refusing to leave his room. Will it be extreme hunger or a desire for female companionship that forces him out first?

#3
S1E6 8.6
English Conversation Circle

When a young man seeks romance and adventure by joining the foreign language club, he gets caught in a bizarre love triangle where a night of drinking leads to intrusive gum massages and sloppy tongue baths.

#4 Reading Circle "Sea" S1E8 8.2
#5 Secret Society "Lucky Cat Chinese Restaurant" S1E9 8.2
#6 Film Circle "Misogi" S1E2 8.1
#7 Tennis Circle "Cupid" S1E1 7.7
#8 Cycling Association "Soleil" S1E3 7.7
#9 Hero Show Association Circle S1E7 7.7
#10 Softball Circle "Honwaka" S1E5 7.4

Lowlights

#11 S1E4 Disciples Wanted 7.3

A lowly college student signs on as a disciple to a madman who’s wanted by the library police. His first assignment: accompany the girl of his dreams on a quest to attain a mystical toilet brush.

#10 Softball Circle "Honwaka" S1E5 7.4
#9 Hero Show Association Circle S1E7 7.7
#8 Cycling Association "Soleil" S1E3 7.7
#7 Tennis Circle "Cupid" 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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