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The Best Episodes of Mr. Osomatsu Season 1

Every episode of Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mr. Osomatsu Season 1!

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Sequel/spin-off of the gag manga classic Osomatsu-kun, entailing the lives of the now 20-something NEET virgin Matsuno sextuplets and the bizarre adventures they find themselves into in the modern day.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 1 - Osomatsu-kun Returns
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #1 - Osomatsu-kun Returns

    S1:E1

    The Matsuno brothers try to adapt their show to contemporary times, with mixed results.

    Director:Takashi Ando
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  2. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 2 - Let's Get a Job/The Melancholy of Osomatsu-kun
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Let's Get a Job/The Melancholy of Osomatsu-kun

    S1:E2

    The Matsuno brothers struggle to find employment. Later, Osomatsu tries to take an interest in his brothers' lives but winds up being a nuisance to them.

    Director:Tomonari Tanaka
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  3. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 3 - Tidbits Collection
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Tidbits Collection

    S1:E3

    A collection of unrelated shorts starring the wild and wacky cast of Osomatsu-san. A trip to outer space ends in disaster, the Pachinko Police are called in, and a familiar-looking puppet serial killer who can't seem to find the right sextuplet for his reverse-beartrap are among the skits featured.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  4. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 4 - Let's Get Independent/This is Totoko
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Let's Get Independent/This is Totoko

    S1:E4

    The Matsuno brothers compete to ensure their divorcing parents will care of each of them. Meanwhile, Totoko asks the brothers for help in a crisis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  5. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 5 - The Karamatsu Incident/ESP Kitty
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #5 - The Karamatsu Incident/ESP Kitty

    S1:E5

    Karamatsu gets kidnapped, but his brothers don't do anything. Later, a cat gets to speak and read minds, which causes mayhem for the Matsuno brothers.

    Director:Mitsutoshi Sato
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  6. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 6 - It's a Birthday Party, Dajo/Iyami's Great Discovery
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #6 - It's a Birthday Party, Dajo/Iyami's Great Discovery

    S1:E6

    The Matsunos are invited to Hatabou's birthday party. / Iyami discovers that his buckteeth contain a rare metal.

    Directors:Nanako Shimazaki, Hiromichi Matano
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  7. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 7 - Todomatsu and the 5 Demons/To the North
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Todomatsu and the 5 Demons/To the North

    S1:E7

    Todomatsu gets a job at a local coffeehouse. His brothers want no such success. / Dekapan and Dayon enjoy a carefree northbound trip together.

    Director:Mamiko Sekiya
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  8. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 8 - The Calming Osomatsu/Totoko's Dream
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #8 - The Calming Osomatsu/Totoko's Dream

    S1:E8

    Captain Choromatsu invites an interesting detective onto an increasingly dangerous murder case to ease the tension of the crew. / Totoko wants to be a popular idol, but reality is so cruel.

    Director:Yoshinori Odaka
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  9. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 9 - Chibita and Oden/Jyushimatsu Falls in Love
    9.0/10(29 votes)

    #9 - Chibita and Oden/Jyushimatsu Falls in Love

    S1:E9

    Karamatsu ends up as Chibita's apprentice at his oden stand. Meanwhile, Jyushimatsu falls in love and his brothers try to help him achieve his romance.

    Directors:Mamiko Sekiya, Kazuhisa Ono
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  10. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 10 - Iyami and Chibita's Rental Girlfriend
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Iyami and Chibita's Rental Girlfriend

    S1:E10

    Iyami and Chibita dress up as girls, and trick the Matsuno brothers into falling in love with them with the help of a sex-change drug. It's only a matter of time before this plan goes bad.

    Director:Yukina Hiiro
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  11. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 11 - Christmas Osomatsu-san
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Christmas Osomatsu-san

    S1:E11

    A series of Christmas-themed skits. Among those included are a zombified cold open, Ichimatsu disturbing a happy couple on a date, an F6 holiday fantasy, and the Annual Matsuno Family Christmas Gift Exchange.

    Director:Shintaro Inokawa
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  12. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 12 - Year-End Special-san
    4.9/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Year-End Special-san

    S1:E12

    Osomatsu and Totoko host an end of year special broadcast, looking back on previous episodes to determine which of the brothers is the biggest loser.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 13 - Sanematsu-san/Girlymatsu-san/Accident?
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Sanematsu-san/Girlymatsu-san/Accident?

    S1:E13

    A salaryman named Sanematsu takes care of his six siblings, the Matsuno brothers play the roles of a friend group of working girls, and Choromatsu gets caught during a private moment.

    Director:Hiroyuki Okuno
    Writers:Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote

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  14. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 14 - We Caught a Cold/Todomatsu's Line/Choromatsu-sensei
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #14 - We Caught a Cold/Todomatsu's Line/Choromatsu-sensei

    S1:E14

    The sextuplets catch a resilient cold. Later, the brothers question Todomatsu about all the things he hasn't told them about his personal life. Afterwards, Choromatsu plays a paranoid vice-principal overly worried about plans for his school's cultural festival.

    Director:Nanako Shimazaki
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  15. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 15 - Interview/Girlymatsu-san 2/The Life of Chibita's Flower
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Interview/Girlymatsu-san 2/The Life of Chibita's Flower

    S1:E15

    Jyushimatsu goes to a job interview, proving to be a total nuisance for the interviewers. Later, the Girlymatsus return to go on a ladies' trip, causing trouble for each other as they arrive. After, Chibita falls in love with a fairy who manifested from a lonely flower.

    Director:Seishirou Nagaya
    Writers:Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote

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  16. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 16 - Cat Cafe/Matsuno Max/The Ichimatsu Incident
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Cat Cafe/Matsuno Max/The Ichimatsu Incident

    S1:E16

    Ichimatsu gets a job interview at a cat cafe, but when in Rome, he does as the locals do. Later, in an apocalyptic world, F6 battles against Iyami and Dekapan, who are robbing the dry-skinned citizens of all of their lotion. After, Ichimatsu is forced to pretend to be Karamatsu after Osomatsu catches him trying on his clothes.

    Director:Tsuneo Tominaga
    Writers:Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote

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  17. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 17 - Jyushimatsu Festival
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Jyushimatsu Festival

    S1:E17

    A series of Jyushimatsu-oriented skits, including the fifth-youngest defusing a bomb, having a late-night cup of noodles, selling baseball doujins at Comiket, and devolving the world into its written essentials.

    Director:Hikaru Yamaguchi
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  18. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 18 - Girlymatsu-san 3 / Iyami's Counterattack
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Girlymatsu-san 3 / Iyami's Counterattack

    S1:E18

    The Girlymatsus attend a wedding and try very badly to pretend to not be jealous. / Wanting to become the main protagonist of the franchise again, Iyami holds a bizarre kart race to determine who the real star of Osomatsu-san will be.

    Directors:Mamiko Sekiya, Kenichi Fujisawa
    Writers:Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote

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  19. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 19 - Period Drama Osomatsu-san/Choromatsu Rising
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Period Drama Osomatsu-san/Choromatsu Rising

    S1:E19

    A series of skits take place, set during the Sengoku era. Back in the present, Choromatsu decides to quit being an idol-worshipper and pursue a job, with only his self-awareness standing in the way.

    Directors:Ayumu Ono, Tsuneo Tominaga
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  20. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 20 - Teach Me, Hatabou/School Matsu/Iyami's School
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Teach Me, Hatabou/School Matsu/Iyami's School

    S1:E20

    Hatabou starts his own catering service, cooking with a delicious mystery meat. Later, Osomatsu, Karamatsu, and the rest play delinquent high school students competing to see who's the toughest. Afterwards, Iyami starts a comedy class hoping to earn a quick buck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  21. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 21 - Mahjong/Godmatsu
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Mahjong/Godmatsu

    S1:E21

    On a rainy evening, the brothers play a fierce game of mahjong. Later, the brothers suddenly find themselves joined by a seventh brother, Kamimatsu, born from the goodness that fell out of the brothers' hearts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  22. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 22 - The Star of Hope, Todomatsu/Final Sheeeh
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #22 - The Star of Hope, Todomatsu/Final Sheeeh

    S1:E22

    Todomatsu holds auditions to take one of his brothers with him to a mixer, struggling to find anyone worth taking. Meanwhile, Iyami meets a kung-fu master who believes him to possess a special technique.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  23. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 23 - Kerosene/Dayon Tribe
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Kerosene/Dayon Tribe

    S1:E23

    When the family heater runs out of kerosene, the brothers to force each other to get a refill. Meanwhile, Osomatsu, Karamatsu, and Choromatsu find themselves in an underground village populated by a tribe of Dayon people.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  24. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 24 - Totoko's Huge Panic/Letter
    8.6/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Totoko's Huge Panic/Letter

    S1:E24

    Totoko is jealous when those she knows find more success than her. Meanwhile, Choromatsu manages to land a job and moves out of the house, with the other brothers soon following suit, leaving just Osomatsu alone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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  25. Mr. Osomatsu Season 1 Episode 25 - Osomatsu-san, Such as It Was
    5.4/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Osomatsu-san, Such as It Was

    S1:E25

    The brothers quickly abandon their new lifestyles upon learning they have been invited to a baseball tournament for the finale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shu Matsubara

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Osomatsu-kun Returns" is the best rated episode of "Mr. Osomatsu" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Takashi Ando and written by Shu Matsubara, it aired on 10/5/2015. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Let's Get a Job/The Melancholy of Osomatsu-kun".