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The Best Episodes of Shadows House

Every episode of Shadows House ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Shadows House!

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A faceless clan lives in a large mansion, masquerading as nobles. Their caretakers are living dolls who spend their days cleaning up the dirt the tenants leave behind. But there’s a deeper mystery at play…

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Shadows House Season 1 Episode 10 - The Final Pair
    8.4/10(107 votes)

    #1 - The Final Pair

    S1:E10

    Kate and Emilico's fate hangs in the balance as Edward's carefully staged debut heads into its grand finale. Shirley and Rum have a breakthrough, but is it too little, too late? Meanwhile, the third-floor shadows continue to question Edward's methods.

    Director:Tazumi Mukaiyama
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  2. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 11 - The Answer of the Two
    8.4/10(56 votes)

    #2 - The Answer of the Two

    S2:E11

    The culprits are captured and handed over to the Star Bearers where a brief conversation calls up the regrets of a broken promise and secrets hidden in the past.

    Director:Hayato Sakai
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  3. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 9 - A Birdcage and Flowers
    8.1/10(101 votes)

    #3 - A Birdcage and Flowers

    S1:E9

    The adult shadows continue watching the debut candidates navigate the garden labyrinth, but will Edward's plan work? Shaun and Ricky have another tense encounter, and the dolls try to rescue their masters. Who will survive, and who will be discarded?

    Director:Takashi Sakuma
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  4. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 7 - An Incomplete Map
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #4 - An Incomplete Map

    S1:E7

    Edward's labyrinth continues to confound the dolls as they race to save their masters. But will his plan unravel as they learn more about each other and find that working together has its advantages?

    Director:Takeru Ogiwara
    Writer:Takahito Oonishi

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  5. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 8 - In the Palm of His Hand
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #5 - In the Palm of His Hand

    S1:E8

    The debut continues as the dolls try to find their shadow masters. Will Lou and Ricky's unlikely partnership last much longer? Will Emilico and Rum survive the dreadful maze? And why has Edward planned such an elaborate debut in the first place?

    Director:Ken Sanuma
    Writer:Rino Yamazaki

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  6. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 5 - The Debut
    7.9/10(103 votes)

    #6 - The Debut

    S1:E5

    Tensions mount as the candidates prepare for the debut, but little do they know what Edward has in store. As the debut proceeds, Kate and Emilico struggle amid the more competitive candidates. Who will rise to the top, and who will be discarded?

    Director:Yoshihiro Sugai
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  7. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 6 - The Garden Labyrinth
    7.9/10(102 votes)

    #7 - The Garden Labyrinth

    S1:E6

    The debut continues in the garden labyrinth as the dolls set out to find their shadow masters. They end up helping each other, and an unexpected duo forms. Edward tries to get his plan back on track. Kate has an unexpected encounter with an admirer.

    Director:Hiromi Tanaka
    Writer:Momoka Toyoda

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  8. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 11 - The Dark Drink
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    #8 - The Dark Drink

    S1:E11

    Kate notices a change in Emilico. Upon reading Emilico's notebook, she tries something to help her, but Emilico vanishes after learning a secret. Kate enlists John in finding her and then shares the secret with the others, but can they thwart Edward?

    Director:Yuma Suzuki
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  9. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 4 - Watchers in the Night
    7.8/10(105 votes)

    #9 - Watchers in the Night

    S1:E4

    Emilico and company have an unhappy encounter with a Star Bearer that leads to late-night watch duty. Kate frets over the approaching debut. Sides are taken, friendships are forged, and one of Shadow House's mysteries is solved.

    Director:Jun Takahashi
    Writer:Rino Yamazaki

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  10. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 8 - The Identity of Master Robe
    7.8/10(47 votes)

    #10 - The Identity of Master Robe

    S2:E8

    Kate and the others hold another meeting in Patrick's rooms to share information, and as they hone in on the culprit behind the phantom mayhem, Emilico realizes something.

    Director:Tazumi Mukaiyama
    Writer:Momoka Toyoda

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  11. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 9 - The Last Lesson
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #11 - The Last Lesson

    S2:E9

    Kate and the others have deduced the identity of Master Robe, the culprit behind the phantom mayhem, who then tells them of the cruel secret of Shadows House.

    Director:Jun Takahashi
    Writer:Takahito Oonishi

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  12. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 4 - Potential Suspects
    7.7/10(51 votes)

    #12 - Potential Suspects

    S2:E4

    The Star Bearers have determined that the soot pipes are the origin of the phantoms. For now, in order to quell the disorder in the children's wing, Barbara punishes the Belle twins, who broke the coffee carafes, by assigning them to cleaning the soot pipes. However, having been unable to ascertain the true culprit behind the incidents, the Star Bearers turn their suspicions on Kate.

    Director:Shinichirou Ueda
    Writer:Rino Yamazaki

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  13. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 6 - Night Sky
    7.6/10(49 votes)

    #13 - Night Sky

    S2:E6

    As Kate meets with her peers, Emilico and John reminisce under a starry sky, but the night will not end as quietly as it begins.

    Director:Koitohan
    Writer:Takahito Oonishi

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  14. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 3 - The Soot Sickness
    7.5/10(114 votes)

    #14 - The Soot Sickness

    S1:E3

    Emilico has her first day of class with Rosemary and company until all hell breaks loose. Kate makes a surprising discovery with Emilico's help. The two vow to learn from one another, but little do they know of the plan being hatched behind closed doors.

    Director:Takashi Sakuma
    Writer:Takahito Oonishi

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  15. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 10 - The Value of Friends
    7.5/10(46 votes)

    #15 - The Value of Friends

    S2:E10

    No match for Maryrose, Kate and John flee the main house, but just when they feel truly cornered, they come up with a plan to turn the tables.

    Director:Ken Sanuma
    Writer:Rino Yamazaki

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  16. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 12 - Those Who Fight Back
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #16 - Those Who Fight Back

    S2:E12

    The phantom mayhem has ended in the worst possible way, and as the house tries to settle back into its usual routine, Kate and Emilico's suspicions and fears give rise to an unshakeable determination.

    Director:Yui Ikari
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  17. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 3 - A Great Cleaning
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #17 - A Great Cleaning

    S2:E3

    Kate and Emilico have resolved to become Star Bearers in order to close in on the secrets of the house, and begin to make moves in order to gather information. But just as they are about to get started in earnest, the living dolls all gather in the great hall for a rejoicing party where they are attacked by a huge mass of scorches, leading to a second incident of phantom mayhem.

    Director:Takashi Sakuma
    Writer:Takahito Oonishi

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  18. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 2 - Outside the Room
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    #18 - Outside the Room

    S1:E2

    Emilico ventures deeper into Shadows House. Back in Kate's room, a clumsy mistake leads to a scolding. The two have an unhappy encounter that raises Emilico's anxiety level, but she later vows not to fret so much.

    Director:Hayato Sakai
    Writer:Momoka Toyoda

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  19. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 12 - To Lord Grandfather's Wing
    7.3/10(83 votes)

    #19 - To Lord Grandfather's Wing

    S1:E12

    Emilico finds herself in a bind, and Kate and the other children hatch a plan to slip into Lord Grandfather's wing to save her. Edward desperately tries to find out what Kate is up to, and the children finally learn the reason behind his plan.

    Director:Hayato Sakai
    Writer:Takahito Oonishi

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  20. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 5 - A Midnight Meeting of Peers
    7.3/10(50 votes)

    #20 - A Midnight Meeting of Peers

    S2:E5

    While in the research team's lab, Kate and the others look for hints as to Master Robe's identity.

    Director:Tazumi Mukaiyama
    Writer:Momoka Toyoda

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  21. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 13 - For the Sake of the Shadows Family
    7.2/10(86 votes)

    #21 - For the Sake of the Shadows Family

    S1:E13

    Kate searches for Emilico in Lord Grandfather's wing. John springs into action, and Kate gets some help from the other children and a strange new friend. As Edward's plan nears fruition, will the children of Shadows House be able to stop him?

    Directors:Kazuki Ohashi, Yui Ikari
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  22. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 1 - Those Newly Come of Age
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    #22 - Those Newly Come of Age

    S2:E1

    Barbara and Barbie meet a robed figure at the entrance of the manor with a large number of Scorches. Later in the night, the Living Dolls are gathered and ordered to report if they know of the figure. Kate and Emilico discuss the announcement, then go to sleep.

    Director:Yui Ikari
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  23. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 2 - The Best "Star Bearer"
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    #23 - The Best "Star Bearer"

    S2:E2

    Barbara strives to fulfill her role as a Star Bearer in spite of Barbie's concerns about her health. Troubled by the disturbances which keep occurring in the children's wing, Barbara wonders if things would have been different under the previous leader. Meanwhile, in John's rooms, John reads a letter from Kate. Something in it sends him into a state of shock.

    Director:Miki Aoki
    Writer:Momoka Toyoda

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  24. Shadows House Season 2 Episode 7 - Individual Investigations
    7.0/10(49 votes)

    #24 - Individual Investigations

    S2:E7

    Each of the peers from the midnight meeting, along with their living dolls, begin their separate investigations.

    Director:Shinichirou Ueda
    Writer:Rino Yamazaki

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  25. Shadows House Season 1 Episode 1 - The Shadow and Her Doll
    6.9/10(139 votes)

    #25 - The Shadow and Her Doll

    S1:E1

    Kate meets her living doll and names her. The two play dress-up and begin to bond as master and servant, but there is much that they both must learn about each other and the mysterious Shadows House.

    Director:Kazuki Ohashi
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Final Pair" is the best rated episode of "Shadows House". It scored 8.4/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Tazumi Mukaiyama and written by Toshiya Ohno, it aired on 6/13/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Answer of the Two".