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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    "I've got nothing, so I'm going there." Former small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "Shinigami" that the great artist Yurakutei Yakumo performed to him in prison. After his release, he goes right to Yakumo's theater, and pleads to be made his apprentice. He's accepted, but quckly finds himself dealing with many strange twists in the world of rakugo, including a growing bond with Yakumo's ward, Konatsu, and reminders from his own inescapable past.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Deuce
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S1:E7

    The game is on at the airport and lives are at stake as Shibazaki and his team stumble into the middle of Nine and Five's dangerous game of chess.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Hide & Seek
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S1:E5

    As Lisa recuperates at Nine and Twelve's place, Sphinx sets another bomb and posts another riddle, but things don't go as planned this time.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - What Color?
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    S2:E11

    The time for judgment has come. Akane advances towards the core of the Sibyl System with Kamui. Which will be judged, Kamui or Sibyl? What is Sibyl’s answer to Kamui’s existence? What is Kamui’s intention? The rules of the world are about to change.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Why Is This Happening to Me? I Didn't Do Anything Wrong!
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    S1:E2

    Tosaki takes the pursuit of government by Ajin. Kei and Kaito are attacked by bandits in search of rewards.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - I Adore Killing
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    S1:E6

    Sato starts killing people in the lab. Kei tries to stop him and discovers that Ajin has a weak spot.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Have You Ever Seen a Black Ghost?
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    S1:E4

    Izumi fight against a being in Eriko's hospital room. After saying goodbye to Kaito, Kei receives a mysterious invitation.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Gauging the Soul
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    S2:E10

    The ghost has revealed himself and taken action. Kamui and his group take over five hundred passengers in subway trains as hostages and start shooting them randomly with Dominators. What are they trying to accomplish? What is the MWPSB’s next move?

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - I'll beat you, and beat you good!
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E6

    There's a new tough guy in town, and he means business. What will become of this new player, now that he's appeared in the Midnight Channel? Yu and his friends aim to put their clues together and unravel the mystery before this fearsome delinquent becomes the next victim.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Catch Me If You Can
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E11

    A new murder victim is discovered in Inaba, without appearing on TV, which sends Yu and the others back to square one. Naoto Shirogane, boy detective, is brought in to help with the case. Meanwhile, the group gets a surprise visit from a Mr...

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - It Starts Decaying the Moment It's Created
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    S1:E10

    Tozaki make new discoveries. Neighbors Mrs. Yamanaka suspect Kei. Sato finalizes his plan.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Omnipotence Paradox
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    S2:E9

    After figuring out who Sakuya Togane really is, Inspector Shimotsuki also learns the truth about the Sibyl System. In the meantime, Kamui and his accomplices are moving forward with their plan using the Dominators he took from the MWPSB.

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Those Who Cast Stones
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    S2:E6

    The Military Drones hunt down the MWPSB detectives. While attempting to evacuate the detectives, Akane realizes what Kamui’s true objective is. Meanwhile, the Analysis Lab rushes to track down and deactivate the program that hacked the Drones.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Creeping Unknown
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    S2:E2

    An Enforcer from Division 2 was executed by a Dominator and an Inspector from the same division has gone missing. The only clue they have is the mysterious message “WC?” left at the crime scene. But who could commit a crime without being detected?

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Untraceable Children
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    S2:E7

    Multiple Dominators were stolen by Kamui during the massacre caused by the Military Drones. Who does he intend to use those Dominators on? And why hasn’t the Sibyl System taken any action to deactivate them? Akane goes to see Kasei to get answers.

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Conception of the Sibyl
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    S2:E8

    Kamui has been hiding in plain sight using Holos that take the form of dead people aged up, which makes Akane realize that his actions have been planned in great detail. Meanwhile, Mika closes in on the truth about Kamui and submits a report to Kasei.

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - The Salvation of Job
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    S2:E4

    A man occupies a mental care facility and starts acting violent, but Inspector Aoyanagi’s Dominator does not consider him a threat. As the Area Stress Level rises, Division 3 takes over the case and brings in a new armament to deal with the situation.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Unforbidden Games
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    S2:E5

    The MSPWB has identified a possible hiding place for Kamui, and Divisions 1 and 3 are sent to the scene in order to investigate. Meanwhile, Akane has Saiga help with Representative Masuda’s interrogation.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Suspicious Tropical Paradise
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E7

    Kanji's gone missing, or is in hiding, according to Naoto. Yu and the others suspect that he is somewhere in TV World, but Teddie needs something with his scent to find him first. After investigating, they discover a softer side to Tatsumi, and something else that sounds a little off...

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Don't Save Anyone Anymore
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E21

    Naoto tells Yu that she cannot find out anything about the sender of the "Stop helping people" letter, but she knows that it was personally delivered so the sender knows who they are. Later, Naoto worries that she is more focused on solving the case than she is worried about Yu's safety like the rest of his friends. Yu arrives at home just as a delivery truck leaves, and as he and Nanako have dinner, a news piece about a local politician's visit to Nanako's school airs, with a mention of a student who impressed him. When Nanako feels sick, Yu puts her to bed, and promises her that they will build snowmen together before he goes back home. A week later, Yu sees an unknown figure on the Midnight Channel, and asks everyone to watch it the next night. Nanako seems to want to give something to Yu, but her illness interrupts her plans to give it to him.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  21. undefined Season 0 Episode 1 - No One Is Alone
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S0:E1

    Before Yu moves back to Tokyo, he realizes from a letter by Adachi the group have not yet discovered the one who spread the rumors about Midnight Channel. He discovers it is the gas attention attendant he met in the first episode. When confronting him, it is revealed that "he" was Izanami, who gave the power to enter the TV to Adachi, Namatame and Yu. Izanami also explains that she created a "window" to see what people have suppressed, The Midnight Channel. She said it came from mankind's nature to the purest form of what they wanted to see. It is also said that in the eternal fog people will always see the world they wanted. Yu and his friends confront Izanami in the TV world, but all of Yu's friends get swallowed by the Shadows. A distressed Yu relives the 20th of March again and is trapped in the illusion. Finally, Margaret slaps him because Yu has become entranced. She then prepares to strike Yu with Helel.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Scales of Justice <299/300>
    5.9/10(8 votes)

    S2:E1

    A series of bombings takes place in Tokyo. After some analysis, the detectives figure out who the culprit is and his whereabouts, and head to his location. Akane wants to be cautious, but the other Inspectors decide to rush in, and...

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Devil’s Proof
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    S2:E3

    Right before Kitazawa was executed, he mentioned the name of someone who had supposedly been helping him. While others just think that he was crazy, Akane wants to get to the bottom of this case and tries to seek out help from someone.

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    Writer:Jun Kumagai

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Somewhere Not Here
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E4

    Chie, Yu, and Yosuke are hot on the trail of Yukiko, when suddenly her shadow reveals herself instead. This Yukiko is on a mission of her own, trying to find a prince who will whisk her away from a future she has no hope of escaping.

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - It's Just Like Heaven
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E22

    The Investigation Team stages a rescue of Nanako from Taro Namatame in the TV world.

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Jun Kumagai Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode written by Jun Kumagai. It scored 8.5/10 from 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on January 9, 2016. It is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Deuce".