Haruto Tsukishiro wakes up in a dream world dominated by strange and powerful entities called Witches. To survive, he gets the assistance of research professor Katsumi Kanzaki and a mysterious white-haired girl called Lily. With their help, Haruto must outsmart the witches and find a way to return to the real world.
The best episode of "18if" season 1 is "The Witch of Thunder", rated 6/10 from 12 user votes. It was directed by Akira Toba and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka. "The Witch of Thunder" aired on 7/7/2017 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Time Stopped at Age 12".
Haruto finds himself in a dream world with a talking cat and a witch whose games turn violent.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka
One of the killers from a ten-year-old murder case is found dead, and now the witch that killed him is after the other perpetrators.
Director: Kyohei Suzuki
Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Haruto ends up in the dreams of an ailing high school girl, whom he befriends, and takes her beyond the confines of the park near her home.
Director: Toshiro Fujii
Writer: N/A
After Airi is dumped by her boyfriend for a younger, thinner girl, Haruto finds himself in her dreams, where she is the queen of the Land of Donuts.
Director: Yoshiki Kitai
Writer: Hiroko Kazui
World class figure skater Mirei Saegusa is stressed by her current lifestyle and long for a normal life.
Director: Minoru Ohara
Writer: Yoriko Tomita, Minoru Ohara
Natsuki Kamikawa attempts to commit suicide after being bullied, but instead of dying, she enters the world of her favorite anime, Onmyo Ukio Akayashi-Barai.
Director: Yukio Takahashi
Writer: N/A
Haruto woke up as a scarecrow in the dream world. Then a robot knocks on the door and shows him some picture. Kanzaki then appears as lion and tells Haruto that they are now in the dream world. The robot asks for their help, but couldn't.
Director: Koichi Chigira
Writer: Koichi Chigira
Haruto struggles because he can't communicate effectively with a witch. When Kanzaki asks Mari for advice about this, he comes across someone who seems to be her real-world counterpart.
Director: Takaaki Ishiyama
Writer: N/A
Misaki, the center girl in the idol group Shark Lady, deals with being bullied, sexually harassed by producers, and the paparazzi. In the midst of that, she is attacked by a stalker and comes down with the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome.
Director: Shigatsu Yoshikawa
Writer: N/A
Haruto meed Jane Does, a witch doing whatever she wants in the dream world.
Director: Koji Morimoto
Writer: N/A
Kanzaki hears that those with Sleeping Beauty Syndrome have been "blessed by Eve," and goes to tell Haruto that he found a clue about Yurina, but Haruto's irritated about being unable to leave the dream world and won't listen.
Director: Yukio Takahashi
Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka
The former witches who have returned to the real world look for Haruto. As the Thorn Cross Association spreads word of Eve's awakening to the world, Kanzaki's younger sister, Yurina, appears as a witch in the dream world.
Director: Kenzaburou Mori, Kyohei Suzuki
Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka
As Eve awakens and the real world and dream world mingle together, Yuko tells Haruto a shocking truth that shakes him to the core. All the answers lie with Eve, and Haruto and the others finally open the door to meet her.
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka