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The Best Episodes of Active Raid

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

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Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section's 3rd Mobile Assault Division — popularly called "The Eighth" — who

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Active Raid Season 1 Episode 3 - Challenge From the Arena
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Challenge From the Arena

    S1:E3

    A Willwear appears at a popular idol’s concert. Kuroki, Sena, and Asami make a beeline for the concert hall, but the situation devolves into a struggle to assert remote control over the Willwear…

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  2. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 7 - Long Rail Life
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Long Rail Life

    S1:E7

    A Willwear is en route to the metropolitan government building under an EM dome, ostensibly to exact vengeance on the governor. Unit 8 rallies, but is unable to act without permission from the prefecture. However, their operator, Haruka, has a plan…

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  3. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 9 - In the Name of Logos
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #3 - In the Name of Logos

    S1:E9

    The increase of Willwear crime targeting banks and other lucrative venues leads Unit 8 to launch an investigation. Realizing that Dog, a Logos operative, is taking matters into his own hands, Mythos and Bird decide he must be punished...

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  4. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 12 - For Whom Does Order Exist?
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #4 - For Whom Does Order Exist?

    S1:E12

    Orochi has fallen under Mythos's complete and total control. As Unit 8 pursues him, the ultimate Willwear appears!

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  5. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 1 - The Man from the West
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Man from the West

    S2:E1

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  6. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 2 - Endless Avenger
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Endless Avenger

    S2:E2

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  7. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 6 - Rudra of the Counterattack
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Rudra of the Counterattack

    S2:E6

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  8. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 7 - Absolute Peeping Declaration
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Absolute Peeping Declaration

    S2:E7

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  9. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 8 - The Stranger in the Wind
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #9 - The Stranger in the Wind

    S2:E8

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  10. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 9 - Unit 8, Don't Mobolize
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Unit 8, Don't Mobolize

    S2:E9

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  11. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 12 - Wonderful Days
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Wonderful Days

    S2:E12

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  12. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 4 - Holding Airspace
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Holding Airspace

    S1:E4

    An anonymous tip reveals that Flight 206 has a bomb aboard that will explode unless the flight maintains certain altitude and remains within a prescribed area. Sena and Kuroki attempt to defuse the bomb in their Willwear, but the saboteur’s true intentions then emerge…

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  13. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 6 - Dreams Beyond the Twilight
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Dreams Beyond the Twilight

    S1:E6

    With the advent of Willwear, massive humanoid heavy machinery has been forgotten. But one of them has been stolen by its former pilot in Willwear. Only one other heavy machinery unit can stop it, and Funazaka rises to the challenge!

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  14. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 8 - Ulti-maid-ronde
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Ulti-maid-ronde

    S1:E8

    A mysterious Willwear, Ulti-maid, appears in the most recent string of incidents in the city. With capacities and performance far exceeding those of Unit 8's Willwear, it becomes a national 5celebrity. Amid rumors that Unit 8 may soon become obsolete, Kuroki invites Sena to a drinking party, where a most unexpected guest appears...

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  15. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 10 - The Invisible Conqueror
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #15 - The Invisible Conqueror

    S1:E10

    There have been no crimes committed by modified Willwear in recent memory. The police take this as a sign that Logos has ceased to exist, but Unit 8 continue their own investigation, believing that Logos leaders are still out there...

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  16. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 3 - Angel and God of Destruction
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Angel and God of Destruction

    S2:E3

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  17. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 10 - A Farewell Banquet
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #17 - A Farewell Banquet

    S2:E10

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  18. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 5 - Who Benefits?
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Who Benefits?

    S2:E5

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  19. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 5 - Poker Face of Erasure
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Poker Face of Erasure

    S1:E5

    Unit 8 receives a curious request to win a poker game on a casino built on a floating land. However, their opponent proves formidable, and they are threatened with a missile attack on the city proper if they fail to achieve victory…

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  20. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 11 - Japan Style
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Japan Style

    S1:E11

    Now that Mythos controls half of Orochi, the entire nation's transit and communications systems have come to a grinding halt. Unit 8 rallies to save the day...

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  21. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 11 - Dream of an Idol
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Dream of an Idol

    S2:E11

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  22. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 2 - Academy Destruction
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Academy Destruction

    S1:E2

    Asami continues her internal investigation of Unit 8 as Yamabuki deals with the fallout following their most recent mission. When a Willwear is reported assaulting the school Yamabuki’s sister goes to, Asami finally dons Willwear, but will she be able to resolve the case without breaking any laws?

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  23. Active Raid Season 1 Episode 1 - Code No. 538
    5.2/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Code No. 538

    S1:E1

    A Willwear armed robbery prompts the sortie of Special Public Security Fifth Division Third Mobile Assault Eighth Unit, AKA Unit 8. As the situation unfolds, their newest member, Assistant Inspector Kazari Asami, will witness what this unit’s really about…

    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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  24. Active Raid Season 2 Episode 4 - Mythos, Once More
    3.2/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Mythos, Once More

    S2:E4

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    Director:Noriaki Akitaya
    Writer:Naruhisa Arakawa

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Best Episodes Summary

"Challenge From the Arena" is the best rated episode of "Active Raid". It scored 7.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Noriaki Akitaya and written by Naruhisa Arakawa, it aired on 1/21/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Long Rail Life".