7.2/10429 votes#1 - Rough Sketch
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2012
Kouichi Sakakibara has just arrived in Yomiyama, and he's already hospitalized with a collapsed lung. After joining the local middle school almost a month late, he becomes friends with someone he met while in the hospital — a quiet girl with an eye patch.
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.2/10392 votes#2 - Blueprint
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2012
Kouichi's friendship with Mei seems to be one sided. He takes every chance he can get to speak to her, but she never seems to understand what he says. Her replies seem more cryptic as the days go by, and their classmates become increasingly suspicious.
Director: Hiroyuki Hata
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.8/10396 votes#3 - Bone Work
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2012
A studio crowded with old dolls is the perfect place for Mei to tell Kouichi the tale of three students' mysterious deaths 26 years ago. Finding out more information from his classmates proves difficult, but his aunt Reiko is willing to tell him more.
Director: Yukina Hiiro
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.4/10369 votes#4 - Put Flesh
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2012
The rumor of the "Class 3 Curse" gains notoriety with the sudden and accidental death of a student. Kouichi, desperate to know more, turns to Mei who refuses to tell him anything else. Izumi Akazawa, the head of countermeasures, begins the investigation on Class 3.
Director: Hideaki Kurakawa
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.4/10368 votes#5 - Build Limbs
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2012
Following Mizuno's bizarre accident, the tension rises in Class 3, and Izumi is chosen as the new Class Officer without Kouichi knowing. Rumors are spreading, but no one is willing to say anything.
Director: Heo Jong
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.2/10365 votes#6 - Face to Face
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2012
A charm has been evoked by Class 3 for the past 26 years to ward off any further calamitous incidents. Kouichi begins to accept what's going on around him. However, he deems it unreasonable and begins spending more time with Mei.
Director: Fumie Muroi
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.1/10357 votes#7 - Sphere Joint
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2012
Fresh blood is spilled, and Class 3 realizes that the curse hasn't stopped. The Charm rituals are called off. Everyone is on edge, wondering who among them is actually dead. Meanwhile, Kouichi learns of an incident 15 years in the past.
Director: Tarou Iwasaki
Writer: Ryou Higaki
6.9/10366 votes#8 - Hair Strand
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2012
A resort hotel is the rendezvous destination for Kouichi, Reiko and Matsunaga. As they spend a day sunning at the beach, they run into Mei, who's staying nearby.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.3/10355 votes#9 - Body Paint
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2012
An unexpected accident outside Yomiyama once again puts Class 3 on edge. After Matsunaga's vague whispers point to the classroom, Kouichi decides to investigate the old Class 3 homeroom in the former school building.
Director: Hiroyuki Hata
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.6/10358 votes#10 - Glass Eye
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2012
The casualty count continues to rise, and Kouichi's search for Matsunaga's tape is successful. During the class trip, the friends gather to listen, and to find out what Matsunaga did to stop the curse.
Director: Yukina Hiiro
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.9/10409 votes#11 - Makeup
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2012
Matsunaga's tape has at last revealed the secrets and measures necessary to stop the curse. Kouichi and his friends try to figure out how to avert more disasters when the tape suddenly disappears.
Director: Takebumi Anzai
Writer: Ryou Higaki
7.7/10398 votes#12 - Stand by Oneself
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/2012
Chaos runs through the lodge hallways as students desperately seek the key to stopping the Class 3 Curse once and for all. Will Kouichi be able to find the answer before another victim is claimed?
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Writer: Ryou Higaki
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Rough Sketch" is the best rated episode of "Another" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 429 votes. Directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and written by Ryou Higaki, it aired on 1/10/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Blueprint".