6.9/1029 votes#1 - Stick with It, Natto Okra Rice Bowl with Cheese Topping Bento 440kcal
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2011
Feeding yourself isn't easy on a fixed budget in boarding school. Yo Sato learns it's even harder when brawls break out every night at local supermarkets the moment bento meals go on sale. The only way to get a bento is to fight the wolves for one.
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7.0/1026 votes#2 - Mackerel Boiled in Miso Bento 674kcal
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2011
Yo and Hana join the Half-Pricers Club. Its leader, Sen, teaches them the ropes, then sends them out into the wild to fend for themselves. There's a lot to learn, but it looks like Yo might turn out to be a successful wolf after all.
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7.4/1023 votes#3 - Large Cheese Pork Cutlet Curry Rice 1080kcal
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2011
The kendo club at school has their own ideas about how to acquire half-price bentos, and its captain makes a tempting offer to entice Yo into their fold. The time has come for Yo to ask himself what his motivation is for being a wolf.
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6.7/1024 votes#4 - Ginger Fried Pork Bento 852kcal
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2011
It's nothing but trouble when Yo's half-Italian cousin Ayame shows up and starts causing problems. Meanwhile, some shadowy organization appears to be gathering information about the local wolves.
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6.8/1023 votes#5 - Hokkaido Salmon Fish Soup 326kcal
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2011
Yo inadvertently finds himself caught up in a brewing turf war between wolves from the east and west sides of town. Wolves generally do their own thing, but this time they might need to work together to defend what belongs to them.
Director: Yasufumi Soejima
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7.0/1022 votes#6 - Special Hokkaido Style Fried Chicken Bento 795kcal
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2011
The Monarch, leader of the eastern wolves, claims he wants to take over the supermarkets in the west as well. Sen comes up with a plan to foil him, while Ayame learns there might be more going on here than meets the eye.
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7.2/1021 votes#7 - Bosomelet Bento 752kcal and Loco Moco Bulging Bento 1100kcal
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2011
The Half-Pricers Club gets free tickets to a Hawaii-themed water park, so it's excursion time! While there, Yo learns that supermarkets aren't the only places where bento brawls occur.
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6.6/1022 votes#8 - Hamburg Steak Loaded with Garlic Chives Bento 765kcal
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2011
An unfortunate mishap lands Yo in the hospital. Twin sisters Kyo and Kyo, student council officers from Ayame's school, are trying to learn more about Sen. When they mistake Yo, covered in bandages, for Sen, a comedy of errors ensues.
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6.5/1024 votes#9 - Deluxe Western and Japanese Food Assortment 2910kcal and Piping Hot Porridge Bento 340kcal
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2011
Homemade bentos are the order of the day, but sometimes these can prove just as dangerous as bentos won in battle. Asebi believes Yo is a big fan of her cooking, while Ume decides to take things up a notch with Hana.
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7.0/1023 votes#10 - A Warm, Gentle Flavor I Remember from Long Ago at my Grandmother's House. A Japanese Dish Easy on Both Mind and Body. Plum...
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2011
... and Dried Sardines over Rice with Plenty of Stewed Seasonal Vegetables Bento 480kcal There's a new wolf duo in town, and they go by the name Orthros. This pair seems to be as unbeatable as they are mysterious, but the real surprise comes when it's revealed that their true identities aren't so shrouded in mystery after all.
Director: Yasufumi Soejima
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7.0/1022 votes#11 - Pocari Sweat 125kcal
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/2011
A certain supermarket puts fresh eel bentos on sale one day each summer, and this is sure to attract plenty of wolves. But to make it there, first Sen will have to recover from a cold, and Orthros will have to overcome the specter of their painful past.
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6.8/1024 votes#12 - Domestic Eel Bento 790kcal
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/2011
The old nemesis of Orthros shows up in town to undermine them once again. With Sen still sick with a cold, it will be up to Yo to figure out a way to rebalance the playing field for all the wolves, as they vie for seasonal eel bentos.
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The Best Episodes of Ben-To Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Stick with It, Natto Okra Rice Bowl with Cheese Topping Bento 440kcal" is the best rated episode of "Ben-To" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/4/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Mackerel Boiled in Miso Bento 674kcal".