Season 1

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  7.5/10108 votes

  Say what you want; famous games are usually fun

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2021

  Ace gamer Fumiya Tomozaki has given up on the “garbage game” of life, until a classmate offers to teach him the rules of this ultimate god-tier game.

  Director: Haruo Ogawara

  Writer: Fumihiko Shimo

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  7.6/1093 votes

  It feels awesome to gain a bunch of levels after a battle

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2021

  Hinami tasks Tomozaki with starting and joining conversations; after his first few attempts fall flat, he comes away with some astute observations.

  Director: Kana Kawana

  Writer: Fumihiko Shimo

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  7.7/1089 votes

  When a girl’s your first friend, life feels like a date for a while

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2021

  With Hinami’s help, Tomozaki gets a crash course in dressing well and talking to girls, getting unexpectedly close to one classmate in particular.

  Director: Masahiro Okamura

  Writer: Satoru Sugisawa

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  8.3/1096 votes

  Sometimes you conquer a dungeon only to find a strong boss back in your village

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2021

  Tomozaki begins tutoring Izumi in his favorite game, comes clean to Kikuchi, and gets roped into playing against the vengeful Nakamura after school.

  Director: Haruo Ogawara

  Writer: Fumihiko Shimo

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  7.8/1081 votes

  The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2021

  Tomozaki makes a new friend, then goes on a shopping trip for Nakamura’s birthday—of all things. Naturally, Hinami turns it into a teaching moment.

  Director: Toshiaki Kanbara

  Writer: Shingo Nagai

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  8.0/1082 votes

  Once you start speedrunning the minigames, you seriously can’t stop

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2021

  The student council election is approaching, and Tomozaki joins Mimimi’s campaign. Turns out they both have their reasons for wanting to beat Hinami.

  Director: Nana Fujiwara

  Writer: Shingo Nagai

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  7.5/1077 votes

  When a mentor character becomes a boss, they’ll push you to the edge

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2021

  Tomozaki brings his gamer’s cunning to Mimimi’s campaign speech—but Hinami’s a gamer, too. Tama tells Tomozaki how she and Mimimi became friends.

  Director: Yuu Yamaguchi

  Writer: Shingo Nagai

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  7.7/1078 votes

  There are some problems a bottom-tier character can’t fix alone

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2021

  Mimimi’s at her breaking point. A deeper dive into her past reveals why she’s so driven to beat Hinami, while Hinami’s motivation remains a mystery.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Shingo Nagai

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  8.2/1078 votes

  When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2021

  Tomozaki rehearses with Hinami to prepare for his movie date with Kikuchi and is invited to an overnight barbecue with his popular normie classmates.

  Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

  Writer: Yuka Yamada

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  8.1/1073 votes

  Multiplayer games have their own special appeal

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2021

  Tomozaki gets a taste of the traditional overnight normie camp activities he’d always shunned as the group plots to get Izumi and Nakamura together.

  Director: Akira Kato

  Writer: Yuka Yamada

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  8.7/1099 votes

  A single choice can change everything

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2021

  An overheard conversation between Mizusawa and Hinami gives Tomozaki a different perspective on his private lessons in conquering the game of life.

  Director: Nana Fujiwara

  Writer: Yuka Yamada

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  8.3/1083 votes

  Equipment for girls has special effects

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2021

  A talk with Kikuchi helps Tomozaki realize what he really wants, and a confrontation with Hinami sets the course for the future of their relationship.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Fumihiko Shimo