Sakamoto, an unemployed young man, is one of the world's top players of an online fighting game called Btooom! One day, he wakes up on what appears to be a tropical island, although he doesn't remember how or why he got there.
The best episode of "Btooom!" season 1 is "Start", rated 7.3/10 from 101 user votes. It was directed by Kotono Watanabe and written by Yosuke Kuroda. "Start" aired on 10/4/2012 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Bloodstained High School Girl".
Ryōta Sakamoto is ranked #10 worldwide in Btooom!, an online game where players kill each other with bombs. After a game one day, he mysteriously awakes in a real life version of the game.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
A typical high school girl, betrayed by her neighbors, a forced player in the game of Btooom!, betrayed by the group she teamed up with. All men are scum.
Director: Kazuo Nogami, Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
While chasing after the mysterious girl, Ryota runs into Taira Kiyoshi who helps fill in the blanks in his memory.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Makoto Kato
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
Kira Kosuke is a disturbed child, but when on the island his true nature can finally come out, unchecked. That is until he faces the best Btooom! player in Japan.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Hideki Hosokawa
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
A pantless corpse floats by Taira and Sakamoto while they are eating lunch. When Sakamoto leaves to investigate he finds a gruesome scene and a familiar figure.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Noriaki Saito
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
In the moment of danger, trust issues start to show between Taira and Sakamoto. Sakamoto wants to save everyone especially the girl who just tried to kill him.
Director: Kazuo Nogami, Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
Miyamoto, the mercenary, has found Sakamoto and his team. This dangerous player will do anything it takes to win.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
As Sakamoto and Himiko try to rest for the night, Himiko wrestles with the idea of telling Sakamoto her true identity, but before she can do anything she is visited by a “ghost”.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Makoto Kato
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
A new player has joined Sakamoto's team, but he carries a dark secret. Before the team could dive deeper into the new players past, a food drop overhead brings many players out of hiding.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Takahiro Kawakoshi
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
It seems the players on the island are interconnected in more ways than one. While Sakamoto mulls over this new information, the good doctor begins his end game.
Director: Kazuo Nogami, Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
With Ryouta out of the way, Himiko will be an easy target for Date, but Shiki has other plans for the doctor.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Hideki Hosokawa
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
Taira has lost it and is attacking his friends. Ryouta doesn't want to fight but this time he truly might not have a choice.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda