7.3/10108 votes#1 - Start
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2012
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
7.3/1097 votes#2 - The Bloodstained High School Girl
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2012
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
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.4/1093 votes#3 - Survival
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2012
While chasing after the mysterious girl, Ryota runs into Taira Kiyoshi who helps fill in the blanks in his memory.
Director: Makoto Kato
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.8/1096 votes#4 - Best in the World
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2012
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: Hideki Hosokawa
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.3/1088 votes#5 - Attack
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2012
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: Noriaki Saito
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.2/1091 votes#6 - Night of Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2012
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
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.6/1089 votes#7 - Virtual Bride
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2012
Miyamoto, the mercenary, has found Sakamoto and his team. This dangerous player will do anything it takes to win.
Director: Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.4/1089 votes#8 - White Ghost
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2012
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: Makoto Kato
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
8.0/1098 votes#9 - The Strongest Player
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2012
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: Takahiro Kawakoshi
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.4/1089 votes#10 - High Level
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2012
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
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.2/1090 votes#11 - Revival
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2012
With Ryouta out of the way, Himiko will be an easy target for Date, but Shiki has other plans for the doctor.
Director: Hideki Hosokawa
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
7.5/10102 votes#12 - Bonds
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/2012
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
The Best Episodes of Btooom! Season 1
Every episode of Btooom! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Btooom! Season 1!
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...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo MX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Start" is the best rated episode of "Btooom!" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 108 votes. Directed by Kotono Watanabe and written by Yosuke Kuroda, it aired on 10/4/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Bloodstained High School Girl".