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The Best Episodes of Captain Earth Season 1

Every episode of Captain Earth Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Captain Earth Season 1!

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High-school student Daichi Manatsu works for the Globe organization to pilot a giant robot called the Earth Engine Impacter to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the "Kill-T-Gang", from the planet

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 1 - Earth Engine Open Fire
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Earth Engine Open Fire

    S1:E1

    One night right before summer vacation, Daichi Manatsu, a second-year in high school, sees a weird round rainbow floating in the sky above Seed Island (Shuushi/Tane Island) and ventures there alone. He has seen this rainbow before. With the memories of his father's mysterious death and an encounter of a mysterious boy and girl, Daiji arrives on the island while the alarm of a building labeled "Earth Engine" is going off. Someone asks him "Are you a captain?" just as robotic intruders from Uranus called "Kiltgang" arrive. The battle around the shining stars is about to begin.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  2. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 2 - The Name of the Gun Is Livlaster
    9.2/10(7 votes)

    #2 - The Name of the Gun Is Livlaster

    S1:E2

    Daichi was successful to unite the Earth Engine Impactor base formation. With a mysterious girl claiming to be "magical girl", he repel the Kil-T-Gang Morukin. Daichi's father was a Globe member once, he came back to the earth, knowing that it's organization protecting the earth from the invasion of aliens.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  3. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 3 - The Rainbow of Albion
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #3 - The Rainbow of Albion

    S1:E3

    Yomatsuri Akari who is the only daughter of the Globe commander - Nishikubo - applied to the new team, they're enjoying the full summer of Tanegashima. In front of such four, a new enemy -Amarok- appears. Plateau with shaking off the restraint of Nishikubo,

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  4. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 4 - Assault of the Planetary Gear
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Assault of the Planetary Gear

    S1:E4

    Amarok and Moco from Planetary Gear commencing an assault on Globe base.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  5. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 5 - Starry Sky's Picture Book
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Starry Sky's Picture Book

    S1:E5

    There are two factions divided over how to deal with the Kiltgang: the interception faction that wants to fight them and the ark faction that wants to send out a new humanity to escape. Commander Nishikubo, a member of the Interception faction, sends Teppei to rescue Eiji, the man who gave him his genes, aboard the orbital space station Tenkaidou.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  6. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 6 - Kivotos Plan
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Kivotos Plan

    S1:E6

    Tippei's "father" has gone missing after the incident on the Tenkaidou. The "ark" faction seeks to allow a few chosen people to escape from Earth to avoid the Kiltgang. They try to steal Hana, because she is the key to their plans. Reito, who has been assigned as an observer to the Tanegashima base, tries to kidnap hana but is interrupted by Daichi, who stops him with his boomerang.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  7. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 7 - The Midsummer's Knights
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - The Midsummer's Knights

    S1:E7

    Just like Hana predicted, the Kiltgang appear inside defensive zone 1. Daichi is pinned between them and almost defeated, but Teppei and his Kiltgang Albion save him. Teppei destroys his own ego block, and with his help, Amarock and Moko are defeated. And after this success, Nishikubo authorizes the creation of a new intereception team, the Midsummer Knights, and names Daichi their captain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  8. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 8 - Sign From the Dark
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Sign From the Dark

    S1:E8

    After failing to attack Earth by themselves, Amara and Moco decide to awaken the other members of their race that are scattered to assist them. The first member they contact is Zin, the avatar of the robot Zimbalt and to confront him, Globe dispatches their newest unit composed of Daichi and his friends, the "Midsummer's Knights".

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  9. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 9 - Magical Girl Akari
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Magical Girl Akari

    S1:E9

    Ai, the avatar of the robot Aiatar is the second Design Child contacted by Amara and Moco, and to increase their chances of success, they kidnap Akari and force her to infiltrate mankind's orbital defense systems while Daichi confronts Ai with serious disadvantages.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  10. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 10 - On the Windy Planet
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - On the Windy Planet

    S1:E10

    Amara and Moco awaken Lin, the third of their companions and the Avatar of the Kill-T-Gang Liebam. Daichi confronts Lin and defeats her, but fails to prevent her from summoning Liebam and it's up to Teppei to stop her, piloting his own machine, the "Nebula Engine".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  11. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 11 - Through the Window of Setsuna
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Through the Window of Setsuna

    S1:E11

    Akari and Hana befriend a young girl called Setsuna, unaware that she is one of the missing Design Children. Amara and Moco attempt to contact Setsuna, but stumble into a confrontation with Daichi and Teppei instead, while Setsuna learns the shocking truth behind the experiments made on her by her caretaker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  12. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 12 - Let's Fight, Boys
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Let's Fight, Boys

    S1:E12

    The Midsummer's Knights infiltrate an underground ring in search for Baku, the last of the missing Design Children, who is being forced to fight illegal matches for the Yakuza. Amara breaks into the ring and confronts Baku in an attempt to have him remember his past, but is surprised when he refuses. However, neither Amara nor his other companions intend to give up so easily on drawing him back to their side.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  13. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 13 - Baku's Time
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Baku's Time

    S1:E13

    Baku refuses to join the other Planetary Gears out of his attachment to Kumiko, the daughter of the local Yakuza. But this changes when the truth about Kumiko comes to surface and Baku decides to take revenge on Earth by helping destroy it.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  14. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 14 - A Maiden's Tear That Sparkled Through the Night
    9.2/10(7 votes)

    #14 - A Maiden's Tear That Sparkled Through the Night

    S1:E14

    With no missions to perform in the next days, Daichi and his friends are given a few days of R&R. In the occasion, Hana reveals that she loves Daichi, but fears what he may think of her if she reveals her true self to him. Meanwhile, Amara and Moco take control of a massive asteroid and drop it on Southern Japan with the intention of destroying the Tanegashima Base.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  15. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 15 - True Self
    9.6/10(6 votes)

    #15 - True Self

    S1:E15

    Running away from her friends, Hana meets Setsuna again, and the two end up pursued by Amara and Moco, while Puck, the AI built by Macbeth Enterprises, lays a trap to the CEO and snatches his body. Once Daichi and Hana finally reunite, he reconciles with her, just before the Planetary Gears attack them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  16. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 16 - Her Flare
    9.6/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Her Flare

    S1:E16

    Now finally assembled, the Planetary Gears get the full support of Macbeth Enterprises in their endeavors, unaware of Puck's true intentions. Meanwhile, with Daichi and Teppei still recovering from the last battle, Hana pilots her own machine, the "Flare Engine" to counter another enemy attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  17. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 17 - Knights of Midsummer
    9.6/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Knights of Midsummer

    S1:E17

    An inspector from Salty Dog arrives at the Tanegashima Base and questions the merits of the Midsummer's Knights so far. Meanwhile, Moco and Zin launch another attack on Earth, and with Hana's Engine still under repairs, Daichi and Teppei are dispatched to stop them. Salty Dog sends their new remote controlled interceptors to the fight as well, but Daichi and Teppei get themselves in a pinch when Moco takes control of the machines to fight for her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  18. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 18 - Onslaught Through the Wilderness
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Onslaught Through the Wilderness

    S1:E18

    Daichi, Hana and Teppei board a shuttle to return to Earth, but during reentry, an unexpected change of course leaves them stranded in the middle of Australia. Knowing that they were victims of sabotage, the three battle some enemy forces in the middle of the desert in order to protect Hana from being captured by them.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  19. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 19 - Your Smile Means Everything
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Your Smile Means Everything

    S1:E19

    After hijacking a transport to return home, Daichi and the others are pursued by an unmanned Impacter from Salty Dog, who is determined to capture Hana at all costs for the sake of their plans, but seeing her friends in danger, she takes a drastic measure to save them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  20. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 20 - Satellitejack
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Satellitejack

    S1:E20

    To defeat the Planetary Gears once and for all, the Midsummer's Knights prepare to depart for Uranus in order to destroy the enemy spaceship and render them powerless as part of their master plan, the "Operation Summer". However, Ai, disguised as a model on a PR event, infiltrates the Tenkaido space station to stop them, and the situation gets even more hectic when Salty Dog makes their move as well.

    Director:Tomoyuki Kurokawa
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  21. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 21 - The Meaning of a Captain
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #21 - The Meaning of a Captain

    S1:E21

    Hana is kidnapped by Salty Dog, but Daichi and the others are too busy dealing with a shower of debris that threaten the space station. When Teppei's impacter is damaged and unable to move, Daichi is forced to choose between sacrificing his friend or allow the Tenkaido to be destroyed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  22. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 22 - The Operation Summer
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #22 - The Operation Summer

    S1:E22

    After averting the previous crisis, Daichi and the others are ready to begin the Operation Summer, but Salty Dog activates their most powerful weapon in order to stop them. Meanwhile, the Planetary Gears succeed to gather enough energy to launch a full scale attack.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  23. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 23 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #23 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

    S1:E23

    On their way to Uranus, Daichi has a strange dream where he meets the Planetary Gears who tempt him to keep living with him in a dream world, but manages to escape thanks to the memories of his friends inside his heart.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  24. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 24 - Auberon
    9.4/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Auberon

    S1:E24

    At last the Midsummer's Knights reach the Planetary Gears mothership, Auberon. The enemies attempt to halt their advance, but soon after, Puck appears and takes control of Auberon's systems, betraying the Planetary Gears and declaring his intention to take over the entire galaxy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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  25. Captain Earth Season 1 Episode 25 - Captain Earth
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Captain Earth

    S1:E25

    Puck takes control of Blume while possessing Hana's body and leaves to consume all life on Earth. With the Planetary Gears defeated, Daichi is the only one left on Puck's way, fighting with all his forces to stop it and rescue Hana.

    Director:Takuya Igarashi
    Writer:Yoji Enokido

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Earth Engine Open Fire" is the best rated episode of "Captain Earth" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Yoji Enokido, it aired on 4/6/2014. This episode is rated 2.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Name of the Gun Is Livlaster".