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The Best Episodes of Golden Time Season 1

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

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Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Golden Time Season 1 Episode 24 - Golden Time
    8.9/10(392 votes)

    S1:E24

    Upon losing his recent memories, Banri returns to his hometown.

    Director:Chiaki Kon
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  2. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 22 - Paradise Lost
    8.6/10(259 votes)

    S1:E22

    Stunned by Kouko's words, Banri waits for her where she had rejected him, hoping she would come back.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Tomohiro Matsukawa
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  3. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 12 - Don't Look Back
    8.5/10(240 votes)

    S1:E12

    Banri Tada is enjoying working as a waiter at the party, along with Nana, Mitsuo and Linda. Meanwhile, Kouko has texted Banri numerous times and is becoming concerned that he hasn't answered.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Riki Fukushima
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  4. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 6 - Yes No
    8.4/10(256 votes)

    S1:E6

    In a dream, Banri remembers that after his love confession to Linda, she agreed to tell him her response the following night on the bridge where Banri would have his accident.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Tomohiro Matsukawa
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  5. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 15 - Accident Beach
    8.3/10(223 votes)

    S1:E15

    On the day of the trip to the beach, the group encounters several mishaps on the journey.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Masako Sato
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  6. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 23 - Resignation
    8.3/10(209 votes)

    S1:E23

    Banri confronts Kouko; she explains the reason why she decided to resign from the Festival Club is due to Banri's unwillingness to be in the same place as her.

    Director:Yoshitaka Koyama
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  7. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 21 - I'll Be Back
    8.2/10(196 votes)

    S1:E21

    After the incident at the Awa dance festival, Banri fears losing himself as his memories from before his accident return.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Sega Kajii
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  8. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 16 - Wake-Up Call
    8.1/10(209 votes)

    S1:E16

    The accident gives Chinami a bloody lip, dents the car's bumper, and damages the guard rail.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Sega Kajii
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  9. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 4 - Blackout
    8.0/10(236 votes)

    S1:E4

    After Linda finds them, she explains that she was out on a club retreat with the Festival Club, and brings Banri and Kouko to their campsite.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  10. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 9 - With You Again
    7.8/10(200 votes)

    S1:E9

    Kouko suddenly falls ill and does not come to school for several days.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Shu Honma
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  11. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 18 - My Hometown
    7.7/10(192 votes)

    S1:E18

    Kouko enters Banri's apartment alone after going through his mail because she misses him so much.

    Director:Takashi Yamazaki
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 19 - Night in Paris
    7.7/10(194 votes)

    S1:E19

    Banri discusses the event of ghost Banri falling from the bridge with a doctor, who can do nothing more than provide a sedative for him.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Yoshitaka Koyama
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  13. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 8 - Reset
    7.6/10(204 votes)

    S1:E8

    In a flashback, Banri overhears Linda saying she does not see him as a lover, causing him to ignore her for days.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Sega Kajii
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  14. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 5 - Body and Soul
    7.5/10(212 votes)

    S1:E5

    After finding the photo of him and Linda, Banri runs to the bridge where the accident that caused his amnesia occurred to remember more, but cannot.

    Director:Hiromichi Matano
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  15. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 7 - Masquerade
    7.5/10(206 votes)

    S1:E7

    Kouko tells Banri that she loves him, but before he can respond Kouko is arrested for stealing a bike that she used to catch up to Banri.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Hideaki Nakano
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  16. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 17 - Return to Yesterday
    7.5/10(187 votes)

    S1:E17

    Banri arrives at the Golden Time restaurant where the Festival Club is setting up for a gathering at the Fireworks Extravaganza and the club members are strangely welcoming and eerily nice, which sets Banri on edge.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Hiromichi Matano
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  17. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 20 - His Chasm
    7.5/10(183 votes)

    S1:E20

    After Chinami admonishes Banri for being too friendly with Linda because she's the girl Mitsuo likes, Banri catches up with Kouko to share everything that happened.

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  18. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 2 - Lonely Girl
    7.4/10(230 votes)

    S1:E2

    Banri has a dream of himself, apparently injured, fleeing from a hospital, but upon awakening cannot remember any more than that.

    Director:Masato Kitagawa
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  19. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 3 - Night Escape
    7.4/10(225 votes)

    S1:E3

    On the day of the scheduled club trip, Banri meets with Kouko and Nijigen, who is also invited.

    Director:Yoshikata Nitta
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  20. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 10 - In the Mirror
    7.4/10(198 votes)

    S1:E10

    Ghost Banri, having awakened back in his physical body, feels the urge to see Linda.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Yoshitaka Koyama
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  21. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 13 - Summer Has Come
    7.4/10(190 votes)

    S1:E13

    As Ghost Banri watches, Banri dreams about when he was in the hospital and met with Linda, and about the message he was supposed to "pass along to her friend."

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  22. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 1 - Springtime
    7.3/10(261 votes)

    S1:E1

    Banri Tada, a freshman law student at a Tokyo university ended up arriving late for his entrance ceremony.

    Director:Sega Kajii
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  23. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 11 - Trouble Party
    7.3/10(192 votes)

    S1:E11

    Banri and Kouko ride the train and discuss Kouko's new Festival Club nickname "RoboGirl," so named because she looks like a robot when she dances.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Hiromichi Matano
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  24. Golden Time Season 1 Episode 14 - Ladies Talk
    7.3/10(184 votes)

    S1:E14

    2D calls Banri and tells him that he heard Banri was lonely.

    Directors:Chiaki Kon, Shu Honma
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Golden Time" is the best rated episode of "Golden Time" season 1. It scored 8.9/10 based on 392 votes. Directed by Chiaki Kon and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on 3/27/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Paradise Lost".