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The Best Episodes of Kiznaiver Season 1

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

The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Noriko Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira Agata, "You have been selected to...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made" is the best rated episode of "Kiznaiver" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima and written by Mari Okada, it aired on 4/9/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem".

  • Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made
    7.1/1063 votes

    #1 - Sometimes, a Bond Can Bloom from the First Day Eye Contact Is Made

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2016

    Agata Katsuhira is a strange young man who doesn't feel pain. One day, he encounters a mysterious young woman named Sonozaki Noriko, who changes his life, as well as the lives of his classmates forever.

    Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima

    Writer: Mari Okada

  • If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem
    7.0/1050 votes

    #2 - If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2016

    The kids are forced into doing self introductions... However, it appears that the self introductions that Sonozaki wants them to do requires much more than the usual name and what class they're in. They find out that every wrong answer has a penalty, and painfully learn that they are indeed connected to each other...

    Director: Keisuke Shinohara

    Writer: Mari Okada

  • Depending on How You Look At It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?
    7.2/1044 votes

    #3 - Depending on How You Look At It, I Think We Could Get Through Anything... Right?

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2016

    The kids find out that there's actually one other Kiznaiver, and they go to find this mysterious figure.

    Director: Yuichi Shimodaira

    Writer: N/A

  • Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?
    6.9/1043 votes

    #4 - Now That We're All Connected, Let's All Get to Know Each Other Better, 'Kay?

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2016

    The kids get to know Hisomu and Sonozaki promises to let them know a secret about Kiznaivers if they agree to go to a summer training camp.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wahoo! It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go! Go!
    7.3/1044 votes

    #5 - Wahoo! It's a Training Camp! Let's Step in Deer Poop and Have Pillow Fights! Go! Go!

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2016

    The Kiznaivers get to their training camp and are faced with the summer favorite, the test of bravery. Meanwhile, Chidori runs off on her own and the others realize that they might be connected by other means than just their pain.

    Director: Hisao Dendo

    Writer: N/A

  • Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All Of You
    7.3/1040 votes

    #6 - Nothing Good Comes From Being Around All Of You

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2016

    Something from Honoka's past comes back to haunt her, and Nico makes another attempt at becoming her friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a Pain
    7.4/1044 votes

    #7 - A Battle Touching Upon the Identity of the Pain that's Seven Times the Pain of One-Seventh of a Pain

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2016

    The Kiznaivers find out the truth about Maki's past, and try to help her overcome it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very Long
    7.4/1039 votes

    #8 - Happy Times Don't Tend to Last Very Long

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/2016

    The Kiznaivers get stuck in a building during a typhoon and some hidden feelings start to come to light.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's All Over......I Think
    8.0/1051 votes

    #9 - It's All Over......I Think

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/2016

    The Kiznaivers start to hear each others thoughts, which makes things even more complicated. Meanwhile, a secret about Sonozaki and Katsuhira is revealed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?
    7.3/1043 votes

    #10 - You Knew Very Well That Your Romantic Feelings Might Be Unrequited, Right?

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/2016

    The Kiznaivers all go their own ways. Meanwhile, Katsuhira finds out the truth about the Kizna Experiment and about Sonozaki's past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!
    7.2/1040 votes

    #11 - We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2016

    Katsuhira finds out what happened to the friends from his childhood and Sonozaki is intent on making the Kizna Experiment successful no matter what.

    Director: Masahiko Otsuka

    Writer: N/A

  • If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World
    7.0/1043 votes

    #12 - If The Kizna System Spread Throughout The World

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/25/2016

    Noriko attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge while black Gomorin share her pain with the entire city, in an effort to unite its citizens.

    Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima, Hiroshi Kobayashi

    Writer: Mari Okada