- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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".