6.9/1028 votes#1 - Hyoma
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2023
Kunato Hyoma, who harbors a hatred for tsukumogami, is forced to live with a house full of them and their enigmatic mistress, Nagatsuki Botan.
Director: Megumi Yamamoto
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
7.2/1025 votes#2 - Shoreline
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2023
A bad first impression threatens to get Hyoma kicked out of his new home after only three days if he can't win over his tsukumogami hosts.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
7.7/1025 votes#3 - Overflow
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2023
Hyoma has one more tsukumogami's support to earn before he'll be allowed to stay in the Nagatsuki household... but Yu seems completely unyielding.
Director: Takatoshi Suzuki
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
7.7/1023 votes#4 - Arrangement
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2023
Having earned his right to remain in the Nagatsuki residence for a year, Hyoma learns about the ulterior motive behind his stay.
Director: Takayuki Tanaka
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
7.2/1020 votes#5 - Suspicions
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2023
An overly cautious Hyoma is forced to remove protective talismans he set up around the town, and learns more about Nagatsuki Botan in the process.
Director: Megumi Yamamoto
Writer: Kazuhiko Inukai
7.4/1020 votes#6 - Botan
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2023
After his cryptic encounter with Aogi, Hyoma is determined to learn more about Botan. Haori is happy to explain, if only he'll be willing to listen...
Director: Akira Toba
Writer: Akira Kindaichi
7.4/1019 votes#7 - Quickening
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2023
Hyoma visits the Saenome of Kyoto, the Kadomori Clan, to get permission to act on their territory. But the Kadomoris have their own intentions...
Director: Takahiro Hirata
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
7.0/1017 votes#8 - Circumstances
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2023
A curveball thrown at Hyoma by Kadomori Taiju forces him to confront some of the ways he's changed.
Director: Yoshinobu Tokumoto
Writer: Kazuhiko Inukai
7.2/1017 votes#9 - Fire
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2023
Hyoma teams up with Yu and Tsubaki to fight a gang of tsukumogami who've begun targeting Kadomoris for torture.
Director: Ouri Yasukawa
Writer: Akira Kindaichi
7.1/1017 votes#10 - Radiance
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2023
Tsubaki makes Hyoma an offer he might not be able to refuse, and the Nagatsuki tsukumogami hold a party.
Director: Tomo Ookubo
Writer: Yoshimi Narita
7.1/1017 votes#11 - Ambush
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2023
Hyoma looks into acquiring some better defenses, but acquiring Saenome armor requires him to pass a test.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi, Kenta Kushiya
Writer: Kazuhiko Inukai
7.6/1017 votes#12 - Efflorescence
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2023
The battle with Kai reveals secrets that the Nagatsukis would rather leave unknown.
Director: Takatoshi Suzuki
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
NaN/100 votes#13 - Entrance
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/4/2023
While Botan reflects on Hyoma's six months with the family, a stir at Kyoto's famous Aoi Festival leads to the revelation of new tsukumogami in town.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#14 - Duet
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/11/2023
Kagami takes Hyoma for a day on the town, while the Bureau of Traditional Music makes their presence known.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#15 - Specter
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/18/2023
Botan's friends continue to pry into her relationship with Hyoma, while a mysterious tsukumogami stalks them from the shadows.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#16 - Draconic
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/25/2023
Hyoma faces off against an entity that may be the one he's seeking, but soon learns that there's more at stake than merely his revenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#17 - Moonset
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/1/2023
The fallout from the battle with the paper umbrella forces Hyoma to face a difficult truth in order to unlock his true power.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#18 - Vow
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/8/2023
With the Bridal Trousseau departing, Botan seeks a way to make the best of the limitations placed on her by the Kadomori Saenome.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#19 - Turbulence
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/15/2023
As rogue tsukumogami apply pressure outside the Kyoto Saenome headquarters to get to Botan, the paper umbrella's comrades make their move.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#20 - Unseasonal
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/22/2023
The Kadomori rally to stop the enemy tsukumogami, who are being manipulated by a puppet master. Hyoma stands his ground until help arrives from an unexpected source.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#21 - Advent
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/29/2023
The fight with the enemy tsukumogami continues. As the paper umbrellas join the fight, Tsubaki, Hyoma, and Botan are all pushed to the brink...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#22 - Dance
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2023
The marebito within Botan awakens, and it seems all is lost. Hyoma is forced to make a last-ditch effort to try and prevent the worst from coming to pass.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#23 - Sparks
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/12/2023
The remaining tsukumogami of the Bridal Trousseau and the Bureau of Traditional Music square off, with Warazamawashi waiting in the wings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#24 - Fluttering
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/19/2023
Hyoma faces Tenjitsu, forced to rely on the power of his own door pulls. In the aftermath, all of the supernatural forces in Kyoto come together to choose sides in the conflict with Warazamawashi.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari Season 1
Every episode of Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari Season 1!
Filled with rage against spirits known as tsukumogami, Kunato Hyoma is sent to live with Nagatsuki Botan to help him see a different side. Though...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hyoma" is the best rated episode of "Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Megumi Yamamoto and written by Keiichiro Ochi, it aired on 1/10/2023. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Shoreline".