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The Best Episodes of Mononoke

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The Best Episodes of Mononoke

The Medicine Seller is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called mononoke to...

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  1. 8.4/10(126 votes)

    #1 - Bakeneko, Finale

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    S1:E12

    The Medicine Seller unravels the mystery and finds the truth behind the passenger's stories.

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  2. 8.3/10(142 votes)

    #2 - Nopperabou, Part 2

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    S1:E7

    The Medicine Seller unmasks the masked creature while revealing the life of Ochou, the enslaved housewife.

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  3. 8.1/10(126 votes)

    #3 - Nue, Part 2

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    S1:E9

    The Medicine Seller takes over the responsibility of refereeing the incense competition while prying into the real reason these three men have gathered here - the Toudaiji.

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  4. 7.9/10(141 votes)

    #4 - Umibouzu, Finale

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    S1:E5

    Genkei the monk explains what happened to him when he was younger as the Medicine Seller inspects the submerged craft thrown up by the seamonster.

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  5. 7.9/10(111 votes)

    #5 - Bakeneko, Second Act

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    S1:E11

    Unable to leave the train under threat of death, the passengers reveal what they know about an event that affected them all.

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  6. 7.8/10(131 votes)

    #6 - Nopperabou, Part 1

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    S1:E6

    Trapped in jail, a woman named Ochou confesses to the murder of her husband and his family. The Medicine Seller has reason to doubt this and visits her, coming across a creature with thousands of faces.

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  8. 7.8/10(118 votes)

    #7 - Bakeneko, Opening Act

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    S1:E10

    Skipping ahead a few centuries, the Medicine Seller boards a train filled with seemingly unrelated people, and before long find themselves trapped in limbo.

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  9. 7.7/10(159 votes)

    #8 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 2

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    S1:E2

    The Medicine Seller delves into the inn's past as he attempts to understand the ghost's motivations and history, before it can interfere with Shino.

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  10. 7.7/10(122 votes)

    #9 - Nue, Part 1

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    S1:E8

    Four men should have turned up to the house of Lady Ruri in a bid to win her hand in marriage. However, one of them has disappeared, so the Medicine Seller takes his place in the traditional incense competition taking place.

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  11. 7.6/10(139 votes)

    #10 - Umibouzu, Second Act

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    S1:E4

    The Medicine Seller tries to find out who diverted the ship and why, as the crew is terrorised by a ghost who forces them to reveal their deepest fears.

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  12. 7.4/10(177 votes)

    #11 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 1

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    S1:E1

    The Medicine Seller checks into the last room of a traditional inn, just as a pregnant woman named Shino desperately asks for shelter. She is given a secret room - a room possessed by a group of ghosts.

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  13. 7.2/10(140 votes)

    #12 - Umibouzu, Opening Act

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    S1:E3

    The Medicine Seller takes a journey on a merchant's luxurious ship, but before long the craft is diverted into the Dragon's Triangle, an area of the sea infested with ghosts.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bakeneko, Finale" is the best rated episode of "Mononoke". It scored 8.4/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by Kenji Nakamura and written by Michiko Yokote, it aired on 9/28/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nopperabou, Part 2".