8.4/10119 votesLoading...#1 - Bakeneko, Finale
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/28/2007
The Medicine Seller unravels the mystery and finds the truth behind the passenger's stories.
Director: Kenji Nakamura
Writer: Michiko Yokote
8.3/10136 votesLoading...#2 - Nopperabou, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2007
The Medicine Seller unmasks the masked creature while revealing the life of Ochou, the enslaved housewife.
Director: Yukihiko Nakao
Writer: Manabu Ishikawa
8.1/10120 votesLoading...#3 - Nue, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2007
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.
Director: Kôji Yamazaki
Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka
8.1/10105 votesLoading...#4 - Bakeneko, Second Act
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2007
Unable to leave the train under threat of death, the passengers reveal what they know about an event that affected them all.
Director: Hidehito Ueda
Writer: Ikuko Takahashi
7.9/10135 votesLoading...#5 - Umibouzu, Finale
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2007
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.
Director: Kohei Hatano
Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka
7.8/10125 votesLoading...#6 - Nopperabou, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2007
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.
Director: Hidehito Ueda
Writer: Manabu Ishikawa
7.8/10113 votesLoading...#7 - Bakeneko, Opening Act
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2007
Skipping ahead a few centuries, the Medicine Seller boards a train filled with seemingly unrelated people, and before long find themselves trapped in limbo.
Director: Kohei Hatano
Writer: Ikuko Takahashi
7.7/10152 votesLoading...#8 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2007
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.
Director: Sumio Watanabe
Writer: Sumio Watanabe
7.7/10116 votesLoading...#9 - Nue, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2007
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.
Director: Kôji Yamazaki
Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka
7.6/10133 votesLoading...#10 - Umibouzu, Second Act
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2007
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.
Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto
Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka
7.4/10169 votesLoading...#11 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2007
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.
Director: Kenji Nakamura
Writer: Ikuko Takahashi
7.2/10134 votesLoading...#12 - Umibouzu, Opening Act
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2007
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.
Director: Mana Uchiyama
Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka
The Best Episodes of Mononoke
Every episode of Mononoke ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genres:AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Fuji TV
Episodes
12
Avg. Rating
7.8
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Best Episodes Summary
"Bakeneko, Finale" is the best rated episode of "Mononoke". It scored 8.4/10 based on 119 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".
