The Best Episodes of Mononoke Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(206 votes)

   #1 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 1

   S1:E17/13/2007

   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

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   Director:Kenji Nakamura

   Writer:Ikuko Takahashi
2. 

   7.7/10(183 votes)

   #2 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 2

   S1:E27/20/2007

   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

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   Director:Sumio Watanabe

   Writer:Sumio Watanabe
3. 

   7.1/10(163 votes)

   #3 - Umibouzu, Opening Act

   S1:E37/27/2007

   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

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   Director:Mana Uchiyama

   Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
4. 

   7.5/10(161 votes)

   #4 - Umibouzu, Second Act

   S1:E48/3/2007

   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

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   Director:Yoshihisa Matsumoto

   Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
5. 

   7.9/10(164 votes)

   #5 - Umibouzu, Finale

   S1:E58/10/2007

   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

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   Director:Kohei Hatano

   Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
6. 

   7.7/10(152 votes)

   #6 - Nopperabou, Part 1

   S1:E68/17/2007

   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

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   Director:Hidehito Ueda

   Writer:Manabu Ishikawa
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7. 

   8.3/10(165 votes)

   #7 - Nopperabou, Part 2

   S1:E78/24/2007

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

   Director:Yukihiko Nakao

   Writer:Manabu Ishikawa

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   Director:Yukihiko Nakao

   Writer:Manabu Ishikawa
8. 

   7.6/10(142 votes)

   #8 - Nue, Part 1

   S1:E88/31/2007

   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

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   Director:Kôji Yamazaki

   Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
9. 

   8.0/10(145 votes)

   #9 - Nue, Part 2

   S1:E99/7/2007

   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

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   Director:Kôji Yamazaki

   Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka
10. 

    7.8/10(138 votes)

    #10 - Bakeneko, Opening Act

    S1:E109/14/2007

    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

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    Director:Kohei Hatano

    Writer:Ikuko Takahashi
11. 

    7.9/10(131 votes)

    #11 - Bakeneko, Second Act

    S1:E119/21/2007

    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

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    Director:Hidehito Ueda

    Writer:Ikuko Takahashi
12. 

    8.4/10(147 votes)

    #12 - Bakeneko, Finale

    S1:E129/28/2007

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

    Director:Kenji Nakamura

    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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    Director:Kenji Nakamura

    Writer:Michiko Yokote