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The Worst Episodes of Mononoke

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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 slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mononoke Season 1 Episode 3 - Umibouzu, Opening Act
    7.1/10(163 votes)

    #1 - Umibouzu, Opening Act

    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.

    Director:Mana Uchiyama
    Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka

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  2. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 1 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 1
    7.4/10(206 votes)

    #2 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 1

    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.

    Director:Kenji Nakamura
    Writer:Ikuko Takahashi

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  3. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 4 - Umibouzu, Second Act
    7.5/10(161 votes)

    #3 - Umibouzu, Second Act

    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.

    Director:Yoshihisa Matsumoto
    Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka

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  4. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 8 - Nue, Part 1
    7.6/10(142 votes)

    #4 - Nue, Part 1

    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.

    Director:Kôji Yamazaki
    Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka

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  5. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 2 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 2
    7.7/10(183 votes)

    #5 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 2

    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.

    Director:Sumio Watanabe
    Writer:Sumio Watanabe

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  6. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 6 - Nopperabou, Part 1
    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #6 - Nopperabou, Part 1

    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.

    Director:Hidehito Ueda
    Writer:Manabu Ishikawa

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  7. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 10 - Bakeneko, Opening Act
    7.8/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Bakeneko, Opening Act

    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.

    Director:Kohei Hatano
    Writer:Ikuko Takahashi

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  8. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 5 - Umibouzu, Finale
    7.9/10(164 votes)

    #8 - Umibouzu, Finale

    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.

    Director:Kohei Hatano
    Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka

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  9. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 11 - Bakeneko, Second Act
    7.9/10(131 votes)

    #9 - Bakeneko, Second Act

    S1:E11

    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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  10. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 9 - Nue, Part 2
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #10 - Nue, Part 2

    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.

    Director:Kôji Yamazaki
    Writer:Chiaki J. Konaka

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  11. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 7 - Nopperabou, Part 2
    8.3/10(165 votes)

    #11 - Nopperabou, Part 2

    S1:E7

    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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  12. Mononoke Season 1 Episode 12 - Bakeneko, Finale
    8.4/10(147 votes)

    #12 - Bakeneko, Finale

    S1:E12

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Umibouzu, Opening Act" is the worst rated episode of "Mononoke". It scored 7.1/10 based on 163 votes. Directed by Mana Uchiyama and written by Chiaki J. Konaka, it aired on 7/27/2007. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Zaraki Warashi, Part 1".