7.8/1024 votes#1 - Osomatsu-kun Returns
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2015
The Matsuno brothers try to adapt their show to contemporary times, with mixed results.
Director: Takashi Ando
Writer: Shu Matsubara
7.2/1018 votes#2 - Let's Get a Job/The Melancholy of Osomatsu-kun
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2015
The Matsuno brothers struggle to find employment. Later, Osomatsu tries to take an interest in his brothers' lives but winds up being a nuisance to them.
Director: Tomonari Tanaka
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.3/1014 votes#3 - Tidbits Collection
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2015
This week's episode is the tidbits collection. Everything from Dekapan-man, to what happens if you try to horde your pachinko winnings, to a bath house quiz.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.1/1013 votes#4 - Let's Get Independent/This is Totoko
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2015
The Matsuno brothers compete to ensure their divorcing parents will care of each of them. Meanwhile, Totoko asks the brothers for help in a crisis.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.2/1013 votes#5 - The Karamatsu Incident/ESP Kitty
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2015
Karamatsu gets kidnapped, but his brothers don't do anything. Later, a cat gets to speak and read minds, which causes mayhem for the Matsuno brothers.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.2/1011 votes#6 - It's a Birthday Party, Dajo/Iyami's Great Discovery
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2015
The Matsunos are invited to Hatobou's birthday part. Meanwhile, Iyami discovers that his buckteeth contain a rare metal.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michiko Yokote
7.7/109 votes#7 - Todomatsu and the 5 Demons/To the North
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2015
Todomatsu starts to work at a stylish cafe. His brothers try to disturb his fulfilling life. / Dekapan and Dayon enjoy a carefree travel together toward north.
Director: Mamiko Sekiya
Writer: Shu Matsubara
7.5/1010 votes#8 - The Calming Osomatsu/Totoko's Dream
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2015
Captain Choromatsu waits a man while he carries out a murder case investigation with Detective Todomatsu. / Totoko wants to be a popular idol, but reality is so cruel.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
9.0/1025 votes#9 - Chibita and Oden/Jyushimatsu Falls in Love
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2015
Karamatsu ends up as Chibita's apprentice at his oden stand. Meanwhile, Jyushimatsu falls in love and his brothers try to help him achieve his romance.
Director: Kazuhisa Ono, Mamiko Sekiya
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.2/1013 votes#10 - Iyami and Chibita's Rental Girlfriend
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2015
Iyami and Chibita dress up as girls, and trick the Matsuno brothers into falling in love with them. It's only a matter of time before this plan goes bad.
Director: Yukina Hiiro
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.1/1010 votes#11 - Christmas Osomatsu-san
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2015
A series of Christmas-themed skits. Ichimatsu takes on the role of a Black Santa interrupting a romantic couple's date, while Karamatsu finds himself on a date with an unfortunate ending.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
4.9/108 votes#12 - Year-End Special-san
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2015
Osomatsu and Totoko host an end of year special broadcast, looking back on previous episodes to determine which of the brothers is the biggest loser.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/108 votes#13 - Sanematsu-san/Girlymatsu-san/Accident?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2016
A salaryman named Sanematsu takes care of his six siblings, the Matsuno brothers become girls and argue, and a fight between Choromatsu and Osomatsu occurs.
Director: Hiroyuki Okuno
Writer: Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote
7.5/108 votes#14 - Kaze wo hiita/Todomatsu no rain/Choromatsu-sensei
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/2016
The brothers all catch colds. Later, the brothers question Todomatsu about all the things he hasn't told them about his personal life. Choromatsu is a paranoid vice-principal overly worried about plans for his school's cultural festival.
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: Shu Matsubara
7.5/108 votes#15 - Mensetsu/Chibita no hana no inochi
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/2016
Jyushimatsu goes to a job interview, proving to be a total nuisance for the interviewers. Chibita is asked out on a date by the fairy of a flower he saved.
Director: Seishirou Nagaya
Writer: Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote
7.8/109 votes#16 - Matsuno Max/The Ichimatsu Incident
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/2016
In an apocalyptic world, the Idol Matsunos battle against Iyami and Dekapan, who are robbing the dry-skinned citizens of all of their lotion. Ichimatsu is forced to pretend to be Karamatsu after Osomatsu catches him wearing his clothes.
Director: Tsuneo Tominaga
Writer: Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote
7.4/108 votes#17 - Jyushimatsu Festival
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/2016
Jyushimatsu carries out incredible feats. Meanwhile, the other brothers try to find out when Jyushimatsu developed his odd personality.
Director: Hikaru Yamaguchi
Writer: Michiko Yokote
8.2/1011 votes#18 - Iyami's Counterattack
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/2016
Wanting to become the main protagonist of the franchise again, Iyami holds a bizarre kart race to determine who the protagonist of Osomatsu-san will be.
Director: Mamiko Sekiya, Kenichi Fujisawa
Writer: Shu Matsubara, Michiko Yokote
7.0/109 votes#19 - Period Drama Osomatsu-san/Choromatsu Rising
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/2016
A series of skits take place, set during the Sengoku era. Back in the present, Choromatsu decides to quit being an idol and pursue a job.
Director: Ayumu Ono, Tsuneo Tominaga
Writer: Shu Matsubara
7.6/108 votes#20 - Teach Me, Hatabou/School Matsu/Iyami's School
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/2016
Hatabou starts his own catering service. Later, Osomatsu and Karamatsu play as delinquent high school students competing to see who's the toughest. Afterwards, Iyami starts a comedy class hoping to earn a quick buck.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
7.4/109 votes#21 - Mahjong/Godmatsu
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/29/2016
On a rainy evening, the brothers play a game of mahjong. Later, the brothers suddenly find themselves joined by a seventh brother, Godmatsu, who was allegedly born from the goodness that fell out of the brothers' hearts.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
7.3/109 votes#22 - The Star of Hope, Todomatsu/Final Sheeeh
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/2016
Todomatsu holds auditions to take one of his brothers with him to a mixer, struggling to find anyone worth taking. Meanwhile, Iyami meets a kung-fu master who believes him to possess a special technique.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.0/1010 votes#23 - Kerosene/Dayon Tribe
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/14/2016
When the family heater runs out of kerosene, the brothers to force each other to get a refill. Meanwhile, Osomatsu, Karamatsu, and Choromatsu find themselves in an underground village populated by a tribe of Dayon people.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
8.6/1015 votes#24 - Totoko's Huge Panic/Letter
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/21/2016
Totoko is jealous when people start getting more success than her. Meanwhile, Choromatsu manages to land a job and moves out of the house, with the other brothers soon following suit, leaving just Osomatsu alone.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
5.6/1013 votes#25 - Osomatsu-san, Such as It Was
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/28/2016
The brothers quickly abandon their new lifestyles upon learning they have been invited to a baseball tournament for the finale.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shu Matsubara
The Best Episodes of Mr. Osomatsu Season 1
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Sequel/spin-off of the gag manga classic Osomatsu-kun, entailing the lives of the now 20-something NEET virgin Matsuno sextuplets and the bizarre adventures they find themselves...
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Osomatsu-kun Returns" is the best rated episode of "Mr. Osomatsu" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Takashi Ando and written by Shu Matsubara, it aired on 10/5/2015. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Let's Get a Job/The Melancholy of Osomatsu-kun".