6.9/109 votes#1 - Here Comes Tsukishima Jinbei!!!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2013
Jinbei has traveled all the way to Edo to join the Insect Magistrate's Office. That is if he can find it before being killed by a Yarougumo.
Director: Takayuki Hamana
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#2 - My rival is female ninja Hibachi!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2013
Teamed up Hibachi for his first assignment, he is regulated to the sidelines, forbidden to draw his sword.
Director: Katsuya Kikuchi
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#3 - The Killer of 99, Koikawa Shungiku
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2013
While on patrol, Jinbei can't understand why the people of Edo hate Shungiku. When Shungiku is accused of murder, Jinbei stands by his new sword master.
Director: Tomokazu Tokoro
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
NaN/100 votes#4 - Ichinotani Tenma, I Can Do It!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2013
The youngest member of the group, Ichinotani Tenma and his shikigami are very powerful, but even he has a fatal weakness that Jinbei is determined to help him overcome.
Director: Yoshifumi Sasahara
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#5 - Mugai, What Solitary Eyes See
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2013
A request from Minster Mizuno Saneyoshi has requested for Mugai to perform an insect extermination. Mugai has picked Jinbei to accompany him, but won't explain why...
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#6 - The Hot Guy Beneath the Mask, Nagatomimaru
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2013
A masked figure is stalking the headquarters of the Insect Brigade.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
7.8/105 votes#7 - Summer War in Edo!!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2013
Tsukishima runs around preparing for the famous Ryogoku River Opening, as everyone else evacuates for the best seat for Summer War.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#8 - Mitsuki`s Honey Trap
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2013
A former team member of Mugai has been tasked to gather information on the Insect Magistrate, she attaches to Jinbei as a source of info, learning this Mugai offers her some advice.
Director: Hisaya Takabayashi
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#9 - The Insect Hunters Attack!! Battle of Hachijo Island!!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2013
The Insect Magistrate is in danger and all military groups must set out! But as the groups set a bug attacks Edo and Jinbei must decide to save the town or follow orders.
Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
NaN/100 votes#10 - Kuroageha Arrives
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/2013
The Insect Magistrate is confused by Jinbei's actions; is he friend or foe? Jinbei continues his fight against the hunters but the difference in skill is obvious.
Director: Katsuya Kikuchi
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
NaN/100 votes#11 - Jinbei`s Power Awakens!!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/2013
Cornered by Sougan, the strongest of the Insect Hunters, attacks the Insect Magistrate but seconds before death an unfamiliar Jinbei awakens.
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#12 - Training With Father! The Thirty-six Blades of Fuji!!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2013
Returning to Edo, the Insect squad is stunned to see mounds of bug carcasses and one man standing alone.
Director: Yoshifumi Sasahara
Writer: N/A
6.8/105 votes#13 - We'll Show You Everything!! The Edo Women's Baths!!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/1/2013
Osono the journalist plans to write an expose about the Insect Magistrates and knows she will get her big scoop at the women's bath.
Director: Takayuki Hamana
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#14 - Insect! Man! A Mysterious Enemy Attacks!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/2013
A new half insect half man has appeared in Edo looking for a certain young samurai. As conventional weapons fail to stop him it is up to Jinbei to test his new skills.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#15 - To Kishuu! The Ten Crucifix Insects of Sanada Appear!
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/15/2013
Sanada Yukimura's 10 Crucifix Insects attack one village after another. The Insect Magistrate rushes to Edo Castle, where she discovers a secret in Nagatomimaru's room.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#16 - The Cool Guy in Glasses Lectures on Right and Wrong
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/22/2013
The Insect Magistrate heads to Kishuu to recover her lost powers. Oooka Tadasuke, Edo's smartest man, accompanies her as her guard. Jinbei goes as well, but Oooka is upset by his failings as a Samurai.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#17 - Sanada Yukimura's Trap! Caught in a Net!!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/29/2013
Jinbei is chased and captured by the people of Kishuu at the order of Sanada Yukimura. The village of Iwamatsu, where he is kept, is attacked by bandits, and he wins the hearts of the people by chasing them off. However, there is only a brief moment of rest.
Director: Hideaki Uehara
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
NaN/100 votes#18 - Time's Up! The Insect Magistrate's Office Arrives!
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/5/2013
Jinbei heads to meet the lord of Kishuu, but he finds Hibachi instead. The party meets with the rest of the City Patrol group and enjoys a brief rest. But the time limit is drawing nigh, and just when the Ten Crucifix Insects attack the people of Kishuu...
Director: Katsuya Kikuchi
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#19 - He Shed His Skin! The Insect-men's True Form!!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/12/2013
The battle with the Ten Crucifix Insects begins! The first round is Tsukishima Jinbei vs. Nedzu Jinpachi. As soon a the battle begins Jinbei is drawn into the castle moat, and forced to fight underwater at a huge disadvantage.
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
NaN/100 votes#20 - Dream of the Butterfly
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/19/2013
The second battle of Wakayama Castle is against Kirigakure Saizou, the strongest of the Ten Crucifix Insects, who is a master of strange techniques. Hibachi is dazzled and bewildered by illusions of her past.
Director: Shinsuke Terasawa
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#21 - The Compassion Slash That Cuts G!!
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/26/2013
The Miyoshi brothers have powerful regenerative capabilities. They say that taking life is offering salvation, and in them Shungiku sees his own younger self. Oooka, who knows the old Shungiku, is doubtful he can win the battle.
Director: Hideki Takayama
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
NaN/100 votes#22 - Who Is Righteous! Tenma and Justice!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/2/2013
The fourth battle of Wakayama Castle is between Ichinotani Tenma and Anayama Kosuke. Anayama says "Justice" a lot. He attacks Tenma with his warped sense of justice. A badly wounded Tenma continues to fight, hoping for just one thing: to meet the father and mother he's never seen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#23 - My Life's Greatest Task
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/9/2013
Jinbei's flower team advances steadily. Meanwhile the snow team, the Magistrate's party, reaches the eternal well. Kirigakure Saizou then reveals his true self and begins a one on one fight with Mugai.
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#24 - The Insect Magistrate's Cursed Past
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/16/2013
The battle for Wakayama castle continues! Muagi battles Saizou while the rest of the Magistrate's fights the last of the crucifix insects, and Jinbei attacks Yukimura. The Magistrate plunges herself into the Eternal Well, and her mysterious past is revealed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#25 - The Promise Is Hope Within Despair
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/23/2013
When he learns that the power of the well will cost the servant her memories, Jinbei goes into the well after her. She was prepared to lose her memories but Jinbei persuades her not to. When she leaves, Sanada Yukimura is there...
Director: Katsuya Kikuchi
Writer: Hiroshi Onogi
The Best Episodes of Mushibugyou Season 1
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Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Here Comes Tsukishima Jinbei!!!" is the best rated episode of "Mushibugyou" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Takayuki Hamana and written by N/A, it aired on 4/8/2013. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "My rival is female ninja Hibachi!".