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Four men are assigned to Nanba, the world’s most formidable prison. Jyugo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 1 - Idiots With Numbers!
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    #1 - Idiots With Numbers!

    S1:E1

    Jyugo, Uno, Nico and Rock make an attempt to escape, only to get caught by Hajime Sugoroku. The group later spends some time bugging Hajime and indulging in idle chat. The Warden, Momoko Hyakushiki, returns and discusses Jyugo with Hajime, telling him not to underestimate him.

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  2. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 2 - The Inmates Are Stupid! The Guards Are Kind of Stupid, Too!
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    #2 - The Inmates Are Stupid! The Guards Are Kind of Stupid, Too!

    S1:E2

    Hajime Sugoroku discusses the backstories of the four inmates of Cell 13 with the Warden.

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  3. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 3 - Another Idiot Has Come!
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    #3 - Another Idiot Has Come!

    S1:E3

    Seitarou Tanabata has difficulty dealing with Cell 13 due to their persistent bullying and appeals to Hajime Sugoroku for help. Tsukumo, a repeat offender and escapee, is transferred to cell thirteen but moved to cell eleven after conspiring to break out with Jyugo. Meanwhile, Nanba Prison prepares for New Year's.

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  4. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 4 - Happy New Year! The New Year's Tournament Is Where We Get Serious!
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    #4 - Happy New Year! The New Year's Tournament Is Where We Get Serious!

    S1:E4

    The New Year's Tournament kicks off, with Building 13's Cell 13 being chosen as one of the participates. The first round includes all guards and inmates, the second has Yamato Godai and Rock team up while Seitarou Tanabata and Uno team up for Round 3.

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  5. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 5 - A Fraud and a Hero
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    #5 - A Fraud and a Hero

    S1:E5

    Uno continues his match against Honey and Trois and ultimately wins. Hajime Sugoroku and Nico face against Samon Gokuu, Qi and Upa in the following Spinning-top round.

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  6. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 6 - The Booster Episode
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    #6 - The Booster Episode

    S1:E6

    The final match of the New Year's Tournament begins; Kenshirou Yozakura & Musashi vs. Hajime Sugoroku & Jyugo. Hajime seems to be doing fine with his match, but Jyugo ends up in a bit of trouble against his opponent, whom he seems to have some history with.

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  7. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 7 - It's a Surprisingly Sad Story
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    #7 - It's a Surprisingly Sad Story

    S1:E7

    Sometime before the second round of the New Year's Tournament, Tsukumo is visited by Hanzou Hattori. During the visit, Tsukumo's past is revealed.

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  8. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 8 - A Monster and a Gorilla
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    #8 - A Monster and a Gorilla

    S1:E8

    The battle between Jyugo and Musashi continues on as Jyugo goes berserk and let's loose his power after hearing Musashi mention the man that placed the shackles on him. The Warden orders the guards, Hajime Sugoroku, Kenshirou Yozakura, Samon Gokuu, and Kiji Mitsuba, to contain the two inmates.

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  9. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 9 - You're Empty!
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    #9 - You're Empty!

    S1:E9

    Hajime arrives back after his three day suspension. Jyugo and Musashi, while locked away in underground chambers, are allowed by Hajime and Kenshirou to communicate with each other via handheld transceivers. Musashi sheds some light on the Man with the Scar to Jyugo.

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  10. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 10 - A Melancholy Day for the Dog, Monkey, and Pheasant
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    #10 - A Melancholy Day for the Dog, Monkey, and Pheasant

    S1:E10

    While Hajime is on his three day suspension, Kenshirou Yozakura, Kiji Mitsuba, and Samon Gokuu take turns each day to supervise Building 13. Jyugo finally returns to Cell 13 and apologizes to them for all he's hidden from them.

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  11. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 11 - We Got Our Rewards
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    #11 - We Got Our Rewards

    S1:E11

    The stone oven that Rock wanted, for Building 13 winning the New Year's Tournament, is finally installed. Nico also gets a game room.

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  12. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 12 - The Room, the Billiards, the Darts, and Me
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    #12 - The Room, the Billiards, the Darts, and Me

    S1:E12

    Musashi discusses more of his past prior to meeting the Scarred Guard with Kenshirou Yozakura. Uno gets everyone from the New Year's Tournament together to play in the game room he got for Cell 13's victory in the tournament. Later, Jyugo leaves Cell 13 for some fresh air at night, only to encounter Elf.

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  13. NANBAKA Season 1 Episode 13 - Real Idiot
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    #13 - Real Idiot

    S1:E13

    Jyugo meets Elf, who threatens to use those close to him as experiments, just like him and Musashi. Following the next night, Cell 13 breaks out of their cell for fun, but Jyugo intends to really escape so Elf will chase after him and leave the others be. Hajime, however, is determined not to allow Jyugo's passage.

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  14. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 1 - Nanbaka Is a Comedy Anime.
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    #14 - Nanbaka Is a Comedy Anime.

    S2:E1

    Jyugo makes a routinely escape attempt and is caught by Hajime while he's napping in the Guard's room with Kuu. All the inmates and guards seem to be going through a typical and ordinary day, much to the chagrin of Mitsuru Hitokoe, who wants something exciting to happen during Part 2 of the anime.

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  15. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 2 - Super Hitoshi-kun
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    #15 - Super Hitoshi-kun

    S2:E2

    Hitoshi Sugoroku starts working as a Nanba Prison guard, much to Hajime's surprise. Uno and Rock don't believe that the "kind and cute" Hitoshi is the little brother of the "vicious gorilla" Hajime and try to disprove that they're siblings by testing Hitoshi's abilities as they escape.

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  16. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 3 - The Traitorous Building 5
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    #16 - The Traitorous Building 5

    S2:E3

    Rock challenges Samon Gokuu to test his strength and is defeated with little effort. The Warden leaves to attend a meeting at the Police Department HQ. Mao Nimaijita accuses Samon about potentially following in his older brother's footsteps. Yamato and Rock return to Building 13 after spending time at Building 5, and while not themselves, they attack Hajime and Jyugo.

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  17. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 4 - Something Is Breaking
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    #17 - Something Is Breaking

    S2:E4

    Jyugo is saved by Tsukumo from an out-of-control Rock. Meanwhile, Hajime deals with Yamato, who's in the same state as Rock. After finding a talisman on the two of them, Hajime and the others recognize the talismans belonging to Building 5. Hajime decides to go investigate the matter, and with much convincing on Uno's part, takes Cell 13 (except Rock) with him. He leaves Building 13 surveillance to Mitsuru Hitokoe. Mitsuru tells Hajime that they contacted Building 5, but nobody has been responding.

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  18. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 5 - You Are Weak
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    #18 - You Are Weak

    S2:E5

    Jyugo, Uno, and Nico wind up in an underground cell that happens to be holding Upa and Liang. The two inmates from Building 5 inform the trio that Building 5 has been compromised by the former Nanba supervisor, now inmate, Enki Gokuu. The five inmates escape their cell, thanks to Jyugo, and head off to find Hajime and Samon Gokuu. Along the way they find Honey and Trois locked in a cell.

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  19. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 6 - One's Own Freedom
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    #19 - One's Own Freedom

    S2:E6

    The team of inmates retreat into an abandoned office where Jyugo discovers confidential inmate files about himself. As they advance, they Liang and Upa send them ahead and stay behind to fight a possessed Rokuriki before being confronted by their former boss, Hachiman.

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  20. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 7 - A Fool
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    #20 - A Fool

    S2:E7

    The fight between Liang and Upa against Hachiman continues. Nico shows up out of nowhere and greets Upa, moved by his last line in the previous episode. Qi recalls events from his past when he joined up with Hachiman. Nico intervenes in the fight to save Upa, meanwhile, Uno freaks out about how they all lost sight of Nico. During the fight against Hachiman, Nico's medicine starts to wear off, and an alternate persona appears to take over.

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  21. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 8 - Awakening Poison
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    #21 - Awakening Poison

    S2:E8

    Uno explains to Honey and Trois that when Nico's medicine wears off he goes out of control. As Nico's alternate persona awakens, he fights Hachiman. In the meantime, Liang and Upa restrain Daisen Rokuriki and destroy his talisman. Qi interrupts the fight and while Nico attacks him, he injects Nico with his medicine, rendering him unconscious. Hachiman feels as though he has won, however, to his, Liang, and Upa's surprise, Qi injects poison into Hachiman's leg. While Hachiman is unconscious, Upa, Liang, and Qi talk. Hachiman eventually regains consciousness, and tries to fight the trio, but he's taken down by a group attack.

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  22. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 9 - Washed Away...
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    #22 - Washed Away...

    S2:E9

    Upa wonders if someone other than Enki is involved in the situation. Meanwhile, Jyugo and his group reach level 2 where they are confronted with numerous Jiang-Shi dolls. As Trois explores the area, they encounter Ruka Gojou and other guards with talisman on their foreheads, Daisen Kokoriki and Daisen Youriki. Trois tries to defeat him with a handmade a flame-thrower he made with leftover parts. Just as they think they are free, Ruka Gojou appears and captures Jyugo.

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  23. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 10 - Sound and Words
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    #23 - Sound and Words

    S2:E10

    Jyugo has been captured by Ruka Gojou, but is saved by surprise attack from Trois. Honey gets frustrated with Jyugo's uselessness and wants to leave him behind. Eventually, Ruka, Daisen Youriki and Daisen Kokoriki catch up to the group and Jyugo is caught by Youriki. While trying to help Jyugo, Uno is restrained by Ruka. Though initially reluctant, Honey decides to help. The two inmates of Building 3 decide to repay their debts to Jyugo and Uno, and deal with Ruka and the Daisens. After managing to subdue them, Ruka surprisingly comes out unscathed, now prepared to fight them seriously.

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  24. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 11 - Move Forward!
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    #24 - Move Forward!

    S2:E11

    As Ruka begins to fight seriously, Trois and Honey pursuade Uno and Jyugo to go ahead while they continue fighting but Jyugo eventually returns and defeats Ruka with his blades. Kokoriki and Youriki later arrive and try to arrest the escaped inmates. As they escape, Uno, Honey and Trois come up with a plan while Jyugo begins to make his way to Hajime.

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  25. NANBAKA Season 2 Episode 12 - Sarabaka
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    #25 - Sarabaka

    S2:E12

    Enki realises the prisoners have escaped as Mitsuru and Kenshirou begin questioning the situation. Meanwhile, Trois and Honey free Kiji who takes care of Daisen Kokoriki and Daisen Youriki before defeating Ruka. Jyugo finally finds Hajime before freeing him and Samon from their cells. Kiji handcuffs the inmates, but they are suddenly confronted by a hoard of surveillance dolls as are Jyugo and Hajime.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Idiots With Numbers!" is the worst rated episode of "NANBAKA". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/5/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Inmates Are Stupid! The Guards Are Kind of Stupid, Too!".