7.6/10100 votes#1 - The Promise
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2014
Raku Ichijo, the son of a yakuza boss, prefers to just live a normal high school life. On the way to school he is kneed in the face by a girl, but gets tended by Kosaki Onodera, a sweet classmate that he has a crush on since middle school. The teacher announces a new transfer student, Chitoge Kirisaki, who happens to be the girl that crashed into Raku, and they start arguing. Raku realizes he has lost his locket that contains the memories of his first love, because of the collision, and asks Chitoge to help look for it. After several days their relationship gets worse that Raku tells Chitoge to stop looking. Chitoge eventually finds the locket. Afterwards, Raku's father tells Raku that he is to pretend being in a dating relationship with a girl from a rival gang in order for their gangs to make peace, but to Raku's chagrin, the girl turns out to be Chitoge.
Director: Takashi Kawabata
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.5/1084 votes#2 - Encounter
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2014
In order to settle the feud between their families' gangs, Raku and Chitoge act lovey-dovey towards each other. The next day, Chitoge and Raku go on a date, which is heavily supervised by the gangs, but they drive each other nuts on typical activities. At a park, Chitoge heads to a restroom where she overhears her gang acting suspicious over the relationship. Raku wishes he were on a date with Kosaki instead when she suddenly appears. Chitoge returns and tells Kosaki that she and Raku are a couple.
Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.3/1079 votes#3 - Two of a Kind
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2014
Raku wants to talk to Kosaki and explain to her that he’s not going out with Chitoge. All the other students are very curios about Raku and Chitoge's relationship, while Claude is still suspicious of what is going on. Raku finally decides to consult Shu.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.4/1082 votes#4 - The Visit
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2014
Chitoge's Friend Notebook is helping her make friends. Onodera seems happy that Raku and Chitoge are such a lovey-dovey couple, even though she has feelings for him. Raku can't wait for Onodera to come over to his place for the study group he's having.
Director: Taro Kubo
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.6/1076 votes#5 - Swimming
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2014
Ruri talks to Onodera about her feelings for Raku and the promise she made ten years ago. Ruri asks Chitoge to join the girls' swim team and invites Raku, Chitoge and Onodera to the swimming practice, in hopes of investigating their true feelings.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.3/1074 votes#6 - Borrowing and Lending
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2014
Chitoge faces surprising difficulties in her attempts to thank Raku for rescuing her. After discovering the true nature of Chitoge and Raku’s relationship, Onodera tries to muster up the courage to confess her true feelings for Raku.
Director: Kazuki Ohashi
Writer: N/A
7.6/1074 votes#7 - Rival
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2014
A new transfer student arrives at the school. The girls fall in love with him, while the boys can't help having feelings of jealousy. It turns out that the new student is an old friend of Chitoge. Will Raku be able to handle having a rival?
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.5/1073 votes#8 - Happiness
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2014
Claude is training Tsugumi for her mission of finding out the truth about the relationship between Raku and Chitoge. Tsugumi is going through some changes, and she seeks advice from people around her. Could it be possible that she is in love?
Director: Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.8/1078 votes#9 - Hot Spring
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2014
While on an open-air school trip, Raku mistakenly ends up in the women's hot spring. When his female classmates show up to bathe, he must try and find a way to escape before being caught and labelled as a peeping tom.
Director: Shuji Miyahara
Writer: N/A
7.5/1072 votes#10 - Lottery
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2014
The students are holding their annual Test of Courage. There is a lottery, and the boys and girls are pairing up and holding hands. Raku wants to get paired up with Onodera more than anything, but Chitoge has gone missing in the woods in a ghost costume!
Director: N/A
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.9/1076 votes#11 - Celebration
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2014
It's Chitoge's birthday. Seishirou is planning a surprise party for her, and she invites all her friends. Raku and Onodera go out together to get birthday presents for Chitoge. But are they on a date now?
Director: N/A
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.7/1075 votes#12 - Confirmation
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/2014
Chitoge tells Raku about the boy she made a promise with ten years ago. Raku admits that he, too, made a promise with a girl ten years ago. They decide to try and see if Chitoge's key would open up Raku's locket. But…
Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Writer: N/A
7.6/1072 votes#13 - After School
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/2014
Raku finds the photo that was taken ten years ago. It's the photo of Raku and the girl he made a promise with. The girl turns out to be…
Director: Taro Kubo
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
7.6/1073 votes#14 - Ordeal
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/12/2014
Raku's dad gives Raku the news that he actually has a fiancée and that she is coming to see him . He wants Raku to entertain her. She is the girl from the photo taken ten years ago!
Director: Hitomi Ezoe
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.6/1073 votes#15 - Three Keys
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/19/2014
Marika explains to Raku how they first met. He tries to remember the details, but it's hard for him. She takes him to her home to meet her father. Raku wants to call off the engagement, but he is so scared of Marika's father!
Director: Kazuki Ohashi
Writer: N/A
7.8/1071 votes#16 - Typhoon
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/26/2014
Onodera asks Raku if he could take on a part-time job at her family's Japanese Sweets shop. He agrees, not wanting to miss the chance of seeing her. A storm breaks out, and now Raku has no choice but to stay at Onodera's home with no one else around. And…
Director: N/A
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.9/1073 votes#17 - Festival Day
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/3/2014
Raku runs into Chitoge at the festival. Seeing that many things come free when she is with Raku, Chitoge decides to hang out with him. However, there is only one thing on Raku's mind… To purchase a romantic relationship charm!
Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
7.6/1072 votes#18 - At the Beach
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/10/2014
The gang goes down to the beach to enjoy the last days of summer. Chitoge starts acting very strange after seeing Raku with Marika and Onodera. Is she starting to realize she is actually in love with Raku?
Director: Taro Kubo
Writer: N/A
7.9/1077 votes#19 - The Play
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/2014
Due to Chitoge's refusal of accepting the role in their play, Kosaki steps in and takes the role as Juliet with Raku as Romeo. Whilst in the midst of rehearsals, Raku and Chitoge gets into a heated argument over their fake relationship. As Raku vehemently states how dysfunctional things are between them and is considering to end their ties, Chitoge slaps Raku out of indignation. On the day of their play, Kosaki gets injured after rescuing a fellow classmate from a fall. With no one else to take over Kosaki in her role as Juliet, Raku approaches Chitoge and convinces her to take the part. After Raku apologizes and admits he doesn't despise Chitoge as the latter had presumed, Chitoge leans unto Raku and accepts the role as his Juliet.
Director: Kazuki Ohashi
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
8.3/1089 votes#20 - Showtime
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/24/2014
With Chitoge's inclusion into their cast, the play commences with Shu as the narrator taking their performance into a comedic turn, adding nonsensical subplots into the play's story for the enjoyment of the audience but for the chagrin to some of its casts. Nevertheless, the play finishes, gaining warm admiration from the audience while Chitoge recognizes her true love for Raku. With their usual relationship back in place, Chitoge apologizes to Raku for her harsh behavior and adds that she will still be herself in front of him. During a conversation with Kosaki, Raku takes notice of Kosaki's desire of playing the role of Juliet. To compensate for not having played her role, as a result Raku and Kosaki reprise their roles as Romeo and Juliet respectively and did a private play for themselves as Chitoge looks into the horizon and remarks the conclusion of their memorable cultural festival.
Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
The Best Episodes of Nisekoi Season 1
Every episode of Nisekoi Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nisekoi Season 1!
Nisekoi follows high school students Raku Ichijo, the son of a leader in the yakuza faction Shuei-Gumi, and Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of a boss...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Promise" is the best rated episode of "Nisekoi" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by Takashi Kawabata and written by Muneo Nakamoto, it aired on 1/11/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Encounter".