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The Best Episodes of No Game No Life

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Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Interesting
    8.2/10(575 votes)

    S1:E6

    The siblings confront Jibril, a member of the Flügel race to reclaim the royal library in a game of Shiritori.

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  2. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 12 - Rule Number 10
    7.8/10(516 votes)

    S1:E12

    While Izuna's abilities seemingly defy physics, Sora and Shiro make potentially futile attempts to amp up their game.

    Director:Kotono Watanabe
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  3. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 11 - Killing Giant
    7.7/10(480 votes)

    S1:E11

    Izuna, though powerful, has been matched in gameplay. This first person shooter will test their limits in virtual space. As tensions flare, friendly fire becomes imminent.

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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  4. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Expert
    7.6/10(521 votes)

    S1:E3

    A girl named Clamy has won the right to be the next king of Elukia by her overwhelming good luck. Steph lost to her and loses the chance to become the next ruler. Just as she defeats the last challenger, however, Sora and Shiro interrupt her.

    Director:Hideki Hosokawa
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  5. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 8 - Fake End
    7.5/10(479 votes)

    S1:E8

    Sora, Shiro, Steph and Jibril devise a risky plan with even riskier stakes, making their way to the Warbeast embassy to challenge them.

    Director:Akira Shimizu
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  6. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 4 - Grandmaster
    7.4/10(510 votes)

    S1:E4

    The game Clamy challenged them to wasn't normal chess. Shiro is a chess master, but even she is helpless against Clami's assault. But when Shiro understands the real rules of the game, things begind to turn around. The battle to determine the king of Elukia, and all of humanity, finally reaches its end.

    Director:Chikayo Nakamura
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  7. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Beginner
    7.3/10(581 votes)

    S1:E1

    Sora and Shiro are unemployed and never leave their house, but on the net, they're known as "Blank", an invincible team of gamers. One day, these siblings are visited by a boy named Tet, who calls himself god. Tet summons them to a world where all war is banned, and everything is decided by games.

    Director:Atsuko Ishizuka
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  8. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 7 - Sacrifice
    7.3/10(473 votes)

    S1:E7

    Intending to challenge the Werebeasts, the siblings discover that it's hard to come with a strategy to defeat the latter, as all memories regarding the games are erased from their challengers, until Stephanie entrusts Sora a key left by the former king, leading to his secret research on how to outwit them.

    Director:Yuki Inaba
    Writer:Takashi Aoshima

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  9. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Sky Walk
    7.3/10(483 votes)

    S1:E9

    Foul play is suspected when Sora is nowhere to be found after Shiro wakes up, spurring him to action.

    Director:Hiroyasu Aoki
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  10. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 2 - Challenger
    7.1/10(553 votes)

    S1:E2

    Sora and Shiro have been abandoned in another world by Tet. In this world all war is forbidden, and everything is determined by games whose rules are determined by the "Ten Pledges" that Tet established. They find themselves in the country of humanity, the weakest of the 16 races in this new world.

    Director:Takashi Ikehata
    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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  11. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 5 - Weak Square
    7.0/10(485 votes)

    S1:E5

    Sora and Shiro leave the running of the country to Steph and spend every day playing video games. Steph's hope that they would become not only the saviors of Elukia, but all of humanity, crumbles away.

    Directors:Sumito Sasaki, Kotono Watanabe
    Writer:Takashi Aoshima

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  12. No Game No Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Blue Rose
    6.8/10(466 votes)

    S1:E10

    Sora, Shiro and the rest prepare themselves for a game with the Warbeasts through trust exercises and cunning strategy. The stakes are high, but Sora, as always, has a plan.

    Director:Michita Shiraishi
    Writer:Kento Shimoyama

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Best Episodes Summary

"Interesting" is the best rated episode of "No Game No Life". It scored 8.2/10 based on 575 votes. Directed by Hideki Hosokawa and written by Kento Shimoyama, it aired on 5/14/2014. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rule Number 10".