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The Best Episodes of No Game No Life Season 1

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The Best Episodes of No Game No Life Season 1

Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own...

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  1. Background image for Beginner
    7.2/10(451 votes)

    #1 - Beginner

    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.

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  2. Background image for Challenger
    7.0/10(428 votes)

    #2 - Challenger

    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.

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  3. Background image for Expert
    7.5/10(399 votes)

    #3 - Expert

    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.

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  4. Background image for Grandmaster
    7.4/10(391 votes)

    #4 - Grandmaster

    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.

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  5. Background image for Weak Square
    7.0/10(371 votes)

    #5 - Weak Square

    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.

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  6. Background image for Interesting
    8.1/10(446 votes)

    #6 - Interesting

    S1:E6

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

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  8. Background image for Sacrifice
    7.2/10(363 votes)

    #7 - Sacrifice

    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.

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  9. Background image for Fake End
    7.5/10(368 votes)

    #8 - Fake End

    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.

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  10. Background image for Sky Walk
    7.2/10(372 votes)

    #9 - Sky Walk

    S1:E9

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

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  11. Background image for Blue Rose
    6.8/10(353 votes)

    #10 - Blue Rose

    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.

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  12. Background image for Killing Giant
    7.7/10(370 votes)

    #11 - Killing Giant

    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.

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  13. Background image for Rule Number 10
    7.7/10(397 votes)

    #12 - Rule Number 10

    S1:E12

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Beginner" is the best rated episode of "No Game No Life" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 451 votes. Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on 4/9/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Challenger".