7.2/10399 votes#1 - Beginner
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2014
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
7.0/10380 votes#2 - Challenger
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2014
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
7.5/10347 votes#3 - Expert
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2014
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
7.4/10340 votes#4 - Grandmaster
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2014
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
7.0/10322 votes#5 - Weak Square
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2014
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.
Director: Kotono Watanabe, Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Takashi Aoshima
8.1/10381 votes#6 - Interesting
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2014
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
7.2/10314 votes#7 - Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2014
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
7.5/10317 votes#8 - Fake End
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/2014
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, Yuu Kamiya
7.2/10320 votes#9 - Sky Walk
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/2014
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
6.8/10305 votes#10 - Blue Rose
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/2014
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
7.7/10320 votes#11 - Killing Giant
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2014
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
7.7/10345 votes#12 - Rule Number 10
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/25/2014
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
The Best Episodes of No Game No Life Season 1
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Online gamer siblings are thrust into a new realm where they must play to take over the world.
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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 399 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".