Season 1

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  8.1/1071 votes

  Episode 1

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2023

  A boy is attacked by a wild bear, introducing a plague that affects only males.

  Director: Itoko Nagai, Noriyuki Abe

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/1046 votes

  Episode 2

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2023

  While visiting Edo, a beautiful temple chief named Arikoto catches the eye of Lady Kasuga, who tries to force him into giving up the priesthood.

  Director: Yuta Suzuki

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1044 votes

  Episode 3

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Together with Gyokuei, Arikoto begins his new life. He learns about a carefully protected secret, and the role he is now expected to play.

  Director: Hideaki Ōba

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/1046 votes

  Episode 4

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Arikoto's wounds finally heal, and he's introduced to the other men in the Ooku, but they don't take kindly to him.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1045 votes

  Episode 5

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Iemitsu orders the men to dress in women's clothing and amuse her. She remembers how, when she was a child, Lady Kasuga had taken her from her family.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/1042 votes

  Episode 6

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Though blissfully in love, Iemitsu is still not pregnant. Lady Kasuga finds a promiscuous man in town who bears an uncanny resemblance to Arikoto.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/1041 votes

  Episode 7

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/29/2023

  With surprising good will, Arikoto welcomes Sutezo into the Ooku. Just when things seem to be going well, an accident happens.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/1042 votes

  Episode 8

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Iemitsu sees for herself how desperate things have become outside the castle walls. She orders immediate action to prevent a peasant uprising.

  Director: Yuta Suzuki

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/1041 votes

  Episode 9

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Lady Kasuga falls ill, causing worry over what will happen in the event of her passing. The plague finds its way into the Ooku.

  Director: Hideaki Ōba

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/1046 votes

  Episode 10

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/29/2023

  Iemitsu steps out into the open and announces her intentions, creating major changes across the country.

  Director: Itoko Nagai, Noriyuki Abe

  Writer: Unknown