7.1/1051 votesLoading...#1 - Once I… Become a… Zombie
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2012
When the family cat is accidentally killed, zombie buff Chihiro Furuya secretly tries to bring it back to life. After he overhears Rea Sanka shouting her frustrations down a well, Rea offers to help Chihiro, as they both keep each others’ secrets.
Director: Mamoru Hatakeyama
Writer: Noboru Takagi
7.1/1048 votesLoading...#2 - A Normal… Girl
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2012
Aria learns that Rea has run away, and Dan’ichiro vows to get her back. In Chihiro’s room, Rea sews up her wound, and the two of them each come to terms with her rebirth as a zombie. Free of her father, Rea reveals to Chihiro what she now wants from him.
Director: Shunji Yoshida
Writer: Kenji Sugihara
7.1/1039 votesLoading...#3 - Counterfeit… Freedom…
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2012
After Rea agrees to join the Furuya family in a meal, Chihiro becomes more interested in her dietary habits. At Rea’s insistence, he takes her to the mall to shop for clothes. Once there, however, Chihiro isn’t the only one who pays attention to Rea.
Director: Shunji Yoshida
Writer: N/A
7.2/1042 votesLoading...#4 - If She’s a Zombie… That Means…
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2012
With Rea going through rigor mortis, Chihiro does his best to keep her hidden while attending to household chores. While trying to figure out how to preserve Rea’s body, Chihiro makes a startling discovery about his grandpa. Ranko learns more about Rea.
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto
Writer: N/A
7.2/1041 votesLoading...#5 - It’s Because I… Ran Into You
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2012
Rea’s strange behavior leads her to kiss Chihiro in front of Ranko. After Rea slips away, Chihiro learns some valuable information about the undead from his grandpa. Chihiro decides to start keeping a diary of his observations of Rea.
Director: Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer: N/A
7.2/1039 votesLoading...#6 - Nothing… Really… Special
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2012
Rea arrives home just as Dan’ichiro shows Chihiro into the fencing hall, where he is determined to settle things between them. Though detained by the maid staff, Rea is able to elude them, and rushes to save Chihiro, but is startled by what she finds.
Director: Taro Kubo
Writer: Kenji Sugihara
7.3/1038 votesLoading...#7 - A Mother’s… Hand…
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2012
Mero and her two friends tell tales of their own brushes with zombies. Ichie tells of the creature that the art teacher keeps; Miko relates the story of an awful smell that led her to a house of horror. Mero’s story, however, trumps them both.
Director: Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer: N/A
7.4/1038 votesLoading...#8 - Childhood… Friends…
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2012
Chihiro spends his Sunday helping out with the Saoji family’s restaurant. Ranko tells the tale of the first time she met Chihiro. The two young children develop an unusual friendship between themselves as more about Ranko’s family is revealed.
Director: Hideki Takayama
Writer: Kenji Sugihara
7.5/1044 votesLoading...#9 - It Was… Successful
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2012
Rea continues to assist Chihiro’s attempt to reanimate Babu. She reveals her home life, including an unhealthy relationship with her father. The two of them decide to make one last attempt to bring Babu back to life, using a hydrangea blossom.
Director: Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer: Noboru Takagi
7.5/1037 votesLoading...#10 - Strong… Feelings…
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2012
While being held hostage inside the Sanka mansion, Chihiro meets Aria. She discloses that she is Rea’s stepmother, and relates how she came to be married to Dan’ichiro. In the course of her tale, more about Dan’ichiro’s past is also revealed to Chihiro.
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto
Writer: Kenji Sugihara
7.5/1037 votesLoading...#11 - At That Moment… I…
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2012
Chihiro begins to have second thoughts about his duty in looking after Rea’s welfare, and how little he can do for her. When plans to watch a fireworks show that Rea has her heart set on seeing fall through, the group comes up with an alternative.
Director: Shunji Yoshida
Writer: N/A
7.6/1044 votesLoading...#12 - Sanka… Rea
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2012
Rea is grounded indefinitely for sneaking out at night, and her father decides to keep her home from school, for good measure. She sneaks out again anyway, and goes looking for Chihiro. Elsewhere, when Babu runs away, Chihiro and Ranko chase after him.
Director: Taro Kubo
Writer: Noboru Takagi
The Worst Episodes of Sankarea: Undying Love
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Zombie-obsessed Furuya is making a potion to reanimate his dead cat when he meets Rea. She’s about as miserable as a girl can get, thanks...
Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:TBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Once I… Become a… Zombie" is the worst rated episode of "Sankarea: Undying Love". It scored 7.1/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama and written by Noboru Takagi, it aired on 4/6/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Normal… Girl".