6.9/10126 votes#1 - The Shadow and Her Doll
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2021
Kate meets her living doll and names her. The two play dress-up and begin to bond as master and servant, but there is much that they both must learn about each other and the mysterious Shadows House.
Director: Kazuki Ohashi
Writer: Toshiya Ohno
7.8/10109 votes#2 - Outside the Room
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2021
Emilico ventures deeper into Shadows House. Back in Kate's room, a clumsy mistake leads to a scolding. The two have an unhappy encounter that raises Emilico's anxiety level, but she later vows not to fret so much.
Director: Hayato Sakai
Writer: Momoka Toyoda
8.0/10105 votes#3 - The Soot Sickness
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2021
Emilico has her first day of class with Rosemary and company until all hell breaks loose. Kate makes a surprising discovery with Emilico's help. The two vow to learn from one another, but little do they know of the plan being hatched behind closed doors.
Director: Takashi Sakuma
Writer: Takahito Oonishi
7.7/1096 votes#4 - Watchers in the Night
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2021
Emilico and company have an unhappy encounter with a Star Bearer that leads to late-night watch duty. Kate frets over the approaching debut. Sides are taken, friendships are forged, and one of Shadow House's mysteries is solved.
Director: Jun Takahashi
Writer: Rino Yamazaki
7.9/1093 votes#5 - The Debut
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2021
Tensions mount as the candidates prepare for the debut, but little do they know what Edward has in store. As the debut proceeds, Kate and Emilico struggle amid the more competitive candidates. Who will rise to the top, and who will be discarded?
Director: Yoshihiro Sugai
Writer: Toshiya Ohno
7.9/1094 votes#6 - The Garden Labyrinth
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2021
The debut continues in the garden labyrinth as the dolls set out to find their shadow masters. They end up helping each other, and an unexpected duo forms. Edward tries to get his plan back on track. Kate has an unexpected encounter with an admirer.
Director: Hiromi Tanaka
Writer: Momoka Toyoda
8.0/1092 votes#7 - An Incomplete Map
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2021
Edward's labyrinth continues to confound the dolls as they race to save their masters. But will his plan unravel as they learn more about each other and find that working together has its advantages?
Director: Takeru Ogiwara
Writer: Takahito Oonishi
8.0/1092 votes#8 - In the Palm of His Hand
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2021
The debut continues as the dolls try to find their shadow masters. Will Lou and Ricky's unlikely partnership last much longer? Will Emilico and Rum survive the dreadful maze? And why has Edward planned such an elaborate debut in the first place?
Director: Ken Sanuma
Writer: Rino Yamazaki
8.1/1094 votes#9 - A Birdcage and Flowers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2021
The adult shadows continue watching the debut candidates navigate the garden labyrinth, but will Edward's plan work? Shaun and Ricky have another tense encounter, and the dolls try to rescue their masters. Who will survive, and who will be discarded?
Director: Takashi Sakuma
Writer: Toshiya Ohno
8.5/1098 votes#10 - The Final Pair
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2021
Kate and Emilico's fate hangs in the balance as Edward's carefully staged debut heads into its grand finale. Shirley and Rum have a breakthrough, but is it too little, too late? Meanwhile, the third-floor shadows continue to question Edward's methods.
Director: Tazumi Mukaiyama
Writer: Toshiya Ohno
7.9/1081 votes#11 - The Dark Drink
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2021
Kate notices a change in Emilico. Upon reading Emilico's notebook, she tries something to help her, but Emilico vanishes after learning a secret. Kate enlists John in finding her and then shares the secret with the others, but can they thwart Edward?
Director: Yuma Suzuki
Writer: Toshiya Ohno
7.2/1073 votes#12 - To Lord Grandfather's Wing
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2021
Emilico finds herself in a bind, and Kate and the other children hatch a plan to slip into Lord Grandfather's wing to save her. Edward desperately tries to find out what Kate is up to, and the children finally learn the reason behind his plan.
Director: Hayato Sakai
Writer: Takahito Oonishi
7.1/1076 votes#13 - For the Sake of the Shadows Family
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/4/2021
Kate searches for Emilico in Lord Grandfather's wing. John springs into action, and Kate gets some help from the other children and a strange new friend. As Edward's plan nears fruition, will the children of Shadows House be able to stop him?
Director: Kazuki Ohashi, Yui Ikari
Writer: Toshiya Ohno
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Shadow and Her Doll" is the best rated episode of "Shadows House" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by Kazuki Ohashi and written by Toshiya Ohno, it aired on 4/11/2021. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Outside the Room".