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The Best Episodes of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 1

Every episode of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 1!

Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, Kusuo Saiki finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." season 1 is "The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi", rated 7.6/10 from 223 user votes. It was directed by Makoto Sokuza and written by Michiko Yokote. "The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi" aired on 7/11/2016 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Hot-Blooded! Dodgeball! + Reach Him! Sign of Love + Saiki Family Home Renovation?! Drastic Makeover!! + Deceive! Mind Control".

  • The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi
    7.6/10 223 votes

    #1 - The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2016

    Kusuo Saiki thought he could have an easy life despite his psychic abilities, but his sophomore year of high school quickly proves him wrong.

    Director: Makoto Sokuza

    Writer: Michiko Yokote

  • Hot-Blooded! Dodgeball! + Reach Him! Sign of Love + Saiki Family Home Renovation?! Drastic Makeover!! + Deceive! Mind Control
    7.7/10 194 votes

    #2 - Hot-Blooded! Dodgeball! + Reach Him! Sign of Love + Saiki Family Home Renovation?! Drastic Makeover!! + Deceive! Mind Control

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2016

    Kusuo inadvertently makes a brilliant dodgeball play in gym class, putting him on a collision course with his athletic classmates Kineshi and Riki.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Genius Magician?! Uryoku Chouno + Second Encounter (on TV)! Uryoku Chouno + How Shady! Dark Reunion! + Beachside Summer Story + A New School Term Starts! The Melancholy of Nendou
    7.6/10 172 votes

    #3 - A Genius Magician?! Uryoku Chouno + Second Encounter (on TV)! Uryoku Chouno + How Shady! Dark Reunion! + Beachside Summer Story + A New School Term Starts! The Melancholy of Nendou

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2016

    Kusuo's extrasensory perception makes him unable to enjoy famous illusionist Uryoku Chono's show. Annoyed, Chono dares him to display his own magic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Please Make Me Your Apprentice! + Psychic Medium in the Class Next Door + Kineshi Hairo, in Search of Lumber + Home Alone Disaster + Crisis in Three-Month Relationship
    7.5/10 163 votes

    #4 - Please Make Me Your Apprentice! + Psychic Medium in the Class Next Door + Kineshi Hairo, in Search of Lumber + Home Alone Disaster + Crisis in Three-Month Relationship

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2016

    Young medium Reita Toritsuka, who can see ghosts, asks Kusuo to take him on as a student in ESP, but Reita's motivations are anything but noble.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Escape Using an Invincible Suit of Camouflage! + Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day + Don’t Catch Fire! Safety Drill!
    7.9/10 162 votes

    #5 - Escape Using an Invincible Suit of Camouflage! + Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day + Don’t Catch Fire! Safety Drill!

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2016

    Kusuo changes his routine so that he can get home from school in time to watch anime. His worried friends, meanwhile, are searching all over for him.

    Director: Rinuro Suzuki

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Enticing Premium Quality Coffee Jello + In Order to Avoid Misfortunes... + Teruhashi’s Biggest Trial + The Disastrous Life of the Psychic Medium Reita Toritsuka + Stop the Killer Domino Effect!
    7.5/10 147 votes

    #6 - Enticing Premium Quality Coffee Jello + In Order to Avoid Misfortunes... + Teruhashi’s Biggest Trial + The Disastrous Life of the Psychic Medium Reita Toritsuka + Stop the Killer Domino Effect!

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2016

    Kusuo heads to the grocery store to buy dessert and has to decide which coffee jelly will give him the most satisfaction. Luckily, he has ESP!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Reign of the Small King + Frolic! Silent Night + Noisy New Year's
    7.9/10 158 votes

    #7 - Reign of the Small King + Frolic! Silent Night + Noisy New Year's

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2016

    Kusuo isn't a fan of cats or dogs because his telepathy and X-ray vision let him see animals as they really are. Then he meets a cat in a tight spot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Scariest! Mr. Matsuzaki + Chocolate Festival + Absolutely the Worst! Nendou’s Father + Totally Trusting! Kurumi Saiki + Telepathy Silencer
    7.9/10 141 votes

    #8 - The Scariest! Mr. Matsuzaki + Chocolate Festival + Absolutely the Worst! Nendou’s Father + Totally Trusting! Kurumi Saiki + Telepathy Silencer

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2016

    Kusuo "overhears" his classmates planning to steal a confiscated item back from a terrifying teacher and has to decide whether or not to rat them out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Superstar Returns! + Cast the Die! An Upset in the Finals + Second Encounter (for Real This Time)! Uryoku Chouno + Mera’s Money Situation
    7.2/10 138 votes

    #9 - The Superstar Returns! + Cast the Die! An Upset in the Finals + Second Encounter (for Real This Time)! Uryoku Chouno + Mera’s Money Situation

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/5/2016

    Kokomi worries that Kusuo will think she's dating the idol Toru Mugami. When Kusuo's mom becomes Mugami's newest fan, things get complicated.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Reignited! Physical Fitness Test! + Little Love Story + The Latest Crappy Game! Olfana’s Story + Welcome Home! Mama + The Best Way of Confessing Love?! Spirit-Summoning Technique
    7.4/10 130 votes

    #10 - Reignited! Physical Fitness Test! + Little Love Story + The Latest Crappy Game! Olfana’s Story + Welcome Home! Mama + The Best Way of Confessing Love?! Spirit-Summoning Technique

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/2016

    The day of the sports test in gym class is not Kusuo's favorite. But it's paradise for Kineshi and Riki, who may have finally found worthy opponents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jump! Cyborg Cider-Man No. 2 + Industry-Leading, Top-Ranking Company?! Father’s Job + Cider-Man No. 2 vs. The Lemonade Fiend + Kusuo Saiki’s Holiday + Kusuo Saiki’s Woman Troubles
    7.5/10 130 votes

    #11 - Jump! Cyborg Cider-Man No. 2 + Industry-Leading, Top-Ranking Company?! Father’s Job + Cider-Man No. 2 vs. The Lemonade Fiend + Kusuo Saiki’s Holiday + Kusuo Saiki’s Woman Troubles

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/19/2016

    No good deed goes unpunished, as Kusuo learns when he retrieves a child named Yuta's balloon with his ESP and Yuta decides he's secretly a superhero.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Okinawa School Trip (Part 1)
    7.4/10 125 votes

    #12 - Okinawa School Trip (Part 1)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/26/2016

    As a teleporter, Kusuo doesn't share his classmates' excitement about their class trip. He gets caught up in schemes about trip groups regardless.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Okinawa School Trip (Part 2)
    7.2/10 123 votes

    #13 - Okinawa School Trip (Part 2)

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/3/2016

    Kusuo wakes up at the beach to find that the hotel he was supposed to stay at has disappeared. An old sunken ship suddenly appears out of nowhere.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • ’Sup Homies!! Outsider + A Transfer Student: The First Encounters + Mr. and Mrs. Nendou Together! + Reviving Café Mami! + Guilty or Not Guilty?! A Theft Case
    7.4/10 122 votes

    #14 - ’Sup Homies!! Outsider + A Transfer Student: The First Encounters + Mr. and Mrs. Nendou Together! + Reviving Café Mami! + Guilty or Not Guilty?! A Theft Case

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/10/2016

    Bespectacled transfer student Aren Kuboyasu decides to use his new surroundings as an opportunity to distance himself from his delinquent past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Which Idea Will Be Picked?! School Festival Planning + Sing! Reita’s Recital! + PK Academy School Festival
    7.4/10 122 votes

    #15 - Which Idea Will Be Picked?! School Festival Planning + Sing! Reita’s Recital! + PK Academy School Festival

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/17/2016

    The school festival draws near, and Kusuo's classmate Kineshi has a terrible idea: folding 50,000 paper cranes. Everyone else is opposed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Perfect Pretty Girl vs. the Super Stubborn Guy + Psychic Santa Claus + Let’s Go Buy the Latest Electronics! + New Year’s Cycle
    7.4/10 116 votes

    #16 - The Perfect Pretty Girl vs. the Super Stubborn Guy + Psychic Santa Claus + Let’s Go Buy the Latest Electronics! + New Year’s Cycle

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/24/2016

    Kokomi's brother asks Kusuo for a favor about filming in their neighborhood. The next day at school, Kokomi invites him on a date as an apology.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kaidou's Suspicion + No Intervention Needed?! Nendou vs. Kaidou + The Worst Part-Timer + Fierce Run! Runners Psi!
    7.5/10 118 votes

    #17 - Kaidou's Suspicion + No Intervention Needed?! Nendou vs. Kaidou + The Worst Part-Timer + Fierce Run! Runners Psi!

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/31/2016

    On his way to school, Shun encounters Aren in the middle of the street. He's stumbled into a revenge plot, but it may be too late to escape.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Teruhashi's Second Visit to the Saiki Residence + It's a Piece of Cake! The Straw Millionaire + Transformation! Super Size + He Should Repeat the Grade + Max Excitement! Karaoke Party
    7.5/10 117 votes

    #18 - Teruhashi's Second Visit to the Saiki Residence + It's a Piece of Cake! The Straw Millionaire + Transformation! Super Size + He Should Repeat the Grade + Max Excitement! Karaoke Party

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/14/2016

    Kokomi drops by the Saiki household to get a cooking lesson from Kurumi, but Yuta is extremely suspicious of her, and Kusuo is in over his head.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa + Hip, Hip, Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa + Welcome to the Farthest Amusement Park! + See You Again! Saying Goodbye to the Grandparents + Congratulations on the Video Game Release! Kunio Saitou's Horror Stories
    7.7/10 117 votes

    #19 - Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa + Hip, Hip, Hurray! Tsundere Grandpa + Welcome to the Farthest Amusement Park! + See You Again! Saying Goodbye to the Grandparents + Congratulations on the Video Game Release! Kunio Saitou's Horror Stories

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/21/2016

    Kusuo and his family visit his mother's parents, the very kind Kumi and the very forbidding Kumagoro, whose bark is much worse than his bite.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Toritsuka's Plan to Get Popular + The PK Occult Club + The Worst Cooks + Kokomins Trial + The Disastrous ___th Episode of the Anime
    7.7/10 117 votes

    #20 - Toritsuka's Plan to Get Popular + The PK Occult Club + The Worst Cooks + Kokomins Trial + The Disastrous ___th Episode of the Anime

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/28/2016

    Kusuo overhears girls gossiping about their crushes on Reita, whose band made a big splash at the school festival, possibly for a sinister reason.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Here Comes the Mad Scientist + Run for It! A Battle of Wits + Please at Least Be Quiet in the Art Museum
    7.6/10 115 votes

    #21 - Here Comes the Mad Scientist + Run for It! A Battle of Wits + Please at Least Be Quiet in the Art Museum

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/5/2016

    After Kusuo takes a direct hit from a baseball to his head walking past the field, he realizes one of the control devices on his head is missing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Summer Break! The Occult Club Training Camp + The Tennis Club Training Camp + Clinical Testing Job + License Training Camp + A Date with Teruhashi
    7.7/10 117 votes

    #22 - Summer Break! The Occult Club Training Camp + The Tennis Club Training Camp + Clinical Testing Job + License Training Camp + A Date with Teruhashi

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/12/2016

    Summer vacation approaches. Kusuo can hardly wait for some peace and quiet! However, his calendar quickly fills up with one annoyance after another.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heir to a Conglomerate Makes His Appearance + Tsundere Grandpa Returns! + Holding a Halloween Party + The Saiko Family's Unbeatable Financial Power
    7.8/10 117 votes

    #23 - The Heir to a Conglomerate Makes His Appearance + Tsundere Grandpa Returns! + Holding a Halloween Party + The Saiko Family's Unbeatable Financial Power

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/19/2016

    Transfer student Metori Saiko joins the class, but his haughty attitude is as big as his family's fortune. Kusuo wonders if he has an ulterior motive.

    Director: Shinpei Nagai

    Writer: N/A

  • Talent Blossoms?! Melancholy of a Popular Magician + An Exercise in Runaway Delusion + Break-time Disaster + Crushed! Surprise Party
    7.7/10 110 votes

    #24 - Talent Blossoms?! Melancholy of a Popular Magician + An Exercise in Runaway Delusion + Break-time Disaster + Crushed! Surprise Party

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/26/2016

    Kusuo receives an invitation to a magic show featuring Chono and Michael, whose powers have apparently grown prodigiously.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A