7.8/10101 votes#1 - Moving
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2024
The invincible hitman, Fable, is ordered by the boss to live an ordinary life in Osaka for a year.
Director: Shintaro Matsui
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.1/1077 votes#2 - A Wonderful Night
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2024
Akira and Yoko start their new life in Osaka, but trouble always seems to find them.
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.8/1063 votes#3 - Tag
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2024
Akira runs the risk of disobeying orders while minding his own business.
Director: Daisuke Nakajima
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.9/1059 votes#4 - Chatting About Life
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2024
Sparks fly between Akira, who wants to live in peace, and Ebihara, who wants the hitman out.
Director: Noriyuki Nomata
Writer: Mayumi Morita
7.5/1048 votes#5 - You Listening to Me?!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2024
In his quest to live an ordinary life, Akira begins the seemingly impossible task of finding a job.
Director: Daisuke Nakajima
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.8/1050 votes#6 - Prison Release Jamboree
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2024
Kojima becomes increasingly resentful at changes to the Maguro Group while he was in prison.
Director: Takashi Kamei
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.9/1043 votes#7 - Realist
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2024
With growing frustration, Kojima takes advantage of Ebihara's absence to make his move.
Director: Rei Kurosawa
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.9/1042 votes#8 - Because I'm...You know!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2024
Yoko sets her sights on a playboy womanizer who shows up at the bar where she hangs out.
Director: Kaniku Yasumasa
Writer: Mayumi Morita
8.0/1041 votes#9 - You Mean a Hitman...?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2024
As Kojima's rampage escalates, Ebihara tries to get Akira to keep an eye on him.
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Mayumi Morita
8.2/1045 votes#10 - The Phantom of the Balcony
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2024
When Akira finds out that Misaki is in trouble, he goes into action to get her out of it.
Director: Shintaro Matsui
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.9/1059 votes#11 - The Fated Day
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2024
Akira, Yoko, Kojima, and Sunagawa all prepare for what will be an explosive encounter.
Director: Ryuta Yamamoto
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.9/1054 votes#12 - There's Always Someone Better
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2024
Hindered by his order not to kill, Akira still puts his rescue plan into motion.
Director: Tooru Yoshida
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.0/1045 votes#13 - Aniki...Aniki...
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2024
Akira returns with Kojima, but now Ebihara faces a hard decision to keep the peace of the Group.
Director: Ayaka Kobayashi
Writer: Mayumi Morita
7.7/1041 votes#14 - I Love You, Nii-san!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2024
Akira lets Kuroshio, who knows the truth about Fable, tag along for a two-night survival adventure.
Director: Takashi Kamei
Writer: Mayumi Morita
7.5/1042 votes#15 - Survival Traning?
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2024
Akira and Kuroshio's survival adventure in the mountains drives Kuroshio to the edge of sanity.
Director: Shotaro Kamiyama
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.7/1046 votes#16 - Mountaineer Man
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/2024
One battleground, the woods, the other, a bar. Both will echo with sounds of fierce combat tonight.
Director: Michinosuke Nakamura
Writer: Yuya Takashima
7.7/1044 votes#17 - Rei Utsubo
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/28/2024
From a Taihei detective agency, a dark force is at work, disturbing Akira's peaceful life.
Director: Shintaro Matsui
Writer: Mayumi Morita
7.8/1043 votes#18 - Cheerio
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/4/2024
Utsubo and his associates approach Misaki as they proceed with their nefarious plans.
Director: Takashi Kamei
Writer: Mayumi Morita
8.1/1047 votes#19 - Lies and Falsehoods
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/18/2024
Akira finds out a surprising fact during a delivery, and Utsubo and his crew make their next move.
Director: Takuo Suzuki
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.5/1047 votes#20 - 24 Hours
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/25/2024
Utsubo exposes Kainuma's stalking, causing Kainuma to turn his ire on Misaki.
Director: Shotaro Kamiyama
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.8/1054 votes#21 - The ABCs of Villainy
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/25/2024
After discovering who Fable is, Utsubo begins working out a plan to kill Akira.
Director: Tooru Yoshida
Writer: Mayumi Morita
8.6/1049 votes#22 - Doorstep Man
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/8/2024
Utsubo and Suzuki put into motion their carefully laid plans to kill Fable, their foe.
Director: Shintaro Matsui, Fumio Maezono
Writer: Mayumi Morita
9.1/1054 votes#23 - Horn
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/15/2024
Akira proves harder than expected to kill, and Utsubo runs into trouble preparing the next trap.
Director: Takashi Kamei
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.5/1028 votes#24 - Starry Sky Lullaby
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/22/2024
Suzuki and Akira work desperately to save Hinako, and Utsubo puts his final plan into action.
Director: Kaniku Yasumasa
Writer: Yuya Takashima
8.2/1032 votes#25 - Imagination Man
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/29/2024
Isaki arranges for a getaway car but runs into a snag. Otherwise, life goes on for everyone else.
Director: Takashi Kamei, Daisuke Nakajima
Writer: Yuya Takashima
The Best Episodes of The Fable Season 1
Every episode of The Fable Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fable Season 1!
A legendary hitman trained to become the world's best assassin is asked to lay low for a year by the head of his crime family.
Genres:AnimationComedyAction & AdventureCrime
Network:Nippon TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Moving" is the best rated episode of "The Fable" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Shintaro Matsui and written by Yuya Takashima, it aired on 4/7/2024. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Wonderful Night".