7.1/1095 votes#1 - The Boy from the City of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2021
Will was born in the city of the dead, where he was raised by three undead. Although he was nurtured with love, Will questions his existence in this life-forbidding place where he is the only human alive. He discovers his three parents are secretly hiding something that may explain this mystery, and as if this weren't puzzling enough, he has yet to discover that still more secrets lie within him.
Director: Shin Matsuo
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.9/1083 votes#2 - The Wandering Sage
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2021
Five years have passed since Will learned Mary's secret, and he is now 13. His undead parents' lessons grow ever more difficult, but Will manages to stick to it. One day, Blood gives him an assignment requiring him to escape from the ruins in the city. Will desperately tries to fight his way out, but an odd sensation of malice stops him. It turns out that malice was coming from an unexpected source.
Director: Shunji Yoshida
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
7.3/1084 votes#3 - Payday
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2021
Turning 15, Will challenges Blood to a fight with real swords as his coming-of-age ceremony, but Gus asks Will to lose on purpose. Will doesn't get a chance to ask Gus about what happened that day in the ruins before he must head into his battle against Blood.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Shota Goto
7.2/1077 votes#4 - The Goddess of the Divine Torch
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2021
The "God of Undeath" Stagnate's sudden appearance catches the three undead off-guard. Although his attempt to abduct Blood and Mary is interrupted by Gus, the black mist bursting from his chest leaves them no time to feel relieved. Will is unable to do anything as Stagnate says to him with a fearless smile, "It's all thanks to you."
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: Shota Goto
7.6/1077 votes#5 - The Helmet of Will
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2021
On the verge of death, Will swears an oath to Gracefeel and rises to challenge Stagnate again. However, Stagnate tricks Will into fighting his shadow while he goes off to attack Blood and Mary. When he realizes what's going on, Will rushes back to the Temple and arrives just as Stagnate comes within reach of the two wounded undead.
Director: Shin Matsuo
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
7.2/1072 votes#6 - Archer of Beast Woods
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2021
Will departs from the city of the dead and sets foot in the outside world. After walking in the woods for several days, the first being he meets is Menel, a half-elf hunter. Will is delighted to talk to someone his own age and continues to recall it even after they go their separate ways. That night, he receives a revelation from Gracefeel.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.9/1068 votes#7 - Traumatic Memory
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2021
Menel leads Will to a village that's being attacked by monsters. As he banishes them, he learns gravity of the tragedies caused by the attack. Piled-up bodies and burnt houses are everywhere. Then, from their midst, a faint voice catches Menel's attention. The voice belongs to a severely burnt young boy who has turned undead.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.8/1067 votes#8 - Songs of Heroism
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2021
Under the guidance of Menell, Will goes to a village that has been attacked by monsters. As he subdues the remnants of the demons, the tragedy of the village gradually becomes apparent. A house burned down by piled up corpses. And it was a boy who was burned by flames and turned into an undead (undead) who called out to Menel with a thin voice.
Director: Takahiro Hirata
Writer: Shota Goto
7.3/1064 votes#9 - Whitesails
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2021
Will and his friends, who travel with Bee and Tonio, finally arrive at the target "City of White Sails (White Sails)". Will is impressed by the big city he sees for the first time and the people who live there. When healing the tiredness of his travels, the bell of an emergency rings. Looking out in a hurry, a big black shadow crosses over their heads--
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: Shota Goto
6.8/1064 votes#10 - Renowned Glory
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2021
Will, who was to have an audience with the lord Ethelwald as a "Killing Wyvern," offers to gather private soldiers to eliminate the frequent damage caused by monsters. Ethel once shows an intimidating attitude to such an outlandish offer, but decides to identify Will and forgive it. Head to a bar where adventurers gather to find friends to fight with.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Shota Goto
6.9/1066 votes#11 - Valley of Despair
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/25/2021
Will, who was appointed as a paladin, was responsible for the reconstruction of the village and the extermination of demons. One day, he goes to "Beast Woods" with Reistov and Menel, who have two names, "Tsuranuki", in order to search for a unit that does not return. He feels something is wrong with the scattered bodies and proceeds to the valley in the back ...
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.8/1064 votes#12 - The Faraway Paladin
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/2022
Will and his friends are addicted to the traps of the demons and have routed. After seeing the seriously injured Menel, Will realizes that he has unknowingly put his companion in a dangerous eye, and realizes the difference in ability between his surroundings and himself. It was Menel who showed anger that stood in front of Will who was going to defeat the demon beast alone.
Director: Shin Matsuo
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
The Best Episodes of The Faraway Paladin Season 1
Every episode of The Faraway Paladin Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Faraway Paladin Season 1!
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo MX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Boy from the City of the Dead" is the best rated episode of "The Faraway Paladin" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by Shin Matsuo and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, it aired on 10/9/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Wandering Sage".