- 6.9/1010 votes
#1 - Leather Jacket Is Slippery
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2023
After Brian Nightraider gets fired from the police, he gets a letter from the United Nation Immigration Bureau Special Task Force, "Marginal Service." He visits the address in the letter, only to find a bizarre occult shop.
Director: Yuichi Nakazawa
Writer: Kenta Ihara
- 6.1/109 votes
#2 - One Step and Riddled With Bullets
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2023
Still on the fence about Borderlanders, Brian goes on a mission to find out the truth. In a red costume, he accompanies Zeno, Robin, and Bolts to Jukai, where the drug factory is supposed to be. On their way, their chopper gets shot down by a missile.
Director: Nao Miyoshi
Writer: Kenta Ihara
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Don't Overeat Caviar
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2023
Brian and the team attempt to infiltrate Rubber Suit's mansion while he's holding a charity auction, hoping to retrieve a rare item being used to manufacture illegal drugs.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - That Absurd Switch
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2023
The team tries to crack a mysterious case involving terrorist bombings that seem to be following a clear pattern, but not a clear purpose.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Sexy Santa Lights the Holy Night
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2023
On Christmas morning, Brian wakes up to a cyberattack to the Marginal Service, which escalates from embarrassing photos to possible data leakage about the Marginal Service and Borderlanders. Lyra has a good idea of who’s responsible.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Boobs for a Marmot, Air Tank for a Shark
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2023
The Marginal Service finds out that Rubber escaped to Higashino Island. They have to get there on a boat, but Cyrus isn't happy about it since he hates nature. Brian happily suggests a fishing contest. But what he manages to catch is a shark.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Making Up Is the Beginning of Another Fight
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2023
Brian and Zeno set out to rescue Robin and Bolts, who have fallen into Rubber Suit's clutches. Little do they know that Robin and Bolts are about to discover a secret about their past that will completely upend the mission.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Zombies Prefer Shopping Malls?
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2023
The Marginal Service goes to the holding facility converted from a mall, where Rubber is being transferred. After Cyrus conducts a medical check up on Rubber, something strange starts to happen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - An Ounce of Energy Drink Is Worth a Pound of Cure
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/7/2023
Rubber is in custody with the higher ups at the UN. Zeno is upset that he can't interrogate Rubber, and suspects that Theodore's hiding something. Zeno collapses and wakes up in Cyrus's lab, and everything starts to look shady.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - You're Always Not There When I Want to Hit You
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2023
Zeno gets caught up in the investigation of a missing child, but Brian worries that Zeno may end up going too far due to his troubled past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - When You Wish Upon a Star, a Star Shall Have the Guitar and Perfume
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/21/2023
Brian is desperate to find Zeno before the rest of the Marginal Service does, and his only choice is to seek information from... Rubber Suit?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Shitty World Will in Fact Come to an End
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/28/2023
Having heard the truth from Rubber, Brian is reunited with Zeno in Mt. Minakami and suggests to rescue children together, but Zeno doesn't listen. While they fight, the doomsday for the Earth, another Gray Shock is about to happen.
Director: Kazuho Kunimoto
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Marginal Service Season 1
Every episode of The Marginal Service Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Marginal Service Season 1!
After being fired from his detective job, Brian receives a strange letter. He heads to the address written on the envelope and finds himself among...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Network:Nippon TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Leather Jacket Is Slippery" is the best rated episode of "The Marginal Service" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Yuichi Nakazawa and written by Kenta Ihara, it aired on 4/12/2023. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "One Step and Riddled With Bullets".