8.2/1051 votes#1 - The Scent of Cherry Blossoms
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2017
Kazuya Kagami wakes up in class from a bad dream to discover that he is inadvertently groping classmate Chisato Chikaishi's breasts. After escaping her wrath, Kazuya goes to the roof where he takes comfort in his mother's obi. Kazuya is attacked by a possessed wig and falls off the building, but is saved by his obi. From within the obi, a young girl, a tsukumogami, emerges. They are met by the host of the wig. The tsukumogami asks the host to sever their link with the wig, which the tsukumogami calls an amasogi or curse. However, the host and wig attack and the tsukumogami is forced to destroy the wig before disappearing. At home, Kazuya reflects on the day's events before falling asleep. After another nightmare, he wakes to find the tsukumogami in his bed. After avoiding a confrontation with Kazuya's possessive sister, the tsukumogami introduces herself as Kiriha and that she the tsukumogami of Kazuya's obi and that Kazuya is now her servant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1044 votes#2 - The Library and the Childhood Friend
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2017
Kazuya and class rep Chisato find themselves trapped in the school library, and it's up to Kiriha's knowledge of spirits and the forms they take to get them out.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1042 votes#3 - Princess Kukuri
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2017
A towering priestess shows up looking for Kazuya, and the person who sent her has an offer he and Kiriha might not be able to refuse.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: N/A
8.2/1041 votes#4 - Trials of the Local God
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2017
Kiriha is being battered by the water goddess Kukuri-hime's attacks, when a mysterious vision gives Kazuya advice on how he and the tsugumomo might manage to survive.
Director: Shigeru Fukase
Writer: N/A
8.1/1039 votes#5 - Training
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2017
Now that Kazuya has accepted the duty of exorcising any supernatural trouble that crops up, it's up to Kiriha to whip him into shape.
Director: Taiji Kawanishi
Writer: N/A
8.3/1038 votes#6 - Memories and Childhood Friends
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2017
When the entire school starts acting like characters from a dating sim, Kazuya and Kiriha are forced to find the amasogi responsible before the affected people do something they'll regret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1039 votes#7 - Kanayama-san
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2017
Kukuri and Kokuyou have nowhere to live, and almost no income. Kiriha forces Kukuri to visit a neighboring local god for a loan, but the collateral being demanded might cost the two of them much more than just money.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1040 votes#8 - A Certain Day in the Kagami Household / The Super Popular Fragrance
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2017
Kazuya takes Kiriha and Kokuri grocery shopping, and then Shirou finds his charisma boosted to uncontrollable levels by a cologne amasogi.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1036 votes#9 - Letter
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/2017
A mysterious phantom student is stalking Kazuya's school, and Kiriha says that there's no such thing as ghosts. That leaves only one explanation: another amasogi.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1037 votes#10 - Naked in the Futon
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/2017
A malison cleanser who knew Kazuya's mother is unimpressed with his skills, and wants to strip of him of his duties. But after seeing how malison atonement impacts the people struck by it, does Kazuya even want to put up a fight?
Director: Naoki Hishikawa
Writer: N/A
8.8/1036 votes#11 - Duel
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/11/2017
The duel between Sunao and Kazuya begins. Can Kazuya and Kiriha manage to overcome Sunao's thirst for vengeance?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1038 votes#12 - Partner
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2017
Kazuya's duel with Sunao concludes, with Kiriha and Kazuya dead set on proving that a tsugumomo who works together with their master is stronger than one that's just treated like a tool.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Tsugumomo Season 1
Every episode of Tsugumomo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Tsugumomo Season 1!
Kazuya Kagami never goes anywhere without the precious "Sakura Obi" his mother gave him. One day a beautiful, kimono-clad girl named Kiriha appeared before him....
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Scent of Cherry Blossoms" is the best rated episode of "Tsugumomo" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Library and the Childhood Friend".