The Best Episodes Written By Muneo Nakamoto

Every TV Episode Written by Muneo Nakamoto Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Muneo Nakamoto Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Muneo Nakamoto is "Wake Up and Take a Step", rated 9.1/10 from 14 user votes. It was "directed by Chihiro Kumano". "Wake Up and Take a Step" aired on 12/20/2021 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "In the Far North".

  • Wake Up and Take a Step
    9.1/10 14 votes

    #1 - Wake Up and Take a Step

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/20/2021

    Rudeus sinks into depression following Eris's departure. As he struggles to get back on his feet, the many people he's met continue their own journeys.

    Director: Chihiro Kumano

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • In the Far North
    9.1/10 9 votes

    #2 - In the Far North

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2019

    Six months have passed since the fierce battle against Administrator. Alice has brought Kirito to her childhood home, Rulid Village, where they live peacefully. Gazing out at the world that she saved with Kirito, Alice reflects on all that’s happened.

    Director: Takashi Sakuma

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • After School
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #3 - After School

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/2014

    Raku finds the photo that was taken ten years ago. It's the photo of Raku and the girl he made a promise with. The girl turns out to be…

    Director: Taro Kubo

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Mother
    9.0/10 1 votes

    #4 - Mother

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2015

    Raku is working extra hard as Ms. Hana's secretary in order to give her some time to spend Christmas Eve with Chitoge. However, is Ms. Hana really interested in getting together with her daughter?

    Director: Taro Kubo

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Taboo Index
    8.9/10 7 votes

    #5 - Taboo Index

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2018

    Ronie and Tiese are late getting to the dorm. Kirito rushes out in search of them, but no sooner has he gone than Frenica appears. She tells Eugeo about how she's suffered at Humbert's hands, and that Tiese and Ronie went to confront him about it.

    Director: Shunsuke Nakashige

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Reunion
    8.8/10 16 votes

    #6 - Reunion

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/8/2021

    In the aftermath of their disastrous reunion, Paul and Rudeus reflect on their actions and look for a way forward.

    Director: Hiroyuki Takashima

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Ray of Light
    8.8/10 8 votes

    #7 - Ray of Light

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/2019

    Due to Gabriel's scheme, U.S. players were given black knight accounts, and are now continuously logging in to the Underworld. They begin mercilessly slaughtering soldiers from both the Human Empire Army and the Dark Territory Army.

    Director: Shunsuke Nakashige

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Memories
    8.8/10 6 votes

    #8 - Memories

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 8/16/2020

    Sinon manages to severely damage Gabriel, but her strength has been sapped. Leafa collapses after wiping out the American players. And Asuna, her situation now hopeless, gazes at Kirito. But the Black Swordsman continues to wander through his dreams.

    Director: Yuya Horiuchi

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Raids
    8.6/10 8 votes

    #9 - Raids

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2019

    A force from the Dark Territory is attacking Rulid Village. Though she’d lost her purpose in battle, in order to fight for her family, and for the people that Kirito and Eugeo tried to protect, Alice takes up the Osmanthus Blade once again!

    Director: Takehiro Miura

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • New World
    8.6/10 5 votes

    #10 - New World

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 9/20/2020

    Rinko informs Kazuto that Alice is missing. He’s about to rush to the Rath Roppongi branch when the doorbell rings. In a panic, Kazuto throws open the door, only to find a deliveryman there with a huge cardboard box.

    Director: Takashi Sakuma

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Blood and Life
    8.5/10 6 votes

    #11 - Blood and Life

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2019

    The powerful formal art unleashed by the Integrity Knight Alice inflicts severe casualties on the forces of darkness. Alice encounters an enemy survivor and learns that Emperor Vecta's objective is to find the "Priestess of Light."

    Director: Shunsuke Nakashige

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • The Night-Sky Blade
    8.4/10 7 votes

    #12 - The Night-Sky Blade

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 8/30/2020

    Alice and Asuna head to the World’s End Altar as Kirito confronts Gabriel. Unless he can defeat Gabriel and return to the real world before the maximum-acceleration phase begins, Kirito will have to spend the next 200 years in the Underworld.

    Director: Masakazu Obara

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Children and Warriors
    8.2/10 18 votes

    #13 - Children and Warriors

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2021

    With their new money-making scheme in place, Dead End head out to track down a mysterious monster. Unfortunately, the job doesn’t go as smoothly as they hope, and Rudy’s plans may turn out to be a lot less safe than he thought.

    Director: Shingo Fujii

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Visitor Arc VII
    8.2/10 5 votes

    #14 - Visitor Arc VII

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2020

    Colonel Balance orders Lina to capture the caster who was behind Scorched Halloween. Balance gives Lina a custom-made device called "the Brionac" which converts Strategic-Class magic into a beam of high-energy plasma.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Beater
    8.2/10 16 votes

    #15 - Beater

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2012

    It’s been one month since the players have been locked in the game. 2000 people have died; the first floor hasn’t been cleared yet.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • The Blue-Eyed Demon
    8.2/10 12 votes

    #16 - The Blue-Eyed Demon

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2012

    To save a group of players and Asuna from a Boss character, Kirito is forced to play his trump card.

    Director: Koichi Kikuta

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • The Relentless Knight
    8.2/10 6 votes

    #17 - The Relentless Knight

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2019

    Kirito and Eugeo are on their way up the stairs of the Central Cathedral when they encounter two girls named Linel and Fizel. As they stand, wondering what two children are doing there, they let their guard down and...

    Director: Daige Tokuda

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • The Osmanthus Knight
    8.2/10 6 votes

    #18 - The Osmanthus Knight

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2019

    Though riddled with wounds, Kirito manages to activate his Perfect Weapon Control art. Continuing on their way to the top floor of the Central Cathedral, Kirito and Eugeo find themselves standing before a strange-looking floating platform.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Alice
    8.2/10 6 votes

    #19 - Alice

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 9/13/2020

    The “Rath Attack Incident,” masterminded by the American National Security Agency, is over. Now head of the newly formed Oceanic Resource Exploration & Research Institution, Rinko unveils Alice to the world as an authentic artificial general intelligence.

    Director: Akira Yamada

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • The Final Load Test
    8.1/10 8 votes

    #20 - The Final Load Test

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2019

    The mysterious group that attacked the Ocean Turtle turns out to be a secret unit under orders from the U.S. National Security Agency. And its leader, Gabriel, has battled Kirito and Sinon before.

    Director: Hiroshi Kimura

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Visitor Arc IV
    8.0/10 6 votes

    #21 - Visitor Arc IV

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2020

    It turns out that the masked magician that engaged in a sword fight with Erika was Lina. With her identity blown, Lina uses the Parade spell to attack Tatsuya. Tatsuya attempts to disable the Parade spell by dismantling it but fails.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Encounter
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #22 - Encounter

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2014

    In order to settle the feud between their families' gangs, Raku and Chitoge act lovey-dovey towards each other. The next day, Chitoge and Raku go on a date, which is heavily supervised by the gangs, but they drive each other nuts on typical activities. At a park, Chitoge heads to a restroom where she overhears her gang acting suspicious over the relationship. Raku wishes he were on a date with Kosaki instead when she suddenly appears. Chitoge returns and tells Kosaki that she and Raku are a couple.

    Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Rival
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #23 - Rival

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2014

    A new transfer student arrives at the school. The girls fall in love with him, while the boys can't help having feelings of jealousy. It turns out that the new student is an old friend of Chitoge. Will Raku be able to handle having a rival?

    Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • Lottery
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #24 - Lottery

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2014

    The students are holding their annual Test of Courage. There is a lottery, and the boys and girls are pairing up and holding hands. Raku wants to get paired up with Onodera more than anything, but Chitoge has gone missing in the woods in a ghost costume!

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto

  • The Play
    8.0/10 1 votes

    #25 - The Play

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/2014

    Due to Chitoge's refusal of accepting the role in their play, Kosaki steps in and takes the role as Juliet with Raku as Romeo. Whilst in the midst of rehearsals, Raku and Chitoge gets into a heated argument over their fake relationship. As Raku vehemently states how dysfunctional things are between them and is considering to end their ties, Chitoge slaps Raku out of indignation. On the day of their play, Kosaki gets injured after rescuing a fellow classmate from a fall. With no one else to take over Kosaki in her role as Juliet, Raku approaches Chitoge and convinces her to take the part. After Raku apologizes and admits he doesn't despise Chitoge as the latter had presumed, Chitoge leans unto Raku and accepts the role as his Juliet.

    Director: Kazuki Ohashi

    Writer: Muneo Nakamoto