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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Are You the King of Humans
    9.3/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Are You the King of Humans

    S1:E24

    Jinwoo arrives at Jeju Island to save the S-Rank hunters, but to do that he'll have to face the Ant King.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Barrier Day
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Barrier Day

    S2:E1

    Two months after the all-student praxis, Will and the rest of the sixth-years face their written exams with their ascension to the tower on the line, but Edward's final question shocks everyone. Meanwhile in Urbus Rigarden, the new year's celebration, Terminalia, begins. Crowds watch as the Magia Vander lay out a new Great Barrier. Then, a disturbing magic circle appears in the night sky.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Party from Hell Begins
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Party from Hell Begins

    S2:E2

    A horde of monsters from the deepest floors appears, transforming the festive capital into a hellish scene. Sensing that they're the targets, the Magia Vander stay within the tower. The city’s defenses fall before the mage slayer wielding High Dinoboros. Colette and the dwarves join Will, putting up a desperate resistance. The Headless activates a magic circle and a Devander appears before Will!

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne
    9.0/10(32 votes)

    #4 - A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne

    S1:E11

    Out of the blue, a "job-change quest" pops up in Jinwoo's window. Feeling that it may help him get stronger, he enters the gate. Inside, he fights wave after wave of enemies, culminating in a knight who brings back memories of the Cartenon Temple.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Arise
    8.8/10(34 votes)

    #5 - Arise

    S1:E12

    Drained from endless battle, Jinwoo sees a phantom of his past self. To overcome his own past as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, he struggles to find a way to clear the job-change quest.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Still a Long Way to Go
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Still a Long Way to Go

    S1:E15

    Having completed his promise to Jinho to clear 19 dungeons, Jinwoo is stronger than he was when he fought the Cerberus. In order to gather the ingredients for the Elixir of Life and save his mother, he once again enters the S-Rank Demon's Castle dungeon.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Looking Up Was Tiring Me Out

    S1:E20

    Seeking the remaining ingredient for the Elixir of Life, Jinwoo continues his conquest of the Demon's Castle.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Awakening
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Awakening

    S1:E6

    Kabane, Shiki and Akira embark on a dangerous mission set up by Mihai, breaking into a company controlled by a trio of kanonba (mosquito Kemono) sisters to investigate it. When discovered, they must fight it out, but something comes over Shiki.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Truth
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Truth

    S1:E8

    Shiki corners the man who tormented his mother. However, at the last moment, he is attacked by a pack of Kemono and finds himself in a pinch. Separated from Inugami, Kabane and Shiki are surrounded, and must confront the pack of Kemono themselves.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Intrusion
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Intrusion

    S1:E5

    A longtime acquaintance of Inugami, the vampire Mihai, has been staying at the office. Kabane and the others unexpectedly end up in an arm-wrestling competition with him, but are outclassed by the extraordinary vampiric power that he possesses.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Family
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Family

    S1:E9

    Kabane and company leave Shiki and his family in the care of Ohana-basan, a vet who also sees Kemono patients, and return to the office, where they head out on a new case—parts of women’s faces are being stolen, and Kon ends up tagging along as well.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Home
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Home

    S1:E7

    In search of a lead on Shiki’s parents, Kabane and the others head to his hometown of Kinshigo, where they meet up with his uncle, Akio Tademaru. The others don’t know what to say to Shiki when he learns about his parents, but then Nobimaru turns up.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - I Need to Stop Faking
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #13 - I Need to Stop Faking

    S1:E16

    Jinwoo realizes that he'll need to become even stronger in order to clear the Demon's Castle and decides to have his hunter rank reassessed.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Kabane
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Kabane

    S1:E1

    Kohachi Inugami, a detective specializing in supernatural matters, is hired to investigate some animal mutilations in a rural village. His investigation leads to an unusual boy, nicknamed “Dorotabo,” who is ostracized by the other villagers.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Kemonoist
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Kemonoist

    S1:E2

    Kabane meets Akira and Shiki, two other Kemono who work for Inugami, and he and Shiki get off to a rocky start. The office is called out to deal with an incident where a mother and her son are set upon by a supernatural infestation in their home.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Foxes
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Foxes

    S1:E3

    Superintendent Inari of the Shinjuku Police Station, a kitsune Kemono herself, asks Kabane to come to her station to introduce himself. But when Inari asks to see his lifestone, it becomes evident that she has an ulterior motive for the visit.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - I'm Used to It
    7.6/10(52 votes)

    #17 - I'm Used to It

    S1:E1

    Around ten years ago, gates that connected our world to another dimension began to appear, leading to the rise of hunters who would traverse these gates to fight the magic beasts within. Sung Jinwoo, E-Rank hunter, is the weakest of them all.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Sanctions
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Sanctions

    S1:E5

    Worick and Nicolas fight against men who make an assault on Monroe Family. Meanwhile, Gina Paulklee who is the boss of Paulklee Guild receives disturbing news.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Evening Dress
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Evening Dress

    S1:E8

    Worick asks Alex to go to an evening party under the auspice of Cristiano Family.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Absence
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Absence

    S1:E11

    Alex takes shelter in Handymen’s office with Loretta, she remembers her past little by little. Meanwhile, the enemies invade Paulklee Guild.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Twins
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Twins

    S1:E10

    When Akira runs away from the office over a trivial dispute, he unexpectedly bumps into his long-lost brother, Yui. Akira is delighted, but Yui behaves strangely, as little by little, the events of the past in their snowy home village are unraveled.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Memories
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Memories

    S1:E11

    Kabane and the others try to bring Akira home from the ice castle, but are stopped by the power of Yui’s nullstone, and Akira is overcome with shock at the turn of events. Meanwhile, Inari and Nobimaru secretly go into action to claim the nullstone.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Hundemarken
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Hundemarken

    S1:E2

    Alex started working in Handymen’s office as man the phones. Nina who is the girl works in Dr. Theo’s clinic, asks Handymen for help. She said, there is a Twilights in men who came to threaten Dr. Theo.

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Kemono Incidents
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Kemono Incidents

    S1:E12

    Nobimaru has a tough battle against Yui, who is using the power of the nullstone, until Kabane leaps in to help him. Kabane uses Nobimaru’s tactic and gives his all to beat Yui’s freezing power, as the battle over the nullstone finally reaches its climax!

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    Writer:Noboru Kimura

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Mission
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Mission

    S1:E4

    The office members help a love-stricken client track down the object of his affection, and Kabane learns a lesson about love. Akira decides to pattern himself after Kabane, and the two are assigned to investigate a deadly case on the Shibuya River.

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Noboru Kimura Ratings Summary

"Are You the King of Humans" is the best rated episode written by Noboru Kimura. It scored 9.3/10 based on 21 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/23/2025 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Barrier Day".