The BEST episodes of Midnight Occult Civil Servants

Every episode of Midnight Occult Civil Servants ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Midnight Occult Civil Servants!

Miyako Arata is newly assigned to the Shinjuku Ward Office's Nighttime Regional Relations Department. Each of Tokyo's 23 wards has one such department, established to mitigate paranormal and occult-related events. Arata's special skill is the understanding of non-human speech, and the story begins with him encountering a youkai at Shinjuku Gyoen park who refers to him as the legendary Heian-era exorcist, Abe no Seimei.

Last Updated: 4/13/2025Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended

7.53

34 votes

#1 - Sense of Loss and Proof of Despair

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2019

The department descends into hell itself to get back Sakaki's sister and Miyako's friend. But when they get to their destination, they find there's nothing they can do.

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7.50

34 votes

#2 - Devil and Sense of Loss

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2019

Sakaki becomes convinced that he knows where his missing sister was taken. But his determination will find her will lead him to abuse his trust with the rest of the department.

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7.45

29 votes

#3 - White Cocoons and Blue Flames

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/10/2019

A powerful yokai is laying silkworm eggs inside the stadium for the Tokyo 2020 olympics. City hall wants to take a brute force approach, but Arata isn't convinced.

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The Ears of Sand and the Guts of a New Employee

7.37

27 votes

#4 - The Ears of Sand and the Guts of a New Employee

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/2019

The yokai, angry about its destroyed eggs, is laying waste to the occult public servants. It's up to Arata to stop it.

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Angels and Tengu Above the Shinjuku Skyline

7.31

45 votes

#5 - Angels and Tengu Above the Shinjuku Skyline

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2019

Young Arata is ready for his first day on the job at the Shinjuku ward office. But when he gets there, he finds that it involves talking to supernatural entities!

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7.31

36 votes

#6 - Trickster with Amber Eyes

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2019

Arata is now trapped in an abandoned hospital beneath the ground, while hordes of zombies are flooding Shinjuku park. What does his captor want?

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The Parallel World Elevator of the City Hall Observation Deck

7.22

36 votes

#7 - The Parallel World Elevator of the City Hall Observation Deck

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2019

People are disappearing and losing their memories in two elevators in City Hall. Arata and his co-workers go to investigate, but Arata finds himself trapped in another world...

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7.20

40 votes

#8 - The White Nekomata of Kagurazaka

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2019

Arata has been gifted with "Sand Ears", which give him the ability to understand the speech of the supernatural Anothers. With his new power he sets out on a new investigation: to solve a series of complex thefts involving magical items.

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Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division

7.19

26 votes

#9 - Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2019

Arata and Kohaku enjoy a leisurely day off in Tokyo, but the rest of the yokai in the city aren't happy with having a powerful creature like Kohaku walking among them.

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Old Coyote and the Garden of Falling Stars

7.13

31 votes

#10 - Old Coyote and the Garden of Falling Stars

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2019

It's a non-workday, and Miyako is ready for some R&R. But Kohaku has other ideas, and drags him across the entire city.

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7.06

35 votes

#11 - Fixed-Point Observation in Kabukicho

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2019

It's time for Nocturnal Community Relations division to do its yearly check-up of several of the Anothers in Kabukicho. Most of them are fine, but one has awoken after a long slumber, and has big plans...

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The Dream Demon of the Haunted Apartment Block

7.03

29 votes

#12 - The Dream Demon of the Haunted Apartment Block

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2019

Arata teams up with someone from city hall to work on the case of a monster that's putting children into eternal slumber.

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