The WORST episodes of Mononoke
Every episode of Mononoke ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Mononoke!
The Medicine Seller is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called mononoke to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill it; he must first learn its Form, its Truth, and its Reason in order to wield the mighty Exorcism Sword and fight against it. He must begin his strange exorcisms with intense psychological analysis and careful investigative work—an extremely dangerous step, as he must first confront and learn about the mononoke before he even has the means to defeat it.
#1 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2007
The Medicine Seller checks into the last room of a traditional inn, just as a pregnant woman named Shino desperately asks for shelter. She is given a secret room - a room possessed by a group of ghosts.
#2 - Umibouzu, Second Act
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2007
The Medicine Seller tries to find out who diverted the ship and why, as the crew is terrorised by a ghost who forces them to reveal their deepest fears.
#3 - Bakeneko, Second Act
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2007
Unable to leave the train under threat of death, the passengers reveal what they know about an event that affected them all.
#5 - Nue, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2007
Four men should have turned up to the house of Lady Ruri in a bid to win her hand in marriage. However, one of them has disappeared, so the Medicine Seller takes his place in the traditional incense competition taking place.
#6 - Bakeneko, Opening Act
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2007
Skipping ahead a few centuries, the Medicine Seller boards a train filled with seemingly unrelated people, and before long find themselves trapped in limbo.
#8 - Nopperabou, Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2007
Trapped in jail, a woman named Ochou confesses to the murder of her husband and his family. The Medicine Seller has reason to doubt this and visits her, coming across a creature with thousands of faces.
#9 - Zaraki Warashi, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2007
The Medicine Seller delves into the inn's past as he attempts to understand the ghost's motivations and history, before it can interfere with Shino.
#11 - Nopperabou, Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2007
The Medicine Seller unmasks the masked creature while revealing the life of Ochou, the enslaved housewife.
