The WORST episodes of Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God

Every episode of Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God!

Kaito Daimon would be a completely average high school student except for one thing: he's a 'demon' at solving puzzles. Kaito is so brilliant, in fact, that when he's asked to take some 'special' tests of his unique ability, he immediately suspects that the test itself is a test. Kaito suddenly finds himself caught up in a lethal Philosopher's Puzzle made by the sinister group POG, a murderous maze of trap upon trap, where failing to solve the secret correctly will result in death! Fortunately, Kaito's skills prove up to the first test, both for himself and his childhood friend Nanoha, who is also caught up in the deadly scheme. But now that he has been designated as a Solver, he is pulled into a new life where he must travel the world with other Solvers, attempting to solve the latest deadly riddles left by POG. There's a new conundrum around every corner and each deception could lead to death, but once a riddle has been posed, you can count on Kaito to unfold, unravel and unlock it!

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: NHKStatus: Ended
Even If Something's Missing
star
2.00
2 votes

#1 - Even If Something's Missing

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/2014

In the Puzzle of God, Kaito and Raetsel must travel through their pasts and alter them. However, they must be careful not to let the puzzle consume them. If it does, they could spend all eternity wandering the Time Maze!

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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The Two of Us
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2.00
2 votes

#2 - The Two of Us

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/2014

The Puzzle of God begins tomorrow! Kaito and Raetsel are both eager to face the puzzle, but one of them seems ready and one of them doesn’t. Raetsel has a blast partying the night away with the girls.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Kaito, You Lose
star
2.00
2 votes

#3 - Kaito, You Lose

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/2014

Fed up with waiting around for Orpheus, Kaito accepts the challenge and is inadvertently dropped into a puzzle to face a close friend.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Cheers to the 100-Starred Jin
star
2.00
2 votes

#4 - Cheers to the 100-Starred Jin

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/2014

Raetsel accepts Orpheus's puzzle challenge only when he promises to bring back Jin.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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I Don't Have To Solve Puzzles
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2.00
2 votes

#5 - I Don't Have To Solve Puzzles

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/2014

Orpheus shows Kaito, Nonoha and Freecell what altering the past could entail. He promises that this power will be theirs if they become Phi-Brains and offer their bodies to him for a short period of time. Will they submit to temptation...?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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What Is Your Real Dream?
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3.33
3 votes

#6 - What Is Your Real Dream?

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2013

The puzzlers arrive in Texas after following a clue left behind by Raetsel. Gammon rides to the rescue as he solves a puzzle that is managed by a misguided brother.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Rae-Rae is a Cat-Friend
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3.33
3 votes

#7 - Rae-Rae is a Cat-Friend

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2013

Gammon is about to blow a gasket when he learns that he has the lowest bounty now. He’s desperate for a chance to boost his bounty, but he may have gotten more than he bargained for when Demolition Man challenges him to a puzzle battle.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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She's Too Shallow
star
3.33
3 votes

#8 - She's Too Shallow

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2013

Raetsel has decided that it is time to face Kaito personally. She’s convinced that the “something” she’s lacking is “determination.” So she’s ready to go all out! But if she’s not pulling any punches, why is her puzzle so easy...?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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If It Were the Us From Then
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3.33
3 votes

#9 - If It Were the Us From Then

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/5/2014

Rook and Freecell must go all out if they hope to free Raetsel’s puzzle. Souji has returned from the Republic of Amgine, bringing back stacks of confidential information. Can Baron use the information to figure out who Enigma truly is?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Become a Phi Brain
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3.33
3 votes

#10 - Become a Phi Brain

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/2014

Orpheus has been resurrected! He wants to become the perfect Phi-Brain, even at the cost of mankind. But first, he needs a new vessel. He offers Jin’s life in exchange for the life of a Phi-Brain, but will anyone take the bait?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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The Journey is Over
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4.67
3 votes

#11 - The Journey is Over

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/19/2014

Nonoha and Kaito break the truth to Raetsel, both about Jin as well as about Enigma. But will that be enough to finally win her over? If Raetsel decides she doesn’t want to share Jin, there’s only one way to duke things out... with puzzles!

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Farewell Forever
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4.67
3 votes

#12 - Farewell Forever

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2013

After escaping from Jin’s Puzzle of Fools, Melancholy invites Kaito and his friends over to her house. Freecell hopes to use this unexpected opportunity to mend their relationship, but he has a long and bumpy road ahead of him...

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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It's Insanely Fun to be Alive
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5.00
2 votes

#13 - It's Insanely Fun to be Alive

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/23/2014

Kaito and Raetsel reach a turning point in their battle to solve the Puzzle of God. To solve this puzzle they must resort to unforeseen tactics.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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That's Why You Mustn't Hesitate
star
5.00
2 votes

#14 - That's Why You Mustn't Hesitate

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/2014

The puzzlers are pitted against each other in a game that will test their puzzle solving skills and their camaraderie.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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For a World Where No One is Hungry
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5.33
3 votes

#15 - For a World Where No One is Hungry

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/2014

While the Baron is revealing Jin's past and his ties to the fallen puzzler Lavoushka. Enigma shows up and reveals his past and his motives for having the puzzlers eliminated

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Let's Go, To That Place
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5.33
3 votes

#16 - Let's Go, To That Place

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2013

Enigma makes revelations about Jin's past and explains the connection that Raetsel shares with Jin.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Would You Like Some Flowers Too?
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5.33
3 votes

#17 - Would You Like Some Flowers Too?

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2013

Bent on vengeance, Melancholy becomes a Master Brain. Freecell wants to leave the world of puzzles behind, but Melancholy won’t let him as she drags him into a Puzzle of Fools. Can Kaito and Gammon save him?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Is That What You Thought I’d Say?
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6.00
3 votes

#18 - Is That What You Thought I’d Say?

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2013

Herbert is bent on defeating Kaito in a puzzle battle. He’ll do anything it takes to taste sweet victory, even if it means using the power of the Rings. Can Kaito and his friends defeat the ultimate king of cheaters?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Just Now, I Was Thinking of Someone
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6.00
3 votes

#19 - Just Now, I Was Thinking of Someone

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2013

Ana and Cubik have decided to help Kaito solve Raetsel’s puzzle! Whenthey reach the coordinates Kaito gave them, they discover that Kaito and his group got caught up in some bad weather. Can they find the next clue on their own?

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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Because You Were Watching
star
6.00
2 votes

#20 - Because You Were Watching

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/2014

Upon learning that Jin could be saved if someone else replaced him as the Orpheus's vessel, Gammon and Erena go to the Republic of Amgine to challenge Orpheus once and for all.

Directors: Hirotaka Endo
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The Girl in the Secret Room
star
9.00
41 votes

#21 - The Girl in the Secret Room

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2011

Kaito is given a Sage Puzzle to solve on the weekend, where he is to be partnered with Ana Gram, an art enthusiast who holds the title of 'Da Vinci'. They visit the mansion of a late artist, with its butler revealed to be a Giver from the POG. Kaito and Ana are trapped in a room which will fill with gas if they don't solve the puzzle. Presented with a jigsaw containing various famous paintings, Kaito and Ana work together to solve the puzzle, the treasure of which is a series of paintings the painter dedicated to his wife. Back at school, Kaito and Nonoha are surprised to find that Ana is a boy.

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The Genius Boy Melancholy
star
9.00
42 votes

#22 - The Genius Boy Melancholy

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2011

Kaito meets a boy genius solver named Cubic Galois, who carries the title of 'Edison' and prefers mathematics other puzzles. He attaches a strange bracelet onto Kaito's arm, which causes his head to hurt whenever he thinks about puzzles. At this time, Kaito, Nonoha and Gammon are called to solve a puzzle, with the city rigged to explode if they fail. Though Cubic tries to make things harder for Kaito to make him give up on puzzles, he soon learns that the puzzle giver is serious about blowing up the city. With less than two minutes remaining, Kaito enters his Phi-Brain state and solves the puzzle with a second to spare. Admiring his skill, Cubic apologises to Kaito and removes the bracelet.

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Licky-Licky's Trap
star
9.08
39 votes

#23 - Licky-Licky's Trap

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2012

While at the arcade, clumsy Puzzle Club member Airi Mizutani is approached by a member of the Orpheus Order, Mizerka, who gives her an Orpheus Ring. After putting it on, Airi suddenly becomes more intelligent and less clumsy. She then lures Nonoha into a trap in order to challenge Kaito to a puzzle where he must solve a crane puzzle in a limited amount of moves in order to save Nonoha. What proves difficult is Airi's stubbornness, as she constantly resets the puzzle every time Kaito comes close to winning. Just then, Airi enters an Orpheus state and brings up a seemingly impossible puzzle before losing consciousness. However, Kaito manages to solve the puzzle, only to discover Nonoha wasn't in any danger at all, while the Orpheus Ring breaks and Airi returns to her normal self.

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Shining Tears
star
9.08
39 votes

#24 - Shining Tears

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/2012

As Kaito experiences strange occurrences in which he loses focus of everything else when he glances at puzzles, Cubic reveals this is the result of Kaito's brain speed reaching abnormal levels, advising him not to solve puzzles anymore. As Kaito ignores his advice and prepares to face another Fool's Puzzle, Cubic asks for Souji's help in hacking into POG's network. Although Kaito is able to quickly solve the puzzle, he remains unable to see anything, but Nonoha arrives and helps him return to normal. As Cubic and Souji successfully hack into the POG network, Baron follows Rook to where Jin is held captive, finding that Rook also has an Orpheus bangle.

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Puzzle Time Reunion
star
9.13
39 votes

#25 - Puzzle Time Reunion

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2011

Kaito is surprised to meet his childhood friend, Rook Banjou Crossfield, who unbeknownst to him is the head of POG Japan, and learns he is to become an exchange student at Crossfield Academy in England. Upon arriving at the academy, Kaito and Rook spend some time exploring and reminiscing about old times, particularly concerning an old man who taught them about puzzles. While exploring a maze from their childhood, they discover a curious path leading to a Kenja Puzzle. Kaito is trapped inside it and is forced to solve the puzzle while avoiding deadly saw blades. It is soon revealed that this is a more extreme Kenja Puzzle known as the Fool's Puzzle.

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