The BEST episodes of Rin-ne season 1

Every episode of Rin-ne season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rin-ne season 1!

As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!

Last Updated: 12/1/2024Network: NHKStatus: Ended
Shirushigami Kain
star
9.18
11 votes

#1 - Shirushigami Kain

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2015

During her pursuit of the Damashigami, Ageha encounters a Shirushigami named Kain. She goes crying to Rinne after he mocks her and her sister.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Curse of the Power Stone
star
9.00
13 votes

#2 - Curse of the Power Stone

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/2015

Tsubasa is upset: Rinne keeps getting between him and Sakura. But Masato the devil appears before him, offering what appears to be a solution.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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In the Box
star
8.92
12 votes

#3 - In the Box

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/8/2015

Sakura and the others are trapped in a shed at Kain's home. There they find a suspicious box bearing, but they need Rinne to open it, and he's busy fighting Kain.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Target: Sakura
star
8.69
13 votes

#4 - Target: Sakura

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/19/2015

Sakura gets an experimental candy which can render her unable to see spirits and immediately tries it out.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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The Young President's Induction?!
star
8.69
16 votes

#5 - The Young President's Induction?!

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/13/2015

Sakura, Rokumon and Tsubasa infiltrate Damashigami Company. In an effort to take down the company, Rinne challenges Sabato to a duel.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Memories of the Haunted Cedar
star
8.50
14 votes

#6 - Memories of the Haunted Cedar

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/2015

Tsubasa invites Sakura to visit a huge tree at the elementary school where they met, but there's something not right about the tree.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Damashigami Company
star
8.17
18 votes

#7 - Damashigami Company

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2015

Rinne has come down with an afterlife strain of the flu. A doctor arrives to treat him, but it turns out that he's a Damashigami.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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A Home Without Spirits
star
8.08
13 votes

#8 - A Home Without Spirits

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/2015

Sakura notices something odd when she gets home: there are spirits passing through her house.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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It's Not a Date!
star
8.06
17 votes

#9 - It's Not a Date!

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/4/2015

Sakura finds the spirit of an idol by the pool, but she doesn't want to bring it up with Rinne; she's still bothered by what happened between him and Ageha.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Merry Christmas in the Derelict
star
8.00
11 votes

#10 - Merry Christmas in the Derelict

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/29/2015

Ageha goes shopping to prepare for an intimate Christmas with Rinne, but on her way home, she notices an ominous aura coming from an abandoned house.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Just a Thank You
star
7.88
16 votes

#11 - Just a Thank You

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/11/2015

Rinne tries to set things straight with Sakura about Ageha. Every time he tries to talk to her, he gets interrupted. Something odd comes out of the bento box that Ageha gives him.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Spirited Ramen
star
7.82
11 votes

#12 - Spirited Ramen

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/12/2015

The weather turns chilly, signalling the start of the perfect season for ramen.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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The Wig's Disappointment and the Pumpkin's Temptation
star
7.78
18 votes

#13 - The Wig's Disappointment and the Pumpkin's Temptation

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2015

Rinne's school holds their school festival. Rinne works at the cafe with Sakura, when they sense something ominous. Just then, a blonde wig flies at them.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Hanako-san
star
7.75
16 votes

#14 - Hanako-san

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2015

Being broke, Rinne is overjoyed about a job Rokumon brought him: to hunt down an evil spirit for 100,000 yen. Meanwhile, something ghostly is going on at school.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Curse of the Rabbit Hutch
star
7.75
16 votes

#15 - Curse of the Rabbit Hutch

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2015

Sakura spots the spirit of a boy who'd rammed his head into a lamp post be taken away by a boy with bat wings. The next morning, Rinne and Sakura receive a bizarre request letter, but Suzu and Tomoya, who'd also been called there.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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The Mysterious Classmate
star
7.75
24 votes

#16 - The Mysterious Classmate

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2015

Sakura Mamiya is a high school student who can see spirits. Her seat in class is next to Rinne Rokudo, who for some reason, most people can see only sometimes. Sakura's friend is troubled by a series of bizarre phone calls. Sakura and Rinne investigate.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Welcome to Hell!
star
7.72
18 votes

#17 - Welcome to Hell!

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2015

In an effort to rescue Reiji's living spirit, Rinne chases Masato to Hell, where right off the bat he's forced to enter illegally, as he can't pay for the admission fee.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Naggy
star
7.71
17 votes

#18 - Naggy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/27/2015

In a daze after having seen Rinne and Ageha holding hands, Sakura accidentally wanders into the Reidou. She's surrounded by Damashigamis, but Rinne saves her at the last second.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Ageha the Shinigami
star
7.68
19 votes

#19 - Ageha the Shinigami

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2015

Rika gets 100% on a test using a mechanical pencil that makes her smarter, but an ominous aura comes from the pencil.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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The Memory of the Red Ring
star
7.59
22 votes

#20 - The Memory of the Red Ring

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2015

The people at school have a dream about being approached by a woman in a kimono in a strange world with a with a red ring, imploring them to make an offering to the instrument shelter.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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M's Tragedy
star
7.50
12 votes

#21 - M's Tragedy

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/2015

It's bonus season at the Mortal Census Bureau where Kain works. Kain is tasked with delivering the money, but it gets stolen along the way.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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The Clubhouse Phantom
star
7.43
21 votes

#22 - The Clubhouse Phantom

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2015

A huge, monstrous cat attacks from the sky. To Sakura's shock, her friends Miho and Rika can see it, too.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Voices of the Roadside Shrine
star
7.38
16 votes

#23 - Voices of the Roadside Shrine

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2015

On her way home from school, Sakura hears the voice of a child asking from help from a roadside shrine. She wants to talk to Rinne about it, but Rinne is busy helping mummy-like Taro.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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Fox Trap
star
7.33
12 votes

#24 - Fox Trap

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/5/2015

When Tsubasa catches a cold, Rinne, Sakura, Rokumon, and Kain pay him a visit.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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If You Don't Mind Starting as Friends
star
7.29
17 votes

#25 - If You Don't Mind Starting as Friends

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2015

The son of a family of exorcists, Tsubasa Jumonji, has come to school. Right off the bat, he asks out his first love, Sakura! This bothers Rinne, but he turns a cold shoulder towards Sakura.

Directors: Seiki Sugawara
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