The WORST episodes of Tsurune

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

After target panic drives him from archery in middle school, Minato decides to return to the sport when his friends join the high school kyudo club.

Last Updated: 9/5/2025Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended

6.64

11 votes

#1 - Broken Tempo

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2023

Exiled from the shooting range on Masaki’s orders, Minato finds himself forbidden from wielding his bow. Meanwhile, Kaito blames himself for the team’s poor performance.

6.73

11 votes

#2 - Draw of a New Dawn

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2023

How can Tsujimine be in sync when its members seem so different? Minato wants to know why, and Fuwa will tell him if Minato explains why Nikaido is obsessed with beating him.

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6.77

13 votes

#3 - Bending Will

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2023

Kazemai has a summer training camp and is ecstatic about getting a beach-side kyudo range all to themselves! Too bad the Tsujimine kyudo club beat them to the punch.

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6.92

12 votes

#4 - Falling Into Place

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2023

Kazemai, Tsujimine, and Kirisaki compete in a national tournament that means something different to each team.

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6.93

15 votes

#5 - Winds of a Brewing Storm

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2023

Kazemai’s performance earned them victory. However, another team is quickly making a name for themselves with their unorthodox yet ‌effective kyudo techniques.

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7.00

12 votes

#6 - Taking Shape

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2023

It’s their turn this time; Seo, Hanazawa, and Shiragiku have signed up for a kyudo tournament and are bursting with excitement for their first team competition.

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7.08

12 votes

#7 - Trajectory

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2023

The Kazemai kyudo club heads to Kirisaki’s campus for a joint practice session.

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7.08

12 votes

#8 - Unwavering Spirit

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2023

Now that they know what they need to do, Minato and the others try to find their own “ikiai.”

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7.15

13 votes

#9 - Resounding Release

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2023

The conclusion of the national tournament heralds the end of summer. As Minato reflects on kyudo, he and his friends help Masaki prepare for the Star Festival at Yata Shrine.

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7.17

35 votes

#10 - Reunion

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/2018

The prefectural tournament preliminaries finally begin. When the students from Kazemai and Kirisaki run into each other, Minato is happy to see Shu again... but Kaito is only interested in picking a fight!

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7.23

35 votes

#11 - An Unshown Hand

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2018

The Kazemai Kyudo Club has managed to break through the preliminaries and is now preparing for finals. But Seiya's seemingly unflappable demeanor is beginning to show cracks...

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7.23

13 votes

#12 - Push and Pull

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2023

Minato endures Masaki’s deluge of instructions. Meanwhile, the rift between Nanao and Kaito deepens, casting a dark cloud over the entire kyudo club.

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7.28

36 votes

#13 - The Young Man on the Shooting Range

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2018

Minato first watched kyudo--Japanese archery--with his mother, where he was enchanted by the sound of the bowstring. When he first arrives at Kazemai High School, everyone expects him to join the kyudo club. But Minato is haunted by a recent tournament failure, and the strange condition that led to it.

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7.29

14 votes

#14 - All in the Mind

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2023

Each participant in the regionals has their own worries and hopes. They are all different, but the one thing that unites them all is kyudo.

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7.31

16 votes

#15 - Summer Calls

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2023

The school prepares for the annual Sports Tournament and other students note Minato’s absence. However, a familiar sound tells his friends where they can find him.

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7.33

33 votes

#16 - The Reason for Shooting

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/26/2018

At Kirisaki, a private high school with a renowned kyudo club, the first-year Fujiwara Shu's skill with a bow stands out. This holds true even when choosing their participants for the prefectural preliminaries...

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7.33

30 votes

#17 - A Poor Fit

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/12/2018

As the team's new coach, Masa-san decides to hold a training camp to help the kyudo club pass the tournament preliminaries. But first, he holds a mock tournament within the club, with a humiliating punishment for the loser.

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7.41

32 votes

#18 - Just as They Met

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/5/2018

When Minato finally joins the Kazemai Kyudo Club, most of the boys accept him immediately. Kaito alone holds a grudge over Minato's wishy-washy behavior. Minato tries to smooth things over, but...

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7.44

32 votes

#19 - Linked Heart

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/24/2018

When Seiya develops a fever and stays home from school, friction develops between the remaining members of the team. Does Masa-san hold a trump card to solve their problems?

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7.45

31 votes

#20 - The Pain of Empty Release

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2019

Seiya has bounced back from his earlier gloom, and the team is practicing in earnest for the tournament. But when Minato forgets something in the Kyudo Hall, he overhears Masa-san talking to Tommy-sensei...

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7.54

13 votes

#21 - The Linking Shot

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/2023

Minato had setbacks, but all of his hard work earned him a spot on the national stage. Now, as he steps onto the range, he faces Shu once more.

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7.55

33 votes

#22 - A Frequent Messenger

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2018

For losing the match, the boys have to act as servants during their training camp. But does working all day mean they'll have no time to practice kyudo?

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7.74

34 votes

#23 - Taking Aim

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2018

The boys finally compete in the group match. While Kaito is focused on making up for his individuals performance, Minato is reinvigorated by his reunion with Shu.

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7.86

36 votes

#24 - At Wit's End

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/29/2018

After his failure at the kyudo club briefing, Minato flees the school, and ends up encountering a mysterious archer named Masa-san. Though on his guard at first, Masa-san's lighthearted personality slowly helps him to open up.

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8.09

33 votes

#25 - Five Arrows

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2019

The news of Masa-san's accident has shaken the boys of the Kazemai kyudo club. The girls manage to get their heads back in the game, but will they be able to pass through to the finals under these conditions?

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