Btooom!: Season 1
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Btooom! Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Start
Oct 4, 2012 · 24 min
Ryōta Sakamoto is ranked #10 worldwide in Btooom!, an online game where players kill each other with bombs. After a game one day, he mysteriously awakes in a real life version of t
The Bloodstained High School Girl
Oct 11, 2012 · 24 min
A typical high school girl, betrayed by her neighbors, a forced player in the game of Btooom!, betrayed by the group she teamed up with. All men are scum.
Survival
Oct 18, 2012 · 24 min
While chasing after the mysterious girl, Ryota runs into Taira Kiyoshi who helps fill in the blanks in his memory.
Best in the World
Oct 25, 2012 · 24 min
Kira Kosuke is a disturbed child, but when on the island his true nature can finally come out, unchecked. That is until he faces the best Btooom! player in Japan.
Attack
Nov 1, 2012 · 24 min
A pantless corpse floats by Taira and Sakamoto while they are eating lunch. When Sakamoto leaves to investigate he finds a gruesome scene and a familiar figure.
Night of Sacrifice
Nov 8, 2012 · 24 min
In the moment of danger, trust issues start to show between Taira and Sakamoto. Sakamoto wants to save everyone especially the girl who just tried to kill him.
Virtual Bride
Nov 15, 2012 · 24 min
Miyamoto, the mercenary, has found Sakamoto and his team. This dangerous player will do anything it takes to win.
White Ghost
Nov 22, 2012 · 24 min
As Sakamoto and Himiko try to rest for the night, Himiko wrestles with the idea of telling Sakamoto her true identity, but before she can do anything she is visited by a “ghost”.
The Strongest Player
Nov 29, 2012 · 24 min
A new player has joined Sakamoto's team, but he carries a dark secret. Before the team could dive deeper into the new players past, a food drop overhead brings many players out of
High Level
Dec 6, 2012 · 24 min
It seems the players on the island are interconnected in more ways than one. While Sakamoto mulls over this new information, the good doctor begins his end game.
Revival
Dec 13, 2012 · 24 min
With Ryouta out of the way, Himiko will be an easy target for Date, but Shiki has other plans for the doctor.
Bonds
Dec 20, 2012 · 24 min
Taira has lost it and is attacking his friends. Ryouta doesn't want to fight but this time he truly might not have a choice.