Shiki: 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 Shiki 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
First Blood
Jul 9, 2010 · 25 min
Megumi hates living in the small village of Sotoba. She dreams of graduating from high school and moving to the city. Only two things hold her interest in the village, the giant
Second Decay
Jul 16, 2010 · 25 min
Megumi is dead and a burial is held for her. Doctor Ozaki is shocked at her sudden death and requests permission to perform an autopsy to determine the exact cause of her death bu
Third Tragedy
Jul 23, 2010 · 25 min
Dr. Ozaki is convinced that Nao Yasumori has contracted the same illness that killed Megumi and several other in the village. He conducts numerous tests, all of which return confl
Fourth Death
Jul 30, 2010 · 25 min
Dr. Ozaki holds a meeting with the staff at the clinic and announces his belief that an epidemic of unknown origin is present in the town and his killed 19 people. He asks them to
Fifth Deceit
Aug 6, 2010 · 25 min
Seishin talks to the relatives of the recently deceased and discovers the pattern that all of them became ill and weak only a few days before they died and that many quit their job
Sixth Skull
Aug 13, 2010 · 25 min
Natsuno investigates local stories of the "Risen" after seeing that someone had disturbed the torn-up pieces of Megumi's letter he threw out. Meanwhile, Masao's brother Hiromi has
Seventh Killing Spirit
Aug 20, 2010 · 25 min
Masao awakens to find himself lying on a bed of flowers, six feet under. Natsuno joins forces with Kaori and Akira and convinces them to help him dig up Megumi’s grave to confirm
Eighth Night
Aug 27, 2010 · 25 min
Natsuno, Kaori and Akira dig up Megumi’s grave to confirm if she has truly risen or not. Finding her coffin empty Kaori is suddenly attack by a strange man whose body is as cold a
Ninth Coffin
Sep 3, 2010 · 25 min
Dr. Ozaki and Seishin vainly try to save an elderly patients life. After a blood transfusion seems to return her strength Dr. Ozaki is sure that he has discovered the cure. That
Tenth Mourning
Sep 10, 2010 · 25 min
Natsuno house is visited by a strange young girl who demands to be invited in. When Natsuno returns home his parents tell him about the girl but she is gone. Realizing that his p
Eleventh Slaughter
Sep 17, 2010 · 25 min
While Sotoba's villagers are debating the cause of the frequent deaths, the town shaman points her finger at the residents of Kanemasa mansion.
Twelfth Decay
Oct 15, 2010 · 25 min
Natsuno learns more about the Shiki and warns Kaori and Akira to leave town before it is to late.
Thirteenth Tragedy
Oct 29, 2010 · 25 min
Natsuno may be dead but will he rise? Dr. Ozaki discovers that his wife is already in the final stages of having her blood drained. After she flat lines during the night he tells
Fourteenth Death
Nov 5, 2010 · 25 min
Kaori's father suddenly collapses. At the clinic, Dr. Ozaki studies his wife's corpse for clues on how to combat the Shiki.
Fifteenth Deceit
Nov 12, 2010 · 25 min
Dr. Ozaki tries to tell the townspeople the truth but is laughed off by the villagers believing that he is overworked at the clinic. He then tries to gather evidence to inform the
Sixteenth Skull
Nov 19, 2010 · 25 min
Kaori and Akira find their mother near death. Akira decides to take action and goes to the temple to collect talismans to ward off the Shiki while Kaori prepares stakes. At the s
Seventeenth Killing Spirit
Nov 26, 2010 · 25 min
Seishin finds that his bed ridden father has disappeared without a trace. Kaori shows up at the temple covered in dirt her hair and eyes crazed with desperation and begs Seishin t
Eighteenth Night
Dec 3, 2010 · 25 min
Natsuno is paid a visit by Tatsumi who informs him that he is one of only four known “werewolf” Shiki, those that can walk in the open sun. That night Tooru is taken to the huts w
Nineteenth Coffin
Dec 10, 2010 · 25 min
With the village finally believing Dr. Ozaki about the Shiki they begin to plan on how to exterminate them. Sunako hearing about Chizuro’s death orders Tatsumi to prepare the Shik
Twentieth Mourning
Dec 17, 2010 · 25 min
With the first day drawing to a close the village has killed many Shiki but Dr. Ozaki believes that they haven’t most of them. Tooru is forced to make a decision about Ritsuko ref
Twenty-first Slaughter
Dec 24, 2010 · 25 min
The villagers finally discover where Sunako is hiding. Tatsumi creates a distraction to lure them away while Seishin tries to carry her to safety.
The Final Hunt
Dec 31, 2010 · 25 min
The mountain is on fire and threatens to engulf the entire town. At the same time the final Shiki make their final effort to escape.