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Shiki: Season 1

22 episodes Premiered Jul 9, 2010
Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

First Blood

Jul 9, 2010

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

S1·E2 Core

Second Decay

Jul 16, 2010

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

S1·E3 Mytharc

Third Tragedy

Jul 23, 2010

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

S1·E4 Core

Fourth Death

Jul 30, 2010

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

S1·E5 Mytharc

Fifth Deceit

Aug 6, 2010

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

S1·E6 Mytharc

Sixth Skull

Aug 13, 2010

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

S1·E7 Core

Seventh Killing Spirit

Aug 20, 2010

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

S1·E8 Core

Eighth Night

Aug 27, 2010

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

S1·E9 Core

Ninth Coffin

Sep 3, 2010

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

S1·E10 Core

Tenth Mourning

Sep 10, 2010

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

S1·E11 Core

Eleventh Slaughter

Sep 17, 2010

While Sotoba's villagers are debating the cause of the frequent deaths, the town shaman points her finger at the residents of Kanemasa mansion.

S1·E12 Core

Twelfth Decay

Oct 15, 2010

Natsuno learns more about the Shiki and warns Kaori and Akira to leave town before it is to late.

S1·E13 Core

Thirteenth Tragedy

Oct 29, 2010

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

S1·E14 Core

Fourteenth Death

Nov 5, 2010

Kaori's father suddenly collapses. At the clinic, Dr. Ozaki studies his wife's corpse for clues on how to combat the Shiki.

S1·E15 Core

Fifteenth Deceit

Nov 12, 2010

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

S1·E16 Core

Sixteenth Skull

Nov 19, 2010

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

S1·E17 Core

Seventeenth Killing Spirit

Nov 26, 2010

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

S1·E18 Core

Eighteenth Night

Dec 3, 2010

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

S1·E19 Core

Nineteenth Coffin

Dec 10, 2010

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

S1·E20 Core

Twentieth Mourning

Dec 17, 2010

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

S1·E21 Mytharc

Twenty-first Slaughter

Dec 24, 2010

The villagers finally discover where Sunako is hiding. Tatsumi creates a distraction to lure them away while Seishin tries to carry her to safety.

S1·E22 Mytharc

The Final Hunt

Dec 31, 2010

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.