The Elusive Samurai Episode Ratings Heatmap
2024 · 1 Seasons · 12 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.9/10 (12 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.73), maintaining an average of 7.9.
Season 1 finale: "Hang in There, Tokiyuki, Until the Day You Retake Kamakura"
Episode Recap →Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 1 seasons and 12 episodes, The Elusive Samurai has earned an overall series rating of 7.9 out of 10. The series displays remarkable consistency across its narrative arc, maintaining reliable ratings from premiere to conclusion.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 9 ("My Buddha"), rated at an extraordinary 9.3/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 4 ("Sadamune Appears!"), landing at 6.8/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 9 ("My Buddha", 9.3) and Episode 10 ("A Perverted Kid and Disturbances of Holy Power", 8), a swing of 1.3 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Elusive Samurai
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 9 | My Buddha | 9.3 | 3 | Aug 31, 2024 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Settling the Score! A Dog-Shooting Competition, and Then… | 8.3 | 3 | Aug 3, 2024 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Steal the Imperial Command from Ogasawara's Residence at Night | 8.3 | 3 | Aug 10, 2024 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 8 | A War of Hide and Seek | 8.3 | 3 | Aug 24, 2024 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Children in Winter | 8.0 | 3 | Aug 17, 2024 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 10 | A Perverted Kid and Disturbances of Holy Power | 8.0 | 3 | Sep 14, 2024 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Samurais Who Are Eager to Die & An Elusive Samurai | 8.0 | 3 | Sep 21, 2024 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 12 | Hang in There, Tokiyuki, Until the Day You Retake Kamakura | 8.0 | 3 | Sep 28, 2024 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 1 | May 22nd | 7.2 | 8 | Jul 6, 2024 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 2 | The Gentle Uncle | 7.2 | 6 | Jul 13, 2024 |