Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Season 1

Season 1

Air date: 2024-07-06

Episodes: 13

Episodes

E1: Princess Sakuna of the Lofty Realm

Sakuna, daughter of the war god Takeribi and the harvest goddess Toyohana, was leading a lazy and spoiled life due to her privileged upbringing. However, one day, she inadvertently allowed humans who had wandered into the realm of the gods to enter the capital.

Air date: 2024-07-06 • ★ 6.5

E2: Life on Hinoe Island

Amidst the raging sea, Sakuna and her companions finally reach the island and head towards the mountain pass where her mother, Toyohana, once lived.

Air date: 2024-07-13 • ★ 7

E3: Rice Planting Song

Sakuna not only has to deal with manure and fertilizer in the fields, but people also cause her various problems. However, through a shared rice-planting song, the group manages to come together again.

Air date: 2024-07-20 • ★ 6

E4: Myrthe's Journey

Myrthe has moved to Yanato in the distant East to teach the residents about the Formos religion. However, when the group makes contact with the Kappa, the blue-eyed foreigner is mistaken for an enemy.

Air date: 2024-07-27 • ★ 6

E5: Kinta Repays His Debt

Sakuna tries to set Yui up with Kinta, but when Yui suddenly disappears and a crane appears instead, she and Kinta set out to search for this mysterious creature.

Air date: 2024-08-03

E6: Flames of Hatred

The harvest is approaching, but on the volcano, ghosts and skeletons seem to be causing trouble. Ashigumo is injured in battle. Will the harvested rice give Sakuna enough strength to overcome this new challenge?

Air date: 2024-08-10

E7: The Melancholy of Kokorowa

Sakuna is called back to the capital, where she gets to taste the rice that her mother cultivated. She decides that she wants to produce such delicious rice herself as well.

Air date: 2024-08-17

E8: The Rice Riot That Shook the Capital

Amahoho becomes tainted in the capital. Sakuna sneaks in to get to the bottom of the rumors that Kokorowa is behind it. Eventually, this leads to a conflict between the two friends.

Air date: 2024-08-24

E9: The One Who Controls the Demons

Sakuna and the others find an injured Oni and argue about what to do with him. Following Kokorowa's suggestion, they eventually track his trail and discover the root of the evil.

Air date: 2024-08-31

E10: Comeback

Sakuna and her companions rally after they lose everything.

Air date: 2024-09-07

E11: Light of Forgiveness

Tauemon confronts Ishimaru, but how can the mountain bandit's hatred be quelled? And how will Sakuna defeat the evil god Omizuchi?

Air date: 2024-09-14

E12: The Blade of Hoshidama

The only way to defeat Omizuchi is to forge a new Blade of Hoshidama, which requires Tama to be melted down. Will Sakuna sacrifice her beloved Tama for the good of the island?

Air date: 2024-09-21

E13: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

The time has come to fight Omizuchi. With her family, friends, and allies, she has overcome numerous obstacles, but can she defeat the evil god?

Air date: 2024-09-28