The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

10 Best Episodes of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - Season 1

Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, Kusuo Saiki finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Written by Sophie and last updated on sep 16, 2022.

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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E15

#15 - Which Idea Will Be Picked?! School Festival Planning + Sing! Reita’s Recital! + PK Academy School Festival (Season 1 - Episode 15)

It’s time for PK Academy’s school festival. Hairo wants his class to make fifty thousand paper cranes as their attraction, but not even his enthusiasm is enough to get them on board for that.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 42 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E2

#14 - Hot-Blooded! Dodgeball! + Reach Him! Sign of Love + Saiki Family Home Renovation?! Drastic Makeover!! + Deceive! Mind Control (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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It’s dodgeball time in Saiki’s PE class. As usual, Saiki tries to conceal his abilities, but his attempts to keep a low profile lead to unexpected difficulties. Now that Hairo is out of the game, Saiki is the Paper Team’s last hope to win. However, Saiki is more concerned with figuring out how to keep his likability neutral so that he does not attract attention. Chiyo Yumehara, one of Saiki’s classmates, has a crush on him. In order to get to know him better, she comes up with some plans to get closer to him. Now that Saiki’s parents have reconciled, they want to sleep in the same bedroom. In order to do so, they need to move some furniture around and want Kusuo’s help. Have you ever wondered why none of the other students have called attention to Saiki’s unique looks? It all has to do with a little bit of mind control...

The episode was rated 7.88 from 58 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E22

#13 - Summer Break! The Occult Club Training Camp + The Tennis Club Training Camp + Clinical Testing Job + License Training Camp + A Date with Teruhashi (Season 1 - Episode 22)

Summer break is around the corner. Saiki is looking forward to having some peace and quiet away from his classmates; however, as usual, his classmates have other plans. Will Saiki be able to avoid them all and have his peaceful break?

The episode was rated 7.89 from 35 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E23

#12 - The Heir to a Conglomerate Makes His Appearance + Tsundere Grandpa Returns! + Holding a Halloween Party + The Saiko Family's Unbeatable Financial Power (Season 1 - Episode 23)

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The new school term has started and Saiki's homeroom teacher introduces a new student to the class. It turns out that he has an agenda at PK Academy. On a different occasion, Saiki's grandparents come and visit.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 34 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E5

#11 - Escape Using an Invincible Suit of Camouflage! + Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day + Don’t Catch Fire! Safety Drill! (Season 1 - Episode 5)

It’s four o’clock. Saiki wants to leave school right away so that he can catch a TV show. As he tries to leave school, though, he realizes that people are looking for him and now he needs to figure out how to get out of school without being noticed. Today is PK Academy’s Sports Day and of course Hairo is fired up to win it! After a failed attempt at trying to get out of attending, Saiki must now try to once again perform perfectly mediocre in order not to call attention to his abilities. After Nendou pulls out one of Saiki’s “hairclips,” Saiki suddenly collapses and falls unconscious. At that moment, around the world, strange events begin occurring. After the tug of war event, Class 3 is still behind the other classes. In order to win first place, they’ll have to earn a lot of points in the remaining two events, the beanbag toss and interclass relay. Saiki’s school is having an evacuation drill today. Students are expected to follow the instructions and evacuate the building; however, they seem more preoccupied with the mnemonic they learned instead.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 50 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E13

#10 - Okinawa School Trip (Part 2) (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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Kaidou comes to the rescue when Teruhashi is being hit on by two guys. Can he drive them away? Also, on the last day of the school trip, Saiki’s only focus is to get to the shop that sells the rare Coffee Red Bean Anmitsu.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 38 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E9

#9 - The Superstar Returns! + Cast the Die! An Upset in the Finals + Second Encounter (for Real This Time)! Uryoku Chouno + Mera’s Money Situation (Season 1 - Episode 9)

Toru Mugami, the movie star Teruhashi was with at the theater, comes to see Saiki. He says that he wants to discuss something concerning Teruhashi. Students at PK Academy are taking final exams. Nendou is told that he’ll have to repeat Year 2 if he flunks three or more subjects, but he says he’s got a secret plan for passing his tests. After taking off the germanium ring, Saiki immediately begins hearing depressing thoughts from a familiar voice... Saiki somehow ends up being Chouno’s assistant in his magic show. The time finally comes to perform the body-cutting trick, but can Saiki make it a success? PK Academy forbids their students from working. However, one of Saiki’s classmates, Chisato Mera, works at a café he likes to visit, and asks him not to tell anyone about it.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 50 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E7

#8 - Reign of the Small King + Frolic! Silent Night + Noisy New Year's (Season 1 - Episode 7)

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Are you a cat person? Or a dog person? As for Saiki, he couldn't care less. So what will he do when he encounters a cat in trouble? It’s the Christmas season. Saiki’s family is having a Christmas party at home. When he gets home, he finds a surprise guest waiting for him. It’s New Year’s Day. The Saiki family is visiting a shrine to say prayers. Saiki’s wish is to spend a quiet time at home during the New Year’s holidays. Will it be answered? Kurumi and Kuniharu get excited to see that Kusuo has so many friends, and end up inviting them over to their house for New Year’s. It seems that Kuniharu’s efforts to undo the damage of his wife’s mistake of spilling the beans about Kusuo having psychic powers didn’t work after all. Now Kusuo has to do something to rectify this situation.

The episode was rated 8.00 from 50 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E17

#7 - Kaidou's Suspicion + No Intervention Needed?! Nendou vs. Kaidou + The Worst Part-Timer + Fierce Run! Runners Psi! (Season 1 - Episode 17)

After Kaidou witnesses an incident between Kuboyasu and some delinquents, he becomes suspicious that Kuboyasu may be a delinquent. On a different occasion, Saiki, Kaidou and Kuboyasu find out that Nendou is working part time.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 40 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E18

#6 - Teruhashi's Second Visit to the Saiki Residence + It's a Piece of Cake! The Straw Millionaire + Transformation! Super Size + He Should Repeat the Grade + Max Excitement! Karaoke Party (Season 1 - Episode 18)

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On the pretense of taking cooking lessons from Saiki's mother, Teruhashi visits Saiki's house only to find herself in a difficult situation. On a different occasion, Saiki's class holds a karaoke party in order to make good memories together.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 38 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E11

#5 - Jump! Cyborg Cider-Man No. 2 + Industry-Leading, Top-Ranking Company?! Father’s Job + Cider-Man No. 2 vs. The Lemonade Fiend + Kusuo Saiki’s Holiday + Kusuo Saiki’s Woman Troubles (Season 1 - Episode 11)

When Saiki sees a boy’s balloon flying away, he uses his psychic powers to jump high and get it back for him. The boy thinks that Saiki is his favorite hero, Cider-man No. 2, and starts following him. When Kuniharu is late for work, he asks Saiki to teleport him to his office. After being bribed with a coffee jello, Saiki teleports him to work. Once there, Saiki ends up going to the office with Kuniharu to check the place out. Just when Saiki thinks that he can have a quiet, relaxing day, his neighbor Yuuta stops by and wants to watch the Cider-man Blu-ray with him. There’s a festival going on, and Saiki goes to check it out. He tries to keep a low profile as usual, but his telepathy isn’t of much use to him because of the huge crowd. Teruhashi and Yumehara run into each other at a cafe and decide to sit together and talk. Then the subject of who they like comes up...

The episode was rated 8.07 from 42 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E4

#4 - Please Make Me Your Apprentice! + Psychic Medium in the Class Next Door + Kineshi Hairo, in Search of Lumber + Home Alone Disaster + Crisis in Three-Month Relationship (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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Saiki receives a letter from someone claiming to know that he’s a psychic and wishing to be his apprentice. This person also claims to have special abilities of their own. Saiki hears his classmates talking about a new student in the class next to theirs. Of course, that student turns out to be Reita Toritsuka, the psychic medium that wishes to be his apprentice. After school, Hairo asks Saiki to help him finish up making the entry gate for the school’s Sports Day. However, they discover that the arch and pedestal are broken and Hairo won’t rest until it has been fixed. Saiki’s parents leave for a wedding, and now Saiki’s got the house all to himself. Noticing how messy the house is, he starts to clean up, only to discover something truly terrifying. Saiki gets worried when he notices that Chiyo Yumehara has been eyeing him again. When he learns that things aren’t going well between her and her boyfriend Takeru, he decides to help mend their relationship.

The episode was rated 8.10 from 48 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E8

#3 - The Scariest! Mr. Matsuzaki + Chocolate Festival + Absolutely the Worst! Nendou’s Father + Totally Trusting! Kurumi Saiki + Telepathy Silencer (Season 1 - Episode 8)

Many students at Saiki’s school can’t stand Mr. Matsuzaki, their PE teacher. When he confiscates some of their things, a group of students decides to get back at him. It’s Valentine’s Day, and the guys are all anxious to see how many chocolates they’ll get. Toritsuka, who’s trying to be nice to girls for this day, asks Saiki to foresee if he’ll get any chocolates. Nendou comes by Saiki’s house to ask him to come check out a big hole he dug. Saiki evades this bad situation by pretending to be out. However, his problem isn’t quite over yet. Saiki’s mom Kurumi is so trusting that she gets easily taken in by salesmen. Today, she purchases bottled water that she’s told has mysterious powers. After coming across a ring that cancels his telepathy, Saiki decides to go someplace where he’s always wanted to go if he lost his telepathy: a movie theater.

The episode was rated 8.15 from 46 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E24

#2 - Talent Blossoms?! Melancholy of a Popular Magician + An Exercise in Runaway Delusion + Break-time Disaster + Crushed! Surprise Party (Season 1 - Episode 24)

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The "amazing" magician Uryoku Chouno has become popular and sends Saiki an invitation to his solo magic show. On a different occasion, the usual gang is planning to hold a surprise birthday party for Saiki.

The episode was rated 8.19 from 37 votes.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. - S1E12

#1 - Okinawa School Trip (Part 1) (Season 1 - Episode 12)

Saiki’s class goes on a school trip to Okinawa. The rest of the class is excited to go on the trip, but for Saiki, it's just one problem after another.

The episode was rated 8.26 from 39 votes.

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