Season 1 Episodes
1. Would You Die for a Teakettle!?
Matsunaga Hisahide has risen in rebellion against warlord Nobunaga Oda. The aesthete Furuta Sasuke is ordered to negotiate for peace.
2. Fantasy of the Tea Room
Araki Murashige rises in rebellion against Nobunaga. Sasuke plots to exploit his marriage to the sister of Araki's most trusted vassal.
3. Stairway to the Heaven
Sasuke becomes a pupil of the tea master Sen-no Sôeki. Nobunaga reveals his ambition to unify Japan and then wage war on the continent.
4. Kind of Black
Sôeki invites Sasuke and Hideyoshi for a tea ceremony. During Sasuke's absence, Sôeki approaches Hideyoshi with a terrifying plot.
5. Strategic Incitation
Nobunaga bestows the loot from Tottori Castle upon Hideyoshi. Sasuke bonds with the general and secretly replaces a valuable teascoop from the collection with one of his own fabrication.
6. Let's Spend The Takeda
As Nobunaga goes through with his unification attempts, Sasuke tries to distinguish himself by participating in the sieges on various castles.
7. Mt. Fuji Skyline
Mitsuhide Akechi is manipulated by Sôeki and Hideyoshi, planting the seeds of rebellion against Nobunaga.
8. Dining in Hell
Ieyasu Tokugawa visits Azuchi Castle to celebrate Lord Nobunaga's recent victory. Sasuke is tasked to lure him into throwing a fit at the party.
9. Ruthless License
Nobunaga travels to the imperial court at Kyoto with a small guard. He is lodged in the Honno-ji temple complex, which Sasuke has always dreamed of visiting.
10. God of Sorrow
On the night of June 2, 1582, Sasuke has an ominous feeling and hurries to Kyoto, in time to witness the end of an era.
11. Orphan Message
The late Oda's vassals are forced to take sides as a civil war looms.
12. White Castle Blues
Azuchi Castle is put under Akechi's command. When Sôeki visits the place, he finds it quite different.
13. Aesthete's Roast
Both Akechi and Sasuke learn who assassinated Nobunaga, and are faced with the biggest moral conflict of their lives.
14. Midnight Purple Sorrow
Akechi, after being crushingly defeat by the Hashiba force, has his final supper with his closest vassals. There, he experiences the essence of "Wabi".
15. The Times, They Are A-Changin'
Sôeki advises the new government to burn down Azuchi Castle, tainted by the late Akechi's aesthetic, whilst Sasuke meets Hideyoshi, who now reigns supreme.
16. Tweets of Separation
Sasuke is assigned by Hideyoshi to reconcile with Ieyasu.
17. Changing Man
Hideyoshi is named chief advisor to the Emperor. Sasuke is promoted as well, receiving the name of "Oribe Furuta". Oribe begins to focus seriously on the production of Mino pottery.
18. Only One Flower in the World
Hideyoshi gives Sôeki the honorable name of "Sen-no Rikyû". Rikyû once again invites Hideyoshi to a bold plot.
19. Woman from Nagoya
Friction between Rikyû and Hideyoshi increases. Meanwhile, Oribe aspires to master the way of tea, but lacks the confidence to succeed.
20. The Deep Hole of Imperfection
Oribe visits the tea master Hechikan, once a fellow student of Rikyû, to deepen his understanding of wabi aesthetics.
21. First Love
Oribe has trouble financing an army to keep up with Hideyoshi's endeavors. However, when he is tasked to show Ieyasu around Kyoto, he smells a chance.
22. The Devil's Whisper
The Kyushu conquest begins. In the battle against the Akizuki troops, Oribe gets help from Nobushige Sanada, and sneaks into Kosyozan Castle.
23. Come On, My Juraku
Hideyoshi announces a great tea gathering to commemorate the subjugation of Kyushu and the erection of Jurakudai Castle.
24. Take Me to Kitano
Tea masters from all over Japan gather in Kyoto for Hideyoshi's great tea gathering. Oribe has an elaborate plan to outdo them all.
25. Start From the Beginning Again
Hechikan's simplistic tea ceremony wins him the first place in Hideyoshi's competition. Inspired by his success, Oribe makes a misguided attempt to refine his wabi.
26. The Cursed Night
Hechikan forces both Oribe and Rikyû to reflect on their rigid ways.
27. Anarchy in Japan
Rikyû and Oribe together undergo a maturation, as they rediscover the fun and freedom in wabi.
28. Furuta Oribe and Fires
Rikyû's most promising disciple, Souji Yamanoue, finally finds his place in the Kanto region, just as Hideyoshi is preparing an invasion.
29. Kanto Survival
The Odawara conquest begins. Rikyû meets Souji again. They were pleased with each other's mental growth.
30. Edo Frontier
During Hideyoshi's feudal reforms, Ieyasu is granted a new domain: Edo.
31. Forgive My Silence
Hideyoshi and Rikyû's relationship continues to deteriorate. Oribe is attacked by the impetuous Date Masamune.
32. Aesthete's Crossroad
To his dismay, Hideyoshi finds his courtiers will never him to the fullest.
33. The Shadow Tea King
Oribe invites Rikyû to a hot spring with ocean view, and is motivated to change his course.
34. The Crybaby Under the Sun
Rikyû is angered when Hideyoshi confiscates his greatest treasure and only daughter. Meanwhile, Oribe produces the first true piece of Oribe pottery.
35. New Guilty Partner
The reception of Oribe's latest cup is highly positive. Josui Kuroda visits the gravely ill Hidenaga Toyotomi.
36. You're the Chosen One
Aware that Hideyoshi's advisers are planning to dispose of him, Rikyû invites Ieyasu to a tea ceremony.
37. The Man Who Destroyed the "World"
Masamune angered Hideyoshi again. He goes to Oribe and Takayama for advice on how to make up to his lord.
38. Dusk at Yodo River
Rikyû is ordered by Hideyoshi to seclude himself at Sakai. Oribe and Tadaoki see him off at the Yodo river.
39. Aren't You a Fan of Imperfection?
Hideyoshi orders Rikyû to commit seppuku, and appoints an executioner: Furuta Oribe.
