The essential episodes of The Rolling Girls

Watch these 12 in order and you've got The Rolling Girls — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · January 12, 2015 · 24m

   King of Rookies7.5

   Nozomi Moritomo is an average girl who just wants to help, but can a lowly Rest like her make a difference in the battle of the Bests?

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · January 18, 2015 · 24m

   Center of the World7.5

   Nozomi and the other Hiyoshicho Propellers are trapped on a roller coaster! Can Masami save them without revealing Maccha Green's true identity?

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · January 25, 2015 · 24m

   I Wanna Be a Hero6.0

   The girls set out to Tokyo to gather Moonlight Stones with Chiaya and find themselves in the middle of "Always Comima."

4. 04

   S01E04 · Top rated · February 1, 2015 · 24m

   Dream7.5

   The girls escape with the help of a Comima staff member, but a new threat appears. Can they clear their names and get Chiaya's stone back?

5. 05

   S01E05 · Top rated · February 8, 2015 · 24m

   Disappointing Person7.5

   Aichi and Mie are up in arms and things are tense after all the shachihoko in Nagoya were blown up. Can the girls bring peace to the warring nations?

6. 06

   S01E06 · Top rated · February 15, 2015 · 24m

   Lightning Speed7.5

   Chiaya's back, but they lose Yukina as things come to a head in old Aichi and old Mie. How will they ever learn to coexist peacefully?

7. 07

   S01E07 · Top rated · February 22, 2015 · 24m

   Give Me the Stars7.5

   The girls are now in Kyoto, where the captain of the squad they are trying to help is kidnapped. Can they save the captain and the rock festival?!

8. 08

   S01E08 · Top rated · March 1, 2015 · 24m

   After the Rain7.5

   Misa is back where she belongs, but what happened between her and Mamechiyo? And what is Shuten up to, anyway?

9. 09

   S01E09 · Top rated · March 8, 2015 · 24m

   Thieves of the Night7.5

   The girls find themselves in Hiroshima by way of Okayama, but can they work through their own troubles and help the locals at the same time?

10. 10

    S01E10 · Top rated · March 15, 2015 · 24m

    No No No7.5

    Ai is taken in by a poor peach grower and her daughter, and Yukina is lost again. Can Nozomi help Kaguya and Kuramochi by herself? And where's Chiaya?

11. 11

    S01E11 · Top rated · March 22, 2015 · 24m

    Rose of Passion7.5

    Things are getting heated up in Okayama, but how is the Nayotake family involved? Will the girls be able to reunite and resolve everything?

12. 12

    S01E12 · Series finale · March 29, 2015 · 24m

    The Future Is in Our Hands7.5

    What can four Rest girls do thrown in amongst Bests and robots and aliens? In the midst of all the fighting, can the girls bring peace?