The BEST episodes directed by Hiroaki Akagi
#1 - Culture Fest
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 6
Both Takagi and Nishikata prepare for their class’ production of Romiya and Juliot. But how much of the play will be a performance, and how much of it will be real?
#2 - Kyoro on the GJ String, REBIRTH
GJ Club - Season 1 - Episode 9
Kyoya is forced to wear a white coat. It seems today's club activity is playing doctor. The members of the GJ Club appear before Kyoya one by one as his patients. As Kyoya is getting used to it, he notices Kirara staring at something on the ceiling and grows concerned. Apparently they need a sacrifice to exorcise the thing!?
#3 - March 14th
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 12
Nishikata struggles with the most important question of his life. Now, he must give Takagi his answer.
#4 - Summer Festival
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 12
Nishikata and Takagi are mistaken for a couple on their way to the summer festival. Nishikata can't deny it fast enough, but then they get separated.
#5 - Christmas
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 9
Nishikata realizes that if he doesn’t do something soon, he will have lost to Takagi for an entire year. However, in matters of the heart, perhaps he’s already won.
#6 - Steps / Fireworks / Souvenirs / Promises
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 11
One day during summer vacation, a confident Nishikata pretends to run into Takagi accidentally: he's prepared what he thinks is a fail-proof prank.
#7 - Made You Look / Talents / Worries / Messages
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 9
Nishikata wants to surprise Takagi with a handmade surprise, but something seems to be going on with her. Later, he spots her bike at the shrine.
#8 - Dislikes / Gyoza / Audition / Fishing
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 5
Some things never change, especially when green peppers are involved. The class puts on a play for the culture festival, but who will land the leading roles?
#9 - Fan / Bewilder Ball / Cat Rescue / Rain
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 3
Takagi, of all people, is the one to discover something embarrassing about Nishikata.
#10 - First Shrine Visit / Snowman / New Year's / Advice
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 10
A new year marks new beginnings and new promises. So when Takagi sees Nishikata and Hojo having a private conversation…
#11 - The God Falls into the Netherworld
Kamisama Kiss - Season 2 - Episode 3
Okuninushi, the god hosting the Divine Assembly, asks Nanami to go handle a situation happening on the border between the worlds of the living and the dead.
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#12 - February 14th
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 11
Nishikata receives Valentine’s Day chocolates, but they aren’t from Takagi. Something has now changed; something important.
#13 - Apple Blossoms
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 2
Setsu's unconventional mother, Sawamura Umeko, has suddenly descended and forced him to enroll at Umezono Academy. In helping to assemble a shamisen which has lain long disused, he meets Maeda Shuri, a girl in the same grade as him. While all this is going on, Setsu reunites with his older brother, who he hasn't seen in a while, and they play shamisen together...
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#14 - Cat / Taste / Portrait / Fortune Telling
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 11
Nishikata really likes cats but doesn't want Takagi-san to know. But when he sees a very friendly cat, he can't help it. What is a guy to do?!
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#15 - The Grip Strength Thingy / Tan / New Semester
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 1
Is it possible? Has Nishikata finally one-upped Takagi at long last?
#16 - Letter / First Day of School / Seating Arrangement
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 12
The class has been secretly writing love letters to one another, which confuses Nishikata when he discovers one in his textbook. He assumes Takagi is responsible yet refuses to directly ask her.
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#17 - Camping Trip
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 7
While at camp, Nishikata hears that if you're holding hands with someone you like at the end of a folk dance, they'll like you back.
#18 - Spring Dawn
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 4
Shuri wants her grandmother to be able to hear "Shungyou: Spring Dawn" again, but Setsu tells her it isn't something he's capable of playing and ends up denying her request to perform. After Setsu confronts "Shungyou" once more, he finds his own way of playing it and heads off to where Shuri's grandmother lives. At last, it's time for Setsu's "Shungyou" to resound through the air...
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#19 - Memories
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 11
Kaji has been struck by a misfortunate accident—a string snapped in the middle of his performance. Seeing him continue on two strings to give an amazing performance stirs Setsu's heart. Then, Umeko reveals her true motives for creating the tournament to Setsu. Will Setsu play his grandfather's sound or his own sound? At last, his performance begins...
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#20 - Presence / Presence, Continued / Desk Check / Library Duty / Sunset
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 2
Sometimes, there isn’t any need for words. Other times, there are. And every so often, a relationship grows closer despite the teasing.
#21 - Eye Drops / Scoop / Hide and Seek / Treasure Hunting
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 10
On their way home from school, Nishikata and Takagi find what looks like a treasure map. They decide to follow it.
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#22 - Uniform Change / Winter Uniform / Lunch / UFO / Night
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 4
Takagi finally admits defeat, but Nishikata cannot accept victory. Not when he has the chance to beat her at her own game!
#23 - Side Trip Part 1 / Side Trip Part 2 / Side Trip Part 3 / Side Trip Part 4 / Renting DVDs
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 8
Legend has it that a boy and a girl will start dating if they visit the local shrine together.
#24 - Snow Flurries
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 9
At last, it is time for Umezono Academy to perform. In spite of their nerves, the Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club begins their performance boldly. Setsu's overwhelming sound overlaps and intermingles with the sounds of the other Umezono members who each hold their own. As the images that arise in their hearts come together, their sounds come together too. Where will their performance take them?
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#25 - On a Walk / Left at School / Santa Claus? / Knitting
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 3 - Episode 7
Nishikata knows that he and Tagaki often spend time together and worries their classmates will mistake them for a couple. Who is he trying to convince?
#26 - Sudden Downpour
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 3
Shuri is caught listening to music during class and has her cellphone confiscated. The song heard through her earphones is Setsu's grandfather, Matsugoro's, improvisation piece "Shungyou." How? How does she know that song? When Setsu asks about it, Shuri tells him that's a song that holds precious memories for her and her grandmother.
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#27 - Homeland
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 6
The owner of a shop selling traditional Japanese instruments, Oodawara Hiroshi, has taken the Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club to Aomori for a training camp. The members start practicing right away, but Shuri falls into a slump and Setsu, caught up in his own worries, doesn't seem very interested in helping her out. Then, Oodawara tells them a little of the history of Tsugaru shamisen and it serves as a catalyst for Setsu to find the answer he's been looking for...
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#28 - Ice / Appearance / Bangs / Valentine's Day
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 2
With Valentine's Day upon them, Nishikata tries to hide the fact that he's hoping to get some chocolate from Takagi, but she sees right through him.
#30 - Wind From the Mountains
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 10
The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club has placed 3rd in the Matsugorou Cup. Next, the individual competition finally begins. However, someone unexpected has come to the venue—Kamiki Ryuugen. He reveals to Umeko that he wants Setsu to inherit the Kamiki School from him because...
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#31 - You're going to be my boyfriend.
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 1
Umino Nagi was swapped with another child at birth. He’s going to meet his real parents today, but on his way to school, he meets a girl who is threatening to die to get out of her engagement.
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#32 - Shopping / Swimsuit / Ocean / Room
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 7
Nishikata is at the mall to buy the latest volume of "100% Unrequited Love" when he runs into Takagi-san. She wants Nishikata to help her pick out a bathing suit, but Nishikata is too embarrassed to be seen with her. Suddenly, Nishikata hears a familiar voice...
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#33 - Questions / Eyebrows / After School / Happy Birthday / Sneeze
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 5
It's Nishikata's birthday! While on his way to buy his own cake for some reason, he runs into Takagi.
#34 - April Fools' Day / Blossom Watching / Forms of Address / New School Year
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 3
Nishikata tries to pull off a few pranks against Takagi on April Fools' Day, but she asks for a day free of tricks between them.
#35 - Revenge / Dodgeball / Buy and Eat / Date
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 6
When Nishikata and Takagi go to the snack shop hungry, they end up buying more than they planned. Then, their classmate shows up.
#36 - Cell Phone / Horror / Photo
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 9
Nishikata receives his first cell phone and can't wait to play tricks on Takagi-san. He sends her a scary video to frighten her, but it doesn't quite work. As usual, Takagi-san has the upper hand when it comes to teasing...
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#37 - Storage Closet / Nurse's Office / Lottery
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 8
While cleaning up in the gym storage unit with Takagi, Nishikata pretends the door won't open, only to find that they really are locked in.
#38 - Who’s Taller? / I Hate the Cold / Invitation / Two-Choice Question
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 10
Takagi-san and Nishikata compare heights to see if Nishikata did indeed grow. But as always, her method is unusual and Nishikata can't help but wonder... Meanwhile, Yukari is curious about the two because they're always hanging out together. Are Takagi-san and Nishikata going out?
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#39 - Playing Together
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 5
After being so deeply moved by Setsu's performance, Shuri decides to seriously pursue playing the shamisen. With Setsu at the center, Shuri, Shuri's childhood friends Yamazato Yui and Yaguchi Kaito, and the addition of Nagamori Rai, a fellow student with shamisen experience in a different style, the Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club is formed! But with everyone being new to Tsugaru shamisen, Setsu isn't sure how to approach teaching them, so he ends up...
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#40 - Tandem Riding / First Day of Summer Vacation / Test of Courage / Summer Science Project / Water Tap
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 6
Nishikata is so happy summer vacation is starting, but Takagi-san doesn't seem that excited. She suggests they should practice tandem riding during vacation. When Nishikata agrees, she finally seems enthusiastic about summer vacation.
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#41 - You aren't going to beat me!!!!
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 3
Living together with Erika gives Nagi an opportunity to focus on exam prep, except when they run into trouble.
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#42 - The Kuroshio currents beckon to me.
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 9
Hiro and Nagi go on date at the amusement park. Sachi is not amused.
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#43 - I'm not going to marry you.
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 2
Nagi and Erika are now engaged, but Nagi can’t wrap his head around how loaded Erika is, and Erika seems to have concerns of her own.
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#44 - I thought you live by yourself.
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 6
Erika joins Nagi’s and Hiro’s morning study sessions to wingman for Nagi, and Hiro wants to come hang out at her place.
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#45 - Desolate
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 1
Sawamura Matsugorou, the grandfather of a young Tsugaru shamisen player, Sawamura Setsu, has died. In losing the grandfather whom he'd always admired, Setsu has lost his own sound, and so he has gone to Tokyo with no plans other than to search for what he's lost. When he gets caught up in some trouble, he's saved by Tachiki Yuna, a woman who works at a hostess club. Events progress, and Setsu ends up unveiling his musical skills as the opening act for a live concert...
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#46 - Arm Wrestling / Grown-Up / Bitter Taste / Bicycle
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 4
After easily defeating his classmates in arm wrestling, things don't go quite as well for Nishikata when Takagi challenges him to a match after class.
#47 - Those Snow White Notes
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 12
Setsu plays, following his heart. He sets an image within the notes. With all his heart, he tries to convey it. The sound that pours from Setsu' shamisen draws forth memories from everyone who hears it. Then, the favorite for first place, Tanuma Souichiro's performance begins. The sound is overwhelming. Waves of it shake the auditorium and his performance charms the audience. With both of their performances over, the conclusion of the tournament brings...
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#48 - Can we do our morning study sessions together...?
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 5
Hiro and Nagi begin studying together in the mornings, but unexpected circumstances put a wrench in their relationship.
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#49 - Textbook / Hypnosis / Waking Up / Skipping Stones
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 2 - Episode 1
While sharing a textbook with Takagi after forgetting his own, Nishikata foolishly tries to pull off a word-prank.
#50 - Don't treat me like your kid sister.
A Couple of Cuckoos - Season 1 - Episode 10
Sachi and Nagi go shopping together for a Mother’s Day gift, but they can’t think of anything their mother would appreciate.
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