The BEST episodes directed by Haruo Sotozaki
#1 - Hinokami
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 19
Swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps known as Hashiras have arrived on Mt. Natagumo. Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, slays the Father Spider Demon with a single strike. Inosuke, thrilled to see such a display of swordsmanship by someone in a totally different league from himself, challenges Giyu to a duel. Meanwhile, Zenitsu lies near death as the poison circulates throughout his body. Just then, the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho appears before him.
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#2 - Set Your Heart Ablaze
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 7
Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku continues to fend off Upper Three Akaza and sustains fatal wounds in the process, while the demon heals his own wounds instantly. Tanjiro and Inosuke look on helplessly as Kyojuro is brought low by Akaza.
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#3 - Akaza
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 6
Together, Inosuke and Tanjiro successfully behead Enmu, and despite the demon's final attempt to kill the passengers, everyone aboard the Mugen Train is safe. Heavily injured, Tanjiro attempts to rest and heal. But in the calm after the battle, a new and even more powerful danger arrives, threatening everyone.
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#4 - A Forged Bond
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 18
Tanjiro and Inosuke face off against the Father Spider Demon of Mt. Natagumo. Tanjiro unleashes an attack, only to get hurled away by the demon's overwhelming power. Landing near a river, he comes upon the young demon Rui torturing the Sister Spider Demon. When Rui calls their bond of terror and hatred "a family's bond," Tanjiro is enraged. So begins the battle between Rui and Tanjiro.
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#5 - Final Selection
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 4
To pass Final Selection, one must survive for seven days on Mt. Fujikasane where demons captured by the Demon Slayers have been imprisoned. So begins the battle for survival between the young swordsmen and the demons. Armed with the breathing techniques and stances he'd learned from Sakonji Urokodaki, Tanjiro slashes demon after demon. His two years of training have not gone to waste. But just then, a morphed demon appears out of nowhere.
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#6 - New Mission
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 26
As Tanjiro and the others are devoted to their rehabilitation training, the absolute master of the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji, gathers the Lower Ranks of the Twelve Kizuki. The demons, too, are preparing to make their next move. As training draws to a close, Tanjiro has improved to the point where he can fight on equal terms with Kanao. Just then, he receives word of a new mission from his Kasugai Crow.
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#7 - Pretend Family
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 20
When Rui assaults him with his Blood Demon Art, Tanjiro braces himself for certain death. As his life flashes before his eyes, he suddenly remembers his father's dance, the kagura, and unleashes a new, non-Water Breathing attack. Hinokami Kagura Dance. Knowing that he’ll be receiving a simultaneous blow from the demon, he uses his new move to slice off Rui’s head. As Tanjiro crawls towards Nezuko, who lies on the ground, riddled with wounds, someone appears before him.
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#8 - Letting Someone Else Go First
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 16
Tanjiro and Inosuke battle the Demon Slayers trapped by spider webs. After slashing the threads and destroying the webs, they head deeper into the mountain. The farther they advance through the forest, the thicker the threads become, and those under their control start moving in ways impossible for a human being. Stopping the Demon Slayers without hurting them isn't going to be easy, but then Tanjiro makes a certain move...
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#9 - You Must Master a Single Thing
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 17
One of the Twelve Kizuki, a direct subordinate of Muzan Kibutsuji, is here somewhere. When Tanjiro slays the Mother Spider Demon of Mt. Natagumo, he learns that a demon who might hold the key to turning Nezuko back into a human is somewhere in this very forest. With the battered Inosuke in tow, he heads deeper into the forest. Meanwhile, Zenitsu trudges forlornly through the woods only to encounter a spider with a human face.
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#10 - Move Forward!
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 5
Tanjiro and Inosuke battle Lower One Enmu, the strongest demon they've faced yet. With his limitless attacks and a potent Blood Demon Art, Enmu proves to be an extremely powerful adversary, forcing the two to attack in a way they have never done before.
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#11 - Temari Demon and Arrow Demon
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 9
It was two demons named Tamayo and Yushiro who came to Tanjiro’s rescue. Using the “Eyeblind” spell, Tamayo guides Tanjiro and Nezuko to her house. There, through his conversation with Tamayo, Tanjiro learns that there is a way to return demons to human form. Just then, two demons in pursuit of Tanjiro locate the house and unleash a furious assault...
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#12 - Together Forever
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tanjiro’s crisis continues. He uses multiple forms of the Water Breathing technique to hold out against Yahaba’s final Blood Demon Art, the "Kouketsu Arrow." Meanwhile, Nezuko and Susamaru are still battling it out. Worried about the outcome, Tamayo unleashes her own Blood Demon Art.
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#13 - Muzan Kibutsuji
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 7
Now split into three, the demons have driven Tanjiro into a corner. It is then that Nezuko attacks. Now that she’s become a demon herself, she’s no longer so weak that she needs protection. His mind made up, Tanjiro follows one of the demons into the swamp now spreading across the ground. Waiting for him there is...
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#14 - Master of the Mansion
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 22
After the battle is over, Tanjiro and Nezuko are taken to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. This is where the Hashira Meeting between the Corps leader, Ubuyashiki, and the Hashiras, the most powerful swordsmen in the Corps, is to be held. The Hashiras censure Tanjiro for violating the Demon Slayer Corps by protecting a demon. And then, the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, raises his sword against Nezuko...
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#15 - Against Corps Rules
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 21
Seeing Tanjiro try to protect Nezuko even as he collapses triggers memories of Rui’s own past. Once a sickly boy, he became a demon after meeting Muzan Kibutsuji who gave him a share of his blood. But after he turns into a demon, his own parents try to kill him. Ever since then, he has been searching for a family. Seeking a bond that he can never hope to acquire...
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#16 - My Own Steel
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 5
When day breaks, there are only four swordsmen left standing after the seven-day battle. The guides who greet Tanjiro and the other survivors explain the Demon Slayer Corps system. All four are issued uniforms and Kasugai Crows as messengers, after which they must select the ore for their own Nichirin swords. After gazing hard at each lump of ore, and using his keen sense of smell, the one Tanjiro chooses is...
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#17 - Sabito and Makomo
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 3
The Demon Slayer Corps... An organization that's been hunting down demons since ancient times. Sakonji Urokodaki starts training Tanjiro for Final Selection, the test for joining the unit.
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#18 - Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 1
Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku receives new orders: Travel to the Mugen Train, where over forty people have gone missing, and conduct an investigation. Leaving the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, he sets off on this new mission.
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#19 - The Smell of Enchanting Blood
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 8
The next mission is in Asakusa, Tokyo. Tanjiro is taken aback by the opulent Taisho Era cityscape, but soon picks up the demon’s scent there. His pursuit of the scent leads him to Muzan Kibutsuji. Tanjiro attempts to strike him down. But Kibutsuji transforms a passerby into demon, triggering a commotion. As Tanjiro desperately tries to get things under control, someone appears before him...
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#20 - Swordsman Accompanying a Demon
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 6
Tanjiro is now clad in the uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps. His Nichirin Sword on his hip, and Nezuko, now awake, in a special box made by Urokodaki on his back, he heads out for his first assignment. A town to the northwest where girls have been vanishing nightly. There, Tanjiro meets Kazumi, haggard with worry after his girlfriend's been abducted. Though he does catch the scent of a demon nearby, there's just no demon in sight. Tanjiro is sure that a demon is behind this sinister incident...
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#21 - Should Have Been
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 3
Trapped in Enmu's spell, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke and Kyojuro fall closer and deeper into an eternal slumber. Faced with death, Tanjiro is forced to confront his demons to save them.
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#22 - Something More Important Than Life
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 13
Every time Kyogai, the master of house, plays his tsuzumi, the room spins and Tanjiro struggles. Debilitated by the fractured bones he sustained in his previous battle, Tanjiro tries to fire himself up as he desperately fights on, but he is overwhelmed by Kyogai's Blood Demon Art. Will he find a way to slice off Kyogai's head?
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#23 - Insult
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 4
With Tanjiro successfully awakening from his dream, he confronts the demon responsible, Lower One Enmu. But the situation challenges Tanjiro's resolve when Enmu proves more powerful that any demon he's ever faced.
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#24 - Cruelty
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 1
It is the Taisho Period (i.e. 1912-1926). Tanjiro Kamado is living a modest but blissful life in the mountains with his family. One day, when he returns from selling charcoal in town, he finds the remains of his slaughtered family in pools of blood after a demon attack. Tanjiro rushes down the snowy mountain with the sole survivor, his sister Nezuko, on his back. But on the way, Nezuko suddenly snarls, turning on Tanjiro.
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#25 - The Boar Bares Its Fangs, Zenitsu Sleeps
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 12
Inside the house, where the rooms spin each time the tsuzumi is played, Tanjiro gets separated from Zenitsu Agatsuma. Without Tanjiro by his side, Zenitsu is overcome by fear and despair as he takes Shoichi through the house. Meanwhile, Tanjiro meets the master of the house, the tsuzumi-playing demon, and an odd-looking man wearing a boar’s head mask.
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#26 - Tsuguko, Kanao Tsuyuri
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 25
Tanjiro, who’s undergoing rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, works hard to keep up his Total Concentration Breathing techniques all day long. Though at first, he’s helpless against Kanao, a swordswoman in his class who’s training him, he slowly but surely begins to make some headway. Seeing Tanjiro devote himself to training every single day, Zenitsu and Inosuke resume training as well, but...
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#27 - Mount Natagumo
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 15
Their next destination is to the north-northwest. Tanjiro and Nezuko head towards Mount Natagumo with Zenitsu and Inosuke. This mountain is covered with spider webs and is swarming with innumerable spiders. Leaving the cowering Zenitsu behind, Tanjiro and Inosuke head up the mountain where they run into fellow Demon Slayers entangled in spider webs.
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#28 - Trainer Sakonji Urokodaki
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 2
At Giyu Tomioka's urging, Tanjiro heads for Mt. Sagiri with his sister Nezuko who's been turned into a demon. During the night, Tanjiro catches the smell of blood from inside a temple. He enters, thinking that someone might be hurt, only to come upon a man-eating demon. When the demon attacks, Tanjiro manages to fight back with his hatchet, but the demon's strength is overwhelming. Just as the demon is about to finish him off, Tanjiro is saved by none other than...
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#29 - Deep Sleep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 2 - Episode 2
Kyojuro Rengoku heads to the Mugen Train to investigate the disappearance of over forty passengers and encounters a demon along the way. After saving the people attacked by the demon, he finally arrives at the Mugen Train. What lies ahead of him?
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#30 - The Lord of Calamity
Tales of Zestiria the X - Season 1 - Episode 12
War inevitably breaks out between the Kingdom of Hyland and the Rolance Empire. Just at Bartlow had planned, Alisha is stabbed by a soldier from her own kingdom. Meanwhile, an immense mass of Malevolence appears before Sorey and company on the main battlefield. It is none other than Heldalf, the Lord of Calamity. Sorey sees the real Heldalf in the center of the Malevolence and declares that he will “purify” him. Even as countless hellions summoned by Heldalf charge at him, Sorey has faith in his power and the power of his friends, and continues to fight.
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#31 - Hashira Meeting
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 23
Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, finally appears before Tanjiro. He tells him that he will allow Tanjiro and Nezuko to join the Corps. But the Hashiras are unable to accept this decision right away. The Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, slashes his own arm and taunts Nezuko with his blood, trying to get her to show her true colors as a demon.
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#32 - Rehabilitation Training
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 24
The injured Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke are sent to the home of the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, for treatment. Two weeks later, Tanjiro and Inosuke start rehabilitation training. But the drills are brutal, and they find themselves broken in spirit. Unaware of the grueling regimen, Zenitsu joins them late and is visibly enthusiastic in front of girls, but...
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#33 - Izuchi
Tales of Zestiria the X - Season 1 - Episode 2
Sorey decides to take Alisha, the young girl he meets in the ruins, to Izuchi. Mikleo doesn’t care for the idea of taking a human, but Sorey just cannot ignore someone in need. When they reach Izuchi, Alisha passionately calls out to the seraphim to help her. But her pleas seem to go unheard. It is because the seraphim believe that humans will bring calamity to their land. Although she had believed in the seraphim, a forlorn Alisha concludes that the Celestial Record was a legend and nothing more.
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#34 - The House With the Wisteria Family Crest
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 14
After a desperate fight to the death, Tanjiro prevails over Kyogai. He exits the house to find Zenitsu who had escaped earlier. But it is then that he sees the strange circumstances before him... The battered Zenitsu holding the box containing Nezuko in his arms while the man in the boar's head mask stands in the way with two Nichirin Swords drawn.
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#35 - Tsuzumi Mansion
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Season 1 - Episode 11
Tanjiro's next destination, according to his Kasugai Crow, is to the south-southeast. On the way, Tanjiro runs into his fellow Final Selection survivor, the swordsman Zenitsu Agatsuma. Tanjiro has a hard time dealing with Zenitsu's passive attitude as they head deep into the mountains. They encounter two children whose older brother was taken away right in front of their house. There, Zenitsu hears the sound of a tsuzumi ringing out from somewhere.
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#36 - Ayame's Secret Life
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 20
Yuki and Tohru visit Ayame's dress shop. Ayame's assistant Mine Kurame, has grander ideas. Could there be some cosplaying involved? And what is "The Thing"?
#37 - Make It Clear If It's Black or White
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tohru's class goes on an endurance run. In the middle of the run, a white-haired boy, not much younger than Yuki, interrupts and challenges Kyo to a fight. The boy is also a member of the Sohma clan. As they fight, Yuki feels faint. What will Tohru do now? And which zodiac member is this boy?
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#38 - Sylvarant Volume 1
Tales of Symphonia - Season 1 - Episode 1
After a big war of that time, much of the mana that keeps the world alive has been exhausted. The world Sylvarant is nearing destruction and can only be saved by the Chosen One, Colette. She then sets off with her teacher Raine and swordsman Kratos on their way to their holy exams in order to help regenerate the world.
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#39 - Sylvarant Volume 2
Tales of Symphonia - Season 1 - Episode 2
On the way to the first seal, Kratos hears suspicious noises one night and is immediately on alert. It turns out they are not attackers, just Lloyd and Genis, who could not afford to leave their friend alone. So they make their way to the first exam, which brings some difficulties.
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#40 - Sylvarant Volume 3
Tales of Symphonia - Season 1 - Episode 3
A group of Desians attacks a small village. Sheena tries to reach the attackers, but fails. When Lloyd and the others find them, they forge out a plan to try and fight against the Desians. Then, they come across an unbelievable secret...
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#41 - Sylvarant Volume 4
Tales of Symphonia - Season 1 - Episode 4
The transformation of Colette into an angel progresses piece by piece. Unfortunately, not without consequential damages. Colette suffers more from exam to exam. Slowly, Lloyd, Genis and Raine doubt whether it was right to sacrifice Colette for the benefit of Sylvarant. They decide to save Colette and end up meeting a group that wants to help them.
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#42 - Tethe'alla Volume 1
Tales of Symphonia - Season 2 - Episode 1
Sheena tells the group that the medical development in Tethe'alla is more advanced than in Sylvarant, so they may be able to help Colette. Therefore, the group sets out together to Tethe'alla, Sheena's home, to meet the Chosen of Tethe'alla. But there are already new enemies waiting for them. To make matters worse, Colette is also kidnapped...
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#43 - Tethe'alla Volume 2
Tales of Symphonia - Season 2 - Episode 2
The group meets a blacksmith and a young girl named Presea. The blacksmith forges special versions of the exspheres, thus bringing them under control. However, the blacksmith is too old to do his job, yet agrees to teach Lloyd. One night, however, a prisoner is handcuffed in front of the house.
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#44 - Ladylake
Tales of Zestiria the X - Season 1 - Episode 19
With Rose who enters into a Squire’s contract with him, Sorey goes to Pendrago and purifies the dead dragon which has continued to fester Malevolence. Then, Alisha’s voice reaches him from Ladylake, calling for his help to deal with the tornadoes that have appeared. She loses connection with him but Alisha heads for Sitole which is in the path of the tornado, intent on rescuing the people. Alisha and her knights arrive safely, but even here, a hellion attacks. Just as she is about to be swallowed up by this mud-like hellion, the seraph Zaveid arrives.
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