The BEST episodes directed by Hiroaki Akagi
#1 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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!?
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#6 - 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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#7 - 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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#8 - 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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#9 - 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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#10 - 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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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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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#18 - 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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#19 - 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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#21 - Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 6
The Demon Lord's army has invaded the city, and Rose, Grimm, and Snow can barely keep them back. Will Six help them, even if it means being a good guy?
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#22 - Tuning Fork
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 8
Setsu has finally shown how he really feels. The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club is strengthening their bonds, but with their performance rapidly closing in, Shuri's insecurity and nervousness reach their peak. Shuri turns to Yui for support, but Yui's behavior seems strange somehow. Struggling with her own anxiety before the big event, Yui tries to act tough in front of Shuri, but she begins to collapse under the pressure...?
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#23 - Wind
Those Snow White Notes - Season 1 - Episode 7
The Tsugaru Shamisen Appreciation Club has entered the tournament that Umeko is sponsoring, the Matsugorou Cup. Also participating are Tanuma Mai, who has thought of Setsu as a rival since they were little, and her older brother, Tanuma Souichi. With strong competitors like Osaka's Kaji Takaomi and Fukuoka's Arakawa Ushio gathered from all over Japan, the tournament is shaping up to be a fierce battle. And now, the curtain rises on the Matsugorou Cup's group competition!
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#24 - Corrupt, Black-Hearted Knight
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 8
Princess Tillis has a plan to send Snow on an important diplomatic mission to secure water for the Kingdom of Grace. Unfortunately, Six goes with her…
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#25 - How to Defeat an Evil Leader
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 4
Six's crew is tasked with the toughest job in the army: battling the forces of Heine of the flame. She's a powerful enemy, but when he gets the upper hand, there's no limits to how far he'll go…
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#26 - Strong Partner and Smart Partner
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 12
Russell has trapped Six and his friends inside the ruins with his giant robot. Alice has a plan, but Six will have to face him alone to buy time…
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#27 - To Be a Hero
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 5
Six is run out of town on a rail as the Demon Lord's army marches on the city. He's a coward and a sleeze, but is he willing to let his old friends fight the Demon Lord's army alone?
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#28 - Battlefield Classroom
Space Patrol Luluco - Season 1 - Episode 3
The newly formed team of Luluco and Nova head to school to look for Save the World, the alien circulating the Blackhole app.
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#29 - The Con Artist Marriage Girl
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 7
With the Demon Lord's army driven away, Alice has time to investigate the local wildlife. But things turn sour when Grimm talks about summoning a ghost…
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#30 - How to Make an Evil Leader Cry
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 11
Six has a plan to save Grace Kingdom from invasion: let the enemy do all the work, then stroll in at the last minute, beat them up and steal their prize!
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#31 - The Right Way to Clear a Tower
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 3
When the army needs to clear out a tower controlled by powerful demons, the only man for the job is the sleaziest, nastiest soldier they have: Agent Six!
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#32 - Annihilate Your Business Rivals
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 2
Now in command of his own combat unit, Agent Six sets out to fight the enemy the only way he knows how: by being the biggest jerk he can!
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#33 - Kisaragi Leaders Will Be Livestreamed!
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 10
Kisaragi has defeated the heroes back on Earth, and it's time for some R&R. But things don't go as planned when Lilith starts livestreaming…
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#34 - Spies Will Be Dispatched!
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 1
Agent Six is a powerful (but stupid) combat agent for an evil secret organization. His life takes a twist when his bosses send him to a fantasy world!
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#35 - Carnivorous Female Chimera
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Season 1 - Episode 9
The team gets stuck in the desert after a mission goes bad. They're forced to spend days trekking through the hot sands, and Rose is looking at Six in a very strange way…
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#36 - 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...
#37 - Typhoon / Marathon / Ribs / Regret
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 8
Nishikata has mastered tandem riding with Takagi-san, so why does he feel a bit melancholy? On his way to school, Nishikata is psyched about the typhoon, but he runs into Takagi-san at the worst timing.
#38 - 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...
#39 - 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?
#40 - 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?!
#41 - Eraser / Day Duty / Funny Face / One Hundred Yen
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 1
Takagi-san is an expert when it comes to teasing Nishikata. Is there any way Nishikata can get back at her?
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#42 - 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.
#43 - 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.
#44 - Calligraphy / Seasonal Change of Clothing / Pool
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 2
Nishikata doesn't know what to write for his calligraphy class, so Takagi-san suggests they should both write what they want from each other. Nishikata wants Takagi-san to stop teasing him, of course, but what does Takagi-san want from Nishikata?
#45 - 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.
#46 - 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.
#47 - Coffee / Empty Can / Soda / Muscle Training / Dubbing / Umbrella
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 3
Mina believes she’s mature enough to enjoy coffee, but Yukari and Sanae think otherwise. On a rainy day, Takagi-san has forgotten her umbrella. Nishikata to the rescue...?
#48 - 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.
#49 - 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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#50 - Cleaning Duty / Kickover / Cold / Tailing
Teasing Master Takagi-san - Season 1 - Episode 4
Nishikata is put on cleaning duty as a punishment for interrupting class. As he goes to the cleaning supply storage, Takagi-san is there! Was she put on cleaning duty too?