The BEST episodes directed by Hirofumi Ogura
#1 - A Smile, a Mask, and a Man with a Death Wish
Armed Librarians: Book of Bantorra - Season 1 - Episode 7
Norotei confronts Zatoh about his theft of Lumion's book and his suicidal tendencies. Zatoh tells her that she can have the book only if she can kill him. Meanwhile, Mirepoch learns that Zatoh maybe the monster who attacked the Library and dispatches Mince to investigate.
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#2 - Machines That Pick Up Useless Habits Are Called People
Gintama - Season 10 - Episode 6
The machines have done their part and left Earth's future in the hands of humanity. But Gengai's cannon has also painted a huge target on the Kabuki Distruct, and the Liberation Army immediately marches toward it.
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#3 - Rhinoceros Beetles Teach Boys that Life Is Precious
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 16
Kagura's beetle was killed during a beetle fighting match. She tries to drag Gintoki and Shinpachi to go beetle hunting with her. That only succeeds when they know there is a high demand for the beetles - meaning they can make money of it. The trio encounters the Shinsengumi who also happens to be capturing beetles for reason unknown.
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#4 - A Dog's Paws Smell Fragrant / Drive with a "Might" Attitude
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 23
Part 1 - Sadaharu is in "heat" and Yorozuya tries to find him a mate. Part 2 - Katsura attempts to take a driving lesson -- a "Might Happen" driving lesson, that is.
#5 - Mom's Busy Too, So Quit Complaining About What's for Dinner
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 44
Katsura, along with the Yorozuya, goes to find Sarutobi Ayame to train them on ninja skills; in preparation for their Elizabeth rescue.
#6 - Perform a German Suplex on a Woman Who Asks If She or the Job Is More Important
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 38
Mitsuba is in bad condition due to her sickness; Sougo decides to go help Hijikata.
#7 - Don't Panic—There's a Return Policy! / I Told You to Pay Attention to the News!
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 29
Part 1 - An amanto goes around town to steal swords of value. Meanwhile Kagura steals Gintoki's wooden sword and tries to sell it. Part 2 - Space cockroaches terrorize the town.
#8 - People Who Say that Santa Doesn't Really Exist Actually Want to Believe in Him / Prayer Won't Make Your Worldly Desires Go Away! Control Yourself
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 37
Part 1 - Gintoki meets Santa and has to help him deliver gifts. Part 2 - Gintoki and Hattori fight over a year end double-issue of Jump (magazine).
#9 - Pets Resemble Their Owners
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 15
The group enters Sadaharu in a pet competition, with Katsura and his pet being their opponent.
#10 - If You're a Man, Try the Swordfish! / If You Go to Sleep with the Fan On You'll Get a Stomachache, So Be Careful
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 21
Part 1 - The group helps an amanto to protect his pond from developers. Part 2 - Gintoki goes all over town trying to find an electric fan replacement during a heatwave.
#11 - Yuichi-kun, You're Pretty Dumb, Aren't You?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 5
Shibe reels from the accusation that he has "actually killed a person." Despite protesting that he never did such a thing, he loses the audience's confidence and is thrust into first place. Meanwhile, Tenji finds himself in a distressing situation after realizing Yuichi is the one who wrote the card. Yuichi then makes the shocking announcement that he knows who the traitor is.
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#12 - Keep an Eye on the Chief for the Day
Gintama - Season 2 - Episode 7
Terakado Tsu (Otsu) goes to be one day chief of the Shinsengumi to improve its image.
#13 - I Really Can't Be Friends with a "Murderer"
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 6
Backed into a corner by Yuichi's plan, Tenji is forced to confess that he applied to play Tomodachi Game. Yuichi spells out the traps he set to smoke out the traitor and reveals that he had been manipulating the game from the start. The second game then reaches a breathtakingly unexpected conclusion.
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#14 - Bump
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 1
One day, while White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) is busy exterminating germs, he meets Backward Cap, a Platelet who wears her cap backwards. She is secretly training to become a stronger Platelet. However, a huge rumbling noise suddenly echoes inside of the body followed by violent shaking...
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#15 - Acquired Immunity/Peyer's Patch
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 2
Memory Cell sees a dream where the arrival of messengers from the outside signal the end of this world... As if his dream became reality, unidentified enemies enter the body! Does Memory Cell not only have the power to remember the past, but also predict the future now? Will this world be ruined as Memory Cell predicts?
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#16 - Guys With Big Nostrils Also Have Big Imaginations / You Never Accept a New Sentai Series at the Start, But By the Final Episode, You Don't Want It to End
Gintama - Season 7 - Episode 9
Part 1 - Odd Jobs discuss ways to advertise themselves to attract new customers. Part 2 - Now that the previous four Devas have retired, the new leaders try to think of ways to make the Kabuki District less intimidating after being ranked the "least desirable place to live".
#17 - H. Pylori/Antigenic Shift
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 4
An incident has occurred in the body! The Immune Cells rush to the scene and fight the cells infected by a virus. An Ordinary Cell observes this everyday scene with a bored look on his face and says to himself, "I want to heroically save somebody and have them say to me, 'Thank you for helping me.'" A group of mysterious bacteria appear in front of the Ordinary Cell and...
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#18 - Hurry Up and Switch Sides
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 9
Yuichi, who hasn’t left the starting point in the two days since the game began, suddenly announces his desire to switch to Group K. The Group K members, puzzled by Yuichi’s apparent intention to abandon his hiding teammate, ask their Captain to decide whether or not to let Yuichi in. Meanwhile, Tenji, who has stayed in hiding and trusted Yuichi all along, is finally reaching his physical breaking point.
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#19 - Cytokines
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 5
Ordinary Cell heads to the intestines with White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) to reunite the lactic acid bacteria with their friends, but they get separated from one of the bacteria on the way there. Ordinary Cell desperately searches for the lactic acid bacterium but is attacked by cells infected by a new virus!
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#20 - Justice, Part 2
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 15
Polnareff finally realizes that Enya is another assassin from DIO. He tries to warn the others, but Enya's Stand, Justice, has the ability to take control of people's bodies and corpses, and he is pursued. The whole village had already been under Enya's control.
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#21 - The Third Game Is Over!
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 10
Finally able to shake his Group K guards, Yuichi succeeds in delivering food to Tenji. After being pushed off the cliff by Yuichi, Maria slowly gets closer to her saviors Hyakutaro and Chisato, but that too is a trap set by Yuichi to destroy the friendships in Group K.
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#22 - Do You Really Have Nothing You Care About?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 11
With "true genius" Kei controlling things from the shadows, Group K succeeds in finding Tenji. Facing the "worst thing that could have happened," Tenji makes a phone call to a certain individual. The third game, Friendly Hide-and-Seek, then reaches its conclusion. While the two groups struggled to outwit each other, Shiho, Shibe, and Yutori, who had been temporarily released for the third game, returned to school only to be met with cold stares from their classmates.
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#23 - A Life Without Gambling Is Like Sushi Without Wasabi
Gintama - Season 1 - Episode 49
Gintoki and Hasegawa run into some gambling problems.
#24 - What's Most Important to Me Is...
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 12
With the circumstances around Shiho's disappearance and Shibe's arrest still unclear, a mysterious individual declares a new game that demands Yuichi's participation and threatens Yutori's life. When Yuichi rushes to save Yutori, he becomes trapped in the cruelest game yet. The two friends must decide how much pain they can endure to protect each other as the special edition "Weak Win Game" begins.
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#25 - Seriously? That's So Cringe
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 4
Responsible for the theft of the class funds, the application to play Tomodachi Game, and the exposure of all kinds of dirty secrets in Bad-Mouth Sugoroku, Tenji now tries to alienate Shiho from the others so he can have her all to himself. As a result of his attempts, a rift develops between Shiho and Yutori that threatens to destroy their friendship. But while Tenji is busy sweet-talking Shiho and planning his next move, a "special chance" appears for Shiho that might change the direction of the game.
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#26 - Cancer Cell II (1)
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 7
The most formidable foe has returned... Cancer Cell has reappeared, and harmful bacteria are wreaking havoc in the intestinal environment. With the body being in unprecedented danger, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and his comrades fight a bloody war to protect the future of the world they live in.
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#27 - Harmful Bacteria
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 6
The antibody information of a cell has leaked. There is tension in the air after NK Cell makes a comment to White Blood Cell (Neutrophil). The journey to reunite the lactic acid bacteria with their friends takes the group to the large intestine. In the intestine, which has been irritated due to toxic gas being released by harmful bacteria, the group meets up with Memory T Cell who was formerly known as "Killer T Cell."
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#28 - 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.
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#29 - The People You Tend to Forget Tend to Show Up After You Forget Them
Gintama - Season 5 - Episode 31
Katsura visit Yorozuya with a Elizabeth's placard to solve the mystery of Elizabeth's disappearance. But the investigation only reveals a shocking truth.
#30 - Dengue Fever/Acne
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 3
Toxic reaction found on the epidermis! Mast Cell does her job according to the manual, but complaints pour in from other cells that are annoyed by her actions. Mast Cell loses her cool and unleashes her rage... An incident occurs where an unknown entity breaks through a blood vessel and the blood cells get sucked away!
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#31 - Cancer Cell II (2)
Cells at Work! - Season 2 - Episode 8
"Stop it, Cancer Cell!" White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and his comrades confront Cancer Cell, but Regulatory T Cell obstructs their fight against the enemy! Meanwhile, Ordinary Cell, who had risked his life to save lactic acid bacteria, finds himself in the clutches of harmful bacteria! What fate awaits this world and the cells that live in it?
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#32 - Dark Blue Moon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 6
With a new person in their party, they head to Singapore with the boat the Speedwagon Foundation provided them, during their journey Jotaro is targeted by an enemy Stand from within the water.
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#33 - There's No Way I'd Believe That
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 3
Dark secrets are exposed as the second game, Bad-Mouth Sugoroku, continues. Yutori is devastated when a traumatic episode from her past is revealed, leading her to suspect the only other person who knew—Shiho. As debts increase, the five friends are driven further apart. With no one else to turn to, Yutori clings to Yuichi for help, and Yuichi pledges his support.
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#34 - You Have a Lot to Say to Me, Don't You?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 2
Yuichi and friends reach the end of Kokkuri-san, uncovering dimensions of trickery in the Tomodachi Game that they hadn't imagined. When they move on to a second game, a socially destructive version of sugoroku, the group struggles to maintain balance as personal secrets are revealed and trust is stretched to its absolute limit.
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#35 - I Love Soccer
The Knight in the Area - Season 1 - Episode 1
Kakeru Aizawa is the manager for his middle school soccer team and younger brother to soccer prodigy Suguru Aizawa. His childhood friend, Nana Mishima, returns from America and enrolls into his class. That night, Kakero secretly practices soccer at the park and is challenged to a match by a masked stranger. The next day, Suguru has Kakeru enter a soccer match for the chance to join the regulars as a forward.
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#36 - It's a Game Where You Wait, and Wait, and Wait... and Keep Waiting
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 8
The third game, Friendly Hide-and-Seek, begins. Rival Group K, bolstered by an apparent 'genius' strategist, proceeds with a clear numerical advantage. Eager to regain Yuichi's trust, Tenji volunteers to be Group C's hider, but the couple's plans are strained by the addition of a new female teammate, Mizuse Maria. Yuichi confidently tells Tenji to "just trust me and wait," but then doesn't return for days...
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#37 - I'll Take 20 Million Yen Worth of Your Life
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 7
After clearing Bad-Mouth Sugoroku, Yuichi and Tenji find themselves trapped in a dark cave for three days. During their isolation, Tenji makes the shocking revelation that he had already experienced a Tomodachi Game in the past. Meanwhile, a team of new opponents lies in wait outside, anxious to challenge the two partners to a grueling third game.
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#38 - Huh? Yuichi-kun Suspects His Friends?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 1
After the hard-earned funds for their expensive high school class trip are stolen, sophomore Yuichi and his four best friends are kidnapped by Manabu, a surreal character from a creepy late-night anime show. The mischievous Manabu challenges the students to a series of mind games that the five must decipher and outwit in order to win back their trip funds, uncover the thief, and pay off a huge and mysterious debt.
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#39 - What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 12
Strong anxiety symptoms are called "anxiety disorders." What are speech fears and scopophobia associated with anxiety disorders?
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#40 - What is the Mentality of Stalkers
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 16
The theme this time is "Stalker". What the stalker wants is a stroke called "mental nutrition." What is an integral stroke? I will explain it in an easy-to-understand manner.
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#41 - Subconcious Patterns of People Likely to Suffer from Mental Disorders
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 18
Those who cannot accept compliments from others are those who are not confident in themselves !? This time, I will explain "Cognitive Humanity Theory".
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#42 - Be Careful of Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 13
If you are worried about having a light sleep, you may have sleep apnea syndrome !? Moreover, you may have arteriosclerosis, heart failure, and high blood pressure ...!?
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Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 14
The theme this time is "How to accept despair". Despair can be overcome by accepting it !? That Sengoku warlord also changes his mood at the joint party !?
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#44 - What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 15
"Seasonal affective disorder", also known as seasonal depression, which makes you feel depressed only at a certain time of the year ... There is a pattern in this seasonal depression !?
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#45 - What Kind of Place is a Mental Clinic?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 20
The theme this time is "What is a mental clinic?" I will teach you in detail about mental clinics that everyone knows but does not know!
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#46 - What Kind of Disorder is Depression
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 7
The theme this time is "depression". What is a test that can diagnose depression with 70-90% accuracy? In addition, Asuna declares off-color humor !?
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#47 - At What Point is Voyeurism a Sickness?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 11
The theme this time is "Peep". Peep demons are called voyeurism in psychiatry. What is the mechanism of a person who peeps?
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#48 - How Do You Remedy Fetishism?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 9
The commonly used fetish is called "fetishism" in psychiatry. Underwear fetish classified in it. What are the criteria for determining this as an illness !?
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#49 - How Do You Remedy Exhibitionism?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 10
The theme this time is "exhibitionism". Many men have exhibitionism !? What should I do if I encounter more exhibitionism?
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#50 - What Day is Toughest for Your Mental State?
Comical Psychosomatic Medicine - Season 1 - Episode 19
What is the predominant reaction that occurs when you get enthusiastic before doing something unpleasant or troublesome? If you try too hard and try too hard, it will have the opposite effect !?
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