The BEST episodes directed by Hiroki Hirano

The Saint's Return
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8.11
70 votes

#1 - The Saint's Return

Fate/Apocrypha - Season 1 - Episode 12

Assassin of Red's Hanging Gardens of Babylon arrive over the Yggdmillennia Citadel and excavate the Greater Grail that was buried underground. The Black faction boards the flying fortress to fight off the invading Red faction, but Lancer of Black's territorial advantage wanes...

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Master
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8.05
315 votes

#2 - Master

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Season 1 - Episode 2

Rudy begins training with his new magic tutor and learning swordsmanship from his father. He makes rapid progress, but traumatic memories from his past life leave him to afraid to go outside. Is his second chance already doomed to failure?

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Invincible us
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8.04
23 votes

#3 - Invincible us

Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan - Season 1 - Episode 12

The dragon pilots’ mission to lead “Mitatsu” to the new place to rest has almost been completed. However, there is a great matter behind the thousands-year old ritual which has been strictly concealed. What actually is Ksuabime, and what kind of life has Sada walked through? Now Ritual is ending. In middle of a critical situation of this country, how will Hisone and Masotan make their decision? And what kind of future will they select?

Farewell, My Beloved Thief
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8.01
246 votes

#4 - Farewell, My Beloved Thief

The Seven Deadly Sins - Season 2 - Episode 13

A revived but possessed Elaine attacks her lover, Ban, as Melascula and Galand of the Ten Commandments emerge to destroy those in their path.

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Jobless Reincarnation
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7.93
339 votes

#5 - Jobless Reincarnation

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Season 1 - Episode 1

A 34-year-old unemployed recluse get hit by a truck... and wakes up as a newborn baby in a fantasy world! With loving parents, a lifetime of regrets, and a beginner's magic textbook, he sets out to make the most of his second chance at life.

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Onset of Warfare
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7.68
75 votes

#6 - Onset of Warfare

Fate/Apocrypha - Season 1 - Episode 8

Assassin of Red’s Noble Phantasm, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, is activated as the Red faction prepares its all-out assault on the Black faction’s citadel. The Great Holy Grail War enters a new violent phase while Ruler and Sieg make their way to the battlefield.

Who likes to be disliked?
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7.67
24 votes

#7 - Who likes to be disliked?

Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan - Season 1 - Episode 5

Each dragon pilots had different way to communicate with dragons, which caused tensions among them. But Hisone was troubled by the thought that she was the reason as she could never keep her honest feeling within herself. Chief Kakiyasu imposed dragon pilots on a training in an uninhabited island off the coast of Japan Sea. The purpose is to develop teamwork with limited supplies in a tough environment. How would they escape from the island and come back to the base with dragons?

A Chance Encounter
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7.66
272 votes

#8 - A Chance Encounter

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Season 1 - Episode 9

Rudy and Eris find themselves stranded in the wilds of the Demon Continent. Their only chance to survive seems to lie in Ruijerd, a warrior of the infamous Superd tribe of demons, but can he be trusted?

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The Value of a Life and the First Job
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7.54
257 votes

#9 - The Value of a Life and the First Job

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Season 1 - Episode 10

Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd make it to a city. They need to earn money for their journey, and decide to register as adventurers, but Superd like Ruijerd aren't allowed inside. Rudeus has a plan, but how well will it hold up in practice?

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Melty Love
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7.48
25 votes

#10 - Melty Love

Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan - Season 1 - Episode 10

Just as upper managements concerned, dragon pilots’ romantic feeling created a gulf between OTF and themselves. “Anatomic” has prevented Hisone from riding Masotan, but she hasn’t realized her true feeling yet. Nao sees Hisone struggling and reconsiders what she can do. El cannot ride Noma anymore and started going after her original dream. Now “Ritual” is only days away. Everyone at Gifu Air Base is preparing for it in different ways with mixed feeling.

A Day Off in Roa
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7.45
264 votes

#11 - A Day Off in Roa

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Season 1 - Episode 6

Rudy is officially Eris's tutor, but she doesn't want to learn anything but magic. As Rudy struggles to get her interested in other subjects, he realizes that non-stop lessons are causing her stress and proposes a day off in the city.

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Project Alicization
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7.45
227 votes

#12 - Project Alicization

Sword Art Online - Season 3 - Episode 6

Asuna infiltrates Rath, the research lab in the Ocean Turtle, where she relentlessly grills Kikuoka about Kazuto’s whereabouts. Kikuoka reveals that behind the development of the Soul Translator is a mind-blowing objective of epic scale.

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