The BEST episodes directed by Jun Takahashi
#1 - Conclusion! Shop Tournament
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 13
Aichi and Kamui's match comes down to the wire, with Kamui slowly building up his Vanguard's Soul. Despite Aichi getting a Heal Trigger to allow him to stay in the game, Kamui then uses his Mr. Invincible's Soulblast, dubbed the "Tornado Stand Galactica", making all of his units stand up and ready to attack again. With this move, Kamui once again defeats Aichi. After he gets over this loss, the final battle between Kai and Kamui ensues. Even though Kamui uses Mr. Invincible and its Soulblast like in the previous match, Kai nonetheless successfully defends and survives the onslaught. In the end, Kai beats Kamui again and is therefore the champion of the entire tournament. After the tournament, Shin then makes a special announcement: the four finalists (Kai, Kamui, Misaki, and Aichi) of this tournament are to represent Card Capital and participate in the regional tournament, shocking Aichi.
#2 - The Fearsome Soulblast
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 1 - Episode 7
Shin introduces the "Standing Fight Table (Name Subject To Change)" to enrich the experience of a Vanguard fight, with Morikawa and Kamui being the first to play on it. After Kamui once again beats Morikawa, Aichi and his friends return to their homes but then see Kai walking back to his home. Wanting to learn where Kai lives, Aichi, Kamui, and Miwa try to follow him, but Kai soon notices them tailing him. Aichi apologizes and tries to get Kai to battle him again, but he declines. However, Kamui challenges Kai, and he reluctantly accepts. The next day, the two commence their cardfight. Kai gains the upper hand by getting a Grade 3 card, Embodiment of Victory, Aleph, into play before Kamui, who counterattacks with his own Grade 3 unit Mr. Invincible. But Kai soon summons another Grade 3 unit Vortex Dragon, and he later activates its Soul Blast skill to destroy some of Kamui's units, leaving Kamui unable to defend himself from Kai's final attacks. Kai defeats Kamui and takes his leave, but not before Aichi tells him that he'll become a stronger and more worthy opponent for him.
#3 - Determination
Elemental Gelade - Season 1 - Episode 7
The group finds an empty crashed air ship. Coud and Rowen fix the ship, but as they start to journey to Edel Garden by air, Grayarts and Cocowet attack. The assassins attack Rowen and Kuea mistaking them as Coud and Ren. Rowen defeats the assassins but with the expense of damaging the air ship.
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#4 - End of Second Term and Christmas
Azumanga Daioh - Season 1 - Episode 17
81 - Osaka's Horror Story Chiyo and Osaka talk about pandas. Plus, Osaka describes a different kind of horror. 82 - Change of Pace Yukari gets bored with teaching English, so she decides to try something different. 83 - Yule Christmas is coming and everyone's getting merry! Plus, Tomo and Kagura discuss the mystery of Santa Claus. 84 - Amazing Santa Christmas wishes, reindeer... fact or fiction, and the year of the adder. 85 - Christmas Party The girls go out for a little fun and karaoke.
#5 - Spiral of Sin
Ga-Rei-Zero - Season 1 - Episode 9
Yomi becomes very disabled after an attack by a mysterious stranger, and is later interrogated by many people of her involvement in Mei's murder case. Yomi loses everything and the mysterious stranger reappears to offer a deal for her restored life. Afterwards, she turns up missing.
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#6 - Kagura and Sakaki
Azumanga Daioh - Season 1 - Episode 11
51 - Cosmopolitan City Kagura tries to converse with a foreigner using English. Plus, "what does IT stand for?" 52 - Showdown Kagura challenges Sakaki to a series of contests. 53 - You Didn't Have To Hit Him The girls get their measurements taken. Plus, Kamineko attacks! 54 - Covered in Cats Sakaki takes time out to fantasize, then goes in search of an alley where wild cats meet. 55 - Don't Run Away Kagura tries to help Sakaki by scaring away the cats that could bite her... much to Sakaki's dismay.
#7 - The Last Lessons
Shadows House - Season 2 - Episode 9
Kate and the others have deduced the identity of Master Robe, the culprit behind the phantom mayhem, who then tells them of the cruel secret of Shadows House.
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#8 - Watchers in the Night
Shadows House - Season 1 - Episode 4
Emilico and company have an unhappy encounter with a Star Bearer that leads to late-night watch duty. Kate frets over the approaching debut. Sides are taken, friendships are forged, and one of Shadow House's mysteries is solved.
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#9 - Fathers / Literary Girl 4 / Conflict / Kick the Can / Chitchat / Love Letters / Distance / Annoyance / Conflict
Daily Lives of High School Boys - Season 1 - Episode 11
In this episode, see high school boys bond with their father, get caught in an awkward situation, compete with each other, ruin their friend's stuff, engage in small talk, get a love letter, get their souls crushed by a girl, and get annoyed.
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#10 - Gags / Indoor Adventures / Older Brothers / As We Are / Careers / Mitsuo / High School Girl Power
Daily Lives of High School Boys - Season 1 - Episode 7
In this episode, see high school boys entertain each other with gags, LARP at home, try to ignore the girl who is embarrassing herself, take a questionnaire, and talk about how dumb their friend is.
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#11 - Magic Words
Blood+ - Season 1 - Episode 2
After being kissed and being forced to drink blood, by the cellist, Saya's eyes begin to glow and she becomes a fighting machine. After easily slicing through the Chiropteran Saya collapses. She wakes in the hospital and hears George and David talking about her. Their conversation scares her so bad that she runs away. Now it is up to Kai to find her.
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#12 - Dusk Brings a Storm
Shinobi no Ittoki - Season 1 - Episode 8
Yumika's death sentence brings turmoil to Iga. As Acting Chief, Ittoki's leadership is tested, but he is still in shock over his mother's imprisonment. Meanwhie, in Koga, something fearsome is beginning to move.
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#13 - The Wall Etched by Travelers / The Grape-Stomping Girl
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina - Season 1 - Episode 7
Elaina visits a country from The Adventures of Niké after Saya was sent there for a job, and then she has her first taste of alcohol in a village famous for its wine.
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#14 - The Girl as Pretty as a Flower / Bottled Happiness
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina - Season 1 - Episode 3
On the outskirts of one country, Elaina encounters a beautiful flower field with a dark secret. In a different country, she meets a boy gathering happiness in a bottle.
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#15 - Quirks of Fate
Shinobi no Ittoki - Season 1 - Episode 3
Ittoki arrives at the Ninja Academy. Meeting the kind and chipper Kirei and the beautiful and graceful Ryoko gives Ittoki hope about life at the Academy, but the Koga students' influence threatens to make life miserable.
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#16 - The Return of the Hunter
Elemental Gelade - Season 1 - Episode 14
Coud awakens and chases after Ren who is far ahead. He is attacked by Wolx Hound who is on a mission to capture Ren and ignores the fact that Ren is nowhere to be seen. Coud successfully escapes Tilel's attacks until she doesn't have enough energy to fight. Cisqua finally catches up to Coud, as Rowen and Kuea are searching elsewhere nearby. As the fight continues, Tilel becomes too weak to continue fighting, but Wolx orders her to keep fighting. When Tilel says that she will protect Wolx, Coud and Cisqua leave, allowing Tilel to win the fight.
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#17 - First Love Sommelier
Haruchika – Haruta & Chika - Season 1 - Episode 8
Naoko volunteers to help Chika rehearse for the upcoming qualifying round, but wants her help in return. Her aunt has returned to Japan in search of information on her first love and goes to the school's First Love Sommelier for assistance.
#19 - Something Important
IDOLiSH7 - Season 2 - Episode 9
IDOLiSH7 and TRIGGER begin practicing as a special unit for Re:vale's 5th anniversary concert. While many of the members are off their game, Gaku, Tenn, and Ryunosuke discuss their thoughts, and the individual groups begin to open up to each other.
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#20 - Guiltless Gluttony
Seven Mortal Sins - Season 1 - Episode 7
Beelzebub, the Sixth Mortal Sin of Gluttony, is running underground eating parties when Lucifer decides to crash one of them. Beelzebub is challenged to an eating contest by Lucifer, but when they both eat as much as they can, Lucifer becomes ill and ends up in the hospital. Her magic should prevent her from getting sick, but she's severely weakened. Will her time in the hospital bring her some humility?
#21 - Ripples
IDOLiSH7 - Season 2 - Episode 12
IDOLiSH7 is accused of appropriating Zero's songs, so Takanashi Production holds a press conference. Nagi volunteers to face the press and explains that he was officially given the rights to the song by composer Sakura Haruki. However, a suspicious man dressed as Zero appears at the press conference, aggravating the scandal.
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#22 - A New Form
IDOLiSH7 - Season 2 - Episode 4
Given Riku's unstable condition, Iori takes over as IDOLiSH7's center. The newly reborn IDOLiSH7 gets off to a solid start, both their first namesake show "Lovely Night With You!" and Mitsuki's MCing are well received, and the group's popularity grows.
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