The BEST episodes directed by Masashi Abe

#1 - The Sky, a Conclusion and Her World

Armed Librarians: Book of Bantorra - Season 1 - Episode 22

The Armed Librarians learn that the Cerulean Death is responsible for the sudden outbreak of hostilities, but this knowledge does them little good. As such Hamyutz prepares to lead the remaining Armed Librarians in a last-ditch offensive against the growing enemy forces that have surrounded the Library. Meanwhile, Enlike finally finishes Noloty's book and is able to fulfil her final wish.

#2 - A Pond, Comrades, and a Seashell

Armed Librarians: Book of Bantorra - Season 1 - Episode 8

Norotei learns that Zatoh is a 'book eater', a monster who can devour books gaining the knowledge and power of the person concerned. When Zatoh consumes Lumion's book Norotei becomes so angry that she becomes serious about fighting for the first time. Meanwhile, somewhere inside of Zatoh's soul all of the books he has consumed begin to rebel against him.

#3 - Upheaval in Mino

Oda Nobuna's Ambition - Season 1 - Episode 3

Dōsan's son Yoshitatsu launches a coup d'état against his father for allying with Nobuna. Despite Nobuna's wish to send reinforcements, everyone knows they cannot do it for it will allow the Daimyo of Suruga, Yoshimoto Imagawa, the opportunity to invade Owari. Meanwhile, the Daimyo of Oumi, Nagamasa Asai meets with Nobuna to propose an alliance between their clans which will allow her armies to help Dōsan while his armies protect her borders against the Imagawa clan in exchange she marries him. However, Yoshiharu and the others loathes Nagamasa as he threatens to ally with the Imagawas if Nobuna refuses and he does not care about her feelings and is only interested with the benefits he gains as her husband. Yoshiharu, Katsuie, Nagahide and Inuchiyo convinces Nobuna to decline his offer. Not soon after that, Mitsuhide arrives with Dōsan's daughter Kichō, who Dōsan's entrusts her well being and his dreams to Nobuna as he prepares for a last stand near a river.

#4 - The Fruits (Deep Purple) of Revenge

Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 7

The gang learns more about Plutia, and Neptune's very worst, most hated enemy appears.

#5 - Love Song

The Pilot's Love Song - Season 1 - Episode 11

Noriaki and Benjamin decide to take over for the downed observation plane. Kal-el and Ignatio draw away the enemy fighters to protect them. And then Kal-el sees Claire standing on the deck of the badly-damaged Luna Barco.

#6 - How Come?! I'm In Bad Shape.

Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!! - Season 1 - Episode 10

#7 - The Forest and the Elves

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 4

Kasel and his companions reach the Forest of Elidora, and is greeted by Selene, an elf. She agrees to lead them to their destination, but neither she nor the rest of the forest hide their resentment towards humans.

#8 - Maria's Rain of Tears

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 23

Kasel and his friends survive their encounter with the Dark Lord, thanks to Maria. She reveals her true identity, and tells Kasel and the others what really happened in the battle between King Kyle and Angmund, the Dark Lord.

#9 - Ferocity--Twin Battle!

Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!! - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Ultimaguil forces find themselves fighting an uphill battle against Twin-Tails, and Dragguildy himself decides to attack in person. Tailred and Tailblue step forward to stop him, but Dragguildy reveals a secret that could change everything!

#10 - Mina in a Pinch!

High School Fleet - Season 1 - Episode 9

Sisters at sea, Akeno's family grows by the episode! Tune in this week as we welcome even more family members in pink!

#11 - Unit 8, Don't Mobilize

Active Raid - Season 2 - Episode 9

Kuroki wants to make governor Inagi's life easier by catching a small-time industrial spy called Spider, who uses webs to travel throughout the city. But Unit 8 is ordered to stand by at city hall because of a massive demonstration involving willwear. Kuroki dangerously oversteps his bounds to catch the criminal, and Unit 8 is forced to split their forces at a critical moment. To make matters worse, Inagi orders them to stand down as the demonstrators charge city hall!

#12 - Race Toward the Cliff of Death

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 19

Stroheim starts using his new mechanical body, which was designed to surpass Santana, to fight against Kars. However, it proves futile against Kars' Light Mode.

#13 - Does the Young Master Like Pudding?

The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious - Season 1 - Episode 4

Lilith becomes desperate to convince Yuuri that she is not suspicious.

#14 - Scars of Loss

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 17

The Black Edge are wiped out by Malduk, and only Riheet survives. Rescued by Scarlett, Riheet is taken to a nearby village to recover.

#15 - Overdrive

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Three days later, JoJo awakens to find Erina nursing him back to health in the hospital. As they rekindle their friendship, they encounter a strange man named Will A. Zeppeli.

#16 - The Time for Trial

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 12

Kasel enters the Orcs' Holy Shrine to receive his test and prove that he is the true heir to the Holy Sword. It is a test of the heart, mind, and will.

#17 - The Blue Wolf Tears Across the Earth!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 7

On his way back, Raoh comes across a man named Ryuga, who promptly engages in a fistfight against him, though Raoh withholds the final blow when he sees that Ryuga had no intention of defeating him. After having witnessed Raoh battling Ryuroh recently, Ryuga, believing that the only way to achieve order in the world is through force, decides to serve Raoh for his cause. Later on, it is reported that two armies are invading the fortress with a pincer attack. Raoh assigns Souga to go with Ryuga and fight off the army ruled by Igor the Lion King. After Ryuga kills the army general, the army surrenders, but he precedes to slaughter them while they bow down in fear. Souga tells Ryuga to stop, but this only creates tension between the two warriors.

#18 - The King of Fist's Office is Falling!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 12

Reina is left to defend the office until Raoh and Souga return. Juda makes an appearance and begins to fight the warriors present in the office. Sakuya is released from prison as is to assist Reina in warding off Juda's army. Sakuya explains to Reina that she never betrayed Raoh, instead she merely predicted what would happen if Raoh went to see Thouzer in the first place. Juda has his army tear down the walls and attack the warriors within the fortress. Raoh manages to make it back to his kingdom and overwhelms Juda with his fists. However, Juda still has a trick up his sleeve, shooting Raoh with a giant howitzer. Fortunately, Raoh is able to destroy the large bullet.

#19 - Those Who Stand Firm

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 24

The goal is now clear - Kasel must travel to the World Tree, and retrieve the now unsealed Holy Sword. Princess Scarlet and Riheet, guided by Dominix, also decide to join.

#20 - Long Rail Life

Active Raid - Season 1 - Episode 7

A Willwear is en route to the metropolitan government building under an EM dome, ostensibly to exact vengeance on the governor. Unit 8 rallies, but is unable to act without permission from the prefecture. However, their operator, Haruka, has a plan…

#21 - I Walk the Path of the Heavens!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 13

Thouzer breaks his alliance with Raoh and challenges him to a duel. Both suffer grave injuries from their fearsome attacks, but they still continue to fight. Juda tries to attack Raoh from behind, but luckily Souga and Ryuga catches him. Raoh and Souther go at each other at full force, neither of them giving up. As they both makes the final blow, Sakuya stands in their way and takes both of their hits. As she is dying, she determines that both are unworthy of being ruler because of Souther's lack of love and Raoh's lack of sadness. After she passes away, Thouzer tells Raoh that he will follow Raoh without betrayal this time, but he will fight again if Raoh shows any sign of weakness during his ruling. Later on, Souga report to Raoh and Reina that someone broke into the prison, killing Uighur in battle and releasing Toki from

#22 - Memories in the Eyes

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 8

The party stops by a small village to resupply. There, they meet a group of refugees who lost their homes to a Demon attack. Among them is Elise, who has a look in her eyes that strongly reminds Frey of someone else in the past.

#23 - Kings Understand Kings!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 2

Raoh has his army rebuild the castle within three days and trains them in combat. He sends his army to fight against the soldiers led by Gion the Wise King to take over the kingdom as a means for transportation. However, as Raoh's invasionary force enters into the nearby valley, they end up being trampled to death by a herd of wild horses, said to be ruled by a stallion deemed the Black King. Raoh, Reina, and Souga go to this valley themselves, where they witness the Black King protecting a dying foal against two wild tigers. The Black King and its herd agree to fight alongside Raoh and his army after they both kill off each tiger. After Gion realizes what happened, he surrenders his kingdom to them.

#24 - Wailing Resounds Through the Darkness!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 8

Souga and Ryuga reconcile their differences and now they have to face Igor themselves. They behead this ruthless lion king and return to the fortress, bringing back his skull made into a wineglass to celebrate their victory. A mysterious martial artist known as King, who has taken over the city of Southern Cross, is said to be preparing to invade the fortress. Raoh sends Reina with Ryuga to investigate upon the matter. Reina and Ryuga reluctantly find a man named Juza of the Clouds, Ryuga's half-brother, in a local bar near the city. He reveals that their sister, Yuria, Raoh's childhood friend, committed suicide after she learned that King had destroyed neighboring villages to buy her love. When Ryuga tells a grieved Raoh about this, he decides to leave it alone for the sake of rule.

#25 - No Castle Can Stand Against Me!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 3

A mysterious woman named Sakuya offers to assist Raoh and company take down the impregnable kingdom ruled by Gaoh. Sakuya allows herself to enter the fortress in an attempt to seduce Gaoh, lying about her identity and her acquaintance with Raoh. She has him chase her around his bedroom at night, turning off the lights as they circle around. When Gaoh turns back on one of the lights to see Sakuya again, Reina shoots him in the head from the outside with a crossbow from the outside. As Raoh's army begins to infiltrate Gaoh's fortress, Reina fights Habaki, Gaoh's subordinate. Raoh catapults himself onto the fortress and kills Habaki as dawn approaches. Sakuya joins Raoh's army to serve as the tactician of the group.

#26 - Those Who've Come Together

RErideD – Derrida, who leaps through time – - Season 1 - Episode 3

Derrida stops by Nathan's old house, where he runs into Mage's best friend Yuri, who is now a young woman. Yuri devastates Derrida by informing him that Mage is dead... but his grief is cut short when they're attacked by a woman in black.

#27 - Rival Siblings!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 5

The group wants to recruit Toki, who runs a clinic in a poor village and heals the sick using acupressure, and he just so happens to be Raoh's brother. Reina goes to see Toki personally to convince him to join with Raoh, but Sakuya shows opposition to this, saying that having them together will end up in conflict. After Toki refuses to join, Raoh and Souga arrive with the army. Raoh orders his army to arrest Toki after the latter refuses to battle against the former to prove his strength as a martial artist. Uighur tries to express his duty as warden, using his whip to attack Toki. However, he dodges the whip and disables Uighur from attacking. When Sakuya visits Toki in his cell, she apologizes because she wants to protect Raoh from potentially being injured by Toki if the two brothers were to fight each other.

#28 - The Holy Emperor Cometh!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 11

Sakuya is seen in the presence of Thouzer the Holy Emperor, but she chooses not to work under him anymore. Sakuya, accused of betraying Raoh, is sent to prison under suspicion, though she claims she serves Raoh out of love. As Raoh's army begin their raid toward Thouzer's castle, Raoh encounters Hucker and Lirong but easily kills them. Raoh later holds a meeting with Thouzer, who agrees to back down and let Raoh take the title of the "holy emperor" if he chooses to do so. It is revealed that Sakuya plans to take down the fortress on her own.

#29 - Japan Style

Active Raid - Season 1 - Episode 11

Now that Mythos controls half of Orochi, the entire nation's transit and communications systems have come to a grinding halt. Unit 8 rallies to save the day..

#30 - These Fists Are For Other People!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 4

Gion, now the warden, tells the group that a captive named Uighur has survived five executions, asking Raoh to settle the matter. However, Raoh releases Uighur from imprisonment and assigns him as the new warden. Raoh, Reina, and Souga travel into the abandoned city of Cassandra and meet an old man. He warns them of the various death traps inside the indomitable castle ruled by Amon the Dragon Emperor. After they easily pass through the obstacles, Amon confronts Raoh, but the latter repels the attacks. As a last resort, Amon activates a switch, causing the castle to start collapsing. During this time, Raoh tells Amon that even his own son was killed by one of the traps inside the castle, showing him a medallion the old man, revealed as his younger brother, had kept since the incident. Raoh, Reina, and Souga struggle to evacuate before the castle falls, while Amon is left alone to die under the rubble.

#31 - A Woman's Battle!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 9

Raoh's army take down the army led by Jadum the Iron Emperor, while Reina to investigate the UD Gang hideout in the south. She is ambushed and then captured by Dagale, aide to the leader of the gang. As it seems that Jadum's army is lessening in numbers, Jadum transforms his body into steel and fights Ryuga and Sakuya head on, but he is shortly defeated afterwards. While imprisoned, Reina sees Isabella, a female assassin who served Dagale, being tortured to death after having received a scar on her neck from her last mission. Reina manages to free Isabella and herself and attempt to escape the hideout, but Isabella is momentarily shot with an arrow to her back. Raoh unexpectedly arrives to rescue Reina and confronts Juda, the leader of the gang, but Raoh decides not to kill Juda and continues on his way.

#32 - Fists Smashed in Hot Sand!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 10

Souga and a group of men travel across a desert to a village posing as merchants, as to inspect if an army ruled by Pluto has passed by there. Souga gathers the villagers to interrogate how the flag of Pluto's army ended up in the streets. All of a sudden, a mysterious voice impales Souga in the chest by the now hypnotized villagers, saying that he will now have two months to live. Souga is forced to leave and inform Raoh about this. Raoh and the others go to the village themselves and attack Pluto's army. While there, Ryuga is also struck in the chest by the unknown voice. Raoh looks around and sees that a man named Gaiya was responsible for this, as well as for the fact that he has Pluto's army under his spell. Raoh defeats Gaiya in one blow, causing the army to retreat.

#33 - To My Dear Friend

King's Raid: Successors of the Will - Season 1 - Episode 13

Kasel loses control of his power, and falls unconscious. While taking care of him, Frey writes a letter to Clause, recalling the events of their journey so far.

#34 - Angel and God of Destruction

Active Raid - Season 2 - Episode 3

Unit 8 is down with a cold, and it's up to West Japan's Unit 9, led by Kazari, to save the day when a group of indignant movie fans takes over a production studio. But the always over-active Kazari meets her match when the villains rig the streets surround the studio with sound-sensitive bombs, and post a Willwear sniper on the roof. Can she come up with a way to take back the studio that doesn't involve leveling the entire neighborhood? And if not, who's going to pay for it all?

#35 - The Demon Awakens!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 6

Raoh is told by Souga to go see Ryuroh, a former military strategist now living a peaceful life at a barren wind farm, in an attempt to recruit him in the army. Ryuroh tells Raoh that he is happy with his new life in the empty forest, though he recalls of how he led his troops, now broken up, to several victories in the past. Ryuroh tries to convince Raoh to change his ways and use his power to bring peace and not to cause warfare. Raoh sees this as an act of defiance and mortally wounds him, but realizes that Ryuroh was dying from an illness after their fight.

#36 - My Fists Are For the Heavens!

Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story - Season 1 - Episode 1

This takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, full of ruin and chaos. As Raoh encounters a biker gang down an empty road, he easily kills its leader, Jirai, and slaughters most of the other gang members. Raoh meets up with Reina and Souga, who are requested by Goram the Demon King to perform in front of him. However, this was a plan for the three to overthrow this king. Raoh defeats Goram in battle and takes over the castle and its army as the "King of Fist".

#37 - Evil Eye Sovereign

Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 8 - Episode 32

During Tokoha's battle against Saori, Enishi challenges Onimaru, who had already beaten Am, Luna, and Kumi while trampling on their feelings of Vanguard being fun. Following his friend Miguel's death, Onimaru has lost faith in humanity, but he changes his mind when Enishi almost pushes him towards defeat. However, using the Domination effect to turn Enishi's rear-guards against him, Onimaru wins. With that, Team Jaime Flowers is eliminated from the U20.