The BEST episodes directed by Masayuki Tachibana
#1 - The Twin Wings of Artemis
Scar on the Praeter - Season 1 - Episode 3
Yamato tells Helios all about Eiji’s death but is suspected of being connected with the mysterious Fenrir. Meanwhile, a girl who is being pursued by Artemis comes to Helios for help. Yamato and Kazuma go to escort her, but they are waylaid by Ran and Jin…
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#2 - Cocoon Cocoon
Hand Shakers - Season 1 - Episode 11
The menacing man introduces himself as Daichi Nagaoka, an old associate and former Hand Shaker partner of Makihara. He also introduces the white-haired girl beside him as Mayumi Akutagawa, who is none other than Koyori's twin sister. Koyori's sinister past is revealed through a flashback concerning both Makihara and Nagaoka, as well as the Akutagawa professors. Like Makihara and Nagaoka, the Akutagawa professors are Hand Shaker partners and scientists striving to discover the mystery behind Hand Shakers' existence. To help in their research, they draw one another into the Ziggurat (the two parties being two pairs of Hand Shakers) and there, Mrs Akutagawa gives birth to two white-haired twin girls: Mayumi and Koyori. Being born in the Ziggurat, the twins are naturally gifted Hand Shaker powers and become partners. While the Akutagawas are ecstatic with the success of their project, this soon proves to be a curse as the twins, being children, are easy targets. This also results in them unable to lose or let go of each other hands lest they die. The Akutagawas, filled with regret, slowly but surely get infatuated with the possibly of meeting God and killing him to protect their daughters and end this battle. It is also at this time when Makihara and Nagaoka stop being Hand Shakers as their relationship worsens and they lose their will to fight together. True to their word, the Akutagawa professors depart to kill God, but have never returned. Then Koyori and Mayumi abruptly lose all their memories, powers of speech and movement, and fall into a coma. Wishing to fulfil the Akutagawas' dream, Nagaoka kidnaps Mayumi and puts her on drugs, turning her into his Hand Shaker partner and leaving Koyori and Makihara for good. Returning to the present, Tazuna, Koyori, Mayumi and Nagaoka are drawn into the Ziggurat as they prepare to do battle.
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#3 - Justice With Force
Scar on the Praeter - Season 1 - Episode 6
Left with questions about Yamato’s behavior after their recent clash, Itsuki visits Yamato’s brother Minato seeking answers. Meanwhile, Kazuma comes down with a cold after days of chasing Fenrir. When Yamato offers to fix him an alcoholic home remedy…
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#4 - Cerberus
Scar on the Praeter - Season 1 - Episode 2
After the fight with Dusk, Yamato wakes up in the hospital. Detective Kouga tells Yamato that Eiji’s dead and pressures him to join the PSSS. As Dusk mounts an attack to free its people from the hospital, Yamato is forced to make a choice…
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#5 - Dusk Arrives
Scar on the Praeter - Season 1 - Episode 7
Annoyed that Yamato battled Fenrir first, Kazuma challenges Yamato to a fight and loses. As Kazuma reflects on how powerless he feels, suddenly he sees Fenrir standing before him. Little does he know that Dusk is also preparing to make its move...
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#6 - The Blockade of Akatsuki
Scar on the Praeter - Season 1 - Episode 12
Under Kouga’s command, the SWAT Team moves to totally blockade the Akatsuki Special Ward. Kagami reveals that it all started from a proposal of Kouga’s. And Kazuma/Fenrir has plans to destroy himself after taking out everyone and everything around him...
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#7 - Hero of Akatsuki
Scar on the Praeter - Season 1 - Episode 13
Having defeated Yamato, Fenrir attacks the SWAT Team. Artemis and the PSSS call a truce so that Artemis can go after Fenrir and the PSSS can assist the SWAT Team. Meanwhile, Eiji confronts Fenrir to get it to give up control of Kazuma’s body...
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#8 - Meet Yet
Hand Shakers - Season 1 - Episode 5
During a trip around the city, Koyori and Tazuna get separated, and Tazuna goes around the whole city searching for her, fearing she will die. Koyori is confronted by the friendly Riri "Lily" Hojo, the student council president of Tazuna's school. She kindly takes Koyori with her to a card tournament, where she calls Tazuna but he does not pick up. Koyori spends the rest of the afternoon with Lily and her younger brother, Masaru, a mature young boy who is also a card game champion. The siblings play a few card games with her to pass the time, while Lily makes frequent attempts to call Tazuna. Meanwhile, he meets an odd man outside Makihara's lab, who knows a lot about Hand Shakers and Makihara. Frightened, Tazuna leaves hastily, and finally picks up Lily's call. Koyori and Tazuna finally reunite, but when Lily holds Masaru's hand, the world shifts to that of Ziggurat, and the siblings reveal their true identities as Hand Shakers and their Nimrods: two decks of shuffling cards, one pink and the other blue.
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#9 - Sing a Sonic
Hand Shakers - Season 1 - Episode 8
While shopping, Tazuna and Koyori get thrown into another Hand Shaker battle. This time, they are up against Kodama Awaza, a popular idol famed for her singing and widely recognisable through her prominent pigtails and use of proverbs. Accompanying her as her partner is her portly manager Hibiki Moriyama. As they begin to duel, Kodama gains the upper hand as her Nimrod begins to affect the world of Ziggurat directly, forcing Tazuna and Koyori to retreat as Kodama prepares to deal the final blow. In the process of escaping, Tazuna is gravely injured and brought back to Makihara's lab for recuperation and recovery. When he is finally discharged, Koyori reveals her worries of being her burden to him due to her absence of a Nimrod to Lily while crying bitterly over Tazuna.
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