The BEST episodes directed by Mitsue Yamazaki

Episode 25: Pursuit
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9.69
36 votes

#1 - Episode 25: Pursuit

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 12

Shino is desperate to get Sosuke’s gem back, but neither Ao nor Tamazusa is going to make this easy. All of his friends are willing to help, but is it really wise to gather all eight of the Dog Warriors in one place...?

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Episode 26: Destiny
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9.63
35 votes

#2 - Episode 26: Destiny

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 13

In the final battle against Princess Tamazusa, Murasame overtakes Shino’s body and goes on a rampage! Will the combined forces of all of Shino’s friends be enough to suppress the raging beast and save Shino?

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Episode 22: Encompassing Heavens
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9.62
37 votes

#3 - Episode 22: Encompassing Heavens

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 9

Ao breaks the anti-Tengu barriers that have been keeping Shinobu hidden from the Tengu that had spirited him away. Hazuki is quick to retrieve his “son” once he finds him. While on the other side, Shinobu’s sealed memories resurface.

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Episode 24: Crossroads
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9.61
36 votes

#4 - Episode 24: Crossroads

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 11

Shinobu arrives at the Konna-ya, gathering all eight bead holders, but still missing Sosuke's Bead of Duty. Meanwhile, Keno and Rio inform Shino of Sosuke's condition, caused by his Bead of Duty seemingly choosing Ao as its rightful holder.

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Episode 23: Twin Moons
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9.59
37 votes

#5 - Episode 23: Twin Moons

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 10

Shinobu is fatally injured when trying to protect Hazuki from Ao! Now it is Hazuki’s turn to save Shinobu at the cost of half of his own life. With Ao still after them, does Hazuki have the strength left to protect Shinobu and his gem?

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Episode 16: Reverse Flow
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9.59
37 votes

#6 - Episode 16: Reverse Flow

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 3

Shino is forced to teach children how to read and write at the church, where he is shunned by most of the children. The children leave to play because Shino had never been to school either, and he is left with a little girl who asks him to read her a book. Shino realizes that she is blind and discusses it with Sousuke. As he ponders over this, Shino meets the owner of the bun shop who gives him free samples and ask for his opinion. He suggests curry and cheese buns, which the owner thinks of as a great idea. Once again at the church, Shino is left with the little girl and he reads a story about a bird to her. The owner of the bun shop comes to the church the next day and lets Shino try out the new samples, which turn into a great success. Shino learns that the little girl's name is Kaho, and writing her name on the ground, the other children become interested in writing. One boy gets annoyed and messes up the writing, and because of Shino's temper, is slapped. Shino goes back to the bun shop to ask the owner about the new recipe, but is met by his family who quickly goes to the family alter. Sousuke and Shino later learn that the owner of the shop had actually been dead for over a month already and the shop had been going bankrupt, but Shino manages to save them by mentioning the recipes which he had mysteriously helped the owner create the last few days. Meanwhile, Shino goes back to talk to the rude boy and shows that he can actually be a truly kind person, just like his name defined. Shino and Sousuke leave, and Kaho is later seen to bump into the "other" Sousuke. He smiles and pats her on the head.

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Episode 9: Guard
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9.58
40 votes

#7 - Episode 9: Guard

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 9

Hamaji is moving to an all-girls school dorm. There's a rumor about the guardian of the school and Hamaji asked her roommate if she have seen the guardian of the school but then she said no. Shino encountered the guardian and apparently isn't every good in dealing with cute dolls. After Shino re-encounter again with the guardian this time with Inusaka Keno and also Sosuke, they relieved that they were only worried about Hamaji. The next day, Hamaji's roommate mentioned about how great Hamaji's friends are and then gave an excused to go back to the room. Hamaji then met some girls inviting her for lunch and revealed that Hamaji stays alone. Hamaji ran back to her room seeing a doll on the bed and to her feelings, that was her roommate and thanked her.

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Episode 21: Spirited Away
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9.54
37 votes

#8 - Episode 21: Spirited Away

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 8

Shinobu is taken away by the Tengu which live in the mountains. Shino and Sousuke follow him, only to be stopped by Ao, who tells Shino that the princess will be revived in a short time and that Shino will never be able to collect all the beads before that.

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Episode 19: Reminiscence
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9.51
37 votes

#9 - Episode 19: Reminiscence

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 6

Nachi's black panther decides to leave the house, feeling that it is too crowded. Shino goes and finds him with Genpachi. The whole crew end up eating dinner together, where Shino discovers that they all have beads, except for Sousuke's stolen one.

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Episode 20: Chance Encounters
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9.49
37 votes

#10 - Episode 20: Chance Encounters

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 7

Shino is sent to a place called Ikura to investigate a case of Kamikakushi (spiriting away) by Satomi, saying that the child came back the in the same age as he was when he was spirited away.

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Episode 18: In Homage
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9.46
37 votes

#11 - Episode 18: In Homage

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 5

Sousuke and the "other" Sousuke, Ao, fight, with Shino desperately trying to stop them.

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Episode 13: Karma
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9.44
39 votes

#12 - Episode 13: Karma

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 13

The Church is forcing Satomi to bring Shino before the Elders. To make matters worse, the man that looks like Sosuke shared with Shino some devastating secrets.

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Episode 14: Doll
star
9.43
37 votes

#13 - Episode 14: Doll

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 1

Shino, Sosuke, and Genpachi go to the Imamura doll maker to pick up a set of dolls for the elite church member's order. As they walk toward the house, they meet an old man enjoying the flowers and also hear a voice of a boy, singing to the Sakura trees. Confused, they continue on to the house, where they meet Daikaku and Hinaginu, the children of the doll maker. For some strange reason, the doll maker had disappeared without finishing the dolls. Shino demands that Daikaku, his heir, to finish the dolls, but he refuses, saying that he is unable to capture the expression of the doll. Angry Shino mutters to himself while walking in the backyard, where a young boy chucks a decorated ball at his head, telling him to leave Daikaku alone. Confused, Shino picks up the ball and goes to beg Daikaku to finish the dolls, also noticing the many cat dolls around the room. Shino continues to check out the house, where he finds a room full of live-sized dolls. One captures his attention and he stands in shock -- the doll was the figure of the woman who had killed them. He goes to Daikaku for the second time and asks about the ball and the figure. Daikaku doesn't know anything about the figure, but he is able to tell the story of his cat, who had originally owned the mysterious ball. As night dawns, Daikaku sees one of the Sakura tree branches falling, and suddenly regains the memory of the day he was murdered, unable to comprehend how he is still alive. Murasame mentions the cherry blossoms and Shino follows, only to be hit in the head once again by the strange boy. Joined by Genpachi and Sousuke, they watch in amazement as the boy turns into a orange cat. Genpachi plays along and turns into his demon form, planning on eating the cat. He is stopped by a rude black cat, who is then stopped by the old man they had met earlier. He turns out to be Hinozuka Nachi, member of one of the Four Houses of Sacred Beasts.

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Episode 11: True Self
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9.43
42 votes

#14 - Episode 11: True Self

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 11

Murasame starts going crazy from blood loss after Shino is shot in the neck. Shino then reverts back to his supposed 18 year old self.

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Episode 17: Ignorance
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9.41
37 votes

#15 - Episode 17: Ignorance

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 4

When Shino learns Ao’s current whereabouts, he runs off to find him. While in the countryside, he meets Princess Yana, who harbors the other half of a regional deity Ao killed! Can he protect Princess Yana from Ao and get Sosuke’s gem back?

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Episode 12: Compensation
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9.37
40 votes

#16 - Episode 12: Compensation

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 12

Kohaku returns to her abode, and seemingly "devours" her friend. The next day, she wakes up in a blood-stained room and news about the mysterious death of one of the Zuikou Mansion workers spreads. Shino wakes up, still in his eighteen y/o body, and leaves for the church, where Kohaku escaped to. After Kohaku's explanation of her life story, she starts to grow a pair of rigid wings while Sosuke and Satomi attempt to console her. Shino appears and reveals Murasame as a sword, calling Kohaku an "angel from a picture book," rather than the monster she saw herself as. Shino then falls asleep and once again returns to his child form of a body.

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Episode 15: Molding
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9.33
39 votes

#17 - Episode 15: Molding

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 2 - Episode 2

Shino confronts Nachi about the magical barrier around Daikaku's house. Meanwhile, the young boy runs off and Shino chases after him. Daikaku stands in the room, slowly remembering the day of his "murder." Shino confronts the boy, which he realizes is Daikaku's cat. The boy falls off a Sakura tree, because his constant begging for blooms had begun to take its toll on the forest. Shino reverts the forest to its original state by breaking the barrier, and the boy begins fearing the return of the "murderer" that had tried to kill Daikaku. Daikaku realizes that his father had actually died and that the man who killed him is coming for him too. When the man killed Daikaku, his cat gave him the Bead of Etiquette, which kept him alive. He wonders back in the present day on how he is still alive. A sudden visitor visits them, muttering over and over -- "Daikaku is my son." Daikaku almost gets eaten, but the cat boy saves him. Satomi visits to find out what happened and scolds them for not bringing the dolls sooner. Shino shows Satomi the doll of their "killer," but Satomi suddenly puts him to sleep and erases him memory. When Daikaku sees Satomi carrying Shino, he suddenly get the image of the doll's face and goes back to complete it. The doll is finished and they begin their travel back, Daikaku mentioning that they will also be moving to the Capital.

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Episode 10: A Lonely Figure
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9.33
39 votes

#18 - Episode 10: A Lonely Figure

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 10

A man that resembles Sosuke has been spotted in the Imperial Capital; this has Keno up in racing around the city to exact his revenge.

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Episode 3: The Approaching Demon
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9.33
42 votes

#19 - Episode 3: The Approaching Demon

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 3

Shino and Sosuke was reunited safely with Hamaji at the Villa. Shino told Sosuke that they were saved by Satomi Rio five years ago. Satomi gave Shino and Sosuke their marble that represents them as one of the eight beast and asked them to gather all eight of them.

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Episode 7: A Promise
star
9.33
43 votes

#20 - Episode 7: A Promise

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 7

The villagers have discovered the gold the monkey god gave Shino and has forced him and his friends to take them up the mountain. That forces Akane to make return to the mountain where she spent her childhood.

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Episode 2: Humans and Demons
star
9.33
43 votes

#21 - Episode 2: Humans and Demons

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 2

Shino and Sousuke travels to the city to find Hamaji.

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Episode 8: Encounter
star
9.32
41 votes

#22 - Episode 8: Encounter

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 8

On the train ride home Shino meets an old friend to the surprise of Sosuke.

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Episode 4: Homecoming
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9.30
43 votes

#23 - Episode 4: Homecoming

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 4

The demon appearing in the middle of town chasing after Shino wanting to eat him and the monks that hunt demons chasing after. They managed to escape from the monks and the demon return to its own human form who is Inukai Genpachi. Inuta Kobungo, Genpachi's good friend stated to Shino that three years ago, Genpachi and Kobungo's soldier team was attacked by a demon that served in the hostage crisis in the north eating people. Originally they were supposed to die but something stranged happened and ever since then, their bodies have some changes and they are immortality. On the other hand, the demon huntimg monk saw Shino with Murasame and hoping to get his hand on Murasame Sword.

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Episode 1: Borders
star
9.17
48 votes

#24 - Episode 1: Borders

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 1

Five years previously everyone in Ōtsuka village died in a plague, but there were 3 survivors, Shino Inuzuka, Sosuke Inukawa and Hamaji. They took shelter in a church near another village, which happens to be near a dark and dangerous forest. The church, as well as the survivors, are viewed with suspicion by the villagers. Now the Imperial Church comes in search of "Murasame" the demon blade that contains "life" which Shino possesses.

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Episode 6: Stashed
star
9.11
44 votes

#25 - Episode 6: Stashed

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 6

Shino shows interest in a incedent that was reported in the newspaper. Apparently six villagers were visiting Perquisite Mountain in search of a new water sorce, but become lost. A "beautiful woman" appeared before them and showed the villagers the way back to the village, where they died of an unknown illness. Sousuke searches for Shino, who has gone to the mountain to investigate. While on the mountain, Shino's and Sousuke's beads begin to glow. Destracted by this, Shino loses his footing and falls down, dropping the two beads. While waiting at the train station, Sousuke meets Kobungo, who decides to join Sousuke. After losing Sousuke's bead, a monkey deity appears before Shino and gives him a huge rock of gold. A group of traveling musicians come to the village to perform during the festival, and it is revealed that one of the musicians is Asakeno.

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Episode 5: Divine Blessings
star
9.05
43 votes

#26 - Episode 5: Divine Blessings

Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East - Season 1 - Episode 5

Due to the new moon, Sosuke sleeps for an abnormally long time while Murasame becomes strangely quiet. Shino then bumps into a white-haired, red-eyed girl from the Snake Clan, Mizuki Ayane, that occupies the other half of the abode. In an attempt to become friends, Hamaji sends Shino to the other side with a basket of flowers, to which he angers Mizuki Ayane's guardian god, Hibiki. Shino is saved by sosuke, who almost cuts off his arm as a peace offering, and is rescued by Ayane. The four of them start to talk about themselves, which compels Ayane to befriend Hamaji. There is a town festival, however, Hibiki is reluctant to let Ayane out of her sight, but eventually gives her consent to leave the house, so long as one of the Osaki foxes remain by her side.

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Falle ~A Summer Experience~
star
9.02
42 votes

#27 - Falle ~A Summer Experience~

Kämpfer - Season 1 - Episode 10

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If This Feeling Isn't Love, Then There Is No Love in the World
star
8.79
99 votes

#28 - If This Feeling Isn't Love, Then There Is No Love in the World

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 12

Chiyo tries to advance her relationship with Nozaki when she finds that she still has not given him the chocolates she had for Valentine’s Day. Chiyo, Nozaki and their friends attend a summer festival where Chiyo is reminded of the time when she and Nozaki first met.

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The Fireworks I've Never Seen
star
8.63
70 votes

#29 - The Fireworks I've Never Seen

Plastic Memories - Season 1 - Episode 8

During a retrieval mission, Tsukasa is surprised when the owner of the newly assigned Giftia opts to delete the latter's current personality and memories by replacing her OS and start over from scratch instead of handing over the Giftia proper, having done it several times already. Intrigued, he asks around the office if a Giftia who has gone through that experience is capable of retaining their old memories, but everyone replies there is no precedent to that. Later on, Kazuki announces that a marksman from the Terminal Service No. 3 office will be sent in, as the assigned Giftia and his owner have gone into hiding, and assigns Tsukasa and Isla to assist her. They later meet the marksman, Andie; shortly afterward, they have an awkward encounter with Eru, who mistakes Andie for her friend Olivia. After the mission is a success, Tsukasa learns from Eru that Andie is indeed Olivia, whose OS was replaced due to the company cutting costs. Later on, Eru tells Tsukasa that she reconnected with Andie and mentioned a carnival they used to go to together when Andie was still Olivia, which caused Andie to decide to go there. Not wanting to deal with her memories of Olivia, Eru tries to get Tsukasa to take Andie to the carnival instead. However, Tsukasa convinces Eru to come along, and they take Isla and Andie to the carnival the following night. There, Eru decides to let go of Olivia and create new memories with Andie, concluding it wouldn't be fair to either of them if she saw them as one and the same. Later, Isla gets lost in the crowd and Tsukasa begins searching for her, eventually finding her at a lonely walkway, terrified by exploding fireworks. After he consoles her, Isla brings up Andie and asks if her presence is hurting him. He replies that it does, but insists on continuing to be her partner. When she asks why, Tsukasa responds that it is because he loves her. Shocked and embarrassed by the sudden confession, Isla shouts that she cannot accept his love.

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Schicksal ~Chosen One~
star
8.49
146 votes

#30 - Schicksal ~Chosen One~

Kämpfer - Season 1 - Episode 1

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Rice Omelette Day
star
8.46
69 votes

#31 - Rice Omelette Day

Plastic Memories - Season 1 - Episode 11

In the wake of starting their relationship, Tsukasa and Isla have found it difficult to talk to one another without being embarrassed. However, Tsukasa is able to ask Isla out to dinner. At the office, their approving colleagues decide to give them advice on how to appease the other. At Kazuki's suggestion, Isla asks Michiru to help her learn how to cook for Tsukasa. However, upon finding out she doesn't know any of Tsukasa's favorite foods, Isla asks him, only for Constance to suggest that the two of them just cook together. After debating on what to cook for dinner, Tsukasa suggests rice omelettes. Later on, the two travel to Antonio's manor to visit Sarah. There, Tsukasa asks Sarah what would make her happy, and she recites a sentence Isla told her during her last visit, that people are at their happiest when they are with the ones they love. Afterwards, they go to the shopping mall to purchase herbs and pajamas for Isla, after which Tsukasa admits he doesn't know what to do to make her happy. She responds that she is already happy spending time with him. Returning home, the two begin cooking rice omelettes, and although the final product was not what they were expecting, they are able to enjoy it nevertheless. Isla then allows Tsukasa to read her latest diary entries, both of which recount the days she spent with him. When Tsukasa goes to sleep, Isla adds a new entry, in which she expresses her hope that she would be able to spend another wonderful day with him.

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Let's Rice
star
8.33
62 votes

#32 - Let's Rice

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 11

Nozaki wants to create some excitement within the manga's story, and for reference, he tries a variety of strategies to surprise Sakura. Later, Mikoshiba, Hori, and Wakamatsu get caught in the rain, and all sleep over at Nozaki's apartment for shelter. Nozaki begins to use the others as a reference point for another chapter of the manga.

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Sleeping Princess of the Demon Castle
star
8.25
39 votes

#33 - Sleeping Princess of the Demon Castle

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 12

Despite living as a captive in the Demon Realm, the princess writes a letter to Santa. The letter’s contents shock the demon king.

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Turmoil Reigns
star
8.22
192 votes

#34 - Turmoil Reigns

Durarara!! - Season 1 - Episode 14

Anri and several others are attacked by the slasher. Each night someone is attacked, someone called Sinsong appears on the web, writing mysterious messages. "Today. Cut. Did Cut. More. Stronger. Love. Wish. Wish. Is. Want." Mikado is bothered by the rumors that the Slasher attacks are being perpetrated by the Dollars, and asks Celty for help. Celty eventually learns from Shinra that his father Shingen previously acquired a sword called Saika to separate the link between Celty's head from her body, and later had the weapon sold to a second-hand antique dealer. Shizuo offers to help Celty take care of the slasher when she goes out to search for the culprit. As Anri goes back home after parting ways with Mikado and Kida, she ends up at the place where she was spared by the slasher days ago. The slasher comes up behind her and prepares to strike.

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I'll Cast a Spell on You
star
8.14
69 votes

#35 - I'll Cast a Spell on You

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 6

Nozaki sees Hirotaka Wakamatsu, his junior from middle school when they were on the basketball club. Wakamatsu tells Nozaki about being stressed out and unable to sleep because of Seo's antics, however, when he hears a recording of Lorelei's singing, he immediately falls asleep and feels refreshed. Using Nozaki's shōjo manga as a basis, he confronts Seo, but she interprets his actions as gestures of friendship. Later on, Nozaki gets a fever and sends the text message "SOS" to Hori, Sakura, and Wakamatsu. The three team up to help Nozaki with his manga, but are challenged with the task of applying screentones.

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The Prince (Girl) of the School's Problems
star
8.14
65 votes

#36 - The Prince (Girl) of the School's Problems

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 8

Kashima has been driving Hori crazy with her antics, but she gets confused when she discovers that Hori and the guys have been reading Yumeno’s shojo manga and taking it rather seriously. Hori challenges Nozaki to do some backgrounds, but Nozaki frustrates him when he does not get the perspective right, placing boxes under his characters to compensate. Thinking Hori aspires to be a princess, Kashima replaces his clothes with something more feminine. When Hori collapses during a rehearsal, Kashima carries him to the nurse’s office while wearing a bull mask.

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The Princess in Endopolis
star
8.14
36 votes

#37 - The Princess in Endopolis

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 10

Princes Syalis is determined to get her hands on the latest and greatest sleep product, but it’s only available in the Human Realm.

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The Princess and Hostage Training Week
star
8.10
38 votes

#38 - The Princess and Hostage Training Week

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 9

It’s time for Princess Syalis to start acting like a proper hostage, so the demon king issues a decree to help change that.

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The Princess and Troubling Dreams
star
8.08
36 votes

#39 - The Princess and Troubling Dreams

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 11

Princess Syalis feels tired no matter how much sleep she gets, and her troubling dreams aren’t helping.

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There Are Times When Men Must Fight
star
8.06
81 votes

#40 - There Are Times When Men Must Fight

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 4

Mikoshiba asks Nozaki if he can stay over in order to seek his advice regarding girls, however the "girls" turn out to be heroines of a dating simulation game. As they try out the game, they realize that the protagonist's best friend, Tomoda, has been caring for him throughout his adventures, which prompts Nozaki to make a story about their friendship, which appears to Sakura to be a Boy's Love-genre story. Later, Mikoshiba is invited to attend a mixer but is too shy to know what to do there, so Nozaki and Sakura practice with him.

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What's Strengthened Is Our Bond and Our Reins.
star
8.05
64 votes

#41 - What's Strengthened Is Our Bond and Our Reins.

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 10

Hoping for some ideas for his side characters, Nozaki has Wakamatsu accept a movie date with Seo. When Hori suggests doing a musical production, Kashima scrambles for help as she is tone-deaf and cannot sing. During rehearsals, Hori duels Kashima, but when Mikoshiba is volunteered to do a part, Hori realizes he resembles Mamiko.

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The Manga Artist's Brain, Nozaki-kun
star
7.94
66 votes

#42 - The Manga Artist's Brain, Nozaki-kun

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 7

When Nozaki agrees to go with Sakura on his day off, Sakura thinks of it is a date situation, but Nozaki uses the time to get more manga ideas. They go to the mall and encounter Mikoshiba at a doll store. Later on, Mikoshiba volunteers to model for the art club.

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The Princess and the Frightful Demon Nightmare
star
7.92
38 votes

#43 - The Princess and the Frightful Demon Nightmare

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 8

Back at the Demon Castle, Princess Syalis interrupts an important meeting to share about her haunted dreams.

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Even More Sleepless Princess of the Castle
star
7.89
37 votes

#44 - Even More Sleepless Princess of the Castle

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 7

Princess Syalis wakes to find herself in a completely different castle! What happened and how will she return to the Demon Castle?

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This Love... Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga
star
7.84
102 votes

#45 - This Love... Is Being Turned Into a Shojo Manga

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 1

Chiyo Sakura, age 16, tells her crush Umetaro Nozaki that she is his fan, but he responds by giving her his autograph. She then says she wants to be with him always, so Nozaki invites her home and gives her some "beta work", which after several hours, she realizes she is doing inking for him. She realizes he is a shojo manga artist who is published in a magazine she has bought. Later, they think of romance ideas such as making a guy a delinquent but should obey the laws, and taking a girl home with a bicycle. Nozaki invites Sakura home but he has a tandem bicycle, so they see if any of the situations are conducive to romance. After seeing him interact with some cats, Sakura tries to confess her love again, but gets another autograph. Nozaki introduces Sakura to his friend.

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The Man Who Envisions Love
star
7.72
70 votes

#46 - The Man Who Envisions Love

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 5

Nozaki frantically cleans his apartment for his editor, Ken Miyamae, who appears and leaves so quickly that Sakura thinks he does not like Nozaki. However, Nozaki praises him in comparison to his previous editor Maeno, with whom he had bad experiences. Sakura meets Nozaki's neighbor, Yukari Miyako, who also draws manga in the same magazine, and later meets Maeno himself. When Ken tells Nozaki that the heroine of the manga should express more feelings, Nozaki pretends to act like the heroine for the day by giving lunches to his friends and carting Kashima away from a mob of livid girls. He concludes that Mamiko needs to study more and draws that into his storyboards.

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Violence vs. the Prince
star
7.72
80 votes

#47 - Violence vs. the Prince

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun - Season 1 - Episode 3

Mikoshiba introduces to Sakura and Nozaki his best friend, Yū Kashima, who is known as the school prince, but is actually a girl. She is a member of the acting club and is really popular among the girls. However, she is a bit dense and acts idiotic sometimes that her senior at acting club Masayuki Hori will scold and even physically beat her. After helping Hori paint some sets, Sakura discovers that he is the one who does backgrounds for Nozaki's manga. When Mashima sees Hori with Nozaki, she gets a bit jealous. Nozaki later has Hori and Sakura role-play some parts, during which Mikoshiba also gets involved.

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The Princess' Unwavering Choice
star
7.71
34 votes

#48 - The Princess' Unwavering Choice

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 6

Dawner the Hero is having more trouble than expected on his journey to the Demon Castle, so the demon higher ups decide to take some action.

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The Princess and Female Warriors
star
7.68
40 votes

#49 - The Princess and Female Warriors

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 5

The female unit, long deployed out in the field, has returned to the Demon Castle to get their first taste of Princess Syalis.

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Sleepless Princess of the Castle
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#50 - Sleepless Princess of the Castle

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle - Season 1 - Episode 1

Princess Syalis is abducted from her home of the Nation of Goodereste by Twilight the Demon King. Despite the horrors lurking in the Demon Castle, all Princess Syalis wants is a good night’s sleep.

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