The BEST episodes directed by Nobuyoshi Habara

Love and a Cough are Not Kept Secret (Amor tussisque non celantur)
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9.84
64 votes

#1 - Love and a Cough are Not Kept Secret (Amor tussisque non celantur)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 16

To celebrate the end of the summer break, several of Negi's students hold a pillow fight in Mahora's old elementary school building, with Negi in the middle of everything.

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Not For Me, Not For You, But For Us (Non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis)
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9.74
34 votes

#2 - Not For Me, Not For You, But For Us (Non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 26

Negi forms a Probationary Contract with the rest of Class 2-A so they will help him fight the demons and break the contract between Asuna and the Demon King.

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Words Fly Away, Those Written Remain (Verba volant, scriptamanent)
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9.56
94 votes

#3 - Words Fly Away, Those Written Remain (Verba volant, scriptamanent)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 19

Kazumi starts investigating about a classmate named Sayo Aisaka, whom everybody seems to not notice she is present, not even Kazumi herself. It turns out Sayo was a student of Mahora Academy during the 1940s — and is now a ghost.

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Nothing is Difficult for a Lover (Nihil difficile amanti)
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9.41
65 votes

#4 - Nothing is Difficult for a Lover (Nihil difficile amanti)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 17

To help Nodoka confess her feelings to Negi, Yue gives amusement park tickets to the pair so they can have a date. Yue and Asuna follow to support the two of them.

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A Reliable Friend is Perceived in an Uncertain Situation (Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur)
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9.40
65 votes

#5 - A Reliable Friend is Perceived in an Uncertain Situation (Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 15

Home in the family estate for the summer break, Ayaka gets a visit, to her delight, from Negi and, to her horror, the rest of the class. Ayaka's childhood memories with Asuna are also brought up, mentioning how Asuna made Ayaka smile and laugh again after she was saddened by her little brother's death.

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It Must Not At All Be Despaired (Nil desperandum)
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9.38
64 votes

#6 - It Must Not At All Be Despaired (Nil desperandum)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 21

With Konoka's safety already in danger, Negi, Asuna, and Setsuna, along with several other students, do all they can to save her.

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Unless You Have Believed, You Will Not Understand (Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis)
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8.92
64 votes

#7 - Unless You Have Believed, You Will Not Understand (Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 20

Class 2-A finally make their trip to Kyoto, but a sinister group of mages sets its sights on Konoka.

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Death is Certain, the Time is Uncertain (Mors certa, mora incerta)
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8.92
64 votes

#8 - Death is Certain, the Time is Uncertain (Mors certa, mora incerta)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 25

With the help of Chao and Satomi's time machine, Negi transports himself and Chamo to 1993 Germany to know more about Asuna's magic cancelling power and discover ways to bring her back in the present. In the process, he unknowingly takes along the rest of 2-A.

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I Hope the Memory of Our Friendship Will Be Eternal (Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore)
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8.89
65 votes

#9 - I Hope the Memory of Our Friendship Will Be Eternal (Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 14

Konoka causes a ruckus with Negi, in the process making a mess and breaking Asuna's alarm clock. Negi and Konoka venture to Harajuku to buy a new clock for Asuna, not knowing they are being stalked by the Cheerleaders (Misa, Sakurako, and Madoka).

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Both Weapons and Words Wound (Et arma et verba vulnerant)
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8.78
65 votes

#10 - Both Weapons and Words Wound (Et arma et verba vulnerant)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 24

Negi and the rest of Class 2-A are saddened by Asuna's death.

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When They are Silent, They are Shouting (Cum tacent clamant)
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8.46
65 votes

#11 - When They are Silent, They are Shouting (Cum tacent clamant)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 11

Negi receives a laptop computer from the Academy, but neither he nor most of the class know what to do with it. Upon Chamo's suggestion, he urges the class to help him build a homepage. The class's new site then competes against that of a net idol who turns out to be one of their own.

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Either Learn or Leave (Aut disce aut discede)
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8.46
65 votes

#12 - Either Learn or Leave (Aut disce aut discede)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 12

With his stint in Mahora on the line, Negi and the Baka Rangers (Asuna, Yue, Kaede, Kū Fei, and Makie) explore Library Island's basements for a magical book that will make his five class dunces smarter for the exams.

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Love Does Not Recognize Rank (Amor ordinem nescit)
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8.45
64 votes

#13 - Love Does Not Recognize Rank (Amor ordinem nescit)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 18

Stunned by Nodoka's confession at the amusement park, Negi ponders on how to answer it. Meanwhile, inspired by Nodoka, Asuna bakes a cake for Takamichi's birthday.

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It is Difficult to Make a Joke with a Sad Mind (Difficile est tristi fingere mente jocum)
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8.45
64 votes

#14 - It is Difficult to Make a Joke with a Sad Mind (Difficile est tristi fingere mente jocum)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 22

Asuna is saddened when she saw Takahata together with Mahora's counselor.

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We Live and Learn (Tamdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas)
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8.43
65 votes

#15 - We Live and Learn (Tamdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 13

Stuck for three days in one of Library Island's basements, Negi and the Baka Rangers manage to escape. When Negi was about to leave the school, it turns out that 2-A got the second-highest score in the exams.

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The Appearances of Things are Deceptive (Fallaces sunt rerum species)
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8.42
67 votes

#16 - The Appearances of Things are Deceptive (Fallaces sunt rerum species)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 7

Negi learns ninja skills from Kaede. Upon his return, he forms a Probationary Contract with Asuna and the two set off to stalk and face Chachamaru.

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One Night Befalls All of Us (Omnes una manet nox)
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8.42
67 votes

#17 - One Night Befalls All of Us (Omnes una manet nox)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 8

Negi finally faces Evangline using his newfound skills.

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place (A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi)
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8.40
67 votes

#18 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place (A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 6

Evangeline starts her rampage against Negi as she victimizes several of her classmates.

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I'll Get You, Wascally Rabbit! (Te capiam, cunicule sceleste!)
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8.40
67 votes

#19 - I'll Get You, Wascally Rabbit! (Te capiam, cunicule sceleste!)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 9

On an errand towards the Tatsumiya Shrine, Negi is guided by the Narutaki twins (Walking Club).

Where There is Harmony, There is Victory (Ubi concordia, ibi victoria)
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8.40
67 votes

#20 - Where There is Harmony, There is Victory (Ubi concordia, ibi victoria)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 10

Class 2-A battles in a dodgeball match against some high school girls who are also smitten by Negi's looks.

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Rumors Fly (Fama volat)
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8.40
67 votes

#21 - Rumors Fly (Fama volat)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 5

Chamo arrives at Mahora Academy to personally bring a letter to Negi. But this ermine's visit is for more than an errand. Chamo's real intention was to find Negi a Pactio partner.

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Not Bad: Ceasefire Negotiation
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8.40
25 votes

#22 - Not Bad: Ceasefire Negotiation

Broken Blade - Season 1 - Episode 3

Zesu Warukiuresu corps to lead approached to castle town binon ten steadily. Rye gut believing that surprise attack is not the real intention of zesu makes a sortie for negotiations alone in derufingu. Two who met as deadhead confront younger brother of the chief secretary in battlefield in military academy after time of four years. Negotiations not to hand over when partner should retire from soldier arrive at unexpected fate before long…

Pledge (Promise)
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8.33
9 votes

#23 - Pledge (Promise)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 5

Shouko's friends and mother express concern over her medical condition. The U.N.'s fleets makes an approach to the island to pick up the Mark Sechs that they requested but is attacked by a Festum along the way.

Every Beginning is Difficult (Omne initium est difficile)
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8.33
70 votes

#24 - Every Beginning is Difficult (Omne initium est difficile)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 2

While the rest of 2-A welcome Negi to their class, Asuna and Negi try to put up with one another now that she knows that Negi is a mage in training.

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Remember to Die (Memento Mori)
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8.31
65 votes

#25 - Remember to Die (Memento Mori)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 23

Asuna starts to recall her past, seeing flames in her dream, and remembering the 10 year contract with the demon. Asuna dies.

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Symbiosis (The Final Battle)
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8.14
7 votes

#26 - Symbiosis (The Final Battle)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 25

Kazuki, Maya, Kenji, and Canon, all accompanied by Kyouhei, charge straight towards the entrance of the core in order to rescue Soushi, who is revealed to be inside the core. During the operation, Tsubaki is experiencing the death process to complete the learning process for the Festums to understand life and death. Moreover, she will need to return to the core to complete this process. Kenji maps out a plan of attack, Canon confirms the battle formations, and Maya reminds that all pilots will return back to the island alive. Soushi is being controlled by Idun, who uses the Siegfried System to exploit the weaknesses of the pilots, that being to break their battle formation.

Cross Combat: Close Quarters Battle
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8.14
21 votes

#27 - Cross Combat: Close Quarters Battle

Broken Blade - Season 1 - Episode 4

Negotiations broke down, and battle was reopened. Both militaries were rye GATT which barely left mixed and confused confused fight, but meet with subordinate, rii of zesu. We are forced to single combat. rii which becomes rash for the loyalty and military exploit to zesu, and corners rye gut by severe attack. It was reality of too severe 〝 war 〟 that rye gut saw while movable limit of derufingu approached.

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Counter Attack: Violent Retaliation
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8.14
21 votes

#28 - Counter Attack: Violent Retaliation

Broken Blade - Season 1 - Episode 5

Rye GATT which did harshness of battlefield in one of eyes, and decided return once. But we know determination of hozuru which does not hesitate to conduct surrender for people either and choose way becoming soldier by oneself. Genius 〟 borukyusu general of 〝 war that begins to move in Athene's while the Krishna military gets powerful power called derufingu. And attack third wave of Creo warukiuresu corps which lost rii flocks in binon ten.

Sacrifice (Soaring Sky)
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8.13
8 votes

#29 - Sacrifice (Soaring Sky)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 6

Two Festums have appeared, and with Kazuki preoccupied with one of them, Shouko makes a decisive decision to act. Her actions saves the island and she keeps her promises to Kazuki and her mother. But the cost for everyone is too great.

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Parents & Children (Family)
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8.11
9 votes

#30 - Parents & Children (Family)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 7

Shouko's death is received with mix reactions. Kouyou's and Sakura's performance are tested against Kazuki's Mark Elf. An island showing similarities to the Tatsumiya island is discovered, a team is assembled to investigate.

Parting (Assimilation)
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8.11
9 votes

#31 - Parting (Assimilation)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 9

Efforts to rescue Maya and Kyouhei from the island come at a great cost to Kouyou. And Kouyou's friends and family react to the great loss differently.

Under Golem: The Ancient Giant Soldier
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8.04
27 votes

#32 - Under Golem: The Ancient Giant Soldier

Broken Blade - Season 1 - Episode 2

Kodaiohei [under Gouremu] awakened to from sleep of 1,000 years by boarding of Rye gut crushes Quartz by overwhelming power; at last; appear. Fierce attack corps of Zesu standing in the way before confused Rye. Ex-close friends who assume fate of the mother country in the middle of intense battle, and meet again. Rye which had huge power that only he can change in its hand is swallowed without mercy to whirlpool of war.

Truth (Labyrinth)
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8.00
9 votes

#33 - Truth (Labyrinth)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 3

Various children on the island are selected for enrollment into the service, much to the dispair of many parents. Meanwhile, Kazuki discovers someone at the basement of the base. A search plane flys in the direction of the island's location. And an enemy appears at a bad time.

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Kouyou (Strife)
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8.00
10 votes

#34 - Kouyou (Strife)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 8

The team arrive on the island and various units set out to explore the apparently uninhabited island. Things go horribly wrong however.

Human Force (Old & New)
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8.00
8 votes

#35 - Human Force (Old & New)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 11

Kazuki leaves the remote island with Yukie, taking the Fafner Mark Elf with him, arriving at a rundown city. Both Fumihiko and Kyouhei speculate about the sudden departure. After Kazuki and Yukie decide to make camp, they are then attacked by a Festum. Michio Hino and Canon Memphis, both piloting Fafners, appear and annihilate the Festum. However, the two then turn on Kazuki and disable his Fafner. Both Kazuki and Yukie is taken prisoner aboard the Neo UN fleet, having the Fafner Mark Elf in its possession. Soushi tells Maya that Kazuki wanted to escape from the island, though she disagrees with him.

Un Sorceror: One without Power
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7.94
34 votes

#36 - Un Sorceror: One without Power

Broken Blade - Season 1 - Episode 1

"Deadhead" Rye who does not have magical power is summoned to Krishna King Hozuru and Queen Sigyn who are friend of the military academy era and is informed of fact of within the territory invasion by neighboring country Athens federation. As for the front commander being close friend, Zesu of three people. When we marched into Kodaiohei [under Gouremu] 1,000 years before estimate excavated in castle town accidentally, fate of Rye begins to greatly move…

World Wind: Storm and Stress
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7.90
20 votes

#37 - World Wind: Storm and Stress

Broken Blade - Season 1 - Episode 6

Multiplex armor and derufingu equipped with wide end crush Aruga's machine and crush body pit of Zesu machine. Creo overwhelmed enemy force by desperate charge, and oneself became the body of prisoner although we achieved zesu rescue. Rye gut which is merely collapsed for first campaign that might kill ex-close friend. And, as boarding person of erutemisu which we requisitioned, mysterious man, jirugu is chosen….

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Future (Sakura)
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7.83
6 votes

#38 - Future (Sakura)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 21

After the pilots relax in the bathhouse, they are told that a training camp will be conducted during the weekend. Meanwhile, Fumihiko deduces that the recent strings of alien invasions may be a diversion to a separate agenda. As the pilots later defeat eight Festums spotted coming towards the island, sunflowers and cherry blossoms spontaneously begin to bloom. During the second phase of the training camp, the pilots are given assigned cleaning duties. They each then deal with their personal feelings and fears after the training camp.

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Power (Protection)
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7.83
6 votes

#39 - Power (Protection)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 22

Sakura has revealed to have undergone assimilation, due to the recent alien invasion when she was caught by one of the Rare Type Festums. After the pilots defeat three Festums, they all react upon seeing Sakura hospitalized. Fumihiko confronts Tsubaki about the string of alien invasions and the island's change of weather and wildlife. The idea of integrating the Siegfried System within the Fafner Mark Sein is mentioned and discussed at the base. A new Festum appears and counters each attack of the pilots, leaving them unable to fight. Mamoru desperately attempts to immobilize the Festum, while Kazuki successfully runs the lance sword through the Festum. However, Mamoru is killed in the process.

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Decoy (Pillage)
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7.78
9 votes

#40 - Decoy (Pillage)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 23

At a Neo UN development base, Yukie is being tested to pilot the Fafner Mark Nicht, however Idun, who has taken human form, assimilates Yukie and destroys the development facility. Kazuki, Maya, and Canon are unable to bring Kenji back to the Alvis base, following Mamoru's death. Soushi, still in the Siegfried System, faces his past. Kazuki, assisted by Tsubaki, tries to save Soushi. However, Idun suddenly attacks the island and attempts to assimilate the entire base. Though Maya, Michio, and Canon intercept, they are easily defeated. Michio then activates the self-destruction sequence and attempts to ejects, but he is captured and dies in the blast. Also, Soushi disappears, along with the Siegfried System, infuriating Kazuki.

Departure (Escape)
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7.75
8 votes

#41 - Departure (Escape)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 4

Kazuki rescues the search plane against the commander's orders. Their battle does not go well. And Kazuki's disobediance results in more trouble to come.

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No Place is Like Home (Nullus locus est instar domus)
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7.71
96 votes

#42 - No Place is Like Home (Nullus locus est instar domus)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 4

Negi's continues to attempt (and fail) to help Asuna get higher grades, first by tutoring her as part of a study group, then attempting to "improve her physique" during a stand-off in the bath.

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Crossing Paths (Disintegration)
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7.70
10 votes

#43 - Crossing Paths (Disintegration)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 10

Hiroto Douma rebels and locks himself up in the school's broadcast room, apparently upset that his dreams of stardom may not be fulfilled.

Lovers, Lunatics (Amantes, amentes)
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7.69
97 votes

#44 - Lovers, Lunatics (Amantes, amentes)

Negima! - Season 1 - Episode 3

Realizing how little Asuna gets in respect, Negi creates a love potion that goes horribly wrong, while Nodoka begins to start feeling for her new teacher. When Nodoka was about to kiss Negi, Asuna barges in by kicking the locked door with her brute force.

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Occupation (Awakening)
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7.67
6 votes

#45 - Occupation (Awakening)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 14

Maya and Kyouhei go on a mission to rescue Kazuki at Moldova base. At the same time, the Neo UN fleet invades the Alvis base, trying to secure the island by taking control of the red female core, revealed to be a Coagula Type Festum, however it has left its container. Meanwhile, Yoji manages to persuade Mjolnir, the Master Type Festum which has assimilated Akane Makabe, to give the Fafner Mark Sein to Kazuki. Yukie, as well as Col. Dudley Barns, questions Fumihiko and Soushi concerning the whereabouts of the female core, but the latter two are unaware of its current location. While Kyouhei fends off the Festum in the laboratory, Yoji gives Maya the research data of the Fafner Mark Sein.

Welcome Home (Friends)
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7.57
7 votes

#46 - Welcome Home (Friends)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 16

The Neo UN fleet, taking control of the Alvis base, is faced with a new Festum that begins to assault the island. It is shown that Seri Tatekami was with the female island core, recognized as Tsubaki Minashiro, before she returns back to the base. Chizuru later finds Tsubaki and takes her to the lighthouse. Tsubaki leads Fumihiko and Soushi into a second command center. Mamoru, Kenji, and Sakura barely put up a fight against the Festum, as they are consequently defeated. Kazuki, in the Fafner Mark Sein, arrives in time, synchronizes himself with Soushi, and eradicates the Festum using a rifle gun and then a lance sword.

Sight (Maya)
star
7.57
7 votes

#47 - Sight (Maya)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 19

Maya, after showing progress during her training session, is assigned to be a sniper with the other pilots. Both Kazuki and Fumihiko are later invited by Michio and Yumiko to eat dinner with Maya and Chizuru. A notice is sent to inform of a bone festival that will take place in the evening to honor those to have been deceased. However, a group of Rare Type Festums soon approach the island, in which all pilots engage in battle against them. Sakura is caught by one of the Festums, and Kazuki manages to save her. Moreover, when another Festum attacks Maya from above, she shoots it at point blank, achieving victory.

MIR (Conversation)
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7.57
7 votes

#48 - MIR (Conversation)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 24

Akane, still assimilated with Mjolnir, is rejected from merging with Meir, as she proceeds to the island. Kazuki and Maya visit Kenji with Kiyomi Kaname, in which Kenji challenges Kazuki to a match. Fumihiko decides to join the Neo UN fleet in an operation to take the the core of the Festums, much to the dismay of Kyouhei. Before the deployment of the remaining pilots, Mjolnir arrives on the island, explaining Fumihiko how Akane has accepted and blessed the Festums. Mjolnir then gives them data to reduce the assimilation process and to restore people who have been assimilated. Both Koyo and Mjolnir fend off the Festums attacking the island, as the pilots prepare for departure to the final battle.

Scream (Memory)
star
7.50
10 votes

#49 - Scream (Memory)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 15

The Neo UN fleet occupies the Alvis base, however the female island core is still reported missing. Back at the Moldova base, Kazuki receives the Fafner Mark Sein from Mjolnir. Idun, another Master Type Festum, consumes Mjolnir, enraging Kazuki as he continues to fight. Both Kazuki and Idun sink into a lava pit generated by the Fafner Mark Sein. Kazuki confronts his internal conflicts about his past of when Soushi's left eye was first injured and of how the green crystals were first implanted in his body. Maya and Kyouhei witness Kazuki defeating Idun in the lava pit. Kazuki later tells Maya and Kyouhei that he is looking forward to protect the island after knowing what he is dealing with.

Festum (Erosion)
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7.50
8 votes

#50 - Festum (Erosion)

Fafner in the Azure - Season 1 - Episode 13

Mitsuhiro Bertrand says that Japan was destroyed thirty years ago when toxins were emitted from the core, which prevented citizens unable to produce offspring, marking the beginning of the attempted genocide of humanity by the Festums. When the Alvis base was founded, children were able to become immune to the Festums through gene manipulation. Hester deceptively announces of a new weapon capable of defeating Festums, having the Fafner Mark Elf displayed. Yoji Hino, who revealed he had left the island five years ago to create weapons for the Neo UN fleet, offers Kazuki to work for him as a staff member. The Grendel Type Festums invade the Moldova, prompting Kazuki to fight back.