The BEST episodes directed by Shin Itagaki
#1 - The Napping Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 16
Train travels toward a port where he can get a boat to reach Kraken Island, where the Apostles of the Stars are. He decides to take a faster route, and goes through a dangerous canyon. Train soon collapses, and later awakens in a strange house. He meets a girl who looks remarkably like Saya. He stays there for a while, and learns more about this mysterious girl called Saki, and of the troubles that confront her.
#2 - The Cat and the Lizard
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 15
Sven learns of a group of sweepers that gather and team up to take out the more dangerous targets. After discovering that the group is after Creed Diskenth, Sven tries to prevent Train from learning, worried that this will cause Train to recklessly go after Creed again. To distract him, Sven has Train and Eve help a woman get back her pet lizard, Flora. They soon find out that this isn't the easy task they expected, as Flora isn't an ordinary lizard.
#3 - The Sprinting Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 18
Train and the others arrive on the island, where the Apostles of the Stars are located. Eve fights Leon, while the others attempt to get rid of the soldiers and other members blocking their way to Creed. Can the sweepers and Chronos defeat the Apostles of the Stars?
#4 - The Cat's Showdown
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 19
The war against the Apostles of the Stars continues. While Sven fights against Preta Ghoul, Train confronts Creed. Sephiria informs Train that the only way to defeat Creed is with a titanium bullet. Creed, having given up on Train joining him, is determined to kill him. Who will win in this climactic battle?
#5 - The Cat Deploys
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 17
Chronos and the sweepers make plans to leave and go to the island where the Apostles of the Stars' headquarters is. Dr. Kanzaki, however, doesn't plan on letting the sweepers reach the island alive. He sends monsters to destroy the sweepers, leaving them with no choice but to fight before they can even reach the island.
#6 - The Love Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 13
Kyoko, a member of the Apostles of the Stars, leaves the group, along with Charden. They are being targeted for their betrayal. Train and Eve go to see if there are any good bounties available to capture, and come across Kyoko. Another member of the Apostles of the Stars, Dr. Kanzaki, has plans to test a new experiment, a bullet that will supposedly turn whatever it hits into a monster. His intention is to use Kyoko as a test subject. Can Train stop him?
#7 - Hamburg Steak Loaded with Garlic Chives Bento 765kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 8
Yo becomes hospitalised after jumping out of a window whilst trying to protect his Sega Saturn that Sen threw out the window, ending up completely wrapped in bandages. Meanwhile, a pair of twin sisters from Ayame's school both named Kyo Sawagi, the older of which appears to have a thing for Sen, infiltrate the hospital hoping to meet Sen. They mistake Yo for Sen and perform some curious inspections on him, leading to chaos when they actually learn the truth.
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#8 - A Warm, Gentle Flavor I Remember from Long Ago at my Grandmother's House. A Japanese Dish Easy on Both Mind and Body. Plum...
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 10
... and Dried Sardines over Rice with Plenty of Stewed Seasonal Vegetables Bento 480kcal Ayame is visited by Ren who tells her about a group called Orthros who are severely attacking other wolves and placing baskets on their heads. As Yo resumes his bento brawl duties, he becomes the latest victim to the Sawagi sisters. As Yo, Sen, Ayame and the others get together at a supermarket for a bento brawl the next day, Sen soon finds herself attacked by the sisters and, despite assistance from the others, is severely beaten.
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#9 - Ginger Fried Pork Bento 852kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 4
Ayame is revealed to be a wolf known as 'The Beauty of the Lake' who throws down a challenge to Sen. After barely escaping from the wrath of Ume, Ayame accompanies Yo and Sen to a bento brawl, where she and Sen fight for the same bento. As Sen manages to defeat Ayame and claim her bento, Yo finds himself against a tough opponent but manages to win in the end.
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#10 - Domestic Eel Bento 790kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 12
With four hours left until the bento brawl and Sen still not over her fever, Yo decides to let her sleep in whilst he goes in her stead. On the way he encounters Hercules, who tells him something that causes him to run away. As the twins arrive at the store, they encounter Hercules, who is forcing the cooperation of the other wolves to exclude them from the fight, just like he did three years ago. However, Yo returns, having ran to build up an appetite which reminds the other wolves why they fight and convinces them to brawl fairly. After beating Hercules, Yo manages to convince the twins to join in the fight, where the twins are defeated and Yo wins the prize seal to share with Sen.
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#11 - Hokkaido Salmon Fish Soup 326kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 5
Yo goes through some hassle to meet up with Ayame, where he also meets Asebi Inoue, who gives bad luck to anyone she touches. As Yo goes to a store with the others, he finds himself up against Ren Nikaidō, who is part of a group known as Gabriel Ratchett, and gets severely beaten by someone known as 'Monarch'. After Yo regains consciousness, Ayame explains how the Monarch seeks revenge for some ancient slight, while Sen questions why she didn't warn Yu about him.
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#12 - Bosomelet Bento 752kcal and Loco Moco Bulging Bento 1100kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 7
Matsuba gives Yo, Sen, Ayame and Hana free tickets to an indoor swimming pool, where they also run into Ren. There, they discover even a swimming pool has half-priced bento, featuring a unique bento brawl across the pool. As the waves provide a feirce battlefield, Yo manages to achieve his prey, albeit not without an embarrassing comeuppance.
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#13 - Large Cheese Pork Cutlet Curry Rice 1080kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 3
Yo gets a lot of hassle from the class president, Ume Shiraume, due to him hanging around Hana. As Yo and Hana go to a supermarket, they meet a kendo club member named Yamahara, who invites them to join a group called the Hounds, who use teamwork to help members get half-priced bento. As Yo and Hana take a trial period with the group, Yo feels the bento he obtains this method don't taste as good as he thinks. After reminiscing about old times, Yo turns down Yamahara's offer, realising that food tastes best when you fight for it. Having realised the true meaning of half-price bento, Sen gives Yo and Hana keys to the club room. The next morning, Yo finds his childhood friend, Ayame Shaga, sleeping in his bed.
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#14 - Deluxe Western and Japanese Food Assortment 2910kcal and Piping Hot Porridge Bento 340kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 9
Asebi decides to make Yo a homemade bento, where everything component tastes of something completely different. Meanwhile, Ume meets up with the Sawagi sisters concerning both Yo and Ayame trespassing on each other's schools. Later that night, as Hana has an accident with her computer whilst finishing up one of her erotic novels, Ume believes her to have fallen sick and comes over to tend to her 'fever'. As she does, she discovers one of Hana's books which she had posted Yo's face all over. As Ume goes to punish Yo for this, Yo reveals Hana's passion for writing gay fiction, but she does not believe him and beats him to a pulp.
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#15 - Special Hokkaido Style Fried Chicken Bento 795kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 6
As Sen heads towards a store alone, Ayame learns about how Yū triumphed over the previous Monarch Butterfly, Matsuba, with Endo, her successor, wanting revenge on Yū's successor, Sen. As Ayame warns Yō about this, Sen, who had gotten severely beaten up by the Gabriel Retchetts, arrives at the Ralph Store to face against Endo. As Ren feels regret after hearing words of disappointment from Matsuba, the current God of Discounts, he tries to stop Endo but is knocked away. As the brawl begins, Yō and Ayame arrive and together they manage to defeat Endo. Afterwards, Ren follows Matsuba's advice and starts to live for himself. Meanwhile, Yū leaves the country to study overseas.
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#16 - Pocari Sweat 125kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 11
Yo goes to visit Sen, who had been absent from school with a cold, where she discusses plans to fight against the twins for eel bentos in a few days. After another defeat by the twins, Yo and Ren learn from Ayame that they are the daughters of a chain store owner who came over from Yumehiro. Ren travels to Yumehiro to find out more while Ayame passes on Sen's message to the twins, although Sen's cold has gotten worse. Ren learns that, three years ago, the twins were driven out of Yumehiro by a brawler known as The Club of Hercules.
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#17 - The Grinning Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 4
As Sven begins to put his plan into action, to save Eve from Torneo, Black Cat is right behind him. Meanwhile in the Torneo's basement the thief Rinslet discovers a shocking truth about Eve. Back upstairs Sven and Black Cat make their own attempts to get Eve, with their own reasons. Who will get Eve and what is the shocking truth?
#18 - The Wounded Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 7
Train awakens in Sven and Eve's company. Confused and saddened, he has to decide what course of action to take with his life next. As Sven goes out to get supplies, Eve comes to realize that she has to repent for her sins as well. Meanwhile, someone from Chronos is close by, looking to capture Eve.
#19 - The Solitary Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 1
Train, better known as Black Cat, completes another mission for Chronos, and is informed of his next mission. Later, Sven is inside a restaurant, planning how to catch his next target. A parade is happening outside, celebrating a new governor coming into office. One of the waitresses informs Sven that the new governor is also a gangster, the same man that Sven is targeting. A party is held that night, and Sven learns he isn't the only one targeting the governor. The infamous Black Cat is as well, though with a very different objective...
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#20 - The Hesitant Cat
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 2
Sven goes back to his usual sweeper to find some more work. Not long after, a girl runs in with a couple of thugs not far behind. Sven steps in and drives the thugs off. After talking to the girl, he finds out that the thugs have her little sister hostage, and she has the ransom money for her sister's return. She offers Sven the money if he can get her sister back. Will Sven take the job?
#21 - The Cat in the Dark
Black Cat - Season 1 - Episode 3
Sven accepts the task of rescuing Elena's sister, Eve, and makes an attempt to infiltrate the manor, but without success. Afterwards, Sven learns that Eve is not really Elena's sister, nor is Elena who she appears to be. Later, Sven discovers Eve in a park, and decides to talk with her, and he shows Eve there's a entire world outside the manor she's been held in. Unfortunately for Sven, Torneo's men find them, and forcibly take Eve back to the manor. Sven comes to realize that Eve is not merely a bio-weapon, she's a human being with thoughts and feeling of her own, and becomes even more determined to rescue her, no matter what the cost.
#22 - Not Love
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 3
The daughter of the mayor starts seeing a mysterious man behind her father's back. Under suspicions that the man is a demon in disguise, Dante is sent to investigate, and ends up entangled in something bigger than just a love affair.
#23 - Order 11: Transcend Force
Hellsing - Season 1 - Episode 11
With the freak problems getting much worse, the Royal Knights arrange a meeting at Westminster with Integra to discuss the matter. In addition, the Queen will be meeting with them so they can conduct a ceremony with Integra. Because of the danger that the freaks may pose, the media is told that the meeting will take place at the Tower of London while in truth Integra's ritual is at the Hellsing castle. What is at the tower are Fargason and his men waiting for the freaks. However, it is they who are being waited on as Incognito and his freaks attack the tower. While waiting for the Queen, Alucard butts in and says that her queen isn't coming and heads off to fight.
#24 - The Last Promise
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 10
Dante is attacked by Barusa, a former servant of Sparda who now seeks the power of the Legendary Dark Knight. In the meantime, Barusa's brother tries to find a way to prevent the fight between Dante and Barusa.
#25 - Rolling Thunder
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 4
Lady meets up with a strange demon-woman who has a lightning-like technique. Later it's revealed that the strange woman is Trish, Dante's former partner.
#26 - Showtime
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 11
Dante encounters Patty's mother, and Sid's carefully laid plans come to fruition as he finally harnesses the power of Abigail, a demon that fought against Mundus.
#27 - Once Upon A Time
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 8
A man named Aaron keep on insisting that Dante is his childhood friend Tony and that he and his mother used to live in a small town before being banished by the town folks after a devil attacked the town 20 years ago.
#28 - Stylish
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 12
With Dante impaled and crucified in the demon dimension, it's up to Lady, Trish, Morrison and Patty to hold off Sid/Abigail's final assault on the world.
#29 - Rock Queen
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 6
Dante is hired to protect treasure hunters from a sonic demon. Flashbacks show how a rock queen, Elena Hudson, was willing to give everything to be popular, only to see her fans become violent zombies addicted to her music, and Elena herself become absorbed by the demon.
#30 - Highway Star
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 2
Dante reluctantly accepts a mission from Lady to stop a demonically possessed motorcycle named "Red Eye" that haunts the motorway.
#31 - Wishes Come True
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 7
A man receives a visit from a demonic mask which claims to fulfill any wish he desires. The wishes he wants to make aren't made true, and instead, something he didn't want to happen is wished for, and the man ends up in a prison, deemed impossible to escape. Dante is hired by a guest from the past to get him out of the prison, and has to find a means of dealing with the wishmaking demon.
#32 - Death Poker
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 9
Dante is hired by a woman to deter her brother's gambling habits after her loses several rounds to Patty, the prize being strawberry sundaes. Apparently there is a gambler named King that if you lose to him you also lose your life. Dante is also invited by King to attend a game on a really fancy cruise ship. One by one the players die, Patty even pitches in a little when Dante leave for a moment, and then it is revealed that King is whoever has a necklace that is included in the invite. This necklace also causes the person to have unusually good luck. Dante dies and it is revelaed that the dealer is the cause behind of all of it. Dante comes back and kills the demon and once again loses in poker back at his office.
#33 - Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 1
Dante, a supernatural mercenary, is hired as the bodyguard of a young orphaned girl who is the heir to a large fortune. He must protect her from the demons sent by those who want the estate for themselves
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#34 - Sit in the Hot Tub 'Til You're Sick!!
Gurren Lagann - Season 1 - Episode 6
After leaving the underground with their new brigade members, Rossiu, Gimmy and Darry, they get back on track to find the return point programmed into the Gurren. They soon find that the enemy return point is mobile. They find themselves in a weird fog and wind up at a hotspring, but there is something fishy about this particular hot spring... This is also a recap episode.
#35 - In Private
Devil May Cry - Season 1 - Episode 5
Dante finds himself followed by a customer from a local diner, who is trying to find out the devil hunter's secrets, in order to impress a local waitress whom he likes.
#36 - Stick with It, Natto Okra Rice Bowl with Cheese Topping Bento 440kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 1
Yō Satō finds himself beaten up on the supermarket floor, the last thing he remembers being going to get some half-priced bento. The next day, he encounters a silver haired girl who warns him not to go to the store again. He goes again alongside another student, Hana Oshiroi, and finds himself beaten up again upon reaching for the half price bento. The next day, he decides to act more strategically and witnesses an all-out battle for the bento that gets marked half-price, which is dominated by the silver haired girl, Sen Yarizui. After the battle ends in total defeat for Yō, Sen tells him to come to the Half-Priced Food Lovers club
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#37 - Mackerel Boiled in Miso Bento 674kcal
Ben-To - Season 1 - Episode 2
Sen gets Yō and Hana to join the Half-Priced Food Lovers Club and starts training them in the ways of Bento Brawling. During one of the supermarket visits, they encounter a 'boar', a fat woman who raids all the half-priced bentos before a battle starts. The next day, Yō meets Yuu 'Wizard' Kaneshiro, who encourages Yō to stand up to a boar so that the bento battle can properly take place. Yō comes to understand the pride of the 'wolves' and comes out with his first victory, obtaining a bento with an honor seal from the 'God of Discounts'. Yō then returns to the clubroom, where Sen congratulates him on his first victory and shows him a scrapbook showing the victories Yuu managed to obtain.
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#38 - A Nighttime Feast: Burning at the Stake
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 6
As Mozgus and his men continue their witchhunt for heretics, Farnese can't help but feel a twinge of doubt. Meanwhile, Guts unexpectedly encounters a familiar face, who brings ill tidings.
#39 - Blood Flow of the Dead
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 9
As Luca leads Guts, Ishidro, and Puck into the tower, Casca is brought to the torture chamber. Just as Mozgus attempts to torture her, however, there is an unexpected turn of events...
#40 - The Arcana of Invocation
Berserk (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 7
Schierke's shield withholds against the trolls, but an Ogre and Kelpie appear and cause further havoc. As Guts and Serpico fight them off, Schierke loses control of the water spirit and the town floods. Just as everything washes away, two fall in...
#41 - The Corruption of Qliphoth
Berserk (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 8
Farnese and Casca have been taken by the trolls to Qliphoth, an astral place between life and death. Just as Guts and his party save them, a member of God Hand appears...
#42 - The Berserker Armor
Berserk (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 9
After rescuing Casca and Farnese, Guts has retained grievous injuries from his encounter in the spiritual realm. The group decides to take Guts back to Flora for treatment, only to discover that Griffith has sent an assault force to kill Flora.
#43 - The Dragonslayer
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Into a tavern walks a man with a massive sword, where he encounters a caged elf being bullied by grown men. Thus begins the strange partnership between the elf, Puck, and the swordsman, Guts.
#44 - The Holy Iron Chain Knights
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Guts is still coming to terms with his fateful encounter with the monk and his daughter when he is confronted by the Holy Iron Chain Knights. Their commander berates him about his many sins is declares he is to be brought to the Holy See...
#45 - Night of Miracles
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Guts and Puck are taken aback by Farnese's inability to see the elf. However, Farnese's refusal to accept anything beyond what she considers to be real in her world is about to be sorely tested.
#46 - Revelations
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 4
Guts returns to a place he'd left two years ago to reconnect with old friends, but finds that someone he holds most dear has vanished. Guts tries to lay blame, but he is not entirely innocent.
#47 - Tower of Conviction
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 5
Intent on finding Casca, Guts continues his journey toward the Tower of Conviction. Meanwhile, Farnese is already there, witnessing unspeakable horrors committed by those who serve the Holy See.
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#48 - The Black Witch
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 7
Guts is finally close to finding Casca, but Casca has caught the heretics' eye, and the Holy Iron Chain Knights are also homing in on the heretics' location...
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#49 - Reunion in the Den of Evil
Berserk (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 8
As Guts fights his way to Casca, his way is barred by the possessed leader of the heretics. Little does he know that a far more formidable human opponent lies in wait up ahead...
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#50 - The Rent World
Berserk (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 1
Guts manages to get Casca back at Albion and returns to Godo’s shack. There, he sees Rickert talking to Griffith, who had just regained physical form in Albion. Guts is unable to hold back his rage and attacks, but Zod gets in his way. An intense battle between the two who have improved their swordsmanship begins!