The BEST episodes directed by Shinsuke Yanagi
#1 - August First
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 9
My Navi Women's Open Qualifying. Aito, who has enough energy, won the first round. The next opponent Ai will play against is the title holder of the female throne, "Ikazuchi of the Handling", the sacred thunder. Thunder is obsessed with Yaichi and asks for a reply to his confession. Yaichi cannot imagine the future in which Ai will win due to the difference in ability between Thunder and Ai, but on the other hand, Ai vowed that he would never lose today for some reason. Can Ai break the thunder! ??
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#2 - Dear 10-Year-Old Me
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 7
Yaichi did not give up the game with the natural enemy, Yamatobuki Hachidan until the end, and Yaichi showed a come-from-behind victory. However, its appearance is too dazzling for Katsura today. Born in a shogi player's family as the daughter of Kiyotaki Kudan, she has been familiar with shogi since she was a child, and as the age limit of the workshop approaches, she has not yet been qualified to become a female shogi player. Katsura, who loses her confidence and suffers, suddenly stops at an old research notebook she once wrote. There ...
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#3 - The Final Judgment
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 12
The 4th station of the Ryuo battle between the master and Yaichi, which is held at the hot spring inn Hinatsuru. If he loses here, Yaichi loses the title of Ryuo. But his heart was calm and clear. Aito, Ginko, and Katsura watch the biggest battle in Shogi history in the waiting room. And Tengi watching the online broadcast from home. No one knows the whereabouts of the game. Supported by the eyes of Ai who believes in the victory of the master, Yaichi challenges the fateful battle! !!
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#4 - All-Rounder
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 6
Yaichi's natural enemy is Yaichi Yamato, who is an all-rounder and has the nickname of "both swordsmen." Yaichi asks General Ikuishi Mitsuru, who has the nickname of "Maestro", to teach him and aim to become the same all-rounder before the rematch with him, who was defeated in the game after a long absence and is about to come three weeks later. Yaichi and Ai go to the public bath and dojo "Gokigen no Yu" run by Ikishi every day to practice. Not only to win the sword cutting, but also to prepare for the battle with the master who was called the strongest genius in history.
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#5 - Spinning Dragon
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 10
An absolute god-like champion and master with six titles of eternal qualifications. The Ryuo battle will be held in which the master will "challenge" the current Ryuo Yaichi. The venue for the first station is Hawaii, an island of everlasting summer. At the resort-like eve, Ai's 10th birthday is also celebrated, and innocent comments asking her to win are praised. And the first station that was greeted. The master sets up an unexpected "one-handed loss angle replacement" in Yaichi. Yaichi, who is familiar with this tactic, seemed to have an advantage in the situation ...
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#6 - The Other Ai
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 4
At the request of Kudan, the chairman of the Shogi Federation, Yaichi met Yasha Shinteni, a selfish young lady in the 4th grade of elementary school. Although it is a twisted and high-flying garment, the skill of shogi is quite good. Yaichi, who thought that the existence of his rivals would strengthen his relationship, secretly decided to welcome Tengi as a disciple. Yaichi trains his garment at the Shogi Dojo in the New World, refraining from being in a bad mood when he takes another disciple. Of course, Ai couldn't have noticed such a suspicious master ...
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#7 - First Tournament
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 8
Ai and Tengi participated in the challenge match of the biggest competition in the women's shogi world, "My Navi Women's Open", along with Katsura. The two have won four consecutive victories. Yaichi felt a little loneliness with joy in the grown-up appearance of his disciples. The next day, Yaichi, who was invited to the shogi broadcast, was in charge of commentary with a female shogi player, Tamaki Kajiba. However, when he was furious at the flirtatious appearance, he broke into the studio with JS Lab. Rumors of suspicion of Ryuo Lolicon all over the country due to a series of misleading problem statements ...! ??
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#8 - Training Group Entrance Exam
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 3
Ai will take the entrance examination of the workshop. Moreover, if you do not clear the condition of winning all the exams given by your parents, you will not be able to continue playing shogi. After defeating Abe no Sadato of the same JS Lab and Yoshitsune Kuruno, a professional shogi player, the final game is finally over. What stood in front of Ai was Yaichi's sister and apprentice, Sora Ginko, the strongest woman with the nickname "Snow White of Naniwa." Ginko's relentless hands hunt down her childhood. Can Ai win? ??
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#9 - Artlessly Flawless
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 5
Yaichi unfortunately found the site where he was secretly practicing his garment. Ai was furious that she was lying and "practicing" with a "cute" girl of the same age. Due to the provocation of Tengi and Yaichi's rant, Ai "gets out" and stays in Master Kiyotaki's house. Yaichi goes to bring Ai back, but the words of the master who understands all the circumstances of the matter decide to keep Ai at the master's house for a while. After learning the practice at the shogi dojo in the town, Tengi decided to take the entrance examination for the workshop.
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#10 - The Former Couple Spends the Night "You're Welcome"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 5
It's Mother's Day, so Yume and Mizuto go out to buy a gift together. Their mother, Yuni, is overcome with happiness to receive a gift from the two of them. Seeing how happy it made her, Mizuto wonders if it'd be nice to give their parents some time to be newlyweds together. However, there isn't much they can do for them on a high schooler's budget. So Mizuto suggests that he and Yume spend the night somewhere instead.
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#11 - A single choice can change everything
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 11
An overheard conversation between Mizusawa and Hinami gives Tomozaki a different perspective on his private lessons in conquering the game of life.
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#12 - The Former Couple Goes Head-to-Head "Do You Think I'm Stupid?"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 6
The first midterms of the school year are upon them. Once the top scoring student in the school's entrance exam and now a talented student at the top of her year, Yume is anxious to defend her position as a model student. She is displeased, however, to discover Mizuto’s relaxed approach to studying. The two later butt heads again, over something Mizuto did during their Japanese exam. Yume berates Mizuto for his actions while Mizuto retaliates in kind.
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#13 - The Former Couple Doesn't Know How to Act "Aren't You Two Acting a Little Awkward?"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 10
It's Yume and Mizuto's first summer together as stepsiblings. Their parents are unable to return home one night due to a typhoon. Now alone in the house together, trouble arises when Yume spots a certain creepy crawly in her room. On another day, Mizuto accompanies Yume clothes shopping for a swimsuit in preparation for an upcoming family trip to the countryside. It's in situations like these that the two seem to be finding themselves reminiscing about the past more and more...
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#14 - The Former Couple Visits Relatives "I Guess You Could Say She Loved to Laugh"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 11
The Irido family go to the countryside to visit relatives. There, Mizuto shows Yume the first book he ever read on his own, his great-grandfather's autobiography. Reading it prompts Yume to ask him what kind of person his first love was. The description he gives, that she was someone who loved to laugh, leads her to believe his first love must have been none other than his second cousin, Madoka.
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#15 - I Bestow Unto You My First Kiss
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 12
Still in the countryside visiting relatives, Yume and Mizuto head to the local summer festival together. In high spirits from getting to see him in his yukata and seeing how Madoka and Chikuma interact as siblings, Yume boldly takes his hand in hers as they walk around the festival stalls. During their outing, Yume begins to get a picture of how Mizuto was as a child. And in doing so, realizes just what his meeting her meant to him.
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#16 - Multiplayer games have their own special appeal
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tomozaki gets a taste of the traditional overnight normie camp activities he'd always shunned as the group plots to get Izumi and Nakamura together.
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#17 - Best Wishes
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 11
After finishing the third station of the Ryuo War, Yaichi is impatient because he can't even reward his masters. I can't afford to think about the fact that I fell down with a fever. He refused even Ginko's best advice. Every day I'm lonely, staying in my room and immersing myself in my research. Hoping for Yaichi's revival, Katsura leaves a note asking him to watch his game. The next Mynavi main race is a big chance for Katsura to become a female shogi player. What does she want to tell Yaichi through the game?
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#18 - That's Not What You're Supposed to Say
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 4
As punishment for the underwear incident, Mizuto demands Yume go on a date with him. Yume is taken aback by the sudden development, but little did she know that it was all part of Kawanami Kogure's devious plan, a plan to shatter Minami Akatsuki's delusional dreams of marrying Mizuto only to become Yume's doting little sister. And how else to do it but to show her that Yume only has eyes for Mizuto?
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#19 - When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 9
Tomozaki rehearses with Hinami to prepare for his movie date with Kikuchi and is invited to an overnight barbecue with his popular normie classmates.
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#20 - Sometimes the Main Character Can't Enter the Village of Another Species on His Own
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 2 - Episode 8
Tomozaki and Mizusawa scope out a girls' school festival (and its girls). Tomozaki has a deep discussion with Fuka the author. Mimimi drops a bomb.
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#21 - Higashira Isana Doesn't Know What Love Is
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 7
Due to their mutual interest in light novels, Isana considered Mizuto a dear friend. However, Yume and Akatsuki make her realize that her feelings for him may run much deeper than that. Now aware of her true feelings, Isana wishes to become Mizuto's girlfriend. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be reacting to her advances. Yume and Akatsuki try to give her advice, but it doesn't quite go according to plan.
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#22 - The Former Couple's On Edge "I've Already Been Rejected, So It's Fine."
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 8
Isana is coming over to the Irido house this weekend to hang out with Mizuto. Suspecting that she may not know how to properly dress for the occasion, Yume and Akatsuki invite Isana out to go clothes shopping the day before. Unfortunately, however, every outfit she tries on ends up looking inappropriate due to the size of her breasts. Akatsuki suggests that she try on something with a softer silhouette similar to Yume's usual style, seeing this as an opportunity to pick out new clothes for Yume to try on too. Yume then reminisces about a date she had in middle school.
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#23 - I thought once you reincarnated, you still get another chance?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 5
Ako asks to play a different game during the club meeting, and Kyoh suggests a first-person shooter. Ako feels threatened when she thinks Nanako is interested in Hideki, and withdraws from both school and her friends.
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#24 - And you thought there is never a girl online?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 1
Hardcore otaku Hideki Nishimura enjoys playing a net game with other members of his online guild, and finally agrees to marry one within the game. However, when he finally meets his "wife" in real life, she is not exactly what he expects.
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#25 - Equipment for girls has special effects
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 12
A talk with Kikuchi helps Tomozaki realize what he really wants, and a confrontation with Hinami sets the course for the future of their relationship.
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#26 - Sometimes you conquer a dungeon only to find a strong boss back in your village
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 4
Tomozaki begins tutoring Izumi in his favorite game, comes clean to Kikuchi, and gets roped into playing against the vengeful Nakamura after school.
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#27 - I thought if I declared my love, I was sure to succeed
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 6
Hideki is nervous about revealing his true feelings for Ako before summer vacation. When the first term's final exams draw near, everyone rallies behind Ako, who is in danger of flunking the term, in order to make sure that she passes.
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#28 - My net game wife is a girl online!
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 12
With only one chance to take back Fort Cantor from Wallenstein, Kyo explains her plan to the others of taking and defending the castle until time runs out.
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#29 - I thought we couldn't play net games at school?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 2
Having met his other in-game guild members in real life, Hideki begins to picture them in their characters' places. Ako's behavior at school the next day makes it clear that she has trouble separating the game from reality.
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#30 - I thought if I went to the beach, I would become a normie?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 7
The club members hold their summer club camp at a cottage by the sea, with the provision that for 24 hours, none of them are allowed to connect to the net. The others try to make the camp a memorable experience for Ako.
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#31 - I thought her secret wasn’t going to get out?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 4
When its members admit that sometimes the line between the game and reality becomes blurred for them, Saito considers the possibility of dissolving the club. The others try to help Ako deal with unwanted attention from her classmates.
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#32 - I thought I was giving up being a net game husband?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 8
When Hideki is dumped out of his game of Legendary Age and cannot get back in, he soon realizes that his account has been hijacked by someone else. However, before he can do anything to stop them, the damage is already done.
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#33 - There are some problems a bottom-tier character can't fix alone
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 8
Mimimi's at her breaking point. A deeper dive into her past reveals why she's so driven to beat Hinami, while Hinami's motivation remains a mystery.
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#34 - My Ex Has a Confession to Make "You Didn't Do Anything Weird, Did You?"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 3
It's nighttime at the Irido residence. Yume has somehow found herself with Mizuto's boxers in her possession. If Mizuto were to find out, it would almost certainly mean she would have to face the punishment of admitting to being the younger sibling. Hoping to avoid this outcome, Yume waits for Mizuto to fall asleep before heading to the bathroom to return his underwear to the laundry basket. But who does she pass in the hallway, but a bewildered Mizuto, mouth agape, with Yume's very own bra dangling from his grasp.
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#35 - My Ex Needs Taking Care Of "Thirty-Eight Degrees, Apparently"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 2
After entering high school, Yume was making an effort to change her personality and looks in an attempt to reinvent herself as a model student. It was all so far so good, but there was one thing she couldn't change about herself. She was never very athletic. On the day of the physical fitness test and body measurement check at school, a melancholy Yume is approached by Minami Akatsuki, a girl from the same class. Meanwhile, Mizuto is as disinterested as ever...
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#36 - I thought if we stayed over, we would get along better?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 9
To persuade Ako to get cracking on her summer vacation homework, the girls have a study session sleepover at Kyoh's gigantic house. However, without Hideki around to keep Ako under control, things soon get out of hand.
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#37 - The Former Couple Refuses to Say... "It's Things Like This...!"
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 1
Mizuto and Yume used to date, but now they've suddenly become stepsiblings. Both of them agree that they don't want to do anything that'd disappoint their newly remarried parents. However, neither of them can accept the other as being the eldest sibling in the relationship. So they both agree to settle the matter with a game. Whoever does something in conflict with what people might consider normal sibling behavior, loses. Making them the younger sibling.
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#38 - I thought net games and reality were different?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 3
During their first club meeting, Akane is delighted by her faster machine, Ako gets a lesson in dressing for the occasion, and Kyoh is prevented from using her premium equipment. However, the line between game and reality becomes more blurred.
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#39 - If You Keep Upgrading Your Initial Equipment, It'll Usually Become Your Most Powerful Weapon
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 2 - Episode 5
Simmering classroom unrest over Konno and Tama reaches a boiling point as Aoi steps in, revealing a side of herself that Tomozaki didn't want to see.
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#40 - When a girl's your first friend, life feels like a date for a while
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 3
With Hinami's help, Tomozaki gets a crash course in dressing well and talking to girls, getting unexpectedly close to one classmate in particular.
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#41 - Once you start speedrunning the minigames, you seriously can't stop
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 6
The student council election is approaching, and Tomozaki joins Mimimi's campaign. Turns out they both have their reasons for wanting to beat Hinami.
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#42 - It feels awesome to gain a bunch of levels after a battle
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 2
Hinami tasks Tomozaki with starting and joining conversations; after his first few attempts fall flat, he comes away with some astute observations.
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#43 - I thought we could win by delegating to others?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 11
Rusian and the others include Nekohime and Sette, and recruit the top-ranked PvP guild "Wallenstein" to bolster their ranks. With the additional help, Guild Alley Cats charges in to take over Fort Cantor, but not everything goes according to plan.
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#44 - When a mentor character becomes a boss, they'll push you to the edge
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 7
Tomozaki brings his gamer's cunning to Mimimi's campaign speech--but Hinami's a gamer, too. Tama tells Tomozaki how she and Mimimi became friends.
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#45 - Days with a Disciple
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! - Season 1 - Episode 2
At the Shogi Hall, where Yaichi took me, I became acquainted with JS named Mio Mizukoshi, Abe no Sadato, and Charlotte Isoar. Around the same time, Yaichi, who was playing in the official game, was in danger of falling into the trap of Ayumu Kaminabe 6th Dan. Ayumu's dragon-killing Georgius-that is, the "lancer" approaches the dragon king Yaichi. Beside that, Ai was staring at the board with a serious expression ....
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#46 - Youthful Indiscretion
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex - Season 1 - Episode 9
We are brought back in time to when Yume and Mizuto were once a couple. A time when neither of them could control their nerves in what was their first ever relationship. Having already held hands and kissed before, the young couple are eager to take the next step. Spring break passes, however, with neither able to make the first move. Upon entering their third and final year of middle school, the two are regrettably put into separate classes. Alas, unable to spend as much time together as before, they both begin to grow apart.
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#47 - I thought we would do our best at the culture festival?
And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? - Season 1 - Episode 10
The Net Game Club members find that they are obliged to take part in the upcoming school culture festival. However, they are at a loss as to what presentation to make, until Kyoh has an idea that coincides with Legendary Age's fall update.
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#48 - The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 5
Tomozaki makes a new friend, then goes on a shopping trip for Nakamura's birthday--of all things. Naturally, Hinami turns it into a teaching moment.
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#49 - A Happy Ending Doesn't Mean This Game Is Over
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 2 - Episode 2
Erika Konno starts lashing out at her classmates after the school's sports festival, and opinions are deeply divided on the best way to shut her down.
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#50 - The Best Games Make Reconnaissance Fun
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 2 - Episode 1
As the second term begins, Tomozaki's first task (courtesy of Hinano) is getting popular girl Erika Konno motivated for the school sports tournament.
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