The BEST episodes directed by Tetsuro Araki
#1 - Wish
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 7
As battle breaks out, Historia makes a shocking decision which leads to catastrophe.
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#2 - Perfect Game
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 16
While one front in the battle is rained on by flames, the other is battered by boulders. With no way out, the Scouts are forced to fight or die trying.
#3 - Pain
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 2
The Scouts take a stand against a new enemy, but it's not just Titans they'll be fighting anymore.
#4 - Descent
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 15
Though their Thunder Spears prove effective, the Scouts' celebration is short-lived as disaster descends upon Shiganshina.
#5 - Attack Titan
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 21
Eren learns the truth about his Titan powers, his Father and himself. The Survey Corps have a meeting that discusses the future of Eldia with all their new information.
#6 - The Town Where Everything Began
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 13
The operation to retake Wall Maria commences in Shiganshina, the town where everything began. But when the Scouts arrive, something seems very wrong.
#7 - Scream
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 12
The battle continues as Eren and the Scouts face many hard decisions. Who is the real enemy? What is the war really about? And what will the future hold for mankind?
#8 - Warrior
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 6
Following the battle, the Scouts regroup atop the wall only to find more questions than answers.
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#9 - Midnight Sun
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 18
While picking up the pieces from the costly battle, tensions rise when deciding which of the wounded Scouts gets to use the single syringe of serum.
#10 - Family
Gungrave - Season 1 - Episode 8
Harry and Brandon arrive at the family party and are inducted in. Bear meets up with an old friend, Cid Garalde. Bear has also brought his daughter, Sherry, who immediately falls for Harry, but remains very shy about it. Cid and Bear discuss the Syndicate's future until Bear finds out that one of his guests from Algeria was murdered on Bear's island. Harry begins looking into members of the family to find any traitors. It turns out Cid's son, Eddie, killed the Algerian to prove himself to his father. For the Syndicate, his action was treason, and the iron law of the Syndicate is NEVER betray. Cid's father helps his son to escape, now Cid must suffer the punishment for aiding his son. Bear cannot bring himself to do it, but Brandon arrives to finish the job.
#11 - Then
Gungrave - Season 1 - Episode 25
While Grave is lost in a trance staring at a group photo of the friends from his childhood, Harry is driving down the highway with the full realization that the other higher-ups in Millennion have seized Harry's bank accounts and are now trying to kill him. However, Harry remains comforted by Sherry's body in the passenger seat and the understanding that Harry, himself, has become Millennion. Grave traverses slowly down the street towards his old home in the slums, growing more tired and shattering more severely with each step. Harry, who has located one of the laboratories where OrgMen are created, activates his soldiers to take back Millennion. Meanwhile, Biscoe is examining the new anti-OrgMen bullets which the other Millennion members are distributing to form a mass-scale strike force against the bio-engineered creatures. Harry is seen attending a funeral for Sherry, at which Harry is the sole attendee. Paralleled with images of Harry comforting Sherry, we see Millennion agents taking down the many OrgMan troops around the city. Mika appears at Millennion HQ�s doorstep, obviously looking for Grave but instead finding a group of Millennion agents. But before they try to take her down, Biscoe steps out and intervenes, recognizing her as Big Daddy�s heir. Biscoe tells Mika that, since Harry has become the hunted, she is now free. Mika demands to know what this freedom even means anymore being that so many people had to for it. Biscoe, being that he was a friend of Big Daddy, asks if there�s anything he can do for her. Mika tells them to look for Brandon Heat. Harry, pulling back into the city, bears witness to an OrgMan being gunned down in the street. The agent who shot it recognizes the man in the car as Harry, and the agents scramble to catch him as he makes his getaway. As Harry is forced into the slums of the city, he reflects on where it was in his life that he went wrong, and just when he happens upon the memory of killing Brandon Heat, Bunji�s cat
#12 - Betrayal
Gungrave - Season 1 - Episode 13
Randy's associates have discovered that 10 million yules of Harry's 17 mill income are going into some secret project. Harry has Lee kill Randy's associates under the guise that they betrayed. Rich's mother has passed away and in her honor, Brandon and Big Daddy attend the funeral, thus proving BD's ideal that the Syndicate is one. Bear, after being invited to dinner at Harry and Sherry's new home, decides to settle everything once and for all. Harry talks about how he intends to rise higher, and that he needs Sherry for that. Bear silences him and removes his shades, looking deep into Harry's eyes, and decides to leave Sherry in his care. BD tricks Brandon into visiting Maria, he is cold and short with her, and though it's clear he loves her, he doesn't want her brought into his life as an assassin. BD reveals that he is in love with Maria. Harry puts 10 million yules into Randy's account, this was money for a firearms smuggling deal Harry had going, Harry then as Bunji assassinate Randy, thus making it appear that Randy betrayed. Bear resigns himself to believing Harry is not responsible, because Sherry would fall with Harry.
#13 - Grave
Gungrave - Season 1 - Episode 18
This is a re-telling of episode 1, with some of the footage dropped to make way for flashbacks and a few new sequences, like an extended bridge fight scene involving Brandon's use of the Demolition Shot(from Gungrave PS2), Death Blow(a really big rocket from his coffin), to finish off the armored tank on the bridge. This episode also contains more elaboration on Brandon trying to come to grips with his shattered memories and a longer boardroom meeting.
#14 - Bystander
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 11
Having seen a glimpse of his father's memories, Eren attempts to track down a man hoping they might shed some light on his father's secrets.
#15 - The Basement
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 19
The Scouts reflect on all they have gained and lost in their mission. With their enemies gone, Eren and the Scouts finally enter the basement to uncover the truth that will change everything.
#16 - Reply
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 5
Erwin pleads his case for the Scouts to be spared, but an unforeseen announcement puts the fate of humanity at risk.
#17 - Thunder Spears
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 14
Against a rush of enemies, the Scouts scramble to defend their horses. But despite falling into a trap, they have their own surprise for the Armored Titan.
#18 - That Day
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 20
A look into Grisha's memories shows Eren the many secrets his father was hiding, including one which led to his mother's demise.
#19 - Soldier
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 4
Unarmed and overwhelmed by the Titan assault on the castle, the only hope for the Scouts may lie in a promise and a secret.
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#20 - Friends
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 10
Kenny recalls the life which has brought him to death's door, but he gets to decide whether to live on or not.
#21 - Hero
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 17
As Erwin's heroic charge buys Levi time to confront the Beast Titan, Armin comes up with a plan of his own that lays it all on the line.
#22 - The Other Side of the Wall
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 22
Though it's met with hope and despair, the truth is made public. The Scouts then venture beyond the walls to see if it's everything they dreamed of.
#23 - Smoke Signal
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 1
After barely surviving Eren's recovery, a rising threat from the shadows puts everyone's lives in danger again.
#24 - Sin
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 6
While sins of the past reveal new truths, both sides prepare for the upcoming showdown before they run out of time.
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#25 - Close Combat
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 7
With a new enemy revealed, Eren and the Scouts fight back using all the techniques at their disposal.
#26 - Charge
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 11
The pursuit begins as the Recon Corps battles their way to Eren. But as the Scouts start to take numerous casualties, Erwin executes a risky strategy.
#27 - Beast Titan
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 1
Coupled with the military's cover-up of a previous incident, the shocking discovery inside the Walls causes a stir. Elsewhere, while the new Scout recruits are held for observation, a surprising threat appears.
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#28 - Children
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 10
When their group finally flees, Ymir wonders whether she should lie or stay true to herself, even if it means ruining the lives and future of those she cares about.
#29 - Ruler of the Walls
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 9
The survey corps and the wall garrison must protect the Orvud District from the impending attack of Rod Reiss's titan.
#30 - Historia
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 5
Utgard Castle comes crumbling down as Ymir desperately battles the Titans. Now, Christa must fulfill the promise they made long ago during winter training.
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#31 - Outside the Walls of Orvud District
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 8
When everything falls apart, Eren must believe in himself to save his friends. But Eren alone may not be enough to stop the impending doom.
#32 - Southwestward
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 3
Scouts search for a hole in the wall while Eren and others learn that someone close knows all the answers.
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#33 - Void-Sampling
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 3
Shu is still shocked that not only has Inori transferred to his school but is living at his home as well. Gai reveals to Shu that he sent Inori to protect him because a student at his school who is secretly a drug dealer nicknamed Sugar saw him during the Undertakers battle with the GHQ at Roppongi and confirms Shu's suspicions that Gai can see other people's Voids. Because Gai only recognize Sugar's Void as pair of large shears, Shu has to confront his fellow classmates one by one and take out their Voids to confirm their identities. After several failures and escaping the wrath of class representative Kanon Kusama, Shu soon figures out Sugar is actually his friend Yahiro Samugawa, after figuring out Yahiro knows a lot of things he shouldn't know and his taste of horror films. His identity exposed, Yahiro angrily shows his true self before Shu subdues him by pulling out his Void. Inori tries to kill Yahiro but Shu stops her as Yahiro is still his friend where both he and Yahiro resolve their difference and not reveal each other secrets. But the next day, Yahiro betrays Shu by selling him out to the GHQ led by Major Makoto Waltz Segai.
#34 - Flux
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 4
Shu is arrested by the GHQ much to his classmates shock and worry. He is sent to GHQ Isolation Facility Four where he remains silent about the Undertakers. Upon learning Gai and the Undertakers will attack the Facility to rescue their "comrade", Major Segai brings Shu to the Isolation ward, revealing Yahiro sold him out so his brother, a victim of the Apocalypse Virus, can get treatment. Furthermore, Major Segai justifies GHQ's harsher actions for the safety of Japan and uses Shu's feelings for Inori and his doubts about Gai. He reveals that the "comrade" Gai wants to rescue is mass murderer Kenji Kido, which makes Shu question Gai's trustworthiness. The Major gives Shu a transmitter disguised as a pen that he is to use if he comes in contact with Gai. Later that night, a disguised Gai visits Shu and tells him his plans to rescue Kenji, however, Shu doesn't want to be involved. Tsugumi informs the two that Inori has disobeyed Gai's orders to stand by in order to rescue Shu. Shu, worried, goes to save her, forcing Gai to change his plan. Protected by Ayase's Endlave Steiner, Shu heads to where Inori is at until he encounters Kenji himself and uses his Void, a Gravity gun to stop the GHQ Endlaves and rescue Inori. After Isolation Facility's destruction, Gai offers Shu to follow him. Shu reluctantly agrees, however, he keeps the transmitter given to him and does not inform Gai of his exchange with the Major.
#35 - Survival of the Fittest
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 2
After destroying several GHQ Endlaves, Shu, Inori and the Undertakers are forced to retreat when an advanced Endlave joins the battle ridden by 2nd Lieutenant Daryl "Kill 'Em All" Yan, a narcissist officer who hates being touch on the grounds people are infected. After regrouping with the others, Gai congratulates his hacker Tsugumi and Endlave pilot Ayase Shinomiya but scolds Inori as he wanted the power of the Void Genome but instead was given to Shu. Never the less, Gai still wants the "Power of Kings" and asks Shu for help. When Guin holds a group of innocent civilians hostage where Daryl and several soldiers execute some of them and orders the Undertakers to surrender themselves, the Undertakers trick Daryl to drive his Endlave away from Guin's command center where the Undertakers have a stand off with Guin's men. Using the stand off as a diversion, Shu heads to the truck that holds Daryl's cockpit where Shu pulls out Daryl's Void, a weapon called Kaleidoscope. When Guin fires his laser weapons at Gai, Shu uses Kaleidoscope to shield Gai and deflects the lasers back at Guin and his men, killing them. Despite seeing the atrocities the GHQ does and what the Undertakers are fighting for, Shu declines to join them as he feels he is no hero. But the next day to his surprise, Inori has transferred to his school.
#36 - The Hunters
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 8
Without a way to pursue the Titans, the Scouts have no choice but to recuperate as they wait for reinforcements. But do they still have faith in Eren?
#37 - Night of the Battle to Retake the Wall
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 12
The Scouts gather for a feisty feast before leaving to retake Wall Maria to uncover what's hidden in the basement once and for all.
#38 - Opening
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 9
The Scouts rally and charge in pursuit, but Reiner is not quite himself while the group is trapped in the giant forest until nightfall.
#39 - Exodus
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 17
As the blockade gets closer to the school , causing fear amongst the students, Shu become more ruthless to maintain order. Yahiro warns him the students will hate him if he continues acting like this, but Shu insists it's necessary or they might end up dying like Hare. Arisa, traumatized after being attacked by Inori, is contacted by an unknown individual (later to be revealed as Segai), who convinces her to turn the students against Shu. Arisa seduces Hirohide and convinces him to secretly spread a rumor to the students that they will die if their Voids are destroyed and Shu is keeping it a secret, creating greater resentment against him.
#40 - Sacrifice
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 15
The students of Tennouzu work together to improve their environment by making use of their voids provided by Shu. However, the situation starts to deteriorate as the blockade draws closer and the supply of vaccines starts running low. Rumors about Yahiro's plan to prioritize the survival of those with stronger Voids with a Void Ranking system create turmoil among the students, despite Shu being opposed to the idea. Meanwhile Hare is encouraged by Tsugumi to confess her feeling to him, but at the sight of a troubled Shu who is questioning his leadership, she refrains herself and comforts him instead, telling he is a kind "King".
#41 - The Lost Christmas
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 12
Shuichiro teleports to the crystal tower but not before giving Segai the information he wants as thanks for his service. Meanwhile, Shu finally recognize who Gai is but he tells Shu to rescue Inori before the youngster, who Gai calls "Death", teleports away. As Shu follows them through a portal, "Death" tells Shu he still doesn't remember his past and causes him to remember.
#42 - I'm Home
Attack on Titan - Season 2 - Episode 2
With the appearance of Titans within Wall Rose, Sasha and Connie ride as messengers to warn their villages of the impending threat.
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#43 - Rebirth
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 19
Haruka opens a safe guarding the third and final Void Genome, but is stopped by Shuichiro, who is revealed to be her older brother. He confesses that he was the one who killed her husband, Shu's father, before shooting her, but she manages to escape with the Void regardless. An arrest warrant is issued on Haruka, Segai offers to lead the search for her. As she heads to the Kuhouin estate for shelter, her old friend Kurachi tells her the estate is no longer safe now that Okina is dead, and they head to an Undertakers hideout. Arisa is approached by Shu who convinces her to help him rescue Inori, as she wants to learn more about Gai's true intentions.
#44 - Temptation
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 7
Shu returns to school with Inori since his arrest by the GHQ. Thanks to a cover story that he was interviewed by the GHQ for finding one of their cellphones and the student council president Arisa Kuhouin supporting Shu and defending him against malicious rumors, his classmates welcome him back with open arms. Shu also learns from his friends Hare Menjou and Souta Tamadate that Yahiro hasn't been back to school since his arrest. Later, Shu's mother Haruka comes back home and welcomes Inori living with them with open arms. Meanwhile, the Undertakers are running out of supplies and need a new supply route which Gai knows someone who will help them. The next night, Arisa and her grandfather, the head of the Kuhouin Group attend a party on a cruise ship where Shu and Gai have snucked in to make a deal with Arisa's grandfather. However, the Anti Bodies learn about the deal from an "informant" and sends Daryl, Segai and Rowan to work with GHQ Colonel Dan Eagleman whom the latter plans to shoot down the ship with Surface to Air missiles. After Gai flirts with Arisa and makes his business proposal with her grandfather, Shu learns from Tsugumi about the attack and tells Gai about it in order to save the passengers on the ship which include his mother. With Gai's help of bringing Arisa to the upper deck, Shu is able to extract her Void and use it to shield the ship from the missile which Colonel Eagleman orders his men to fire all of their missiles which are stopped thanks to Shu. With the threat over, Arisa's grandfather agrees to help supply the Undertakers which unaware to everyone but Gai and Shinbugi, Gai was the GHQ informant. Before leaving, Gai comments to Arisa despite the tough image she gives out, she is very shy when being doted on by others. As Shu and Inori leaves for school the next day, Shu admits to her that this is the first he was glad to use Voids while Haruka looks at a photo with her, her son Shu and the girl from Shu's memories.
#45 - Dear...
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 18
Ayase, Tsugumi and Argo are shocked on what Gai has done and Daryl is bewildered upon given orders to protect Gai, their former enemy. An UN Stealth Bomber attempts to bomb them but Gai sacrifices the student ring leaders of the coup to destroy the plane. After destroying their Voids, Gai orders Ayase, Tsugumi and Argo to join him or die but are rescued by Daryl who is protective with Tsugumi and blames Gai for making him kill his father. In the confusion of Daryl's insubordination, Inori escapes with Shu while Ayase, Tsugumi and Argo escape on their own and Arisa defends Gai, revealing he was the one who told her to start the coup and joins the Anti Bodies.
#46 - Emergence
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 21
As the combine forces of the Undertakers and the UN forces arrive at GHQ Headquarters, realizing the 256 Leukocyte satellites was a bluff, Shu helps Ayase into her new Steiner Endlave and promises his friends and allies that they will rescue Inori and stop Gai. As the UN forces attack, Gai uses Yuu, Kenji and Arisa voids to decimate them and Shuichiro orders the GHQ/Anti Bodies/Daath forces to destroy them. Daryl is forced to join the attack in his new Gespenst Endlave due to having his void taken. Thanks to Tsugumi's void, Shu and his Undertakers/PMC allies manage to sneak inside and hack into the base system, allowing the UN the chance to counterattack. As Tsugumi group split up with Shu and the others, Gai prepares to get rid of Inori's memories before Mana can take over her body but ask her why she loves Shu.
#47 - Convergence
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 22
After Mana is completely resurrected, Mana greets Shu but is shunned by him after she speaks ill of Inori, much to her anger. Gai draws out Mana's Void to fight Shu while she triggers the Fourth Apocalypse, spreading the Apocalypse virus throughout the entire world. Haruka confronts Shuichiro who commits suicide by injecting the virus into himself. Meanwhile the Undertakers fight a group of Endlaves led by Daryl, who believes he changed because of them and wants to go back to his old self. Tsugumi finds that her attempts to hack the GHQ system are being repelled by another hacker as skilled as her. Shibungi figures that the hacker is actually Kenji and after tracking his location, he kills him, allowing Tsugumi to operate freely and help Ayase defeat Daryl. Just when Shu is about to be killed by Gai, Shu is seeing a flower while hearing the Voice of Inori.
#48 - Resonance
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 11
While the virus is still spreading over Japan, Daryl arrives at the airport and kills everyone there in a rage of fury, including his own father Major General Yan. With the GHQ higherups gone, Shuichiro took over control of the entire military, and declares that the Funeral Parlor spreaded the disease as an act of terrorism. Meanwhile, after an call from Tsugumi, Shu finally regained control over himself. He then gathers Hare, Souta, Yahiro, Kanon, and Arisa, and explained to them that he wanted to go and rescue Gai and Inori. After witnessing Shu's power to draw out voids, the five students agreed to tag along. Back at the GHQ Headquarters, Haruka managed to escape from Shuichiro, but bumped into Inori and Gai. With Haruka's help, Inori was able to sing and broadcast her song "Departure" all over Japan. The song was able to reverse the effects of the Apocalypse Virus. At the same time, Shu and his friends arrives at the GHQ HQ, breaking through the barricades using different voids. When Shu finally reached Inori, a blond-haired boy appeared from behind and withdrew Inori's void, then sliced down on Shu. But Gai appeared and took the hit, saving Shu. The episode ends with Shu holding the unconscious Gai, while Shuichiro and Segai enters the Gate of Hell leading to Cocytus.
#49 - The Tyrant
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 16
Argo is airdropped into Loop 7 as part of his mission to rescue Arisa as the head of Shanghai's Ming Hua Group, who is in love with her and in exchange for rescuing her, promises her grandfather that he will have the Association of Asian Nations intervene in Japan. As he explores the area, he witnesses Tennouzu students with Void weapons attacking another group of survivors for vaccines and has one of them follow them to Tennouzu to see her Void. Recognizing Argo as a member of the Undertakers, they take him to meet Shu, where he is shock to see how much Shu has change. Since Hare's death and implementing the ranking system, Shu has ruled the school with an iron fist by making students with Void weapons as his Secret Service who enforce his rule and maintain order while searching for other potential void users in the area to join Tennouzu while the F-ranked void users remain infected with the virus and are ordered to work repairing a battleship they will use to escape Tokyo in exchange of getting vaccines.
#50 - Genesis
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 1
Shu Ouma is a 17 year old teen who has poor social skills who lives in Japan where it is under the strict rule of the government organization GHQ due to the Apocalypse Virus ten years ago. While going to his warehouse studio, he encounters Inori Yuzuriha, internet singer of the band Egoist, who is recovering from her wounds after stealing a formula called Void Genome from the GHQ. After mending her wounds and feeding her, Inori is captured by the GHQ Anti Bodies division led by Major Guin and Shu is powerless to stop them. To make amends, Shu brings the Void Genome to Inori's boss, Gai Tsutsugami, leader of the resistance group, the Undertakers at Roppongi. However, Major Guin orders the Anti Bodies to exterminate the residents of Roppongi in order to find the Void Genome. As the Undertakers and GHQ battle, Shu goes and rescue Inori and protects her when a GHQ Endlave mech tries to attack them. The attack breaks the test tube holding the Void Genome, giving Shu the "Power of Kings" where he pulls out Inori's Void, a large sword and destroys the Endlave.