The BEST episodes directed by Yûsuke Onoda
#1 - Accidental Contact
Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer - Season 1 - Episode 13
After Kon and Ecarlate faked their death, the group finally can travel without worry. However, a crazy, misunderstanding young girl changes all that.
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#2 - Chrono vs. Ibuki
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 5 - Episode 47
After Kanzaki's resignation, the United Sanctuary branch was left in disarray with many of its staff members and fighters leaving. Fortunately, Kouji temporarily returns to revise the branch and make it more hospitable than before, thus bringing back the lost staff and fighters. Later, Kouji calls out Chrono to tell him about the Depend Card. However, Chrono insists on cardfighting Kouji and finally settle the score with him. Meanwhile, Shin meets with Mikuru to talk about Chrono's father...
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#3 - Shin Nitta
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 5 - Episode 35
After learning from Mikuru that his father was a cardfighter and died while on Vanguard business, Chrono feels lost on what he should do. He tries to talk to Shin about it but decides not to. Sensing Chrono is troubled over something, Shin proposes to have a fight with him as a way to find the answer for himself. Shin shows that despite his appearance, he is a highly skilled fighter as he counters Chrono's tactics with his Murakumo deck. At the end of this fierce battle, Chrono manages to win on a gamble. Afterwards, Shin deduces that Chrono was asked by a family member to stop playing Vanguard, and Chrono realizes that he loves the game so much that he cannot quit. So, Chrono eventually confronts Mikuru and tells her his true feelings about Vanguard. Revealed to be acquainted with Shin and hearing from him about how much Vanguard changed Chrono's life, Mikuru now understands Chrono's feelings and allows him to continue playing the game.
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#4 - My Blue Sky
Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! - Season 1 - Episode 10
Sora can’t keep up with her school activates, studying, and housework. Her neighbor Kurumi has ended her run on the LunaLuna 7 and is having trouble finding new work. Can these two find the inspiration to move forward?
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#5 - Reunion with Kanzaki
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 7 - Episode 4
Chrono and Taiyou seek Kanzaki, who is training in a secluded mountain range. They tell him about the situation with Ryuzu, and in exchange, Kanzaki tells them more about Depend Cards; they are contracts between a fighter and a summoned unit from Cray, but summoning units require a large amount of Stride Force. Kanzaki also reminds Chrono of their fight when Chrono had truly summoned Chronojet Dragon, which surprises Chrono of his own untapped power. Meanwhile, Shouma approaches Ibuki and warns him of certain punishment. After spending the night at Kanzaki's hut, Chrono and Taiyou return to the city and confront Hiroki, following Kanzaki's hunches. Having rebuilt his deck, Taiyou challenges Hiroki to a rematch.
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#6 - A Stormy Night
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 6 - Episode 6
On a stormy night, Shion cardfights and loses to Kai multiple times. This makes Shion feel helpless and powerless but eventually realize that he can do more, thus gaining more confidence and determination. The next day, the Dragon Empire branch's G Quest begins. It is a city-wide treasure hunt with participants trying to gather as many treasure points as possible, but there are "chasers" who will impede them along the way. After TRY3 splits up, Chrono and Tokoha cardfight and defeat two chasers: Naoki and Shingo, respectively.
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#7 - Enishi vs. Am
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 7 - Episode 15
To prevent Luna from being sacrificed for the Company's project, Am cardfights Enishi. She resolves herself to save Luna even if it means losing the chance to revive her parents. On the other hand, Enishi reveals his past in which he and a female friend suffered from a disease. He swore to protect her, but the girl eventually died while Enishi lived, which he thinks her life was given to save his. Believing that Luna's sacrifice is necessary for the sake of a better future, Enishi defeats Am and banishes her from the Company.
#8 - Kai's Lightning
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 6 - Episode 12
TRY3 takes on the Star Gate branch's G Quest. The goal is simple but has yet to be conquered by anyone: defeat either Kai or Kouji. Through this quest, Shion gets a rematch against Kai, who tests him with his Narukami deck. Despite going through many hardships and his best efforts, Shion ultimately loses to Kai. Nonetheless, Shion stays determined to get stronger, and Kai is left impressed with TRY3's progress.
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#9 - Showdown! Team Q4 - Tokoha vs. Misaki
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 6 - Episode 23
The match of TRY3 vs. Q4 bears another meaning for TRY3; if Chrono and his teammates cannot beat Q4, then they will not be allowed to face Myoujin. The first game pits Tokoha against Misaki, who is using her Tsukuyomi deck. Despite Misaki returning cards into her deck and memorizing how she stacked her cards, Tokoha holds on by defending herself with the new Generation Guard mechanic. Tokoha then wins on the next turn, and Misaki is left satisfied with how far she has come.
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#10 - Smile of Queen and Schemes
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 8 - Episode 5
The one who Shion hopes to recruit to Fukuhara's Vanguard club is Rin Hashima, but doing so is not an easy task. Hayao requests for Rin to join, which she initially refuses, but he manages to catch her interest when he mentions that Mamoru Anjou will come teach the club. Later that afternoon, Rin comes to the clubroom before Mamoru does, and Shion coaxes her into playing against Hayao. While the two have their cardfight, Mamoru appears, and Shion tricks him into believing that Rin is a member of the club and she is training with Hayao. As a result, Rin reluctantly becomes an official club member.
#11 - Triangle of Divas
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 7 - Episode 10
To help with the reconstruction of the Dragon Empire Branch, Saya Yatomi returns to hold a special event, the "Happy Vanguard Festival", along with fellow idols Lisa Ferris and Remy Altena. Drawing many attendees, the festival moves on to the main event: a stage performance in which Saya, Lisa, and Remy try to show the evil "Black Vangua-rou" the fun of Vanguard. However, during the show, rain falls and causes one of the stage props to malfunction. Just when Saya thinks the show is ruined, Team TRY3 appears as Card Warriors Vanguamen. Thanks to them getting the audience involved, the show is saved, and the festival is an overall success.
#12 - Beginning of a Long Summer
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 5 - Episode 32
To cheer up the depressed pair of Tokoha and Shion, and to repay them for helping him return to grade 3, Chrono prepares a trip to a beach with amusing activities planned for the day. Unfortunately, the bad weather and other accidents ruin most of the fun that the three hoped to have. Chrono eventually reveals that he originally wanted to show a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower to Tokoha and Shion. After he reassures Tokoha and Shion of their abilities, Team TRY3 is then treated with a fireworks display from a nearby festival. But later, Shion declares to his teammates that he will be quitting Vanguard.
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#13 - True Feelings
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 7 - Episode 21
Tokoha fights Enishi, who believes that Ryuzu's "perfect future" is the right one in which no one will be hurt. However, Tokoha tries to convince him that this future is a false one that only blinds people. She goes on by saying there may be tough times, but people can and will get through them. Defeating Enishi, Tokoha gets him to admit that even he thought Ryuzu's vision of a perfect future was wrong. Meanwhile, Am fights a projection of Luna's will, which is to make Am's wish of reviving her parents come true. Am confesses that what she truly wants is to be with Luna, even if it means having to wait longer for her parents to wake up from their comas. After Am beats the projection, the real Luna awakens.
#14 - When Summer Ends
Walkure Romanze - Season 1 - Episode 12
The battle between Noel and Celia was settled while Takahiro rushed to stare. Noel's thoughts for his sister cause a miracle. After seeing the scene, Takahiro vowed to take his own path again and declared that he would serve as a begwriter in the final and return to the knight after the tournament! Misakura and Celia face each other for the victory. Takahiro challenges the final battle as a beg writer. What is the future of Takahiro and the girl knights who have a passion for Jousting? ??
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#15 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 3 - Beginning of the End
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 16
As Hanyu hopelessly watches the cruel events that occur during the dam incident, she and Rika eagerly await the arrival of the one person who will be the key in bringing an end to the enemy's intentions.
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#16 - The Mass Slaughter Chapter - Part 2 - How to Alter Fate
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 7
Influenced by Keiichi's encouragement and the fact that her friends are starting to avoid repeating their mistakes by remembering glimpses of the other worlds, Rika decides to begin the fight against her own fate.
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#17 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 7 - Trap
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 20
Rika gathers her allies and starts to make plans, while obtaining more information about the enemy and those supporting their ambitions.
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#18 - Sakura's Trial
Walkure Romanze - Season 1 - Episode 2
Kisaki Mio, a normal student in her second year, has been friends with Takahiro since he came abroad. There was a little misunderstanding, and now she's going to duel with Bertille, a second year knight. Takahiro couldn't stand back and watch--he's gonna be her begleiter. Mio doesn't even know how to hold a lance, but she realizes jousting is fun while Takahiro teaches her. All the women who wanted Takahiro to be their begleiter are surprised.
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#19 - Long Ago, We Learned from a Space Sheriff that Being Young is About Not Looking Back
Hayate the Combat Butler - Season 1 - Episode 12
After waking up from a dream about his childhood, Hayate talks with Maria about having dreams to live for and believes that dreams in life are very important. After revealing a childhood dream of his, Hayate gets the day off and decides to visit his old high school. There, he meets one of his old classmates, Ayumu Nishizawa, who has a crush on him. Hayate finds out that his parents took the rest of his tuition money, leaving him without a high school to go back too. After he begins to leave, Ayumu confesses her love for him, but he turns her down. Later, Ayumu gets taken into the ground of Nagi's mansion under the pretense that Hayate was being held captive by yakuza.
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#20 - The God Makes a Match
Kamisama Kiss - Season 1 - Episode 3
The land under Mikage Shrine's protection includes Isara Swamp and Himemiko, its guardian mistress, comes to pay her respects to the new land god. And Nanami's divine matchmaking powers are put to the test for the first time.
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#21 - Crossing the Yura River on a Boat Without Rudder
Chihayafuru - Season 2 - Episode 19
Taichi manages to take into account Harada's advice and cause his opponent to perform a double fault, bringing them level again. Meanwhile, Chihaya wins her match against Rion, encouraging Taichi and Yusei to work harder, pushing both of their games to a luck-of-the-draw scenario. The two synchronize the placement of their remaining card and, defying Taichi's general bad luck, their card is read and they win the tournament for Misuzawa. As Chihaya steps outside the hall, she sees Arata waiting for her and states that she has fulfilled her promise to become one of the best players in Japan.
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#23 - Iron Mountain
Needless - Season 1 - Episode 4
Adam and the others receive information from a mysterious character called Disk who instructs them to head to Iron Mountain. On the way they encounter a scared young girl called Mio who ends up tagging along. When they finally meet Disk they are surprised to find a young female cyborg rather than the decrepit old man they expected.
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#24 - Flower
Blade & Soul - Season 1 - Episode 5
Shou, a man who hates the Heaven's Spirits, hires Alka as a bodyguard and then uses her to try to persuade a village to stop producing them. However, this village depends on the Heaven's Spirits, and Shou's pleas fall on deft ears. Shou creates a plan to help things go his way...
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#25 - You're Creepy
Koikimo - Season 1 - Episode 12
A few days after they went flower viewing, Ichika is anxious because she hasn't heard from Ryo since and she decides to talk to Rio about it. Rio tells Ichika that she should try contacting him herself, which Ichika is rather nervous about. Rio tells her that she feels sorry for her brother because Ichika won't make up her mind on how she feels about Ryo. Ichika builds up the courage and finally calls Ryo, but he tells her that he's busy with work and won't be able to talk to her for a while as if he's trying to keep his distance from her...
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#26 - The Path to Victory
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tanya's spectacular mission is a success, and the Republic is surrounded and crippled. But on her way back, she runs into a group of allied mages, lead by Anton Souix, the man she crippled once more. He's back, and powered by Being X, and his one mission in life is to take down the Devil of the Rhine!
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#27 - The Sword and DEAD
High School of the Dead - Season 1 - Episode 9
Saeko and Takashi find a new vehicle to evade the horde of undead in between them and Saya's home.
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#28 - You're Just Messing With Me
Koikimo - Season 1 - Episode 3
Ichika ends up slamming a volleyball into the face of her classmate, Tamaru Kai during gym class. She later goes to apologize to him when he's reading a book, but she realizes the book is connected to the anime that she loves, and Kai promises to lend her the series. That night Ryo meets up with Ichika at a convenience store so he can walk her home, and Kai also happens to be there. Ryo finds out that Kai is letting Ichika borrow some books. Kai tells Ichika that he'll see her tomorrow at school, but then Ryo calls him over.
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#29 - Rings
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You - Season 1 - Episode 5
During the ruckus as the Kaginoji house, Nasa and Tsukasa pledge their love to each other at a church. After Nasa reports to Kaname that he has finally proposed, she points that he still doesn't have a ring. Although he doesn't take much notice at first, Nasa gradually becomes more self-consciousness about the role of a ring in newlywed life.
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#30 - In a Heartbeat
Kingdom (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 29
Xin must cope with a grave injury in his fight to take Lun Hu's head. Lian Po continues his seemingly unstoppable march on Meng Ao's main camp.
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#32 - Even If You Should Die
The Seven Deadly Sins - Season 1 - Episode 5
Golgius appears and attempts to take Elizabeth and Meliodas' sword back to Liones. Whilst attempting to take the sword, Meliodas awakens, with no effect of the poison showing, proceeding to blast an aura that causes Golgius to make a hasty retreat. Meliodas and Elizabeth set off to Baste Dungeon afterwards, however, they are stopped by a confused Diane, who after hearing the sound of a bell, attacks the group. They try to run away from the berserk Diane, involving a pair of shepherds along the way, however Meliodas soon succumbs to the same bell, and begins to fight Diane. Meanwhile in Baste Dungeon, Ban is shown wandering around after having dealt with Jericho. It is not long before he is found by Jude of the Weird Fangs, who promptly stabs Ban in the chest.
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#33 - Past Sins
Date A Live - Season 4 - Episode 11
Shido takes charge during their Valentine's Day date and trusts his gut to capture Kurumi's heart. Before it ends, a look into Kurumi's past sheds light on how she became a Spirit.
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#37 - King of Farmers
No-Rin - Season 1 - Episode 2
Kosaku shows new girl Ringo around the school and introduces her to childhood friend Minori Nakazawa, best friend Kei Kamatori, pet wallaby Wakadana and large breasted classmate Kocho Yoshida. During a welcome party Ringo seems oddly jealous of how close Minori is to Kosaku, at least until an unfortunate laundry room encounter turns into a "best panties" competition.
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#38 - Archer of Beast Woods
The Faraway Paladin - Season 1 - Episode 6
After leaving the city of the dead, Will embarks on a journey into the unseen world. He walked through the woods for days, and the first person he met was a hunter and half-elf Menell. Even after parting from him, Will still has the joy of talking to people of his age. However, there was a revelation from Grace Feel that night--
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#39 - Grim Reaper
Golden Kamuy - Season 1 - Episode 4
Sugimoto visits an Ainu village where he learns about their ways and culture. The next day he leaves in secret, where he is captured by the 7th and tortured.
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#40 - Revenge at the Critical Moment
Baby Steps - Season 2 - Episode 7
The Kanagawa Prefectural begins as Eiichirō faces off against Araya's new underclassman Nishimura. Araya has told Nishimura all of Eiichirō's weaknesses from the year before, making Nishimura very confident in his chances of winning. To counter this knowledge Eiichirō debuts his new serve and wins easily 6-0. Eiichirō then goes to scout Miyagawa, knowing he will be his second round opponent, but he arrives just in time to see the final point as Miyagawa wins 6-1, giving neither the knowledge of each other's growth in the past year.
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#41 - Wondrous Medicine Production
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- - Season 1 - Episode 7
In order to save Rembrandt's wife and children from the cursed disease afflicting them, Makoto and Hazal get to work producing the wondrous medicine known as ambrosia. After administering the medicine, Makoto prays for their recovery and leaves Rembrandt's mansion. Tomoe and Mio meet up with Makoto after he completes the job. They're attacked by a group of strangers who have been following them since they left the inn...
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#43 - Renowned Glory
The Faraway Paladin - Season 1 - Episode 10
Will, who was to have an audience with the lord Ethelwald as a "Killing Wyvern," offers to gather private soldiers to eliminate the frequent damage caused by monsters. Ethel once shows an intimidating attitude to such an outlandish offer, but decides to identify Will and forgive it. Head to a bar where adventurers gather to find friends to fight with.
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#44 - When You Surround an Army, Leave an Outlet Free
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom - Season 1 - Episode 12
After defeating the Dukes of Carmine and Vargas, Souma finally came to terms with Elfrieden’s civil war. It was then that, against all odds, he declared war on the principality of Amidonia to force Gaius to relinquish the city of Altomura. The final battle between Amidonia and Elfrieden will be fought in Van, the capital of the principality of Amidonia!
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#45 - My Answer
Koikimo - Season 1 - Episode 9
Kai and Ichika meet at the station on Saturday so that she can tell him her reply after he asked her out. Ryo coincidentally passes by and finds out the reason that Ichika seemed troubled lately is because Kai had asked her out. Meanwhile, Arie invites Ryo to dinner so that she can tell him how she feels. She brings up the fact that even if Ryo and Ichika did go out, their age gap might just make them both suffer, and then gently places her hand on his...
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#46 - Three Forces United
Kingdom (2012) - Season 2 - Episode 23
Meng Tian skillfully brings all three special forces together in his plan to eliminate Lun Hu, but will the shrewd assassin fall prey to his scheme?
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#47 - Whish, Then Fwoom
Baby Steps - Season 2 - Episode 16
Eiichiro is stunned by all the cheering Ide receives as their match begins. He struggles with the unpredictable plays of the intuitive Ide, but he recalls what he learned in his match with Natsu and concentrates on watching his opponent. Meanwhile, Ide also struggles to keep up with Eiichiro's constant changes in tempo and starts to tune out the world as he tries to focus.
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#48 - Proof of Rightness
Black Clover - Season 1 - Episode 51
After Captain Yami saved the Black Bulls in the Underwater Temple, Yami and Asta return the stone to the Wizard King and report what happened when suddenly a large enemy force arrives at one of the Clover border cities near the Diamond Kingdom... a Great Enemy has appeared, but the Golden Dawn Magical Knights Squad is rushing in.
#50 - Keith Disappeared... Part 1
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! - Season 2 - Episode 9
Catarina is feeling thrown off by her sudden awareness of Geordo, so when she's back at home during a break from school, she spends her time working her fields for a change of pace. When she's done, she heads to Keith's room to show him the vegetables she's grown... but Keith isn't there, and instead she finds a letter in his room saying that he's running away.
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