The BEST episodes directed by Yuichiro Hayashi

The Woman Who Bets Her Life
star
7.97
170 votes

#1 - The Woman Who Bets Her Life

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 11

Itsuki, no longer wanting to be under Manyuda's control, offers to bankroll 100 chips after Yumeko goes all-in and loses on the previous hand.

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Chiastolite
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7.81
21 votes

#2 - Chiastolite

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 24

Mendoza absorbs Anima into his own body becoming a godlike immortal being and León makes one desperate, final stand to stop him.

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The Woman Who Became Human
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7.71
185 votes

#3 - The Woman Who Became Human

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 5

Kiwatari continues to lose as Yumeko and Mary bluff their way through the game, but the final outcome all comes down to Tsubomi.

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New Hope
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7.70
54 votes

#4 - New Hope

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 9

After learning his mother is the youngest sister of León's mother Anna, Alfonso trained under Rafael to become a Makai Knight in order to defeat the Horrors plaguing his kingdom. But Alfonso soon learns that must kill a powerful Horror in his final test.

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Scar Flame
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7.68
19 votes

#5 - Scar Flame

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 18

While mourning Lara's death, León is engulfed by the flames of his seal, but once conquering his hatred, he renews his conviction and confronts Alfonso to reclaim his armor and become Garo once more.

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Gambling Woman
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7.67
166 votes

#6 - Gambling Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 12

Yumeko and student board president Kirari both wager self-expulsion from the academy as Ryota becomes the key to the final outcome of their game.

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Dreadly Focus
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7.64
22 votes

#7 - Dreadly Focus

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 22

Once taking heed of Mendoza's master plan, Gérman takes the opportunity to betray him and make an opening for León and the others to infiltrate his hideout.

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Tempest
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7.63
19 votes

#8 - Tempest

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 19

Still disturbed upon hearing that Mendoza is still alive, and Germán was assigned to assist him, León goes after Emma, who is recklessly pursuing the Horror that once was her husband and fellow Makai Priest Luciano.

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Snow Fall
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7.60
20 votes

#9 - Snow Fall

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 17

Alfonso and León meet again, and after making amends with the prince, León decides to keep living with Lara and her family. However, his peaceful days with her come to a tragic end when a massive Horror attacks them.

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Double Dealer
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7.60
20 votes

#10 - Double Dealer

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 20

Once reunited, León, Alfonso and Emma start investigating the castle looking for clues about Mendoza's whereabouts, unaware that he is closer that they could imagine.

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Bloodville
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7.60
62 votes

#11 - Bloodville

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 4

On the way to Santa Bard, León and Germán take a side trip to a village under the guise of pilgrims due to the rumors of people disappearing.

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Zaruba
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7.59
64 votes

#12 - Zaruba

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 3

As León cannot properly control the flames of the Garo armor, Germán takes him to a priest who has been repairing a ring that part of his son's birthright as the Golden Knight.

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The Woman Who Became Livestock
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7.57
186 votes

#13 - The Woman Who Became Livestock

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 4

Yumeko and Mary square off against two others in a game of Indian poker after being given a chance to minimize their colossal gambling debts.

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Hellfire
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7.55
78 votes

#14 - Hellfire

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 1

When the European kingdom of Valiante is plagued by a witch hunt sanctioned by the king's advisor Mendoza, a man in silver wolf-themed armor saves a newborn child from being burned at the stake with his mother. Seventeen years later, having lived outside Valiante since fleeing the country, Germán Luis and his son León Luis find themselves targeted by Mendoza's men.

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The Boring Woman
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7.54
206 votes

#15 - The Boring Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 2

Mary is relegated to the lowest levels of the gambling hierarchy after her loss. Student board member Itsuki challenges Yumeko to a game of pairs.

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Tempting Woman
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7.51
183 votes

#16 - Tempting Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 6

Yumeko must face Beautification Committee Chair Midari in an ESP card game involving Russian roulette before playing the student board president.

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The Woman Called Yumeko Jabami
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7.49
235 votes

#17 - The Woman Called Yumeko Jabami

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 1

Reigning class gambling champion Mary attempts to hustle unsuspecting transfer student Yumeko Jabami into a high-stakes game of rock-paper-scissors.

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Divine Flame
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7.49
72 votes

#18 - Divine Flame

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 2

On their return to Valiante, León and his father come across a group of inquisitors.

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Selective Woman
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7.48
160 votes

#19 - Selective Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 10

Yumeko's odds are stacked against her when she challenges the well-funded student board treasurer, Manyuda, in an original game of poker.

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Refusing Women
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7.44
186 votes

#20 - Refusing Women

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 7

Deeply engaged in their deadly ESP card game, Midari tells Yumeko about her heated match against student board president, Kirari.

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Blood Moon
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7.35
20 votes

#21 - Blood Moon

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 12

León and Alfonso finally meet as the two join forces to face Mendoza. But during the confrontation against their mutual enemy, León's grudge causes him to lose control of the Garo armor, and Alfonso must take some drastic measures to stop him.

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Slit-Eyed Woman
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7.35
193 votes

#22 - Slit-Eyed Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 3

To regain her status, Mary duels student board member Yuriko in a game of "life or death." With Mary's crushing defeat, Yumeko offers to play next.

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Shadow Slasher
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7.29
21 votes

#23 - Shadow Slasher

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 11

When León fails to defeat Bernardo, he wants a rematch. But Bernardo, having sold his soul to Mendoza to settle things with Germán, soon becomes obsessed with winning once more.

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Dreaming Woman
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7.26
171 votes

#24 - Dreaming Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 9

With her pop idol career on the line, an enraged Yumemi seeks to ruin Yumeko after a scandalous voice recording is used as a bargaining chip.

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Knights
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7.24
21 votes

#25 - Knights

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 21

Despite Germán's warnings, León and his friends still pursuit after Mendoza, and both father and son must settle their differences in a duel.

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Geste
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7.16
19 votes

#26 - Geste

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 14

Splitting his time between managing the Kingdom in his father's place and hunting down the Horrors, Alfonso, now donning the Garo Armor joins forces with Germán to unveil the mystery of a fortress which became a thieves' den.

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Love-Dancing Woman
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7.15
171 votes

#27 - Love-Dancing Woman

Kakegurui - Season 1 - Episode 8

In Kirari's absence, pop idol sensation Yumemi offers to play against Yumeko, asking her to wager total control of her life.

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Cure
star
7.11
19 votes

#28 - Cure

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 16

The capital is visited by the famous doctor Fabian, who treats his patients free of charge, but little the citizens know of his true nature and intentions.

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Burning Ashes
star
7.10
20 votes

#29 - Burning Ashes

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 13

As his friends and family have no clue about his whereabouts León is rescued by a girl named Lara and starts living with her family.

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My Sister
star
7.08
24 votes

#30 - My Sister

Garo -Vanishing Line- - Season 1 - Episode 23

Sword bursts back into El Dorado with Sophie on his motorcycle and they meet Lizzy, but then become surrounded by King's robots. Sword remains to fight them while Lizzy take Sophie to attempt to deactivate the Eldo Net system. Meanwhile Luke and Gina engage in all-out individual battles with Knight and Queen. Sword is sucked into the digital void that is King and fights against a myriad of digital constructs, but eventually, by combining his Makai Knight form with Zaruba, cuts down King. Sophie struggles to destroy the Eldo Net storage unit, and when one of her tears falls on the ruby gem, she again sees Martin who gives her the password “everything is for my sister”. She uses the password to delete the data and Eldo Net begins to disappear, but as Sword exits the King's void, he is intercepted by Knight in his Makai form.

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Full Monty
star
7.05
22 votes

#31 - Full Monty

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 8

Separated from León, Germán has his own misadventures once he is deceived by some bandits and stripped of all his possessions, including his clothes.

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Black Knight
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7.03
61 votes

#32 - Black Knight

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 6

León and Germán finally arrive to the city of Santa Bard where they meet a blacksmith and son before encountering the Black Knights of Castle Santa Bard.

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Project G
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6.95
20 votes

#33 - Project G

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 15

At Santa Bard, the local craftsmen decide to create an armored suit inspired by the legend of the Knight of Light to protect the city, but they soon find that such feat is not easy as they believed.

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Gaia
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6.89
64 votes

#34 - Gaia

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 5

Forced to flee his kingdom when Mendoza takes it over, Alfonso tracks down a man he believed to be the legendary Knight of Light. But his search brings him to an abandoned cathedral where he confronts the man, who introduces himself as Rafael Banderas while revealing to Alfonso truth of his family's connection to the Knight of Light.

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Fallen Blood
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6.87
23 votes

#35 - Fallen Blood

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 10

Germán reminisces about his youth when he went by the name of Roberto, remembering his time with Anna and their friend Bernardo Dion.

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Sorrow Beast
star
6.41
59 votes

#36 - Sorrow Beast

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 7

After kicking Germán out of the inn, León comes across a fallen Makai Knight in black armor.

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Doom
star
6.15
53 votes

#37 - Doom

Garo: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 23

Despite León and the others' efforts, Mendoza manages to summon the massive Horror Anima, and all hope seems lost.

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