The BEST episodes directed by Yuriko Ishii
#1 - The Black Shell Awakens
Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 2
Multiple locations are under attack from unknown attackers. At the United Nations Kurobe Research Institute they deploy their latest mech suits into the battle. On the inside Yukina triggers the "cube" and a lonely samurai appears who protects his "princess" Yukina from the attackers. Before Yukina and the institute can figure out who the samurai warrior is, he deploys the cube and activates " the giant" which is a powerful mobile suit warrior. The giant, with the samurai in control and Yukina as an accidental co-pilot, moves forward across Japan to seek and destroy the demons.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 5
Kennosuke's introduction into the modern world continues. His fellow mobile armor pilots decide his callsign is " Ken". Both Yukina and Kennosuke are apperently linked with implants to the steed and the giant, to some dismay of at least one of the other mobile suit pilots. Just when "Ken" is settling into Yukon's class and school a call to arms is given.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 3
After his battle with one of the demons, the samurai Kennosuke is captured and taken into custody. Kennosuke seems to originate from the Sengoku period about 450 years ago. He escapes from his jail, but doing so he unwillingly endangers Koharu, Yukina's little sister. Kennosuke manages to summon the cube, his transport vessel and rescues Koharu from a smaller demon. The Monk Osho Yakushi convinces Kennosuke to battle the unknown demons from the skies at their side.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 9
With Yukina back in the co-pilot seat the Black Relic is back in action. They launch at incoming geoframes which try to beam themselves and the Black Relic up to their mothership. This plan gets disrupted and with the help of Gaus 1 and 2 the Geoframes are disabled. But in a surprise turn of the situation the pilot of the main geoframe surrenders.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 23
The student attendance to Mt. Tate high school has decreased significantly, which makes it all the more surprising when Yukina and Ken arrive accompanied by Muetta. Carlos brings up his movie idea from the time at the onsen again and announces that he completed the script.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 25
The battle is over, the activation of the Hinge halted. The UN establishes new policies to recover from the alien attack while Kennosuke decides on a path to his future.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 1
Yuhina Shirahane visits het mother at the United Nations Kurobe Research Institute. Here she learns of the "giant" and the "cube" unknown objects that enabled the institute and her mother to develop new technology. Suddenly fast incoming objects from the sky appear and one is headed straight for the institute.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 7
Yukina is in doubt if she wants to continue to co-pilot the artifact. Meanwhile two of her fellow students who went "thrill seeking" at the last battle are still missing. After an incident with her mother Kennosuke notices Yukina has disappeared from her home.
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 10
The captured demon pilot, named Fusnarnie, and Kennosuke are both questioned about their origins. Kennosuke tells the tale of him and the Princess fighting their last battle together in the Black Relic. However Kennosuke can't seem too recall or admit if he knows Fusnarnie from the past. Meanwhile Fusnarnie disables his guards and remotely activates the longarm "callsign Lion" Geoframe to come and get him. But on his way out he stumbles upon Yukina whom he recognizes as a wielder.....
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Kuromukuro - Season 1 - Episode 14
Before Muetta can kill Kennosuke, she is stopped by a tall masked figure. Kennosuke is alive but badly wounded. Muetta escapes the attack by the stranger and calls for her Medusa geoframe, which launches from the mothership. Muetta enters the geoframe and is immediately attacked by the two GAUS units, but manages to escape. Kennosuke recovers enough to pilot the Kuromukuro and confronts Muetta in her Medusa geoframe who he still believes is Princess Yukihime. Mirasa in the Spider geoframe arrives and joins the fight. The two GAUS units also arrive and engage Mirasa’s Spider geoframe. The GAUS units and Kuromukuro fight as a team and damage Mirasa’s Spider geoframe, prompting Muetta and Mirasa to retreat back to the Efy Dolgh mothership.
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