The BEST episodes of A-Channel

Every episode of A-Channel ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of A-Channel!

The energetic, long-sleeved, sweets-loving Tooru, finally made it into the same school as her dear childhood friend Run — a flighty, air-headed, klutz, always kind sleepy head. Tooru is very protective of Run, and will not shy away from the use of an aluminium baseball bat — that she always seems to carry around, even in school — to fend off anyone who gets too chummy with Run. Tooru's apparent smaller stature, and younger age by one year (Class 1-7) should thus not fool anyone into underestimating her. Run visits Class 2-4 with her friends the timid, tall and quite busty Yuuko, and the level-headed, glasses-wearing Nagi. Through a series of misunderstandings Tooru sees Yuuko as her rival for Run's affection, and reacts quite violently in her jealousy against Yuuko. Daily life confronts these close friends with all sorts of banal situations, be they in school, in town or at home. But they always pull through... in their own special way.

Last Updated: 1/26/2024Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended
Share:
Alien - Anytime
star
9.73
33 votes

#1 - Alien - Anytime

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2011

Tooru is worried about the prospect of being left alone after Run and the others eventually graduate. While cleaning up leaves, Yutaka attempts to rescue a cat stuck up a tree. Later, Yūko collects point cards at a fast food restaurant for a free prize, while everyone does impressions of each other. After having a weird dream about Run, Tooru becomes more worried about her fears until she spots Run outside her apartment building, feeling happy that she hasn't changed.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Present - Abstract Art
star
9.72
32 votes

#2 - Present - Abstract Art

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2011

As Halloween approaches, the girls decide to hold a small get-together. Nagi receives a strange plush doll from Run, which she has trouble identifying. While Run and Yūko attempt to make food for the party, with messy results, Tooru and Nagi go to buy some snacks, where they find a dirty manga with a heroine that looks like Yūko. After Run's failure at trying to make hotcakes from a mix, the girls decide to make some together from scratch.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Classmate - All Good to Go
star
9.69
32 votes

#3 - Classmate - All Good to Go

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2011

In her first year class, a classmate named Yutaka becomes overly friendly towards Tooru, which bothers her a bit. Meanwhile, a new health teacher, Mr. Satō, becomes attracted towards Run due to her forehead, which naturally bothers Tooru. It is later revealed that Satō is physically weak himself. As Yutaka becomes increasingly clingy to Tooru, her friend Miho tries to keep her in check, though this admittedly makes Tooru feel lonely.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
New Term - Abnormal Circumstances
star
9.69
32 votes

#4 - New Term - Abnormal Circumstances

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/27/2011

As summer vacation ends and school resumes, Tooru's homeroom teacher, Ms. Kito, is unusually energetic. Meanwhile, Yutaka continues to harass Tooru, with Miho explaining why they became such fans of her. Later, Tooru and Run end up having an argument, which lead their respective friends to become concerned for them the next day. As Run notices that Tooru had anonymously bought her a drink, she finds her on the roof where they make up with each other.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:Apple TV
Birthday - Allow Me
star
9.68
31 votes

#5 - Birthday - Allow Me

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2011

As Tooru's birthday approaches, Run remembers how Tooru helped her study for her high school entrance exams two years ago. Run brings in some cake into school for Tooru's birthday, some of which she spikes with wasabi. As they go home that day, Tooru starts to worry that at the end of the next school year, Run will graduate.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Kilogram - Attention to Your Weight
star
9.65
34 votes

#6 - Kilogram - Attention to Your Weight

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2011

As the students clean the school up, Miho gets to know Tooru, much to Yutaka's chagrin, while the other girls have some fun cleaning the pool. Later, Nagi becomes concerned that she's gaining weight and goes on a diet, but is later convinced that she shouldn't force herself to do so.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Midsummer Night's... - A School in Summer
star
9.64
33 votes

#7 - A Midsummer Night's... - A School in Summer

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2011

Run ends up giving Tooru an undesirable haircut, but manages to fix it into something she appreciates. Tooru has trouble dealing with her erratic teachers while Yuko mistakes Yutaka's way of dusting out her neckerchief as a cry for help. When Yuko forgets a form she needs to fill in at school, the gang decide to sneak into the school at night to retrieve it, as well as do some exploring. As Nagi and Yuko go to the bathroom, they spot a strange glow outside, which they later discover to be Mr. Satō who then collapses, forcing the others to carry him to the nurse's office. At the end of the day, Yuko still forgets to collect her form.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Summer Festival - August's End
star
9.64
33 votes

#8 - Summer Festival - August's End

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2011

The girls go to a karaoke bar, where Tooru is nervous about singing in front of Run, but Run helps her out by singing a duet with her. Later, the girls go to a matsuri festival, where they become so engrossed in one of the stalls that they almost miss the fireworks.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Sea - An Ocean Far Away
star
9.61
33 votes

#9 - Sea - An Ocean Far Away

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2011

After noticing the first years hanging around the pool, Run suggests a trip to the beach for summer vacation. Yūko and Nagi go swimsuit shopping, while Run gives Tooru her swimsuit from elementary school, do to Tooru's small stature. They soon arrive at the beach, where they have fun playing in the sea and sand.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Carbonic Acid - Act Up
star
9.58
33 votes

#10 - Carbonic Acid - Act Up

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2011

As Winter settles in, Tooru finds an abandoned kitten and decides to take care of it. After showing the cat to the others, Tooru goes with Run to visit a pet shop and a family restaurant, where Run comes with a name for the cat, Tansan. The next day, snow falls at school and the students have fun playing in the snow, except for Nagi who is noticeably bothered by the cold. By the next day, however, everyone but Nagi catches colds.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Bath on a Rainy Day - As Rain Fell
star
8.92
64 votes

#11 - A Bath on a Rainy Day - As Rain Fell

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2011

Run gets into a little trouble when she forgets to put on her underwear in the morning. Yūko goes into a little panic when Run collapses, though it turns out to be just a bit of sleep deprivation. After having to deal with heavy rain, the girls spend the evening at Nagi's house to dry off. While Run and Nagi take a bath, Tooru forces Yūko to sit through a scary movie before continuing to tease her during their bath time. A little while later, the girls leave with some umbrellas they borrowed, but soon return after Yūko gets herself dirty again.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Love - An April Day
star
8.61
71 votes

#12 - Love - An April Day

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2011

Upon visiting her friend, Run, to tell her she managed to get into her high school, Tooru finds her in a compromising position with one of her classmates, Yūko, who Tooru takes an instant disliking to. School soon begins, with Tooru showing hostility to anyone who gets too close to Run, and Yūko and their other friend, Nagi, making sure Run doesn't hurt herself with her aloofness. After school, Tooru admits she feels lonely being in a separate class from Run, but Run assures her that nothing's changed between them.

Directors: Ono Manabu
Writer: Kuroda BB
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV