The BEST episodes written by Dai Satô

Deus Ex Machina
star
8.91
409 votes

#1 - Deus Ex Machina

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 23

Pieces are played and revelations uncovered as the final fight commences. Monad makes her return and tries to convince Vincent to join her.

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RE-L124C41+
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8.73
515 votes

#2 - RE-L124C41+

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 7

Re-l recovers from her illness. Daedalus shows her the disturbing mechanisms responsible for the Dome's continued survival. Vincent makes his way home, slowly losing his companions along the way, ending up alone with Pino. A group of infected AutoReivs is unleashed on Re-l, Iggy, and Daedalus. The episode ends with Daedalus filling out Re-l's death certificate.

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Shining Sign
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8.65
483 votes

#3 - Shining Sign

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 8

Vincent and Pino stumbles onto war-torn Halos, where they are caught in a war between the dome's human inhabitants and its autonomous AutoReivs.

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Anamnesis
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8.61
448 votes

#4 - Anamnesis

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 11

Vincent finds a strange book store and an even stranger old man, where he discovers more about his true nature. Re-l and Iggy catch up on the Centzon (the Rabbit, the flying ship that Vincent travels by).

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Confession
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8.47
637 votes

#5 - Confession

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 2

Re-l struggles to convince her peers of her encounters with the monsters, which she learns are called Proxy. She is removed from the investigation and finds that Iggy has had his memories of recent events erased. Meanwhile, Vincent finds himself on the run from a proxy and then the city's authorities.

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Even Vacuum Cleaners Fall in Love, Baby
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8.46
101 votes

#6 - Even Vacuum Cleaners Fall in Love, Baby

Space Dandy - Season 1 - Episode 13

The Aloha Oe crew patron a coffee shop where QT meets a female, robotic coffeemaker named Maker. Spurred by previously disregarded feelings of love, QT visits the shop each day and develops a friendship with Maker, also meeting her co-worker, a robotic cash register. One day, QT arrives to find that Maker and the register have been recalled to a seaborne landfill as they have begun exhibiting emotions, causing them to malfunction.

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Mazecity
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8.26
668 votes

#7 - Mazecity

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 3

Romdo is no longer a safe haven for Vincent. He is trying to avoid capture by the authorities. As he flees he comes across the infected AutoReiv Pino. Pino then shows him the way to escape from Romdo to the outside world. Re-l struggles to contact Vincent and uncover the true nature of his involvement with the Proxy.

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Futu-risk
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8.21
546 votes

#8 - Futu-risk

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 4

Vincent and Pino are taken in by a small commune, the inhabitants of which make a living off the refuse dumped from the Dome. Meanwhile, Raul plans his move to locate and capture Vincent.

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SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise – JUNGLE CRUISE
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8.20
399 votes

#9 - SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise – JUNGLE CRUISE

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Season 1 - Episode 10

Marco Amoretti, a former American Imperial Navy Petty Officer turned serial killer, has arrived in Japan and for the last two months has murdered several women by slicing the skin off their torsos in the form of a T-shirt. American CIA officers have been dispatched to Japan, ostensibly to assist Section 9 in their effort to track down and apprehend Amoretti before he can strike again. When the CIA officers show no surprise at the developments in the case, Ishikawa hacks into the CIA database and learns that Amoretti was part of an American Empire commando team sent into the jungles of South America to conduct a covert operation aimed at breaking an enemy’s will to fight by using terror tactics, such as flaying civilians alive. Elsewhere, Batou — an ex-JGSDF Ranger who has seen first-hand the horrors of the CIA operation — resolves to stop Amoretti by any means necessary.

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The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby
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8.17
187 votes

#10 - The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby

Space Dandy - Season 1 - Episode 2

Still out searching the galaxies, the crew visits the noodle galaxy as Meow takes pictures of their travels and uploads them onto the web. However, this stupidly gives away their location to Dr. Gel, who sends his henchmen after them everywhere they go.

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Awakening
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8.12
743 votes

#11 - Awakening

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 1

When a series of mysterious attacks involving Cogito infected AutoReivs occur, Re-l is assigned to investigate, and encounters a humanoid monster. Later, she is attacked by two of these monsters at her home.

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C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again – STAND ALONE COMPLEX
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7.99
310 votes

#12 - C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again – STAND ALONE COMPLEX

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Season 1 - Episode 26

The dismantling of Section 9, spun by the media as a JSDF preemptive strike against a radical security unit planning a coup, provides the Prime Minister with the public support his party needs to win the Lower House elections. Immediately after the election, in keeping with his promise, the Prime Minister discloses the information regarding The Laughing Man case, fingering Yakushima as the ringleader. Three months pass, during which Togusa tries to come to terms with all that has happened with Section 9. In his attempts to find information on the rest of the team, he learns that the Major was killed and the remaining members of Section 9 are serving time in a state prison for high treason. The news upsets Togusa, and he resolves to assassinate the man responsible for Section 9's dissolution.

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Bohemian Rhapsody
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7.97
832 votes

#13 - Bohemian Rhapsody

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Bebop Crew embarks on a wild goose chase of a bounty hunt that leads them deep into space in search of an ancient chess master.

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Jamming with Edward
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7.91
1061 votes

#14 - Jamming with Edward

Cowboy Bebop - Season 1 - Episode 5

The Bebop crew tries to crack the case of mysterious satellite drawings appearing on the Earth’s surface, but they’ll need help from a hacker know as Radical Edward to earn their bounty!

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C: Left-Behind Trace – ERASER
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7.89
377 votes

#15 - C: Left-Behind Trace – ERASER

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Season 1 - Episode 21

Togusa finds himself in the hospital after being shot, but is desperate to impart what he has learned to the rest of the group. By diving into Togusa’s memories, Section 9 experiences the DEA raid against the Sunflower Society firsthand, prompting anger and rage. The Chief takes it upon himself to notify the head of the DEA of Togusa’s presence at the Sunflower Society building during the raid, prompting the DEA chief to order the Narcotics Suppression Squad (NSS) to the house of Dr. Hisashi Imakurusu. Dr. Imakurusu had overseen the board that denied the Murai Vaccine; after being diagnosed with Cyberbrain Sclerosis, he began using the vaccine in secret and subsequently went into hiding. Section 9 believes Dr. Imakurusu may hold a clue to unraveling the entire Laughing Man case, and undertake a desperate search to locate him.

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DU:  The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE
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7.85
354 votes

#16 - DU: The Hope Named Despair; AMBIVALENCE

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Season 2 - Episode 9

Several bombings have occurred throughout New Port City. Each time, Section 9 arrives too late to stop their detonations. With a fifth and final bomb set to go off somewhere in the city, the unit puts all of the information they have found from the first four bombings together. Even the Cabinet Intelligence Service is having their fair share of difficulties. A hacker has infiltrated its incredibly advanced computer security system. The hacker enters the vast array of information stored at the CIS and begins to collect data...

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C: The Man Who Dwells in the Shadows of the Net – CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!
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7.81
430 votes

#17 - C: The Man Who Dwells in the Shadows of the Net – CHAT! CHAT! CHAT!

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Season 1 - Episode 9

Using her net avatar, Kusanagi enters a chat room dedicated to the Laughing Man. Various theories are passed around the chat room as the members view various bits of evidence from the Laughing Man case. While in the chat room, Kusanagi homes in on an older man sitting at the table who seems to have more knowledge about the Laughing Man incidents than anyone else. After confronting the man and exchanging information with him, Kusanagi and one of the other guests are suddenly transferred out of the chat room and she briefly sees the Laughing Man.

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C: Vanished Medication – RE-VIEW
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7.79
353 votes

#18 - C: Vanished Medication – RE-VIEW

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Season 1 - Episode 20

After the events of "Portraitz", Togusa uses J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye as a starting point and develops a theory that the Laughing Man is after something published on paper. Togusa receives permission to check out a Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) records building and stumbles upon a key piece of evidence: a list of Cyberbrain Sclerosis patients treated with a secret medication, known as the Murai Vaccine, has disappeared from the MHLW. Togusa traces the missing list to a group called the Sunflower Society, where he learns that several prominent Japanese citizens have been secretly treated with the experimental medication. Elsewhere, the head of the Japanese DEA unit dispatches the Narcotics Suppression Squad to eliminate the members of the Sunflower Society and recover the missing list.

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SUPER CROOKS
star
7.73
55 votes

#19 - SUPER CROOKS

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 13

Christopher Matts sends Praetorian to stop Johnny and his crew — but this time, the supervillains have Gladiator on their side.

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Count Orlok
star
7.50
54 votes

#20 - Count Orlok

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 9

While confronting their old friend Praetorian, Carmine and the crew realize they've made a major miscalculation and have to think on their feet.

The Bastard
star
7.20
54 votes

#21 - The Bastard

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 12

Kasey and Roddy disguise themselves as professors for a meeting with Christopher Matts while Carmine, Johnny, TK and Josh case the casino.

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The Union of Justice
star
7.18
56 votes

#22 - The Union of Justice

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 8

The night before hitting the Union of Justice headquarters, Johnny and Kasey have an early celebration and vow to walk away from crime after this heist.

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The Gladiator
star
7.15
59 votes

#23 - The Gladiator

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 6

Carmine and his crew steal a plane and fly off to rescue TK, who's on a heavily guarded aircraft protected by Gladiator.

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Man Mountain
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7.15
75 votes

#24 - Man Mountain

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 3

Things don't go as planned with the heist, and Johnny and the crew end up getting chased by cops and superheroes through the streets of San Francisco.

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The Praetorian
star
7.12
68 votes

#25 - The Praetorian

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 4

Johnny and his friends are confronted by Praetorian, a superhero who relishes using his seemingly endless abilities to punish them.

The War of the Undies and Vests, Baby
star
7.12
110 votes

#26 - The War of the Undies and Vests, Baby

Space Dandy - Season 1 - Episode 6

Dandy and Meow get stuck on a distant planet and trapped in an endless battle over wearing underwear.

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Dandy's Day in Court, Baby
star
7.09
0 votes

#27 - Dandy's Day in Court, Baby

Space Dandy - Season 1 - Episode 25

A seemingly-harmless trip to Boobies ends with Dandy on trial for the murder of a very rare alien. When his friends are called to testify, the situation goes from bad – to worse!

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Who Wants to be in Jeopardy?
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7.06
446 votes

#28 - Who Wants to be in Jeopardy?

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 15

Finding himself in a bizarre live game show, Vincent's trivia knowledge is put to the test as he battles for his life.

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Casino Grand Granite
star
7.04
50 votes

#29 - Casino Grand Granite

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 11

To save Carmine, Johnny tries to get the crew back together for another heist he's planned using information he gathered while serving time in supermax.

Electro Boy
star
7.03
106 votes

#30 - Electro Boy

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 1

A regular kid named Johnny Bolt suddenly finds that he can control electricity. Soon enough, he starts testing the limits of his newfound powers.

Kasey
star
7.02
81 votes

#31 - Kasey

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 2

As soon as he's released from prison, Johnny meets up with his old supervillain friends, who try to pull him into a very intriguing gem heist.

The Supermax
star
6.88
58 votes

#32 - The Supermax

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 7

While waiting for the final member of their crew to show up, Carmine shares his plan with everyone else and gives them one last chance to drop out.

The Sex Witch Houkouin Strikes!
star
6.86
7 votes

#33 - The Sex Witch Houkouin Strikes!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 3

A mysterious woman named Hokkoin, who appeared several times around Keiichiro, manipulated Kugutsu and attacked Keiichiro. Keiichiro falls into a predicament due to the attack of Hokkoin who wants to know the power of Susanoo, a demon that can only be moved by Keiichiro. It was a surprising person who saved Keiichiro's pinch that he couldn't control well ...?

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Susanoo Hijacked! The Vicious Asai Hyogo!
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6.86
7 votes

#34 - Susanoo Hijacked! The Vicious Asai Hyogo!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 4

Keiichiro goes out to pick up in the city, but he gets into a fight with a traveling samurai. The samurai who thought he was a man was Asai Hyogo, a woman who was dressed as a man. Hyogo, who fell hungry, was saved by Tomi and was forced to work in Sakurayu, where Keiichiro was, but she had a purpose to fulfill on her journey.

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The Heat
star
6.80
59 votes

#35 - The Heat

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 5

In Chicago, Carmine introduces Johnny and Kasey to the other supervillains. They've all been chosen for their specific powers and their nameless status.

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Carmine
star
6.72
54 votes

#36 - Carmine

Super Crooks - Season 1 - Episode 10

Johnny's old supervillain buddies take him out for a celebration and as usual, try to pull him into one last harebrained job.

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Eternal Smile
star
6.65
405 votes

#37 - Eternal Smile

Ergo Proxy - Season 1 - Episode 19

Pino explores the mysterious Smile Land with the NaKaMa, and confronts the Creator of the city.

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Later Summer in Nagasaki, on the Night the Lanterns Float
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6.40
5 votes

#38 - Later Summer in Nagasaki, on the Night the Lanterns Float

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 5

Keiichiro hears that the only way to break the curse of a virgin is to kiss his raw daughter, and he urges Kiriko and Chiharu to kiss. However, the behavior that ignores the feelings of the other party creates a terrible atmosphere. Meanwhile, Tomi tells Kiriko the secret hidden in the curse of the virgin.

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The Ninja of Passion, the Bloody Shinsengumi!
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6.25
4 votes

#39 - The Ninja of Passion, the Bloody Shinsengumi!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 7

Knowing that the curse has been lifted, Keiichiro goes out to the city as he does with Hyakusuke. Kiriko and Chiharu, who knew it, hunted down the two, but Kiriko's childhood friend, Rakumaru, who came to pick up Kiriko, appeared. Keiichiro is anxious about the appearance of Sutemaru. Meanwhile, the assault of the strong enemy Shinsengumi!

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Succession Strife, Keiichiro Appears!
star
6.00
18 votes

#40 - Succession Strife, Keiichiro Appears!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 1

The time is the end of the Edo period and the place is Nagasaki. Keiichiro, who has defeated the bad guys in his neighborhood one after another in a fight, now boasts unrivaled strength. However, for Keiichiro, who aims to be the best man in the world, the unification of Nagasaki was just empty. Keiichiro, who spends such days, is suspected of murder. There is a mysterious beauty in the shadow ...!?

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The Alluring Red-Light District, and the Foxy Chiharu!
star
6.00
5 votes

#41 - The Alluring Red-Light District, and the Foxy Chiharu!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 2

Keiichiro, who cannot touch the girl because of the curse of the virgin, goes out to the city with his younger brother Hyakusuke in search of stress relief and encounter. He meets a girl named Chiharu at a teahouse, but Keiichiro and Hyakusuke are involved in troubles over the identity of Chiharu, who is actually a demon fox and is not a human being.

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Shigeyoshi of the Rebellion, The Bloody Surrender of Edo Castle!
star
6.00
4 votes

#42 - Shigeyoshi of the Rebellion, The Bloody Surrender of Edo Castle!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 6

Shigeyoshi Hitotsubashi who can manipulate the demon like Keiichiro. He was the hero who protected the Tokugawa regime by burning down the Black Ships that came to Japan 17 years ago. Currently, he is estranged by other influential people and is half imprisoned, but he puts into practice a plan in front of the corruption of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

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After the Rampage, the Two Make Their Decision
star
6.00
4 votes

#43 - After the Rampage, the Two Make Their Decision

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 10

Due to the runaway Susanoo, Keiichiro became unconscious with the collapsed Sakurayu. Chiharu asks if Susanoo's runaway is due to Kiriko. With her own responsibility and her worries about Keiichiro, Kiriko meets Ryoma Sakamoto at the port where she wanders.

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Dawn at Dejima, the Greatest Fist in Japan!
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5.67
3 votes

#44 - Dawn at Dejima, the Greatest Fist in Japan!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 8

Keiichiro has stolen the inro to activate Susanoo by Ryoma Sakamoto, Glover, and Verbeck. What was waiting for Keiichiro who challenged Ryoma and others to regain the inro was a baseball fist in modern times ...!? The rock-paper-scissors game that bet everything begins!

Cherry Blossom Bath Love Stories
star
5.25
4 votes

#45 - Cherry Blossom Bath Love Stories

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 9

Keiichiro and Kiriko have a nice atmosphere after the problems with Ryoma are cleared up. However, unlike Chiharu and Hyogo, I was worried that I couldn't ride Susanoo with Keiichiro. Hokkoin appeared in front of Kiriko and asked her about her worries, but Hokkoin had a different purpose.

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Led by the Onigami, to Share Our Fate!
star
1.00
1 votes

#46 - Led by the Onigami, to Share Our Fate!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 11

Verbeck and Grabber attack Japan again. Nagasaki faces a crisis due to the large number of black ships that are incomparable to those of Uraga. It was Takemikazuchi, the demon god driven by Shigeyoshi Hitotsubashi, who buried the black ship with a single blow. Keiichiro confronts that overwhelming power, but ...!?

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Break the Thunderclouds, Heavenly Thunder God Susanoo!
star
1.00
1 votes

#47 - Break the Thunderclouds, Heavenly Thunder God Susanoo!

Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution - Season 1 - Episode 12

Keiichiro and Susanoo head for the final battle with Takemikazuchi while being kidnapped by Kiriko and being hurt by tatters. Can Keiichiro regain Kiriko and defeat Shigeyoshi Hitotsubashi !? And what exactly is a demon god ...!? The final big curtain finally opens !!

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