The BEST episodes written by Daisuke Ishibashi
#1 - Chrono vs. Taiyou
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 5 - Episode 44
The final game of the special match commences as Chrono fights Taiyou while trying to convince him that his current mindset is wrong. Unfazed by Chrono's plays and words, Taiyou calmly counters his moves and takes control of the fight. However, Chrono is cheered on by his friends and is reminded of the connections he made through Vanguard. Hoping to convey the message that Vanguard is more about fun and friendship to Taiyou, Chrono strides Chronodragon Nextage and wins the game, thereby winning the special match for Team TRY3. Before he and Taiyou could talk more, Kanzaki suddenly announces that he will fight against Chrono.
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#2 - The Trio, Once More
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 7 - Episode 11
Jaime takes TRY3, Kamui, Misaki, and Taiyou to a deserted island reserved for training. After said training, Jaime devises a plan to give TRY3 some alone time; he has the team search for the lunch preparations which were "accidentally misplaced" in the mountains. As they hike the mountain, the three let out their feelings about everything, thus increasing their bond. After TRY3 returns with the food, they train more and discuss their plans for the future.
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#3 - Magallanica's Mermaid Princess
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 5 - Episode 34
TRY3 attends a special concert featuring Saya Yatomi, a popular idol from the Magallanica region and daughter of a former idol, Hitomi Kouzouji. They reluctantly become part of the event staff, and Tokoha finds herself fulfilling Saya's diva-like demands. Nonetheless, Tokoha realizes that she and Saya are alike in that they both want to be recognized as individuals and stop living in their idolized relatives' shadows. After a last-minute stage show in which Tokoha and Saya get in a pie fight, the two have a cardfight to settle the score. Then, when Chrono arrives home, he is told by his aunt Mikuru Shindou to stop playing Vanguard...
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#4 - 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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#5 - 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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#6 - Darkness of the Association
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 6 - Episode 20
Following some rumors, Kamui goes to a seemingly abandoned facility. He meets both Mamoru and Team Trinity Dragon, and they are chased by a robot. After escaping the robot, they discover a secret laboratory, which turns out to be one of Ryuzu's Stride Force relay stations. They also learn that the FICAs of all fighters have been gathering Stride Force for Ryuzu to use (to summon units from Cray as part of his ambitions). The group is then confronted by the person in charge of this facility, the crazy Kensuke Handa. He separates Kamui from his friends and challenges him to a cardfight. While Mamoru and Trinity Dragon try to escape, Kamui defeats Handa and demands him to reveal all he knows about Ryuzu. However, the facility activates its self-destruct mechanism, and Handa falls through a trap hole. Mamoru returns to save Kamui from the explosion. Although everyone made it out safely, Mamoru expresses frustration over how he had been helping Ryuzu's plans the whole time.
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#7 - 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.
#8 - Hiroki Moriyama
Cardfight!! Vanguard - Season 7 - Episode 3
Chrono meets with Kouji to ascertain that Rive is still alive. Kouji also explains his reasons for keeping this information secret. Meanwhile, the United Sanctuary Branch is invaded by the Company's Hiroki Moriyama, a young boy who believes he is a hero of justice while all who oppose him are evil. Since Team AL4 is currently out, Taiyou takes it upon himself to defend the branch by cardfighting Hiroki. As the battle continues, Hiroki spouts more of his ideals of how justice always wins, evil always loses, and evil must be punished. This reminds Taiyou of the old elitist philosophy of the branch and gives him more reason to defeat Hiroki. Unfortunately, not only does Taiyou lose, but Am (as Ace) summons one of the Zodiac Time Beasts and uses its power to destroy the branch. While there were no casualties, Taiyou is nonetheless disheartened that he could not defend the branch.
#9 - Sin
Blade & Soul - Season 1 - Episode 10
Alka carries deep wounds because of Karen, and then runs into Hayate and his wife Hana. Hana realizes Alka is under distress, but both Hana and Hayate realize that Alka is related to something that happened to their daughter who died...
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#10 - The Stolen Turnabout - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 2
A Kurain village treasure exhibit is set to be held at the Lordly Tailor, the biggest department store in the city. But the sacred urn is stolen by none other than Mask DeMasque, renowned phantom thief!
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#11 - The Stolen Turnabout - Last Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 5
With the murder trial beginning, our attorney must unravel the elaborate scheme surrounding the two incidents that occurred simultaneously and unmask the true killer.
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#12 - The Stolen Turnabout - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 3
The trial of Mask DeMasque for stealing the Kurain's village urn begins, with plenty of twists and turns in the story!
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#13 - Recipe for Turnabout - 1st Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 7
Phoenix is surprised to hear that Maggey was found guilty in a murder trial that he himself was reportedly the defense attorney for. Realising that someone must have impersonated him, Phoenix looks into Maggey's case for a retrial, learning that Maggey witnessed a man killing the programmer Glen Elg with poison while working at the Trés Bien restaurant. So Maggey becomes accused of the murder as no one else reported seeing the man in question.
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#14 - The Stolen Turnabout - 3rd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 4
The client was at the scene of a murder when the crime occurred, and our defense attorney was the one who proved that in court! How can he get out of this mess?
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#15 - Recipe for Turnabout - 2nd Trial
Ace Attorney - Season 2 - Episode 8
Phoenix and Maya learn that Armstrong owes money to a loan shark. Our heroes visit the office of the loan shark in question and the one who impersonated Phoenix, Furio Tigre. Afterwards, the pair hear from Gumshoe about Tigre's relationship with Viola Cadaverini, the granddaughter of a mob boss, as well how Elg had planned to pay off a debt he owed to Tigre with a computer virus had he not won the lottery.
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#16 - Let's Dancing! Sparkling with Sweat!!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 5
Asami, Eri, and Shizuno teach the viewers on how to do the "Vital Exercise" dance. During the lesson, Eri suggested to name that dance company for themselves as "Eri with Dancing Flowers".
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#17 - Vital ☆ Exercise! Smiling More!!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 12
The girls will now perform the "Vital Exercise" dance, with the viewers dancing along. During the dance, scenes from the past episodes are shown.
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#18 - Let's Go to the Gym! Fun Exercises!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 10
Asami and Yū have arrived at the sports gym, but when Yū is unsure if she can do it, Asami helps her out, by teaching her, and the viewers, on how to lift weights in the butterfly machine, work on the Synchro machine, work on the leg press, and work on the adduction and abduction machines.
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#19 - More Push-ups! Because it's For Breast Enlargement!!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 2
Eri Higuchi, despite getting annoyed about her breast size that she tried to work on, teaches the viewers the Hindu and Reverse Push-ups.
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#20 - Back Extension Squats! Aiming for Classical Japan Feminine Virtues!!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 3
Shizuno Saotome, after finishing with her cooking, teaches the viewers the squats and back extension, before they can all enjoy her food.
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#21 - Descent of the False God! Guide Me, Darkness!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 4
Shion Tachibana, thinking that she's a "fallen angel from the world of Denebrae", teaches the viewers the "Dance of the Void" and "Dance of the Wicked", which are known as the "Bow Pose" and "Camel Pose", two poses from Yoga.
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#22 - Tough Push-ups and Squats! Don't Give Up!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 7
Asami and Eri teach the viewers the clapping push-ups and the Hindu squats. During the lesson, Eri still gets annoyed about her breast size and thinks it's a competition between her and Asami.
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#23 - Kick & Twist! Here We Go!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 6
Yū Hiraoka had trouble falling asleep, so she, while teaching the viewers, does the Back Kick and the Reverse Trunk Twist exercises in order for her to go to sleep.
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#24 - Spin! Spin! Mat Exercises, All the Way
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 3
Shizuno helps Yū do the Mat Exercises, while they both teach the viewers the two kinds of Mat Exercises: The Somersault and the Somersault Splits, in order for Yū to do well in her Mat Exercise Test on the next day.
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#25 - Easy Tai Chi! Core Strength Training!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 11
Shion, Eri, and Yū teach the viewers Tai Chi, while Shion thinks they're performing the "Dance of Resurrection". During the lesson, Eri encourages Yū how she can make her dreams come true. After the lesson ends, Asami and Shizuno arrived. Asami and her friends thanked the viewers for keeping up with them, but they are not done yet.
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#26 - Push-up and Sit-ups! Bring it On!!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 1
Asami Hoshi teaches the viewers the push-ups and crunches, and hopes that she can eat a soft served ice cream.
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#27 - Stretchy! Stretchy! Poolside Beauties!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 9
Eri arrived at Shizuno's indoor pool, but before she can race in a pool, Shizuno suggested that they should do the warm-up exercises, by teaching the viewers on how to stretch the outer sides of bodies, the shoulders, and the lower bodies.
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#28 - More Dancing! Smile and Detox!!
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 1 - Episode 8
Asami, Shion, and Yū teach the viewers the "Vital Exercise" dance, again. Afterwards, Asami decided that they should go to the store to buy the soft served ice creams, while learning that Shion works there and her real name is "Akiko", much to Shion's denial.
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#29 - Let's Clean & Side Bench
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 1
Asami, Eri, Yū, Shizuno, and Shion are all cleaning up the new apartment "Bonheur Chateau", with the viewers helping out, in order to start their new lives together. During their clean-up time, Asami teaches the viewers the lateral side bend exercise in the lesson room. Then, a mysterious new girl arrives in front of the apartment.
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#30 - Running XX Train!? Training Anytime, Anywhere
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 2
Eri, while heading for school, teaches the viewers the invisible chair and calf raises, in a train. Afterwards, she introduces them her friend, who thinks Eri and the viewers are a couple. Soon after, they unexpectedly encounter Shion, who is working at her station while trying to hide her secret from them.
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#31 - Pleasure XX of the Void
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 4
Shion teaches the viewers the Supine Hip Lift and the Sit-ups, while trying to make them believe that she doesn't work at the station, even though she does. Soon after, she gets her message from her mother, and when her mother arrives, she gives the pizza that she bought to the viewers, to give to Shion, much to Shion's dismay.
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#32 - Shape Up on the Balance Ball, I Dub Thee My XX
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 6
Sakura Izumi, the new girl from before and who thinks she is an emperor from "The Sakura Empire", teaches the viewers, while treating them as her "noble steed", the Ball Sit-ups and the Wide Squats, even though she tried to cheat her way out of those exercises.
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#33 - Massage Relax! Let's XX Together
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 8
After witnessing that Yū was jogging like Asami and Eri did, Shion massages her leg to relax. Then, Sakura appeared, and while teaching and massaging the viewers, Sakura and Shion fought over Yū. When the other girls arrived to see them fighting, Yū was left no choice but to play along and becomes an evil wizard, apparently.
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#34 - Skip Rope Warm Up
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 9
Shizuno teaches the viewers how to warm up by rope skipping, both normally and crisscrossing. During the exercise, she talked about her life and having fun exercising with her friends. After they finished warming up, and Andalucía tied Shizuno up and made her fall on the viewers, they all enjoy the tea made by Shizuno.
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#35 - XX Stretch Out and Aim for the Top Swimmer
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 5
Back in Shizuno's indoor pool, Asami was about to train for her swimming competition at school, until Shizuno suggested that she needs to do her warm-up stretches. Shizuno then helps Asami warm-up, while they both teach the viewers how to stretch by doing the front and back bends, the invisible chair stretches, and the leg raise stretches.
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#36 - Tighten Up Your Upper Arms with Dumbbells
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 11
Asami teaches the viewers how to work out with dumbbells. Soon after, a Christmas party is coming up, and Asami got something to say to the viewers for later. However, she is not the only one, because Eri, Sakura, Shizuno, Shion, and Yū have all got something to say to the viewers as well.
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#37 - Jogging for Breezy Aerobics! XX Feels Great
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 7
Asami and Eri teach the viewers how to jog, and during the jogging montage, one policewoman, three little girls, and a cat all jog along after Asami and Eri stopped by. Soon after, Asami, Eri, and the rest of the girls enjoy their bath time, while Eri gets more jealous when she notices that Asami's breasts grew a little more bigger.
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Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 10
Yū was concerned about using her contact lenses rather than her glasses, so in order to relax, she does, while teaching the viewers, the Unilateral Push-ups and the Prawn Back Extension. Afterwards, she accidentally bumped into Shion, making Yū drop her contact lenses, which are broken accidentally by Sakura soon after.
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#39 - Part-Time Danger
Kamen Rider - Season 23 - Episode 32
Nitou’s high school friend Tsuchiya arrives in town, having discovered a job offer that will pay 1 million yen for a day’s work. Nitou joins him on the interview, but Haruto and Koyomi suspect something is off.
#40 - Things Money Can’t Buy
Kamen Rider - Season 23 - Episode 33
Haruto and Nitou must race to Tokyo to save Tsuchiya, who begins repeatedly experiencing extremely favorable luck, as well as the 5 other Gates, from falling victim to the Phantom Hobgoblin.
#41 - The Fugitive’s Despair
Kamen Rider - Season 23 - Episode 37
The group must protect Nemoto from both the Phantom Raum and the police who want to question him about several arson cases. But can they clear Rinko’s name before it’s too late?
#42 - Living Together XX Is About to Begin
Anime De Training! Ex - Season 2 - Episode 12
After the viewers helped them finished preparing for a Christmas party, the girls have confessed their own feelings for the viewers. After that, a Christmas feast has begun, and the girls all wanted the viewers to sit right next to one of them, making the viewers pass out. The series ends with Asami waking the viewers up, like in the first episode.
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#43 - The Myna Bird Speaks
Kamen Rider - Season 23 - Episode 36
With Sora’s words in mind, Haruto meets Wiseman to get answers. Meanwhile, Rinko investigates an arson case with Shunpei, only to discover that a man with a caged myna bird may be a Gate.