The BEST episodes written by Hiro Kaburagi
#1 - Leukocytes
Guilty Crown - Season 1 - Episode 6
Gai survives the attack but reveals that his team and the mercenaries were killed by the Leukocyte blast. At the outskirts of Tsukigase Dam, Gai briefs the Undertakers that their mission is to attack the Dam where the Leukocyte control system is located but due to the Leukocyte's security system, he will have Shu use Kenji's Void to disable it. Shu doesn't want to take part of the operation as he's afraid of the people who will die if he fails until Inori goes to talk to him. Meanwhile at Tsukigase Dam, Major Segai informs the Anti Bodies director Shuichiro Keido that his men are prepared for the Undertakers attack including Daryl, who wants revenge against the Undertakers for stealing his Steiner. As Gai gets another blood transfusion in a room alone, he confesses to what he assumes is Inori that he regrets of the lives who died for him and it was difficult to act as their fearless leader until he realizes the other person was in fact Shu due to Inori. Shu admits he never wanted to see this side of Gai and agrees to join the operation. As the Undertakers distract the GHQ forces guarding the dam, Shu, Gai, and Kenji sneak into the Leukocyte control system with Inori defending them. As Gai and Shu hacks the control system with Tsugumi's help via Funell, Segai sends Daryl to stop them which Gai battles and disables Daryl's Endlave. However, Daryl damages the control system, sending one of the Leukocyte's crashing to the dam. In order to stop it, Gai makes a deal with Segai that he will stop the crashing satellite using Shu's transmitter, revealing it is actually a targeting beacon for the Leukocytes, in exchange that he destroys all records of Shu's involvement with the Undertakers. Realizing Gai is sacrificing himself to destroy the falling satellite, Shu, with Inori's encouragement, combines Kenji's and Inori's Voids to destroy not only the falling satellite but also the one still in space. With the operation over, Shu finally accepts Gai and the Undertakers while S
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#2 - The Vulgar Battle / The 36 Views of Hell
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 8
Koban, the writer for gossip magazine "Weekly Sanzu River", was sipping tea while looking back at his most recent scoop involving the secret meeting between Hakutaku and Peach Maki and the eye-watering birth documentary at Fukisho. Everything was going fine until he tried nosing his way into Enma Palace and ended up taking a picture of Datsueba's bathing scene. Koban however, was still in the mood for an even trashier gossip. Who might his next target be? Nasubi was on his holiday, carving a life-like sculpture of a frog from a tree branch but something was bothering him. When he consulted Karauri how he was lacking inspiration, he was advised to simply be himself. Shortly after, a Kingyosou drifting calmly in the wind caught his eye. As advised by Karauri, he decided to bend with the wind like the Kingyosou in front of him.
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#3 - Fine Rain
After the Rain - Season 1 - Episode 6
Sweltering hot summer break. Akira, who's taking remedial classes bumped into Haruka (track team captain), and they go to school together for the first time in ages. Haruka wanted to find out the future of their friendship, but the bus arrives to school before she could bring up the subject, and they each go their ways. Akira went to a library during the sudden rain and meets Kondo by accident.
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#4 - The Samurai Who Was Once Inch-High / The Quagmire Sisters Of The Mountain
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 11
While Hozuki was reading a book at Enma Palace's library, Shiro came by and began complaining how he discovered the Japanese folklore "Momotaro" that described Momotaro's dog as an Afghan Hound. Shiro's issue didn't end there as he had trouble reading the Japanese folklore "Inch-High Samurai" to the puppies. Hozuki was kind enough to lend him a hand but... Speaking of which, where is the Inch-High Samurai? The Yamagami (mountain god) "Princess Iwa" was upset as usual and threatened to kill any beautiful women who entered her mountain. Meanwhile at Enma Palace's lounge, Hozuki and Oko were eating together talking about the TV show "Woman's Quarrel Over Appearance" while the Tree Spirit was sighing over his current situation. Although Tree Spirits normally dwell in the mountain of the world of the living, he now takes refuge in hell due to his pollen allergy and the discord between the top 2 members of the Yamagami family, Princess Iwa and Princess Sakuya.
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#5 - The Ultimate Example of Ruin Through Wine and Women / Awash with Drunks
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 9
Hakutaku suffering from a hangover locked himself inside the toilet and prayed his pain to go away. Despite being used to seeing this kind of scenery, Momotaro was nonetheless disgusted with Hakutaku boozing himself and complained that it was no wonder why Hozuki looks down on him. However, when Momotaro mentioned how Hozuki would have the upper hand if he could hold his liquor well, Hakutaku got fired up and headed to Hozuki's place. Hakutaku and Momotaro decided to go along with the flow and joined Great King Enma's drinking party. Although King Enma intended to drink throughout the night, mentioning how it was a Japanese tradition, Hozuki quickly rejected the idea and allowed the rest of the Gokusotsu to go home before King Enma began boasting about his success story. When Hozuki sighed at the sight of the drunkards, he received an urgent message from someone.
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#6 - Dinner of the Ten Kings of the Afterlife / Diets are Hell
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 10
When a person dies, they are put on a trial taking place between the Shonanoka (a Buddhist memorial service that takes place on the sixth day after their death) and Sankaiki (the second anniversary of a person's death). On such a trial, the deciding factors were the memorial services and offerings from the bereaved. At the temporary Hell, where the fortunate souls lined up to go to heaven, Hozuki was preaching how they should thank the bereaved for their offerings. Karauri, staring at the sheer amount of offerings on the altar was then ordered by Hozuki to go assist the dinner party for the Ten Kings who passed the judgement for these souls. The Great King Enma indulged himself in an epic food binge, eating the sweets from the offerings and dinner party and at one point, he became so obese that he couldn't even pick up the pen he dropped on the floor. When Hozuki overheard King Enma grumbling about going to a sports gym after work, he planned a bootcamp to put his superior, Shiro, Kakisuke and Rurio back into shape.
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#7 - Hell Idol: Peach Maki / The Right Arm Blues
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 6
Hell Idol Peach Maki was finishing up her gravure photo session at the Sento Farm in Togenkyo and along came Hakutaku in his usual manner. Oblivious of the suspicious shadowed figure up above, Hakutaku handed her a Sentou and began flirting. To her dismay, the shadowed figure turns out to be a gossip columnist who was attempting to get a scandal scoop on Maki who was advertising herself as a "pure" idol. The year is 102014 (Akuma Era). Satan's right hand man, Beelzebub from western hell arrived at Japan's hell. His name was written as "Lord of the Flies". It didn't take Beelzebub long to be shaking with anger as he was treated like a commoner despite him being an elite government official. To make matters worse, he couldn't even get through Hell Airport's inspection and was asked by Hozuki to literally empty his digestive fluids after stating that they were toxic. His patience was at its limit...
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#8 - Hell's Bon Festival of Lights / Idle Chat with the Great King Enma
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 13
Bon Festival is an annual event where the lids of hell are released allowing the dead to return to the world of the living. Every Gokusotsu looks forward to this day as it is an equivalent of a summer vacation and Shiro, Kakisuke and Rurio were no exception. The open stalls were bustling with people and the scent of grilled Wagyu steak in the air was something Shiro just couldn't resist. To their surprise, Hozuki was also there wearing a demon mask and enjoying himself to the fullest. As the Bon Festival came and went, Enma-cho was back in business. Hozuki silenced the dead that was in his way and as if nothing had happened stated that the dead to be put on trial will be arriving late. The Great King Enma decided to take a rest but the last minute trials before the Bon Festival seemed to have left him a sore throat. What will Hozuki do?
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#9 - Lady Lilith and her Husbaned / Why Monsters are so Widely Spread Throughout the Mundane World of China
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 12
The word has it that Lady Lilith was once the first wife of the first man Adam before she became EU Hell special adviser Beelzebub's wife. Lilith made an excuse to go to Eastern Hell by volunteering for King Satan's escort and went on a shopping spree with her husband's cash card. Her next destination was Enma-cho. Could she be planning to seduce someone? Hozuki and Hakutaku were at it again. While Momotaro was making medicine, the 2 were locked in a word-chain game. Hakutaku was greatly disappointed about losing the game and while making Hozuki's medicine, he thought of asking a question that has been bothering him.
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#10 - Man & Woman and Mortal Hell / Hell-Style Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques & How-To Use the Johari Mirror
Hozuki's Coolheadedness - Season 1 - Episode 7
The new Gokusotsu were washing their senior's laundries collected from every corner of Hell. Seeing the mounds of laundry stacked up in the corner, Karauri and Nasubi decided to split up. Despite their effort however, the delicate laundry from Shugo Hell were time-consuming and there seemed to be no end. Their colleagues who were finished with their share started cleaning up and left one by one. Eventually Nasubi grew tired of hanging out the laundry and decided to show Karauri a new stunt he just thought up of. "Lay your eyes upon this mirror!" When one of the dead tried talking his way out of getting punishment, the Great King Enma pointed his finger to the mirror laid out in Enma Palace's court. The "Johari Mirror" was in essence an ultra high performance security camera that displayed any deeds that the dead did in their lifetime. With his evil deeds laid out in front of him, the dead instantly gave up and admitted his sins. Enma's day was proceeding as normal but after he tried stretching his back, a jolting pain ran through his body.
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