The BEST episodes written by Katsuhiko Muramoto

The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
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8.58
227 votes

#1 - The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 - Episode 4

Haruhi has once again become bored. In an effort to alleviate some of this stagnation, Haruhi enters the SOS Brigade into a baseball tournament. Due to a lack of players, Tsuruya, Taniguchi, Kunikida, and Kyon's sister are recruited into the team. However, the team is hopelessly inept, and if they lose, Haruhi might destroy the world. To remedy the situation, Yuki uses her powers to alter the game.

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Episode 18
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8.02
46 votes

#2 - Episode 18

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life - Season 1 - Episode 18

Yukko is on her way meet Mai in a neighboring town, where Mai supposedly has a way to get free candy, but on her trip she constantly makes a fool of herself and gains a stalker. The professor creates Biscuit #2, but he isn't that impressive. And the servants of Starla are playing a very deadly game.

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Episode 7
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7.98
82 votes

#3 - Episode 7

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life - Season 1 - Episode 7

This is simply our just God's punishment, Albert. Are you dating anyone right now? If I don't pawn this scythe and buy some food, I'll die. If you get this question right, you'll receive an arm!

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Episode 23
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7.90
42 votes

#4 - Episode 23

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life - Season 1 - Episode 23

Mio is poisoned, Makoto is caught, Yukko makes a tough decision, and Mai tries to make peace with the Professor.

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Episode 21
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7.84
44 votes

#5 - Episode 21

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life - Season 1 - Episode 21

Misato, Weboshi, and Fe-chan talk about their current love interest. Mr. Takashi runs into Ms. Sakurai; is this a date!? The soldiers can’t find the last wooden cube, but a new challenger appears.

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Remote Island Syndrome (Part One)
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7.46
247 votes

#6 - Remote Island Syndrome (Part One)

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 - Episode 6

A "distant relative" of Itsuki's allows the SOS Brigade, along with Kyon's sister, to stay at his newly built island villa. On their first day there, they enjoy the island's facilities, but are soon drawn inside by the arrival of a storm. While waiting for the storm to pass, Haruhi and her friends play games in doors and have fun together. Later, the owner of the villa disappears, and everyone starts searching for him. Ultimately, the SOS Brigade members find him dead in his room.

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Energetic Despite Not Being Myself
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7.26
76 votes

#7 - Energetic Despite Not Being Myself

Lucky Star - Season 1 - Episode 8

It's about that time of year for the girls: athletic festivals! Konata's father is excited because he has been dying for an opportunity to try out his new camera. Kagami is in an eating contest, Konata is in the one-hundred meter dash, Tsukasa has to jump over hurdles, and Miyuki is in a relay race, where she brings the team from third to win the race by using her physical assets at the end. Later, Tsukasa is trying to learn a song on the recorder. Unfortunately, she is not very good. She then is taught by her sister not to blow so hard into it. Later, we see the girls in at school in a lunch line having various conversations about food and public eating facilities.

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Pandora's Box
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7.24
71 votes

#8 - Pandora's Box

Lucky Star - Season 1 - Episode 21

Konata and the girls discuss parents who check through their children's e-mails and text messages, how much money Konata spent at Comiket, and how hot it is even though it's September. Yui meet's Yutaka's friend Minami for the first time, and Minami gets even less insecure about her... growth. Tsukasa tries different methods to wake up early in the morning. All of them failed. Hiyori thinks of some good ideas for her manga, but when she tries to write them down, she just can't seem to remember them. Konata's class embark on a school excursion to Kyoto and Nara. During the trip, Kagami receives a letter from a boy asking for her to meet him at night. What could this boy possibly want from Kagami? On Lucky Channel, Shiraishi returns from his journey from Mount Fuji and gives Akira the famed Mount Fuji water she wanted. When Akira is disgusted by the taste of the water, Shiraishi finally snaps!

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Ring
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7.23
73 votes

#9 - Ring

Lucky Star - Season 1 - Episode 16

Konata gets a new cellphone. The girls learn how Miyuki became so knowledgable, how much she spaces out, and when she started wearing glasses. Kagami, Tsukasa, and Miyuki go see Konata at her job. On their way, Konata calls and asks them to pick up a comic for her. When they arrive at Konata's workplace, they see Konata dance on stage and meet her coworker, Patricia Martin. While studying with two of her classmates, Ayano Minegishi and Misao Kusakabe, Kagami realizes just how similar they are to Konata and Tsukasa. On Lucky Channel, Akira holds her big concert... in a karaoke bar.

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Episode 9
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6.86
74 votes

#10 - Episode 9

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life - Season 1 - Episode 9

I'm dreaming. I must be dreaming... They may maintain their flavor, but they're not maintaining their spirit! No matter how many I kill, they never learn their lesson. My lower half is unprotected!

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