The BEST episodes written by Kenta Ihara
#1 - The Battle of the Fjord
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 7
The Empire is launching a seemingly foolish attack on the Entente Alliance in the middle of winter. They lack the supplies to successfully invade. Tanya realizes that this attack is a feint intended to distract from a fjord landing mission. Sure enough, she is sent to lead the invasion of the fjords, and silence 20 cannon emplacements in time for the fleet to land and the Imperial forces to disembark.
#2 - My First Battalion
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 5
Tanya's new battalion is off the ground and running, and it's time for them to do their first mission: fight back a massive invasion by the Dakian Dukedom to the southeast. The enemy army numbers in the hundreds of thousands, but they've brought no air units at all, which makes them easy pickings for Tanya's highly trained force. After wiping out the enemy army, she heads straight for the enemy capital and launches an attack there.
#3 - Resistance
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 11
Tanya's diminished smaller company attack the battalion of Allied Kingdom mages rather than retreat. Their company use their altitude advantage but suffer heavy losses, especially when Colonel Sioux uses an illegal Trench Gun.
#4 - How to Use a Victory
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 12
Tanya just barely manages to restrain herself from disobeying her superior officers and attacking the Republic remanents. But the Republic forces have escaped overseas, and vowed to fight to the bitter end. The Empire has been victorious, but in its victory it has terrified the rest of the world and spurred them to action. Is true victory possible at all?
#5 - Yuichi-kun, You're Pretty Dumb, Aren't You?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 5
Shibe reels from the accusation that he has "actually killed a person." Despite protesting that he never did such a thing, he loses the audience's confidence and is thrust into first place. Meanwhile, Tenji finds himself in a distressing situation after realizing Yuichi is the one who wrote the card. Yuichi then makes the shocking announcement that he knows who the traitor is.
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#6 - The Path to Victory
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tanya's spectacular mission is a success, and the Republic is surrounded and crippled. But on her way back, she runs into a group of allied mages, lead by Anton Souix, the man she crippled once more. He's back, and powered by Being X, and his one mission in life is to take down the Devil of the Rhine!
#7 - The Journey Begins
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 6
Thorfinn goes to battle for the first time as a member of Askeladd’s army. After witnessing the harsh reality of the war to conquer England first-hand, Thorfinn tries to run away, but later throws himself into battle in order to get revenge for his father by defeating Askeladd. One night, Thorfinn gets wounded in battle, and is saved by a mother and daughter living in a village by the sea.
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#8 - Prologue
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 2
The secret of Tanya's birth is revealed. Tanya was a cold and unemotional Japanese salaryman who was pushed in front of a train by a man he laid off. An infuriated godlike creature named "Being X" sent him to this world, and reincarnated him as a baby girl... with no promise that he would ever be reincarnated again. Now Tanya has to survive, because this is all she's got!
#9 - Beginning of Madness
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 6
After her easy victory over Dakia, it's time for a more difficult mission: aiding the destruction of the Entente Alliance to the north. The Alliance is being backed by the strong powers, and has equipment and training that in some cases rival the Empire. When Tanya arrives, the Alliance is striking a critical supply base with a bombing raid, and the local Empire force are too overwhlemed to defend against it. Can she get there to hold them off in time?
#10 - Whew, I'm Beat
Ajin - Season 1 - Episode 12
The Metropolitan Police Assault Team use different tactics to continually kill Sato to prevent him from acting against them. Two of Sato's Ajin begin shooting the police, but are themselves targeted by police snipers. However Tanaka uses his Black Ghost to attack the snipers in turn. A break in the action enables Sato to revive and use his Black Ghost to distract the Metropolitan Police Assault Team so he can wipe them out by firing at close range. After killing them all, Sato calmly walks away. Mr Keita, the villager who saw Kei in the woods, sees the ensuing news coverage and recognises a picture of Kei.
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#11 - Normanni
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 7
Askeladd withdraws temporarily from the war against England. While searching for a new source of income, he encounters a skirmish among the Franks and hatches a plot to steal their treasure. Askeladd sends 16 years old Thorfinn, who has grown up into a cold-hearted Viking, ahead as a messenger.
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#12 - The Battle of London Bridge
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 9
In October 1013, King Sweyn leads a fleet of Danish and Viking ships in an attempt to take London Bridge of England. Askeladd’s army, hired by the army of Denmark, was among them. However, after the betrayal of Thorkell the Tall, a Viking known for his overpowering strength, London Bridge has become impregnable. Askeladd tells Thorfinn he’ll reward him with a duel if he’s able to kill Thorkell.
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#13 - Hurry Up and Switch Sides
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 9
Yuichi, who hasn’t left the starting point in the two days since the game began, suddenly announces his desire to switch to Group K. The Group K members, puzzled by Yuichi’s apparent intention to abandon his hiding teammate, ask their Captain to decide whether or not to let Yuichi in. Meanwhile, Tenji, who has stayed in hiding and trusted Yuichi all along, is finally reaching his physical breaking point.
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#14 - I Really Can't Be Friends with a "Murderer"
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 6
Backed into a corner by Yuichi's plan, Tenji is forced to confess that he applied to play Tomodachi Game. Yuichi spells out the traps he set to smoke out the traitor and reveals that he had been manipulating the game from the start. The second game then reaches a breathtakingly unexpected conclusion.
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#15 - Deus Vult
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 3
After her stunning success with her first mission, Tanya is assigned to test a new piece of technology: a highly unstable prototype calculation jewel. This jewel offers her unparalleled power, but just using it risks her life. Tanya is determined to get out of this project and on to someplace easier and safer (like the front lines of the war), but Being X has other ideas...
#16 - You're the One Messing Up My Life!
Ajin - Season 2 - Episode 9
Sato and his group lead their assault. Nagai and his group prepare to intercept Sato, but Sato is too well prepared. Just when Nagai thinks he has Sato, it's revealed that Sato's IBM is similar to Nagai's.
#17 - Do You Really Have Nothing You Care About?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 11
With "true genius" Kei controlling things from the shadows, Group K succeeds in finding Tenji. Facing the "worst thing that could have happened," Tenji makes a phone call to a certain individual. The third game, Friendly Hide-and-Seek, then reaches its conclusion. While the two groups struggled to outwit each other, Shiho, Shibe, and Yutori, who had been temporarily released for the third game, returned to school only to be met with cold stares from their classmates.
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#18 - The Third Game Is Over!
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 10
Finally able to shake his Group K guards, Yuichi succeeds in delivering food to Tenji. After being pushed off the cliff by Yuichi, Maria slowly gets closer to her saviors Hyakutaro and Chisato, but that too is a trap set by Yuichi to destroy the friendships in Group K.
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#19 - What's Most Important to Me Is...
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 12
With the circumstances around Shiho's disappearance and Shibe's arrest still unclear, a mysterious individual declares a new game that demands Yuichi's participation and threatens Yutori's life. When Yuichi rushes to save Yutori, he becomes trapped in the cruelest game yet. The two friends must decide how much pain they can endure to protect each other as the special edition "Weak Win Game" begins.
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#20 - Seriously? That's So Cringe
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 4
Responsible for the theft of the class funds, the application to play Tomodachi Game, and the exposure of all kinds of dirty secrets in Bad-Mouth Sugoroku, Tenji now tries to alienate Shiho from the others so he can have her all to himself. As a result of his attempts, a rift develops between Shiho and Yutori that threatens to destroy their friendship. But while Tenji is busy sweet-talking Shiho and planning his next move, a "special chance" appears for Shiho that might change the direction of the game.
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#21 - The Light of Dawn
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 14
Askeladd and his men change course and decide to return to Gainsborough, by crossing through the Earldom of Mercia in the midst of a harsh snowstorm, where the main army of Denmark awaits. The men spot a small village in the blizzard, and make their move.
#22 - Trial by Fire
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 8
The war with the Entente Alliance is done, and it's back to the Rhine for Tanya and her forces. The Republic troops are highly trained, well-equipped, and stronger than any she's faced before. And in a distant hospital, a former Kingdom officer wakes up, with a mission from God imprinted on his mind...
#23 - Beyond the Edge of the Sea
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 8
After capturing the treasure from the Franks, Askeladd’s men return to the village of Gorm on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark to pass the winter. Thorfinn challenges Askeladd to a duel as a reward for bringing him the head of the captain of the clan of Franks. Even though Thorfinn has grown in skill through his experience in battle, he is still no match for Askeladd.
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#24 - Preparations for Advance
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 9
The last enemy on the continent is the Republic, and the Empire has come up with a bold plan to take them out. Of course, Tanya is sent to the forefront of this operation, and is forced to take on the entire Republic army by herself while the Empire stages a faked withdrawl. Then it's off for a ride on a rocket as she heads straight into the heart of enemy territory!
#26 - The Devil of the Rhine
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 1
The Empire is a powerful military nation on a continent that looks much like early 20th century Europe. But in this world, magic is real. The Empire is involved in a war against the Entente Alliance, and fighting a poorly executed delaying action in the northern theater. Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff leads a small platoon of mages. But there's something unusual about this lieutenant... she's only nine years old!
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#27 - The Troll's Son
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 5
After Askeladd kills Thorfinn’s father Thors, Thorfinn hides inside Thor’s ship and bides his time until the opportunity to take revenge. However, life on the ship is harsh without any food or water, and Thorfinn grows weaker day by day. One day, Thorfinn, armed with his sword, attempt to attack Askeladd in his sleep
#28 - But When It Comes Down to It, You Still Want Them to Help You... You're the Worst Kind of Trash...
Ajin - Season 1 - Episode 5
Yu Tosaki and the police arrive and take Kei into custody. Sato reveals that it was his plot to have Kei captured by the government so that they would mistreat him and thus turn him against humans. The government surgeons begin experimenting on Kei in a sealed room. Under intense pain, his Black Ghost appears, but Kei resists using it to kill the surgeon. Sato and Tanaka mercilessly attack the installation, until Sato finally reaches Kei to free him. However Sato discovers that Kei has not become the vengeful Ajin that he expected, and considers his strategy a failure.
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#29 - A Gamble
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 11
Thorkell takes Canute hostage and follows after the main army of Denmark. Ragnar objects to Thorkell’s plan to take on the entire army of Denmark, boasting 16,000 soldiers, with only 500 men. Thorkell then begins to tell Ragnar the story of Valhalla, the pride of Normans, a place where only those who die in battle can go.
#30 - This Country Is Going to Get a Little Unsettled
Ajin - Season 2 - Episode 8
Tosaki manages to get his team allowed into the building where Sato's next target is. Just as the clock ticks closer, a truck rushes in and sets off an E.M.P. bomb, rendering all electronics and new anti-Ajin guns useless. Sato charges in for an old fashioned gun fight.
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#31 - "At This Rate... It Really Will Be War!"
Ajin - Season 2 - Episode 11
Unrest begins as Satō-san releases a chemical weapon onto the population. People begin trying to attack the families of Ajin. Nagai saves his sister with the assistance of Kaito. Nagai entrusts his sister into Kaito's care.
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#32 - Campus Life
Saga of Tanya the Evil - Season 1 - Episode 4
Tanya is now living life on easy street, as a highly-respected student at the military university. She's so highly respected, in fact, that one of the Empire's chief military planners asks her for her opinion on the course of the war. Eager to show off her intellect (and hopefully land herself a cushy job in the planning department), Tanya comes up with a plan of astonishing insight and intelligence. Her idea backfires, however, when she turns out to be a little too smart for her own good...
#34 - The Future of This Harem
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Season 1 - Episode 5
In order to gain LP and money, Noir and the others enter a harem tournament. In this tournament, contestants show off their harems to be judged by a harsh crowd. Noir gets close with Emma, Lola, and Luna in order to try to impress the judges and win!
#35 - It's a Game Where You Wait, and Wait, and Wait... and Keep Waiting
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 8
The third game, Friendly Hide-and-Seek, begins. Rival Group K, bolstered by an apparent 'genius' strategist, proceeds with a clear numerical advantage. Eager to regain Yuichi's trust, Tenji volunteers to be Group C's hider, but the couple's plans are strained by the addition of a new female teammate, Mizuse Maria. Yuichi confidently tells Tenji to "just trust me and wait," but then doesn't return for days...
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#36 - Maybe This is the End?
Ajin - Season 1 - Episode 3
Kaito and Kei are seen and pursued by another motorcyclist. Meanwhile Yu Tosaki recognises Sato, an Ajin hunter at the original accident scene. The other motorcyclist causes the boys to crash, but Kaito recovers and knocks him unconscious. Unfortunately Kei has a broken leg and cannot move. He uses the motorcyclist’s knife to kill himself, and then fully recovers without injuries. Sato and Koji Tanaka discuss ways to find Kei Nagai. Kaito takes Kei to his retreat in the forest where he suggests that they to go to Kyushu Kei sees the Black Ghost again. Yu Tosaki’s assistant, Izumi Shimomura, questions Kei’s sister Eriko who tells her of the time Kei saw a Black Ghost when their dog died. Suddenly a Black Ghost appears and kills Izumi Shimomura and the police officers before her eyes.
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#37 - I Won't Do It
Ajin - Season 2 - Episode 10
Nagai and the group return after being defeated by Sato. Nagai struggles to deal with his failures. Sato continues towards his third and final wave, an Ajin run Japan. Tosaki tries to mobilize everyone once more to stop Sato, but Nagai refuses.
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#38 - Ragnarok
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 10
Askeladd’s army separates from the army of Denmark and attacks a village 100 km to the west. Thorfinn leaves the soldiers behind in disgust and climbs up a hill overlooking the village, where he pledges revenge for his father. However, he encounters Askeladd sitting in the darkness, who tells him about "Britannia", the aging of the world, and Ragnarok, the final battle.
#40 - There's No Way I'd Believe That
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 3
Dark secrets are exposed as the second game, Bad-Mouth Sugoroku, continues. Yutori is devastated when a traumatic episode from her past is revealed, leading her to suspect the only other person who knew—Shiho. As debts increase, the five friends are driven further apart. With no one else to turn to, Yutori clings to Yuichi for help, and Yuichi pledges his support.
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#41 - I'll Take 20 Million Yen Worth of Your Life
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 7
After clearing Bad-Mouth Sugoroku, Yuichi and Tenji find themselves trapped in a dark cave for three days. During their isolation, Tenji makes the shocking revelation that he had already experienced a Tomodachi Game in the past. Meanwhile, a team of new opponents lies in wait outside, anxious to challenge the two partners to a grueling third game.
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#42 - The Troubled Classmate
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Season 1 - Episode 3
Noir finds out the social ladder at the Hero Academy. A duke's daughter named Maria is the only one who gives him a helping hand. But he finds out that she has a curse that will kill her when she turns 16.
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#43 - The Guild and the Receptionist
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Season 1 - Episode 2
In order to find a way to earn enough money for the enrollment fee to the Hero Academy, Noir visits the Adventurers' Guild. However, the receptionist at the guild, Lola, doubts his skills, so he has to prove himself. Once she finds out he's telling the truth, she's supposed to offer him a reward, and...
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#44 - The Land on the Far Bank
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 12
Askeladd and his men continue their march to escape from Thorkell. However, their march comes to a halt at the Severn River. Askeladd hands a letter to an old man operating a ferry across the river and tells him to deliver the letter to the other side immediately. As soon as he hears the addressee’s name, the old man sets off in his boat.
#45 - Brace Yourselves
Ajin - Season 1 - Episode 8
Kei recovers from drowning in the ocean but then is run into by an old lady on a bicycle. He decides to stop and help her. Sato addresses the seven Ajin who attend his private meeting and gives them the option of joining him in a massacre. Those that don't, he plans to keep as captives. Three decide to join him, but four do not. Two are shot and two run, but only one young boy, Ko Nakano, escapes. Kei helps the old lady home, and although she realises he's an Ajin, takes no action. Kei uses the opportunity to carry out some tests of his own to summon the Black Ghost. Nakano arrives home to find armed men sent by Tosaki to capture him. Before he's caught, an ambulance called by a neighbour arrives and takes Nakano to hospital. He dies, but re-awakens and escapes. Meanwhile Sato records a public message threatening to change public opinion by force, commencing with an attack on a pharmaceuticals company in 10 days.
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#46 - Child of a Hero
Vinland Saga - Season 1 - Episode 13
Askeladd crosses the river and escapes from Thorkell into Wales with Canute. However, Askeladd’s men are ambushed by a group of soldiers hiding behind the boulders at the border of the kingdom of Brycheiniog. Askeladd attempts to negotiate with their messenger, and reveals his plan.
#47 - Search! For the Mysterious Magical Swords
Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys - Season 1 - Episode 4
The substitutes search for the source of the magical swords. Ichibanboshi, Gyataro, and Bo visit the orphans Gyataro is familiar with to gather information, but...
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#48 - Reality⨯VR
Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier Than Real Life! - Season 1 - Episode 12
Hiro has learned the true nature of the City of Ted, and now he has to die. Can Hiro save his console from nearly certain destruction?
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#49 - You Have a Lot to Say to Me, Don't You?
Tomodachi Game - Season 1 - Episode 2
Yuichi and friends reach the end of Kokkuri-san, uncovering dimensions of trickery in the Tomodachi Game that they hadn't imagined. When they move on to a second game, a socially destructive version of sugoroku, the group struggles to maintain balance as personal secrets are revealed and trust is stretched to its absolute limit.
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#50 - The Receptionist Ranking
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Season 1 - Episode 7
Lola gets in an argument with a rival receptionist. Noir visits the Adventurers Guild and ends up getting caught in their fight. Noir decides to take down a dragon both for his test and for Lola, but...
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