The BEST episodes written by Makoto Nakamura

#1 - Character Transformation! Amulet Clover!

Shugo Chara! - Season 1 - Episode 10

Ami wants to decorate a Christmas tree with Amu, so after school, Amu and the Guardians shop for decorations. As the group leaves the store, Yoru steals Su's decoration and Su is separated from the rest of the group. Amu, Ran, and Miki search for Su, but eventually call it a night. Meanwhile, Su befriends a white shaggy puppy who is also lost. The next day, Amu and the Guardians search for Su. Su and the puppy come across an X Egg and the two chase after it. However, Ikuto catches the egg and is about to break before Su prevents him by taking the egg. Utau Hoshina interrupts the confrontation and uses a Character Change to take the egg back from Su. But before Utau can break it, Amu arrives. Amu does a Character Transformation with Su, becoming Amulet Clover and purifies the egg.

#2 - Shoot! Defeat the X Character!

Shugo Chara! - Season 1 - Episode 5

Amu and Nadeshiko attend Kukai's soccer team practice. One of Kukai's friends, Yamada, is deeply upset when the coach announces he didn't make it to the team. Nikaidou takes advantage of Yamada's feelings and extracts Yamada's Heart's Egg, turning it into an X Egg.

#3 - A Shugo Chara on a Ski Slope!? Snoppe Appears!

Shugo Chara! - Season 1 - Episode 14

The fifth and sixth graders are being taught how to snowboard by a top snowboarder in Japan, 11-year-old Mifuyu Torii. Amu's Guardian Characters detect that Mifuyu is about to create a powerful Heart's Egg, which also doesn't go unnoticed by Nikaidou. That evening, Mifuyu is about to compete in the preliminaries for a snowboarding competition. However, she becomes scared. When Mifuyu wishes to become brave and break her habit of becoming frightened before competing, her Guardian Egg appears and Snoppe hatches from it. With Snoppe's help, Mifuyu is able to compete calmly in the preliminaries. Nikaidou sees Snoppe and realizes that Guardian Characters are born from powerful Heart's Eggs. Attempting to harness that power, he confronts Mifuyu and causes her to begin to doubt herself. These negative emotions cause Snoppe to turn into an X Egg and Nikaidou quietly makes off with it.

#4 - Steam, Crying, and the Lucky Pervert

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 6

#5 - Princess Lover!

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 12

#6 - Loss and Rebirth

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 10

#7 - Sunset and Ferris Wheel

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 5

#8 - Diversion

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 9

Haruto informs the group that a massive and lethal Zone is approaching the Planet. With time running out, Ibara comes up with a last-ditch plan to evacuate everyone from the area using an old abandoned train.

#9 - Promise

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 12

Ibara and the Diversion Team are nervously waiting for the train to arrive when they are attacked yet again by the Ozu Sisters. After a fierce battle, Ibara manages to fend off the sisters and make it on board the train.

#10 - Human

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 10

The Coppelion set their escape plan into motion by dividing into two teams, with the Diversion Team led by Ibara, who is tasked with drawing the Ozu Sisters’ attention away from the others.

#11 - Awakening

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 11

The Diversion Team find themselves in serious trouble when the 1st Division brings out their secret weapon, the Iron Spider. As Ibara tries to hold off the Ozu Sisters, Aoi is left with the task of stopping the Iron Spider alone…

#12 - Angel

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 13

Ibara and the other passengers rejoice after their train has successfully escaped from the Zone. But their celebration is cut short when they see a vengeful Kanon chasing after them in the Iron Spider, which they thought had been destroyed.

#13 - Haruto

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 7

Ibara is critically injured after getting caught in a blast caused by the 1st Division’s tank. Thanks to the efforts of Haruto and Taeko, Ibara manages to pull through, only to learn that a guilt-ridden Aoi has now secluded herself.

#14 - Sisters

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 8

While heading to the hospital, Ibara and her team run into Cleanup Crew members Kanon and Shion Ozu, otherwise known as the Ozu Sisters. But to Ibara’s surprise, the Ozu Sisters turn against their former classmate…

#15 - Planet

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 6

Aoi’s careless action results in her being captured by the 1st Division. Realizing that the enemy is actually after the Coppelion and not the survivors, Ibara tries to rescue Aoi, only to be knocked unconscious by one of the men.

#16 - Cavalry And Train

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 11

#17 - Paradise and Reality

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 8

#18 - Rose and Shoe

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 4

#19 - Red and Blue

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 9

#20 - Noble Girl and a Horse Carriage

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 1

Kobayashi Teppei lives a normal life with his parents until the are tragically robbed and murdered in a car wreck. Afterwards he finds out that his mother is the heiress to the vast Arima empire. On his way to meet his grandfather and become the new heir to the Arima fortunes, Teppei sees Princess Charlotte Hazelrink falling prey to a bunch of highway robbers. After rescuing her, he must now find a way to fit in with the rich and powerful as Arima Teppei, heir to his grandfather's riches.

#21 - Life

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 5

While heading to their next destination, the girls encounter a father and his pregnant daughter being attacked by a group of armed men.

#22 - Hope

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 3

Vice Principal Mishima learns from the rescued Tanizaki about a man known as the Delivery Man believed to be their leader. Meanwhile, the girls follow a lead that unexpectedly takes them to the Delivery Man himself.

#23 - Fiancee and Flower Petals

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 7

#24 - Sword and Dance

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 3

#25 - Academy and Reunion

Princess Lover! - Season 1 - Episode 2

#26 - Coppelion

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the not-so-distant future, a catastrophic event has turned the old capital of Japan into a wasteland, forever changing the lives of its people. Decades later, three schoolgirls set foot into the now forsaken city.

#27 - Sunset

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Coppelion succeed in bringing down the monster crow, which then crash-lands in one of the Zones. When the girls arrive at the site, they discover that a company named YELLOW CAKE is responsible for dumping high-level waste into the Old Capital.

#28 - Acceptance into Hair Cuticle Academy/Boss Kujou's Assassination Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 7

Kei is accepted into a unique school, Soumei remembers the pups' youth, and the Don accepts a hitman contract.

#29 - Future

Coppelion - Season 1 - Episode 2

The girls encounter a man searching for his missing child. Hearing that the child may have wandered into a dangerous area, the girls rush to find the child before it’s too late.

#30 - The Genius Tag Team Case/Pleasure Trip Paradise Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 5

Ogino requires the help of Hiroshi to take down Don’s genius doctor.An Onsen is always neutral territory for rival groups.

#31 - Don Valentino Jailbreak Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 11

Don Valentino has finally been caught and sent to a unique jail. While waiting for his crew to bust him out he gains a new follower.

#32 - The Mastermind Black Fang Arrival Case/5-27/The Wolf's House

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 6

The true leader of wolf terrorist group is revealed and he has an important message for Hiroshi.

#33 - Goat Park Revelry Case/Don Power Spot Conspiracy Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 10

Ogata believes immersion therapy will help Ogi no existent problem with goats. The Don uses his mystical powers to scam tourist and set a masterful trap.

#34 - Inaba Family Breakdown Case (Part 2)/Love Flag Jumble Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 9

Hiroshi has come to save Ogino from Soumei, but its experience vs. new school. Recovering from his fight, Soumei saves Noah from an out of control experiment and sets up a date with alternative motives.

#35 - Counterfeit Currency Printing Incident/Hiroshi Inaba Kidnapping Incident

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 1

One day, Inaba Hiroshi's former partner when he was a police dog, Inspector Ogino, shows up at his detective agency.His request was for Inaba to help him catch the Italian mafia boss, Valentino. Inaba and his team infiltrate Valentino's hideout, but what they found there was...?!

#36 - The Secret Documents Robbery Case/Mother & Child Stalker Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 2

The most valuable document in all of Japan has been stolen and to get it back, unwilling teams will have to play the game. Ogino is sure somebody is stalking his family; he wants Hiroshi to guard them until the perp is caught.

#37 - The Chocolate Enchantment Case/The Wolf Girl Assassination Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 3

Don has created the ultimate chocolate to trap Hiroshi in one sided love. A new wolf from France is joining Japan's Secret Doberman corps.

#38 - Uniformed Police Officer Raid Incident/Cat Love Enchantment Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 4

Uniformed police officers are being attacked on the street and Ogino has gone undercover.Kei has been kidnapped, but the tables are turned when it's the kidnappers that need saving.

#39 - The Cuticle Phantom Thief Appears Case/Evil Organization Expansion Case

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 12

The line between former police dog and berserk vigilante is cut when Hiroshi's precious hair collection ends up missing. Corruption attained! A new character is introduced and needs help finding a contractor, good or evil.

#40 - Sasaki Yuuta Kidnapping Case/Inaba Family Breakdown Case (Part 1)

Cuticle Detective Inaba - Season 1 - Episode 8

Yuuta has been kidnapped in order to lure Ogi into a trap. Soumei tangles with Ogi and succeeds in taking over his body.