The BEST episodes written by Mamiko Ikeda
#1 - I Won't Make Pointless Killings
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 7
Under the camouflage of an annual festival in the village, Yonezawa and the townsfolk are spellbound by mind control and ordered to capture the girls.
#2 - A Bond That Cannot Be Severed
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 11
The group goes hiking in the mountains. Momota runs off, leaving Yusura extremely worried. While she and Himawari go to look for him, an avalanche creates problems for them.
#3 - Because I'm a Maid...
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 5
On a day he skips class, Jun'ichi rescues Yoriko, a cat-eared maid, from torment by local children. She offers to serve as the Asakuras' maid in return, but she has zero experience in any maid skills.
#4 - Himawari Goes Home
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 10
Himawari returns to her village to visit her granny. She struggles to remember her past, but can't distinguish between authentic and imagined memories. Her granny finally reveals the truth about Himawari's past, along with Takechi's connection to it.
#5 - If You're Going to Eat an Herb, It Might as Well Be Poison
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 2
Shikimi discovers an odd plant in the forest moments before she is attacked, and she thinks Nanafushi is responsible. The truth about what happened at the boys' school is revealed, and an odd phenomenon takes over Shikimi and Hayato.
#6 - Let's Go Outside!
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 11
Jun'ichi,Nemu,Sakura,and Suginami try various plans to coas the hikikomori yoriko outside.
#7 - A Ninja's 'Nin' Is Shinobu's 'Shino'
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 9
Kotarou, Hayato’s friend responsible for him coming to Shinobi Academy, is on the lam from the Organization and beseeches his best buddy for help.
#8 - Because I Want You to Listen...
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 10
Junichi agrees to go to Kotori's recital but in the same time he has to meet with Nemu.
#9 - Can't I Fall in Love?
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 1
The Asakura siblings are surprised when a new transfer student, Sakura Yoshino, appears.
#10 - I'll Protect My Master
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 1
Himawari Hinata transfers to Shinobi Academy with hopes of becoming a great ninja-a dream she's had since she was rescued by a ninja when she was younger. She arrives unconventionally and meets her new teacher, Hayato, who bears the same mark as the ninja who rescued her.
#11 - Tsukiyono Forest Holds Many Dangers
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 8
The enemy attacks the village, but, thanks to Nanafushi's warning, the girls are able to escape. They seek refuge in the forest. Hayato suggests that Himawari return home to her granny and save herself, but she refuses to leave her friends.
#12 - There's a Very Fine Line Between Attacking & Defending
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 4
The organization sends another sinister device: micro-ninjas. And this time, they're after Himeji. Once again, by following the urges of his stomach, Hayato finds himself in a predicament.
#13 - A Female Ninja's Forbidden Valentine
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 5
The academy gets a new transfer student who proves to be fierce competition for Himawari.
#14 - Rescue! A Shinobi's Friendship Means Sharing Their Fate
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 12
Himawari and Hayato head back to the Village of Mist to save their friends. The girls use all of their techniques to outsmart their captors. Shikimi is captured and is the first in line to be altered.
#15 - We're Only Pretending to Be Lovers!
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 12
Mako asks Jun'ichi an unusual favor to help her turn down a persistent girl suitor.
#16 - I'll Protect Everybody
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 8
With Shinobi Academy destroyed, the girls create a home base within the same forest that their classmate Tsukiyohime dwells. Little does the gang know of an impeding danger that threatens the sanctity of forest as well as their friendship.
#17 - Mysterious Poet
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 9
Nemu keeps receiving various anonymous poems, from a secret admirer.
#18 - Pitying A Shinobi Is Useless
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 10
Upon her arrival home, none of the villagers could recall the same memories Himawari cherished so deeply. Her Grandmother reveals the truth cloaking Himawari’s past.
#19 - The Unskilled Magician
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 16
#20 - The Master's Worth Is Not Fit For The Dogs
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 12
The sacred Sakura tree no longer sits atop the mountain, which has everyone worried. The students gossip about a possible tryst between Himawari and Hayato. A new transfer student arrives.
#22 - The Enemy of a Ninja is a Ninja
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 1
The boys' school burns down, and the kunoichi suspect foul play. Himawari is kidnapped, and the others rush to save her.
#23 - A Feeling That Will Never Reach You
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 17
#24 - It Doesn't Take a Blade to Kill a Man
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 3
An "eerie-looking monster" is spotted right before the shop is destroyed. A new teacher arrives at the school, and she may be as dangerous as she is beautiful.
#25 - I Definitely Won't Fall In Love
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 2
Shikimi meets a male ninja with information that may be valuable to her, and she faces expulsion for having contact with him. The power of love is questioned. A mysterious trio shows up, and they seem to have a vendetta against Hayato.
#26 - Tricking & Being Tricked ~ There Are Enemies on All Sides!
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 7
The danger is more imminent than ever, yet all Hayato remains concerned with is his stomach. Takechi reveals his latest sinister plan: to control the townspeople since the girls won’t attack them.
#27 - The Kunoichi's Great Spy Mission
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 5
The girls discover where the enemy hideout is located. Azami infiltrates it and uncovers valuable information. Hayato discovers Takechi's true face, and it shocks everyone.
#28 - Stealing Is A Shinobi's Shame
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 4
Hayato faces scrutiny from the school board; he must improve the quality of his class or lose his job. Himawari tries to help Hayato out of a bind.
#29 - Yesterday's Friend is Today's Enemy
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 9
The girls rummage through the ruins of the Academy to find anything useful. Hayato's friend--the one who caused his immense debt--calls again asking to borrow more money. Hayato and Himawari are sought by their enemies. Just as they think they're trapped, the girls show up to rescue them.
#30 - Sakura's Chest Throbbing?
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 13
Suginami sponsors a trip to a jungle-themed resort, where Moe causes a bit of a ruckus.
#31 - The Secret Past Has a Tricky Design
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 11
Shikimi is unusually impatient. The girls are captured by the enemy. Hayato and Himawari are attacked in the woods.
#32 - A Shinobi's Training Is A Matter Of Life Or Death
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 6
Tsubaki returns to Shinobi Academy after her village is brutally raided by the Organization and to settle the score with Himawari.
#33 - The Final Battle! The Bond Between Master & Servant is Eternal!
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 13
The kunoichi show up to save Shikimi, but it might be too late. Takechi shows up to save Himawari and Hayato when it seems hopeless. The girls go on to live out their dreams.
#34 - Shopping Puppy-Style
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 14
As Nemu ponders the Asakuras' finances,Miharu asks Jun'ichi to take her shoping. They run into Nemu, who does a little shoping of her own.
#35 - Welcome to the Mizukoshi House!
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 7
Sun'ichi helps Moe get to school under the nose of the hall monitors,and she invites him to a nabe meal in return.
#36 - Utamaro's Spring
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 8
#37 - Let's Go to the Ocean!
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 6
Jun'ichi invites his friends to the beach, little realizing a certain promise he made earlier.
#38 - Summary
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 15
#39 - So, it's a bannana, eh?
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 3
While Miharu is in the hospital, Junichi must take care of an android based on Miharu's appearance and personality.
#40 - Canary Under the Cherry Tree
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 4
A mishap with Sakura and Nemu causes Junichi to go hungry for much of the day, but Kotori, the girl he hears singing in the park, offers him one of his favorite foods.
#41 - A Servant With Life
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 13
Himawari is captured by the trio that has been stalking Hayato and the other girls leave it up to Hayato to rescue her. It is later revealed that they are members of the powerful turtle clan which causes the girls to rush to Hayato's aid as he attempts to hold off the leader. Can anyone save Himawari before the turtle clan's unstoppable secret technique is unleashed!?!
#43 - Being Deceived, Ponpoko
Nagasarete Airantou - Season 1 - Episode 21
Ayane is out searching for her sister and Ayane thinks that Machi is with Ikuto. We then find out that Machi was hiding in the bushes. She walks into a statue and knocks a seal off of the statue and a 2-tailed shape shifting raccoon appears. Machi is then in search for the 2 tailed raccoon so that she can seal it back up. The only feature that gives away is its belly button is bulged out and has a white X on it. Suzu and the others help trying to find it. When Suzu and Machi are sitting with Ikuto Suzu keeps saying it is impossible and Ikuto keeps agreeing that it is impossible(?). Suzu then grabs Ikuto and says that they have the 2-tailed raccoon captured. They seal up that raccoon for another one thousand years.
#44 - Let's Have A Match, Ninja
Nagasarete Airantou - Season 1 - Episode 18
Shinobu, one of three sisters that is a ninja, receives a notice that there is a strong swordsman back in the village where she came from named IKUTO. The rumors that she heard is that he made a 100 dolls just by cutting a tree, can cut a rock with a wooden sword, and that he can depart a waterfall with one strike. She also heard that he beat North Leader so she heads out to fight him. Ikuto and Suzu find Shinobu on their way out and take her back to their house to feed her. Shinobu then declares that she will not leave his side until he fights with her. Finally it goes so far that a jealous Suzu tells Ikuto to accept her challenge. The battle begins and the two nearly equal. Shinobu is fast but Ikuto had proper techniques. Shinobu trips and Ikuto goes to catch her but his hands touch her breasts. Shinobu is in shock and can't walk or stand up. Ikuto wins the fight just with the touch.
#45 - Sakura's Decision
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 21
After a welcoming party for Sakura, the Asakuras and their friends repair the neglected Yoshino house. Sakura shoots down Aisia's hopes of magic lessons, and tries to explain the dangers of magic.
#46 - Feelings Brushing By
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 20
Seeing Jun'ichi and Nemu closer than ever before, Sakura tries to pull them apart using Jun'ichi's sense of honor, sparking a heated quarrel between the two girls. That night, Nemu collapses in Jun'ichi's arms, with cherry blossom petals falling from her lips.
#47 - The Time When I'm Happy
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 19
After the entire school finds out how the relationship between Junichi and Nemu has developed, Sakura and Suginami try to stop them before they take their relationship even further.
#48 - I Want to Charm the Successor
Nagasarete Airantou - Season 1 - Episode 9
Rin invites Ikuto to help her with a construction project, hoping to use this opportunity to impress him as well, though she is oblivious to the fact that Ikuto has no trouble recognizing her feminine qualities. During the project, Mikoto who fancies Rin repeatedly tries to hurt Ikuto as he gets closer to Rin. Ikuto gets worked up when Mikoto challenges him to a duel to see who is better at building. The house gets completed quickly with their hard work. Meanwhile, Suzu, having observed the interaction between Rin and Ikuto, is starting to see what it means to fall in love with someone.
#49 - I Won't Open My Mouth Even If I Get Killed
Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 3
The students at Shinobi Academy prepare for the Karakuri Match. Azami might be a spy, and Himawari resolves to keep it a secret. Hiyato's life is in danger.
#50 - Two Choices? The Bond Between Master & Servant, or a Red String of Fate!
Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 6
School is called off indefinitely. Tsubaki returns and is attacked by Takechi. Himawari saves her; when she recovers, Tsubaki reveals the reason she has returned: she intends to marry Hayato in order to preserve her blood line, and she must first duel Himawari to win the right to do so.