The BEST episodes written by Mamiko Ikeda
#1 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#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 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!?!
#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 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#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 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.
#26 - 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.
#36 - An Honest Confession
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 23
Kotori realizes that her telepathic power is fading, sensing only painful noise when she tries to probe anyone but Jun'ichi. She focuses her attention on him, as being able to sense his thoughts puts her at ease; however, her friends point out that she is also falling in love.
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#38 - The Door Into Memories
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 24
Miharu the android, in order to become more like her human counterpart, attempts to search for Miharu's memories within herself, despite the fact that they weren't a part of her programming, and the fact that such searching greatly shortens her lifespan.
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#39 - 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.
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#45 - Wonderful Memories
Da Capo - Season 1 - Episode 22
Nemu manages to regain consciousness, to the relief of Jun'ichi and his friends. Yoriko asks Jun'ichi for her "wages": a date at night. Together they share Yoriko's dream, going to school together and building wonderful memories with the boy Misaki fell in love with.
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