The BEST episodes written by Masami Obari
#1 - A Moonlit Night Filled with Flowers
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 11
Nimi-san has turned against the Shinsengumi and fled with the medicine. The sponsor for the newly created Shinsegumi wants Serizawa taken care of before he causes any more problems.
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#2 - The Blade Drenched in Blood
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 4
Souji has done the unthinkable and will have to pay the ultimate price.
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#3 - The Great Dawn
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 12
With the death of Niimi, some final business must be taken care of before the Roshigumi can truly be called the Shinsengumi.
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#4 - The Dreamlike Pale Sakura
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 10
Hijikata's army has a few victories in Futamata-guchi, but Ootori's army falls in Matsumae-guchi. Hijikata and his army is forced to retreat before the enemies arrive. When another blood thirst strikes, he realizes that his body cannot hold out much longer. In Benten Daiba, Hijikata meets up with Shimada and Ootori, who blames himself for the loss at Matsumae-guchi. Hijikata tells him that it wasn't his fault and shakes his hand in the end. Later when they are alone, Hijikata ends up confessing to Chizuru and kissing her. When the New Government Army attacks Benten Daiba, Hijikata is shot while on horseback. Refusing to let him die, Chizuru gives him some of her blood. While attempting to go back to Goryoukaku, Kazama Chikage appears under a beautiful cherry blossom tree. Kazama declares Hijikata not a Rasetsu, but an Oni. He gives Hijikata an Oni name--"Hakuouki" meaning pale sakura oni.They fight and Hijikata kills Kazama. Hijikata is shown unconscious in the last few minutes of the episode but he does not die because he did not turn into ashes and disappear. Chizuru did however hallucinate the fact that he wiped her tears and whispered her name. Regardless Hijikata did not die in the last episode.
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#5 - Like the Flames
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 1
The Shinsengumi have established their new headquarters in Edo. Hijikata has been working nonstop since their arrival as the temporary leader of the Shinsengumi in Kondo's absence, causing Chizuru and the squad a great deal of concern. In addition to working all night for several consecutive days, Hijikata is also struggling to control the urges to drink blood caused by his new Rasetsu powers. Kondo returns to the Shinsengumi headquarters and informs the squad that they are being renamed the Kouyou Chinbutai. Acting under the orders of the emperor, they will be attempting to defend Koufu Castle from pro-imperialist factions. The Shinsengumi captains aren’t happy with how the Tokugawa shogunate appears to be yielding to the Imperial faction and Nagakura is very upset and distrusting of Kondou’s daimyo aspirations.
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#6 - Hepatica Blooming
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 9
Hijikata and his army manage to capture the city the Matsumae Clan is guarded by. However, they lose their battleship, The Kaiyo Maru. During a meeting, Hijikata experiences blood thirst, and has a hallucination of Chizuru. Back in Sendai, Chizuru visits Koudou's grave on a daily basis, but finds Kazama Chikage there one day. Chizuru believes that he has stopped going after Hijikata, but Kazama swears not to go back on his promise to fight Hijikata once more. The Republic of Ezo is found, and Hijikata is elected as the Vice Commissioner, putting him under more pressure. Ootori secretly sends for Chizuru to work as Hijikata's attendant. The Republic of Ezo attempts to attack the enemy once more at sea, but they only have one ship, having lost the others in the bad weather. They are forced to retreat, and Hijikata tries to get Chizuru to leave. She refuses and promises to stay with him to the end.
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#7 - Shining Light of the Dawn
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 6
Okita gets angry at Hijikata, who failed to rescue Kondou before he was beheaded. Saito forces Hijikata to stay behind and rest while he takes the front line. The New Government Army attacks the Shougitai, and Harada and Shiranui run into Koudou and a group of Rasetsu coming to seek blood. The two of them manage to kill all of the Rasetsu with silver bullets, but Harada is mortally wounded. Just as Koudou is about to kill Shiranui with a bomb, Harada throws his spear at him, making the bomb backfire on Koudou. Harada and Shiranui are never seen again by the Shinsengumi. Okita overhears some men planning to assassinate Hijikata, and uses his Rasetsu powers to kill them all. Hijikata hears rumor of a white-haired man fighting dozens of men, and he and Chizuru run to the place where Okita is fighting. By the time they reach there, the only thing left is Okita's sword, Okita himself having used up all of his lifespan and disintegrated.
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#8 - The Light of a Flashing Sword
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 9
Ryunosuke is coming to a crossroad with his relationship with Serizawa and the Roshigumi. The actions he takes now will determine his fate in the future.
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#9 - Fleeting Dream
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 5
The Shinsengumi join up with the old Bakufu army and head for Aizu. Hijikata desperately petitions to spare Kondou's life, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Back in Edo, Harada meets up with Shiranui, and decides to repay his debt to him. Ootori Keisuke, the commander-in-chief, introduces himself to Hijikata and asks him to become the adviser for the vanguard. Hijikata has another vampiric impulse, and drinks Chizuru's blood. The Old Bakufu army attack Utsunomiya Castle, and Hijikata faces Kazama once more, transforming into his Rasetsu form. But he is wounded by Kazama's demon-slaying sword and stays behind Nikkou to receive medical treatment. Ootori tells him that his performance as an adviser was a failure, and Hijikata recalls Yamazaki's words before he died. Nagakura comes to visit them before he leaves for Aizu.
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#10 - Scattering Cherry Blossoms
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 8
Hijikata meets up with an admiral in Sendai, who mentions that murders have been happening frequently outside the castle. He believes that maybe they have a strange unit, which Hijikata and Chizuru suspect to be the Rasetsu Unit. Shortly afterward, Heisuke shows up and reveals that Sannan has most likely joined Koudou, who is still alive. However, Koudou shows up with his Rasetsu unit and kidnaps Chizuru, leaving Heisuke fighting alone in the broad daylight. Koudou attempts to persuade Chizuru to lead the Rasetsu in order to rebuild the Yukimura Clan, but she refuses, saying that human and Oni lives are equal. Just as Heisuke and Hijikata appear, Sannan claims that he indeed was working with Koudou to build an empire that Rasetsu and Oni could live peacefully. But he reveals that he was actually spying on Koudou. Hijikata, Heisuke, and Sannan fight the Rasetsu, and Koudou is killed protecting Chizuru. Heisuke and Sannan crumble to dust after they have used all of their lifespan. The Shinsengumi makes plans to move to Ezo, and Hijikata orders that Chizuru stays behind in Sendai while he goes to fight.
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#11 - Stairway to the Blue Skies
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 5
Ryunosuke has been caught putting his foot in his mouth, while Hijikata has set up an exhibition match to impress the general.
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#12 - Howling from the Darkness
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 6
The Roshigumi has been tasked to test a new drug that has members split about the future of the group.
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#13 - Undying Sincerity
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 4
Saito follows Sannan out at night, but loses him when he sees Amagiri killing a Rasetsu. In return for helping him kill the Rasetsu, Amagiri tells him a shocking secret about the Rasetsu. Saito relays this information to the Shinsengumi, and Hijikata orders Sannan to stop all experimentation on the Rasetsu Unit. They also decide to move to Aizu. Chizuru witnesses Hijikata having a vampiric impulse, but Hijikata refuses to let her give him some of her blood. Later, after the Shinsengumi make camp in Aizu, the enemy decides to attack the headquarters when all of the troops are out for training. Kondou orders Hijikata and the rest to escape while he stays behind. As they escape, they run into enemy soldiers. Despite Chizuru's plea, Hijikata uses his Rasetsu powers and kills them all. Kondou peacefully surrenders to the enemy, and Hijikata angrily laments his choice to leave Kondou behind.
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#14 - The Hallway of Setbacks
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 2
Okita's tuberculosis is getting worse, and Hijikata refuses to let him accompany the rest, telling him to get better first. The troops leave Kondou in Hino, and proceed on. Nagakura shows disagreement with Kondou's actions, and Saito asks Hijikata if he think that they can win the battle. Hijikata replies that in their current state, they cannot match the enemy. Later, Chizuru has a nightmare and follows Saito outside the camp, where he tells her about his past and his opinions. They meet up a messenger, who tells them that the enemy has already entered Koufu Castle. Kondou refuses to let the army retreat, and Hijikata leaves to find more troops. Before he leaves, he makes a "Chiming Metal" oath with Chizuru, making her promise to stay alive and protect Kondou. Meanwhile, Kaoru talks to a mysterious man. The war starts just a few hours after Hijikata leaves, and Kondou agrees to forfeit after seeing the many men he let die in vain. Nagakura and Harada run into the Oni from before, and battle a strange group of Rasetsu. It is revealed that the creator of the Rasetsu is Chizuru's father, Koudou.
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#15 - Distant Visage
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 3
Shiranui, Harada, and Nagakura fight the Rasetsu, but there are too many of them. Shiranui uses his last bullet to blow up a cart of explosive material, allowing the Shinsengumi to escape. Kondou and Chizuru escape into the forest, but are confronted by Kaoru, who reveals his relationship to Chizuru. Chizuru refuses his offer to leave with him, and draws her sword against him which shocks Kaoru. She is almost killed by Kaoru but Okita interrupts him. He tries to defeat Kaoru, but fails. Kazama appears and kills Kaoru. The Shinsengumi moves into residences at Hatamoto, and Harada takes Chizuru out to eat dango, and they bring some back for Okita. Hijikata comes back to Edo with new troops, and Harada and Nagakura leave the Shinsengumi to fight the Satsuma and Choushuu in their own way.
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#16 - Blade of the Sun
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 2 - Episode 7
Saito leads the Shinsengumi into the Battle in Aizu. He is sent to command Masaki, a young Aizu Clan soldier, and his men. Masaki refuses to obey his orders, believing that Saito is not a warrior since he wears his swords and clothes differently. The Shinsengumi and Masaki's army attack at Shirakawa-guchi, but are forced to retreat. Later, Masaki acknowledges Saito's status as a warrior. Hijikata recovers enough to return to the Shinsengumi. They decide to attack at Bonari Pass, and again they are completely outnumbered. Masaki sacrifices himself so Saito and the Shinsengumi can retreat. The lord of the Aizu orders them to retreat to Sendai to get reinforcements while he stays behind. Saito decides to stay with the Aizu Clan and fly the Shinsengumi's banner.
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#17 - Led by Destiny
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 2
Saito has re-joined he former Shiekan members, at the same time the rift between Kondou and Serizawa viewpoints grow.
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#18 - Oath Made on the Wind Blowing Over the Grass
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 7
Serizawa is not afraid of being the villain as long as his goals are achieved, which is causing a rift in the Roshigumi.
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#19 - The Brightly Burning Beacon
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 10
The reason behind Serizawa anger is revealed by a stranger, and the Roshigumi earn a new name.
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#20 - Rules for a Pack of Wolves
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 3
Lord Aizu has acknowledged the group and has placed them under his charge. An evening celebrating, leads to the creation of a strict set of rules that not everyone agrees with.
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#21 - The Answer Is Up in the Sky!
AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue - Season 1 - Episode 9
Asuka falls sick after recent events and goes back to humming the tune that gave her strength as a child.
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#22 - The Shackles of Pandemonium
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 8
The growing ruthlessness of the Roshigumi lead by Serizawa has placed them on the same level as rouge ronin. This could lead to a revolt by the townspeople.
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#23 - Dawn of the Divine Warriors
Hakuoki - Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Season 3 - Episode 1
Ryunosuke was left to die, but Serizawa-san asked him a simple question "Do you want to live?"
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#24 - The Sun's Flames
Gravion - Season 2 - Episode 10
There's a new Gravion called sol Gravion. Zieg recognizes its power source as a device that decimated an alien race. It turns out the main pilot of the Sol Gravion is Ena. Ena tells us she's a clone of the original that died, but has all the memories of the original. The Zerivire apparently leave (yet another unexplained plot hole.) The Gravion team takes the Sol Gravion for a test spin. Sandman tells us that the Sol Gravion has the power to destroy the world - or create a new one. Eiji and Toga make up for their fight. Sandman frees Eiji, saying he has no obligations to Sandman anymore. Later Sandman talks to the President. The president pleads for continued support of Gravion. Then Sandman tells Raven that the true power behind Gravion Sol is the friendship and love that the team has for each other. Hugi then tells via a hologram that he will destroy earth in 48 hours. Some of Hugi's holograms attack Gravion. Then St. Germain castle takes off, shocking a lot of the maids on board. They form Sol Gravion, preparing for the final battle...
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#25 - Fortress of the Diety
Gravion - Season 1 - Episode 1
While searching for his missing sister, Eiji Shigure secretly enters the castle of millionaire Klein Sandman. There he meets the castles strange inhabitants and is selected to join in Sandmans mission to stop a destructive alien known as the Zeravire. The teams weapon, a series of fighting robots designed by Sandman called the Gran Kaiser and the Gran Divas who when needed join together to form Gravion.
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#26 - White Steel Fang
Gravion - Season 1 - Episode 13
The Zeravire have been evolving, not in order to destroy humans, but to ensure the destruction of Gravion. When the new and improved Zeravire comes to Earth to challenge Gravion, Sandman is hesitant to let the Gran Knights go to battle but they refuse to sit on the sidelines. With no other choice, Sandman must authorize the use of Gravions most adavanced weapon.
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#27 - Super Heavy God, Second Coming
Gravion - Season 2 - Episode 1
The Gravion team completes another mission, mucht to the delight of the president. Someone says the Zerevie are going to return at any moment. The team is made to be maids, due to a strip mah jongg game that got out of control. They are forced to cook, clean, do the laundry, repair robots, and more. Eiji is forced to wear a dress. Meanwhile, Mr. Sandman is meeting with someone elsewhere. Back at the mansion, Luna shows off Toga's room when he was a child to Eiji. Then the G-alert sounds. The Grand Knights go to intercept the intruder. After much destruction, they decide to combine, but cannot. He's stuck in a subway. After trashing a street punk, Sandman shows up and lets them combine into Gravion. A lot of chaos and distruction ensues, ending with the Zerieve being destroyed. Elsewhere, some generic sinister people are plotting to reshape the earth...
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#28 - The Shattered Goddess
Gravion - Season 2 - Episode 7
The Earthgultz members are worried about Leele. Toga in particular is berating himself becuase he always seems to hurt the people around him through his own carelessness and inability to understand their feelings. Zelabaia attacks while Toga is still upset, and his agitation keeps Gravion from functioning properly, making it flounder in battle.
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#29 - The Spirital Song of Victory
Gravion - Season 2 - Episode 12
This is it, The final battle for the fate of the universe has begun as the Gran Knights and Sandman take on Hugi and the ulitmate Zeravire weapon. As the whole world looks on, our heroes must band together like never before to ensure the saftey of mankind. Win or lose, it is time for the end and time for goodbyes.