The BEST episodes written by Norimitsu Kaihou

Back Then
star
8.57
69 votes

#1 - Back Then

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 3

The power's out and everyone's bummed about not being able to cook or shower...at least until Yuki cheerfully suggests camping out! The girls pitch tents in the classroom and stay up talking late into the night. Meanwhile, Megu thinks back to the day where it all began...where everyone's definition of a normal day changed forever.

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The Beginning
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8.45
117 votes

#2 - The Beginning

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 1

Yuki, Kurumi, Rii-san, Mi-kun are the happy members of the School Life Club. Their goal is to be in touch with the many things that one couldn't be exposed to if they'd only been in class. And to that end, they sleep at school.

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Strike
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8.42
43 votes

#3 - Strike

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 3

After school, a luxury car pulls up next to Tohru. The door opens to reveal Kyohma. He offers Tohru a ride to the laboratory and then uses the time to ask Tohru his true intention for opening the case.

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Memories
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8.33
79 votes

#4 - Memories

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 2

Another day, another exciting morning for the School Living club! It's summertime, and Yuki is ready to finish her last tutoring session with Megu and start enjoying summer break. She's ready for all the summer traditions, like the beach, fireworks, and of course, a test of courage! She's eager to get her fellow club members to brave the school at night, but you never know what could be lurking in the darkness...

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Festival
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8.32
158 votes

#5 - Festival

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet - Season 1 - Episode 6

When Gargantia intersects with the Milky Way of the sea, it means there'll be a fishing bonanza, which in turn leads to a festival. Ledo finally gets his chance to catch fish, underwater in a Yunboro, though he's ill-prepared for the job. But during the festival, Ledo is approached by both Pinion and Bellows, both of whom want to partner up with him for salvage work. Meanwhile, Chamber is on a solo fishing mission of his own, but the giant mech ends up causing even more trouble...

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Scars
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8.26
35 votes

#6 - Scars

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 11

THEY flood into the school as if attempting to take shelter from the torrential rain. The power has been knocked offline. The School Living club room is under siege. Kurumi is unconscious after one of THEM bit her. All alone, Rii-san prepares to keep her promise. Meanwhile, Mii-kun prepares to go to the emergency shelter and find the vaccine, but the thought of having lost Taromaru to THEM drains her will to continue. Just as one of THEM reaches out to grab her, she's saved...by Yuki?!

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Time Protector
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8.18
40 votes

#7 - Time Protector

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 4

Tohru returns to the Management District, upset to see a comrade fall before his eyes. He’s blaming himself for the outcome, when a communication from the Timekeepers arrives and all eligible people are again summoned to fight...

A Rainy Day
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8.14
37 votes

#8 - A Rainy Day

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 10

It's pouring rain. The School Living club girls are gathered in the club room, but things take a worrying turn when Taromaru doesn't show up to eat. Yuki and Mii-kun search the club room floor while Kurumi checks the other levels. The shovel-wielding senior quickly picks up Taromaru's tracks, following them down to the first floor...beyond the barricade.

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Revelation: Two Histories
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8.09
43 votes

#9 - Revelation: Two Histories

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 5

After a fierce battle, both Tohrus arrive at the spot specified by Timekeepers. In the middle of a gunfight there, they’re suddenly told to stop fighting. The door at the end of the passageway opens, and they find an unexpected individual awaiting them.

The Beat Riders Unite!
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8.00
2 votes

#10 - The Beat Riders Unite!

Kamen Rider - Season 24 - Episode 33

The Inves are invading, Kouta’s sister takes shelter, and Kouta patrols with the others. Trying to get the golden fruit, Ryoma reveals Project Ark to the world, which erupts into chaos. Then, without help from the Japanese government or Yggdrasill, Kouta and the other Riders lend a hand to the people left behind.

A Meeting
star
8.00
68 votes

#11 - A Meeting

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 5

Yuki and the gang begin their "field trip" to a mall on the outskirts of town. While raiding the supermarket on the basement for supplies, Kurumi chances upon a puppy... None other than the School Living Club's future mascot, Taromaru! He happily joins the girls as they make their way to the fifth floor, where Mii-kun remains hunkered down.

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Graduation
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7.97
38 votes

#12 - Graduation

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 12

The School Life Club is in grave peril, as swarms of THEM flood the school.

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AKUDAMA DRIVE
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7.86
118 votes

#13 - AKUDAMA DRIVE

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 12

Swindler and Courier have been driven into a corner but are not about to give up. Swindler is prepared to play the part if it will help the children escape.

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BROTHER
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7.82
114 votes

#14 - BROTHER

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 6

When one Executioner arrives for a showdown, Brawler couldn't be happier. As the bloodbath rages on, Pupil struggles to understand why she was left behind.

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BABEL
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7.63
103 votes

#15 - BABEL

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 10

Drastic measures are taken to subdue the civilian uprising. Knowing it's their last chance to save Brother, Courier and crew race towards a showdown at Kansai Station.

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Planet Camp
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7.62
99 votes

#16 - Planet Camp

Astra Lost in Space - Season 1 - Episode 1

Nine students embark on their first trip to outer space, to attend a five-day "Planet Camp" on an uninhabited planet. The moment they arrive, however, a mysterious sphere transports them to a different part of the galaxy.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
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7.58
124 votes

#17 - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 3

When the infiltration doesn’t go as expected and they’re running out of time, the group will have to improvise to pull off the ultimate heist.

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THE SHINING
star
7.56
105 votes

#18 - THE SHINING

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 9

Courier joins up with Swindler as they attempt to track Brother down. Meanwhile, Cutthroat is seeing red and is thirstier than ever for blood.

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Letters
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7.53
36 votes

#19 - Letters

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 7

Yuki sits in an after-school study session, working hard on classic lit (one of her worst subjects). Mii-kun stops by to help tutor her senpai, and as she recites from "An Account of My Hut" Yuki exclaims that old books are like letters from the past. Inspired, Yuki rounds up the School Living Club and the four girls sit down to pen a message to the world.

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The City of Lost Children
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7.49
117 votes

#20 - The City of Lost Children

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 7

After a long journey, the team finally reaches their destination. Before the children say their goodbyes, Brother shares his side of the story.

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Future
star
7.49
35 votes

#21 - Future

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 8

A swim in the rooftop "lake" leaves Taromaru covered in nasty green algae, leaving Yuki to give him a bath and the rest of the club to take care of her equally dirty laundry. As the four stand under the sun watching the clothes dry, the conversation turns to "graduation" and their plans for the future. Later that night, a bout of insomnia leads Mii-kun and Rii-san to search for the lock to Megu-nee's secret key.

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Welcome
star
7.47
38 votes

#22 - Welcome

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 6

The School Living club has new members! After bringing Mii-kun and Taromaru back from the besieged fort in the shopping mall, Yuki and Megu-nee take them on a grand tour of the school. For a moment, Mii-kun feels like life might just have gone back to normal...especially when Yuki decides to welcome her to the club by holding a field day event!

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SPEED
star
7.47
121 votes

#23 - SPEED

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Shinkansen speeds ahead, hurtling the crew towards certain death. As they race against time to reach the vault, Executioners show up to derail their plans.

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Resolve - An Ending World
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7.43
51 votes

#24 - Resolve - An Ending World

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 2

Tohru and Kyoka escape their crisis and return home with help from Remy Odhner. Tohru passes out in transit and wakes up in a strange institute. He is brought to Brian Odhner, who was waiting to reveal to Tohru the truth of the world…

BLACK RAIN
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7.42
102 votes

#25 - BLACK RAIN

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 8

The Akudama struggle to survive as the hunt for their heads intensifies. While Doctor and Hoodlum run amok, Swindler takes on the role of big sister.

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SE7EN
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7.42
158 votes

#26 - SE7EN

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 1

As criminals known as Akudama terrorize Kansai, an ordinary citizen gets dragged into danger when her good intentions steer her wrong.

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DEAD MAN WALKING
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7.39
121 votes

#27 - DEAD MAN WALKING

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 5

As the Executioners deal with the aftermath of their failure, the Akudama take a break to recuperate and finally find out their destination.

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WAR GAMES
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7.34
100 votes

#28 - WAR GAMES

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 11

Sometimes, the truth is harder to believe than fiction. Unbeknownst to them, Swindler and Courier are at risk of being trapped in Kanto forever.

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RESERVOIR DOGS
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7.30
135 votes

#29 - RESERVOIR DOGS

Akudama Drive - Season 1 - Episode 2

The Akudama learn from the plan’s mastermind just how risky and troublesome it will be. As if things weren’t bad enough, trouble comes looking for them first.

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Open Hostilities: My Other Self
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7.27
55 votes

#30 - Open Hostilities: My Other Self

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 1

One morning in 2115, in the 17th Far East Imperial City Management District, Tohru Kazasumi wakes from a strange dream. After school that day, he is returning home with his classmate Kyoka when they see the mysterious girl from his dream by the roadside.

Field Trip
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7.21
39 votes

#31 - Field Trip

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 4

Yuki is practically bouncing off the walls after coming up with an idea to take a field trip outside the school grounds. Rii-san and Kurumi remind her that club members aren't supposed to leave the grounds, but Yuki's convinced that if it's a school-sponsored activity they won't be breaking the rules. Their destination: the mall! Take a stroll down memory lane, to the days before the group first met Mii-kun.

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At the End of Time
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7.18
11 votes

#32 - At the End of Time

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 11

Faced with the final battle, both sides head into the battlefield once more to protect the futures of their worlds. In the 2015 Shibuya that has the giant Energy Cube, the fierce all-out war begins.

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Vacation Day
star
7.17
36 votes

#33 - Vacation Day

School-Live! - Season 1 - Episode 9

What could possibly have possessed Yuki to make her charge into the club room brandishing a deck brush and shouting about cleaning up? The brilliant idea to turn the rooftop lake (a.k.a the water storage tank) into a pool for the day! The girls carefully transfer the lake's fish to buckets, scrub out the algae and pond scum, and let their troubles slip away for the day as they enjoy their new pool.

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The Magical Girl Comes Back
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7.09
22 votes

#34 - The Magical Girl Comes Back

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Season 1 - Episode 1

It's been three years since the end of the Distonian War, where humanity fought against the Disas Beasts. War Hero Otori Asuka has quit her job as a magical girl and gone back to being a regular high school student. But one day terrorists attack her city...

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Reuniting A Bitter Dream
star
7.00
13 votes

#35 - Reuniting A Bitter Dream

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 7

In the culmination of recent events, a giant sandstorm has developed and Tohru is swallowed up by it. While inside, he finds his resolve to fight tested as he is again confronted by the Timekeepers.

The Other World
star
6.87
40 votes

#36 - The Other World

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 6

The Timekeepers' power sends Tohru to an unfamiliar alley. Waking up to children's voices, he sees the Kyoka who fights for Frontier S. He’s led to the hideout of Team Bastian, where Kyoka tells Tohru about the harsh reality those in Frontier S must face.

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Our Future
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6.80
10 votes

#37 - Our Future

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 12

Because the Frontier S Tohru cannot believe the eradication of the Timekeepers leads to true salvation for both futures, he challenges the 17th Tohru for one last battle. The ultimate showdown begins, with the two futures at stake.

Battlefield The Price of Bloodshed
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6.73
11 votes

#38 - Battlefield The Price of Bloodshed

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 8

The sandstorm continues to rampage with Remy at its center. It attacks indiscriminately, leaving both sides overwhelmed by its power. Just then, something is observed coming through the wall of sand...

A More Terrible War
star
6.71
14 votes

#39 - A More Terrible War

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Season 1 - Episode 3

Asuka and the others go to the pool to welcome Kurumi, the new transfer student. Asuka is enjoying her peaceful days, and her time as a magical girl seems like it ended many years ago, but...

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Daily Life and Comrades in Arms
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6.70
20 votes

#40 - Daily Life and Comrades in Arms

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Season 1 - Episode 2

Asuka transformed into a magical girl again and protected her friend from the terrorists. Now, she hears information about Kurumi, another member of the Magical Five. Kurumi continues to fight.

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Sudden Turn: The Price of Arrogance
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6.60
10 votes

#41 - Sudden Turn: The Price of Arrogance

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 9

After being warned of an emergency, Tohru undergoes a forced return to the present. He faints as a result and wakes up in the lab, only to find Brian Odhner waiting for him. As Tohru attempts to grasp the situation, Brian introduces him to someone...

The Magical Girls and This Beautiful World
star
6.23
13 votes

#42 - The Magical Girls and This Beautiful World

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Season 1 - Episode 11

Kurumi battles Chisato as Asuka battles Geese. As Geese deploys his anti-Magical Girl weapons, it's Izuka who takes action.

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The Lid of Hell
star
6.09
11 votes

#43 - The Lid of Hell

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Season 1 - Episode 9

As 6th Naha approaches, General Tabira, a powerful general from the Spirit World, appears from the other side of the Topology Bridge. But the Babel Brigade is after her too...

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The Destination of Emotions
star
6.00
12 votes

#44 - The Destination of Emotions

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation - Season 1 - Episode 10

Tohru and Kyoka are reunited with Kumi and Lyudmila’s help, and escape from the laboratory to a safehouse. Finally having a moment to rest, Tohru falls asleep and begins to dream about the mysterious young girl’s past.