The BEST episodes written by Rika Nakase
#1 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 1 - First Love
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 16
The events from The Cotton Drifting Chapter are retold from another point of view. After two years away from the village, Shion comes back to Hinamizawa.
#2 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 2 - Responsibility
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 17
The recent incident at school has left Shion feeling very uneasy. She is able to muster the courage to call Satoshi, only to receive an apology from him. Something doesn't seem right.
#3 - The Eternal Promise
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 2 - Episode 9
Kiyono and Ryou reveals more truth to Tamaki and Takuma. The Guardians reevalute their situation while Drei decides the move on his own.
#4 - The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 3 - Pre-established Harmony
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 4
During the Cotton Drifting Festival, the gang's club activities consist of eating contests and watching Rika's dance. After the festival, Satoko becomes convinced that she and Rika are being watched.
#5 - Because You Were Watching
Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God - Season 3 - Episode 19
Upon learning that Jin could be saved if someone else replaced him as the Orpheus's vessel, Gammon and Erena go to the Republic of Amgine to challenge Orpheus once and for all.
#6 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 3 - Beginning of the End
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 16
As Hanyu hopelessly watches the cruel events that occur during the dam incident, she and Rika eagerly await the arrival of the one person who will be the key in bringing an end to the enemy's intentions.
#7 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 9 - Attack and Defense
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 22
Upon discovering that Tomitake has been captured, Irie rushes to escape and ends up meeting Shion and her bodyguard, Kasai, on their way to the Sonozaki Estate. Little do they know, they're being followed...
#8 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 2 - Writhing
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 15
Takano's story continues, including how she met her foster grandfather, and her determination to continue his work.
#9 - Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
Genshiken - Season 1 - Episode 6
Kasukabe tries to make herself more appealing to Kohsaka by taking an interest in his hobbies by trying to learn how to play Puyo Pop Fever. Sasahara's sister Keiko also makes an appearance and calls on her brother for help.
#10 - The Power of the Gods
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 2 - Episode 10
Eins reveals the true reasons of why he is protecting Aria.
#11 - The Deceitful Heart
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 2 - Episode 6
Aria converses with Suguru about the Artifacts, while Takuma and Tamaki comes to terms with their situation.
#12 - The Mass Slaughter Chapter - Part 5 - Confrontation
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 2 - Episode 10
The gang's struggle to help Satoko forces them to confront the village elders, including the leader of the Sonozaki family as Satoko's resilience nears its limit.
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#13 - Ominous Dark Cloud
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 2 - Episode 2
Takuma starts to feel effect of Onikirimaru's presence. As Tamaki's grandmother still going through with the ceremonial sacrifice, Suguru does the unthinkable. Shinji's past unveiled and also his connection to Logos.
#14 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 6 - Condemnation
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 21
Shion tricks Keiichi into thinking that he may have put his friends in danger. However, when he figures out the truth, Shion is confronted by Keiichi and Rena.
#15 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 3 - Oni's Blood Line
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 18
When Shion decides to investigate Satoshi's disappearance, she meets Takano at the library, who tells her more about the dark history of Hinamizawa. The very next year, the past begins to repeat itself.
#16 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 20
After questioning Headmaster Kimiyoshi for information about the previous murders and Satoshi's disappearance, Shion sets her sights on another one of the Three Great Families.
#17 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 4 - Revenge
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 19
Shion overhears a conversation between Mion and her grandmother and begins to suspect her family may be involved in the recent events.
#18 - Eating Delicious Things is an Alternate Method for Solving Puzzles
Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God - Season 3 - Episode 4
Whilst Kaito is having a picnic with Jin and Nonoha, Raetsel appears before Kaito, stating that the Fools' Puzzles made Jin suffer, clashing with Kaito's own memories of him. However, Nonoha helps them realise there are some memories of Jin that they both share. Meanwhile, a Master Brain named Dr. Theorem appears before Cubic, who decides to face him in a puzzle to prevent him from reaching Kaito. Cubic is tasked with finding 'the most beautiful number' within 15 minutes before he is engulfed in flames. After Kaito learns of Cubic's predicament, he rushes to his aid and helps him find the solution; the golden ratio. After the battle, however, Jin starts experiencing pains in his head.
#19 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 4 - Wish
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 8
The truth behind the recent incidents and the dark origins of Hinamizawa finally start to unravel as Keiichi and Rena decide to confront their suspect.
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#20 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 3 - Lies
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 7
Keiichi indirectly confesses to Rika about sneaking into the forbidden shrine, and he fears his admission may have put Rika and Satako's lives in danger.
#21 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 1 - Jealousy
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 5
Keiichi meets his friends in town to win prizes at a card game. Afterwards, at a restaurant, he is surprised to see Mion as a waitress, and even more surprised to find out it's not actually Mion.
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#22 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 2 - Takano
When They Cry - Higurashi - Season 1 - Episode 6
The day for the Cotton Drifting Festival has arrived, and during Rika's ritual performance, Keiichi is taken to see the sacred festival storehouse.
#23 - The Sleipnir Ball
The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 7
Siesta, in an effort to win Saito, challenges Louise to a contest. If he can locate Louise at the Seipnir ball, she will relinquish her advances towards him. Louise accepts, telling Saito that if he succeeds, she will allow him to “continue what he started before”. The ball arrives, and each participant takes a turn at the mirror of truth, which transforms him or her into their ideal self. Saito, on the way to the ball, notices a dark shape flying over the academy. Believing Louise to be in danger, he rushes in and begins to search for her. Locating her on the balcony, he has a brief conversation with her before the two kiss. Sheffield then arrives and disrupts the ball, destroying the mirror and reverting everyone to their former selves. Saito then discovers that the girl he kissed is not Louise, but is in fact Princess Henrietta, who had taken Louise's form.
#24 - Mountain Pass on the Border
The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 10
Saito and company take refugee in the Charming Fairy Inn while the search for them continues. A plan is created to use the Ostland to fly towards Germinia as a decoy, while Saito goes across the border directly. Scarron provides disguises for them, while Colbert, Seista, Gimli and Reinard proceed to liberate the Ostland. Siesta shows doubts at first of not having any powers but gets encouraged by Saito that she could still help. She hugs him so Louise kicks him in the groin from behind. In Gallia, Joseph and Sheffield uncover a massive object, which Joseph calls Jormungand, covered with pulsing veins and with a single large eye. Posing as a travelling circus, Saito and company cross the border, while Louise broods over no longer being an aristocrat, realising she only has Saito left. Back at the castle, using Siesta as a distraction, Gimli and Reinard take out two guards and they board the Ostland, after dispatching two more groups of guards.
#25 - The Two Tasks
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 1 - Episode 5
As Tamaki and the Guardians return to see Shizuki after failing to defend the Bracelet, Shizuki urges Tamaki to release the Tamayori Princess within her. After they all enjoy a feast cooked by Mitsuru, Tamaki notices that Mitsuru is still in love with Shinji while passing by in the kitchen. The next day after school, it appears that Takuma, Mahiro, Yuuichi and Shinji are all tired from patrolling the seals. Back at the shrine, she runs outside the shrine after having a headache and bumps into Ryou Kutani, who questions her affiliation with Shizuki as being her grandmother. After running towards the second seal ground, she encounters Aria, who declares that the Logos plan to release the Onikirimaru to prevent it from being resealed. When Takuma and Mahiro come, Tamaki tells them to stand down, vowing to Aria that she will not give up on preventing the Logos from succeeding in their plan. Aria leaves after saying that she will bring the Logos back at the second seal ground on the following night. Takuma and Mahiro express their gratitude to Tamaki for how she handled the situation.
#26 - The Demon's Tradition
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 1 - Episode 11
Aria and Vier find out their superiors are acting strange. Meanwhile, Tamaki and the others continue to research the history of the Tamayori princess and came across something important about Mahiro's bloodline and the truth of Takuma's lineage
#27 - The Prediction of the Bureau of Medicin
Hiiro no Kakera ~ The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 1 - Episode 8
Tamaki decides to have Ashiya's assistance, much to the Guardians' disapproval. When looking through the archives, Tamaki hears a voice that may be of help. Mahiro reveals a secret about Logos that he hid from everyone for her grandmother's sake.
#28 - Here Comes Kagura!
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 4
Someone visits Shigure's house. It's Kagura who has brought a lot of commotion into the Sohma residence. Can Tohru and Kagura become friends or will they be bitter rivals?
#29 - A Plum on the Back
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 7
It's the cultural festival, and Tohru's class is doing a hit or miss rice ball stand. Yuki is given a special outfit to wear during the festival, which brings in lots of customers. We get to meet Momiji and Hatori, two more Sohma family members! Could they be members of the zodiac as well?
#30 - The Strangest Day
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 1
Losing Tohru Honda's mother was hard enough, but living in a tent, now that's just crazy! One day, leaving for school, Tohru happens to stumble to the prince of her high school 'Yuki Sohma' at his house. As Yuki and his cousin Shigure finds out that Tohru been living in a tent, Yuki and Shigure lets Tohru live with them as their housekeeper. Trouble starts as soon as Kyo, another member of the Sohma family, messes up Tohru's new room causing her to lose her balance. Grabbing onto the Sohma family for support, they all turn into animals of the Chinese Zodiac.
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#31 - Let's Go Home
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 26
Tohru pushes her relationships with the Sohmas to the limit as she tries to reach out to Kyo in love, which proves to be troublesome since Kyo is in his wild monster cat form. And if that wasn’t enough, she confronts Akito to tell him how she feels about all the abuse. Akito isn’t pleased with any of her interactions, and feels like it’s time for Tohru’s memories to be erased once and for all. Friendships will be tested in the exciting finale to the TV series.
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#32 - The Source Of Cheer Can Be Affected By Colds, Too!
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 19
Tohru fails one of her midterms and now has just one chance to retake it, and with just a few days before the make-up exam, she is coming down with a cold. What will the gang do now?
#33 - White Day
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 12
Momiji invites Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki to a relaxing weekend at the Sohma Hot Springs. Tohru even brings her mom along. Yuki has a chance to give Tohru a gift for White Day. But Momiji has an even bigger surprise!
#34 - Sophist Boy Has Captured The Prince
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 21
Someone steals Tohru's purse, and it looks like another zodiac member. He's Hiro Sohma and he's very jealous of Tohru and Kisa.
#35 - There Are No Memories It's OK to Forget
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 15
It's been a year since Tohru's mom passed away, and the gang visits her grave. Uo and Hana speculate on whom Tohru will fall in love with. Then Tohru discovers Momiji in the building she works in. What is he doing there? And where are Momiji's parents?
#36 - No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 2
Misaki has now been living with Akihito for a month. They get along smashingly…Especially since they are developing somewhat of a relationship. How exactly will Misaki cope with having his name be the new star of Akihito's romance novels? And how will Akihito deal with his overwhelming jealousy growing from Misaki's classmate?
#37 - Make It Clear If It's Black or White
Fruits Basket - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tohru's class goes on an endurance run. In the middle of the run, a white-haired boy, not much younger than Yuki, interrupts and challenges Kyo to a fight. The boy is also a member of the Sohma clan. As they fight, Yuki feels faint. What will Tohru do now? And which zodiac member is this boy?
#38 - Pas de Deux of Fantasy and Innocence
Dance with Devils - Season 1 - Episode 7
Rem visits his father, who tells him to find the 'Forbidden Grimoire' as soon as he can if he doesn't want to shame his family's name. Meanwhile, Ritsuka finds Rem's pomeranian, Roen, in a department store while she and Azuna are shopping for materials for their school's cultural festival. She follows him to a park where he reveals his true form, the mysterious person whom she saw in the 'Third Library' (see Episode 4). He properly introduces himself as Roen which shocks Ritsuka. Roen reveals to her that he is a ceberus. He then offers to tell her more about the 'Forbidden Grimoire' and a portal appears behind him. Ritsuka is hesitant until she receives a phone call from Azuna, but she makes up an excuse then proceeds with Roen through the portal. They walk down an empty hallway and Roen reveals to Ritsuka that she is the 'Forbidden Grimoire'. The scent that wafts from her is the proof. He tells her that the powers of the grimoire will reveal itself on her seventeenth birthday. Roen tries to put Ritsuka to sleep until that time and attempts to persuade her to remove the ring Lindo gave her for protection. Ritsuka is about to remove the ring until Rem appears and stops her. He convinces her not to, then confronts Roen of his betrayal and attempts to attack him, but Roen takes Ritsuka hostage and threatens to kill her. He rips her uniform and digs his claws beneath her shirt and into her skin, but Ritsuka's ring repels him. Lindo appears and notices the wound Roen gave her, and thinking Rem was the one who attacked her, he goes into a rage and becomes monstrous. He tries to attack Rem, but Ritsuka intervenes and he claws the left side of her cheek. Rem manages to avert Lindo back to normal by asking him if he is also going to destroy Ritsuka. Lindo goes back to normal when he hears this and Rem leaves. Ritsuka and Lindo are then teleported back to the park where today's events began. Still in hiding, Roen says that he will definitely open the grimoire with Ristuka the
#39 - Tango of Passion and Seduction
Dance with Devils - Season 1 - Episode 3
Ritsuka's brother Lindo goes to unusual lengths to keep her safe. Meanwhile, dashing student council member Urie has a few words to say about Lindo...
#40 - Samba of Jet and Crimson
Dance with Devils - Season 1 - Episode 11
Ritsuka arrives at Lord Nesta's castle where she meets Lord Nesta for the first time. He reveals to her more about her family's past then has her taken away to be prepared for the ceremony. At Shikō Academy, the Student Council are wondering where Ritsuka is, until they are confronted by Lindo and Loewen. Loewen reveals to everyone that Ritsuka has gone to Lord Nesta's castle, prompting the devils and Lindo to go and save her. Rem is hesitant until Loewen gives him Ritsuka's crown as an encouragement, to which he declares as the "perfect checkmate", thus finally admitting his feelings for her. Meanwhile, Jek reveals his true colours to Ritsuka when she stubbornly presses him about the ceremony and refusing to comply if he doesn't explain. She is then brought before Lord Nesta whom she tries to attack with a pair of scissors she secretly brought along, but he hypnotizes her to comply. While under Lord Nesta's spell, her mind still works and she regrets her decision as she is led to the sacrificial tower. Just before Lord Nesta could bite her, Loewen interferes followed by the other devils and Lindo. Ritsuka happily rushes to them, but Jek grabs her and holds her at knife point with the pair of scissors.
#41 - Bolero of Solitude and Sorrow
Dance with Devils - Season 1 - Episode 4
Ritsuka learns some truths about her family--and about the student council--before having a confrontation with someone who isn't who he seems to be.
#42 - What Is Your Real Dream?
Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God - Season 3 - Episode 10
The puzzlers arrive in Texas after following a clue left behind by Raetsel. Gammon rides to the rescue as he solves a puzzle that is managed by a misguided brother.
#43 - Meeting is the Beginning of Parting
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 5
6 years later…Nowaki and Hiroki are still in love with each other. But, how far will their love go when Nowaki leaves for America without even telling Hiroki?
#44 - Good Can Come Out of Misfortune
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 6
Nowaki knows that he loves Hiroki, and Hiroki know the feelings are mutual. Even though they had some problems they agree to meet up and talk things out…But what is Hiroki supposed to do when Nowaki stands him up? How could Nowaki agree to a business meeting that interferes with his love-life? Can their love go on?
#45 - Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 7
Misaki is questioning whether Akihito and he are classified as "lovers". Of course, Akihito just won't have that, so Akihito takes Misaki on a date.
#46 - Away From Home, One Needs to Feel No Shame
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 8
Takahiro calls and tells Akihito that it's time Misaki comes to live with his new wife and him. Akihito really doesn't want to let Misaki leave, but Misaki never has experienced a family life, so there is no way he would refuse. So, can Akihito and Misaki go back to not living with each other?
#47 - One Good Turns Deserves Another
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 9
Hiroki takes a stroll down memory lane and recalls his first meeting with Akihito…and how he fell in love with him.
#48 - Boys be Ambitious
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 10
You Miyagi is a coworker of Hiroki. He really enjoys making fun of Hiroki and his boy-love relationship…but how will he react when he gets a boy-love relationship of his own? You is a divorcee who just can't seem to get rid of his ex-brother-in-law. How can he get rid of this guy who claims they are fated to be together?
#49 - All Things are Easy that are Done Willingly
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 11
You Miyagi and Shinobuc have more in common than Miyagi first thought. Their impossible relationship is just to similar to one in his past…Is there any hope for these so called "fated" lovers?
#50 - Even a Chance Acquaintance is Decreed by Destiny
Junjou Romantica - Season 1 - Episode 12
Akihito just won an award for his latest BL book. And Misaki is unhappy that he learned this bit of information from his classmate instead of Akihito. That leads to Misaki blowing up on Akihito about how he deserves to know more about him since they are lovers.