The BEST episodes written by Tatsuto Higuchi
#1 - Distorting World
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 23
Ange reunites with the rest of her comrades as they prepare to head into their final battle against Embryo and complete Operation Libertus.
#2 - Arzenal Burns
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 13
Ange's brother, Julio, attacks Arzenal with his own fleet. With no other option, Jill commences Operation Libertus as Ange and the remaining pilots prepare to fight back.
#3 - The Survivors
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 21
Salia helps Ange escape from Embryo’s clutches. But Ange’s escape becomes short-lived as Embryo continues to hunt her and Momoka down. Just when it seems like they’re cornered, Tusk arrives on the scene to face off with Embryo.
#4 - Dragon Song
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 11
Three foreign Para-Mails appear and attack Arzenal with a fleet of DRAGONs. But when Ange engages the enemy head-on she discovers a shocking truth.
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#5 - God's Proposal
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 20
When Embryo’s attempt to seduce Ange fails, he soon reveals his true character along with his diabolical plans for Aura and the two worlds. Meanwhile, Jill’s descent troubles Hilda and the remaining Arzenal fighters.
#6 - Conclusive Ocean
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 18
Despite returning to Arzenal and reuniting with her old comrades, Ange soon finds herself at odds with Jill, whose devotion to completing Libertus has grown into a dangerous obsession.
#7 - Eve of Destruction
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 24
The fight is on, and soon Ange and company find themselves locked in a battle to the death with their former teammates as the world continues to collide.
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#8 - Necessary
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 22
Embryo continues with his plans to combine the two worlds and, using Aura’s power, create an entirely new world. Ersha has a change of heart, and Salia’s jealousy of Ange grows. Meanwhile, Ange mourns those she has lost.
#9 - The Right Arm's Past
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 12
The inhabitants of Arzenal attempt to recover from the attack by the mysterious Para-Mails. When a DRAGON survivor is discovered in the base, the pilots learn that not everything is as it appears.
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#10 - The Tuner of Time
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 19
Ange is captured by Salia, Ersha, and Chris, who have all been swayed to Embryo’s side. When Ange finds herself face-to-face with Embryo once again, he reveals the truth behind his own existence and that of Ange’s very world.
#11 - Villkiss Awakens
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 3
With the tragic events of the previous battle fresh on her mind, Ange chooses to become the pilot of the powerful para-mail, Vilkiss in order to find death on the battlefield.
#12 - Dark Angel of Destruction
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 17
Ange finally reaches a decision and chooses to return to Arzenal. The invasion begins, but takes an unexpected turn when their plans are thwarted by Embryo's scheming.
#13 - Beyond Time
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 25
With Ange kidnapped by Embryo, it’s now up to Tusk, Hilda, and Salia to unlock the power of the Vilkiss and save her before she is lost forever.
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#14 - Goodbye From the Gallows
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 10
Despite returning to their homes, both Ange and Hilda are met with betrayal and must face the cruel realities concerning the ones they once cared for.
#15 - Ange and Tusk
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 14
Ange awakens to find that she, Tusk, and Vivian have been transported to an alternate dimension. As they work to learn more about this unknown world, Ange and Tusk begin to grow closer together.
#16 - Another Earth
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 15
After an encounter with two mysterious women riding DRAGONs, Ange, Tusk, and Vivian are taken to a strange castle where they once again cross paths with the pilot of one of the mysterious Para-Mails, Salamandinay.
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#17 - Lonely Mutiny
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 4
Although Ange has finally accepted the reality of her life, tensions between her and the other Norma at the Arzenal facility come to a head as a fellow pilot’s revenge results in dire consequences.
#18 - Ange Loss
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 5
Ange awakens after her crash landing to find herself in a very compromising position with a mysterious boy. With the Vilkiss damaged, Ange will have to rely on this stranger and his suspicious familiarity with para-mail if she wants to leave.
#19 - Traitorous Homeland
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 9
After escaping Arzenal, Ange, Momoka, and Hilda go their separate ways. While Ange and Momoka head to the imperial palace to aide Sylvia, Hilda returns to her hometown in search of her mother.
#20 - Bikini Escape
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 8
The Arzenal Normas are given the day off to participate in the annual Festa celebration. However, all Ange can think of is the mysterious message she received from her younger sister, Sylvia.
#21 - This Is My Way of Life
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow - Season 1 - Episode 14
Ohana's school goes on a field trip to another hot spring inn, run by Yosuke Himawari, who is Yuina's distant relative and her alleged fiancé. They visit the beach, where a boy who was previously turned down by Minko before tries his luck again. Later than night, Ohana and Nako overhear Yosuke asking Yuina if she wanted to come work at his inn when she graduates. The next day, a group of part-timers working at the inn decide they want to quit. As Yosuke becomes irritated by this, Yuina tells him that people will only do things they enjoy doing, declining Yosuke's offer of running his inn.
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#22 - Salia's Gloom
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 7
Ange’s rogue tactics continue to put her at odds with her teammates, especially their squad captain, Salia. But when a new DRAGON appears, Ange will have to learn to follow orders if she and the others hope to survive.
#23 - Sunny with a Chance of Blister
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow - Season 1 - Episode 15
The inn becomes troubled over becoming shorthanded, but reject Ohana's offer to help out. However, she feels she needs to do something and, after the inn becomes unable to find replacement waitresses, they accept Ohana's help, with Minko and Nako deciding to help her out as well. However, the robotic system that assists with dishes breaks down, so Ohana suggests that they send the customers to have a bath before dinner to give them extra time to set up the tables. As Ohana and the others work on the tables, getting help from the other students, Yuina visits Yosuke and, after hearing that he might want to marry someone like Ohana, decides to break her habit of not working and help him clean the baths. After dinner, Yosuke allows the girls to use the hot springs. As the field trip comes to an end, Yosuke decides to rethink his training whilst Yuina decides to work harder herself.
#24 - A Tearful Chef Romance
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow - Season 1 - Episode 5
As Minko continues to be downhearted from the other day, she overhears Ohana, Nako and Tomoe talking with Tarō, who claims Tōru had been scouted by Fukuya Inn. Tomoe reveals to Ohana that it was Tōru that allowed Minko, who wanted to become a chef, to work at the Kissuiso. After a failed attempt to try and get Minko to show her true feelings, Ohana goes by herself to the Fukuya Inn, where she learns from Yuina that Tōru was simply filling in for an absent chef for the day, and she herself only wanted to have a ride on his motorbike. Afterwards, Minko allows Ohana to call her by her nickname, whilst Ohana finally responds to her text from Kōichi.
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#25 - Momoka Has Arrived!
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 6
Just when Ange thought she had finally put her past behind her, Momoka, her former maid, appears in search of the beloved princess that she once knew.
#26 - Defiant Soul
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 2
After being exiled to the island of Arzenal, Angelise clashes with her fellow Norma over her refusal to accept the truth. But when the girls are thrown into battle, reality will strike in the most brutal way imaginable!
#27 - The Fallen Imperial Princess
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 1
Princess Angelise of the Misurugi Empire lives a life of privilege in a world where users of an advanced magic known as “Mana” rule. But her world is shattered when she discovers that she is in fact a Norma - an outcast who cannot use Mana!
#28 - The Evil Being
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor - Season 1 - Episode 6
The ones pulling the strings behind the imperial guard were the Researchers of Divine Wisdom. Glenn fights to clear Rumia of suspicion. Meanwhile, in the magic competition, the students of Class 2 face…
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#29 - Nana Daiba
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 7
Nana Daiba’s memories of the acadamy’s 99th performance was a shining beacon crystalized in time. Can she ever move forward or will she be forever blinded by the past?
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#30 - Resonating Front Lines
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon - Season 1 - Episode 16
Salamandinay and her troops begin making preparations to invade Ange's world and take down Embryo once and for all. Now Ange must decide if she will stand and fight at Salamandinay's side.
#31 - Face Off! The Magic Corps Battle
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor - Season 1 - Episode 11
Glenn and Leos enter a duel involving the other students in a magic corps battle. Leos's camp is well organized, but Glenn fights back with clever tactics.
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#32 - The Show Must Go On
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 10
The final day has arrived and Karen and Hikari renew their vow to perform Starlight. Can they overcome the unforgiving audition and become Top Stars together?
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#33 - #07
Schwarzesmarken - Season 1 - Episode 7
A 200,000 strong BETA contingent is advancing on the city of Berlin, and only a few forces are available to stop the attack. But even as the battle rages on the eastern front, the Stasi plot a coup back in Berlin!
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#34 - Jellyfish Reminiscense
Macross Delta - Season 1 - Episode 11
Delta Flight and Walküre take time out to mourn the loss of one of their own. The grand plan of the Windermereans is revealed and set into motion.
#35 - The Queen and the Princess
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor - Season 1 - Episode 5
Rumia comes becomes a suspect during the magic competition and the imperial guard targets her life. Glenn manages to save her in the nick of time, but an unexpected individual stands in his way.
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#36 - On the Night of the Star Festival
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 9
Preparations for the next performance of Starlight continue, and everyone is filled with hope as they move forward. Everyone that is, except for Nana, who sinks into despair.
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#37 - Sense Emergence
Macross Delta - Season 1 - Episode 18
Delta Flight and Walküre infiltrate Voldor once again, this time to test the Protoculture ruins' reaction to Walküre's live music. Freyja and Hayate encounter the enemy face to face, and are surprised at what they find. Mikumo tests her limits to potentially disastrous results.
#38 - Scatter On Stage
Macross Delta - Season 1 - Episode 17
Delta Flight and Walkure devise a plan to interrupt the Windermeran Mind Control in the Brisingr Cluster, using a special Walkure concert as a distraction. Hayate learns the shocking truth about his father.
#39 - Stage Girls
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 1
The curtain rises on the performance of a lifetime as Karen and her classmates attend a prestigious music academy to become the next theatrical stars.
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#40 - Behind Enemy Lines
Macross Delta - Season 1 - Episode 7
Walküre and Delta Flight infiltrate the planet Voldor, which has been occupied by the Aerial Knights of the Windermere Kingdom. The source behind the increased Var Syndrome Outbreaks is revealed.
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#41 - Extreme Bravery
Macross Delta - Season 1 - Episode 22
Xaos goes on the offensive and pushes on with their plan to invade Windermere. Freyja and Hayate return to active duty, under special orders from Major Arad, leaving Mirage responsible for the two of them. Keith and Heinz clear the air. Cassim rides the wind.
#42 - Would You Like Some Flowers Too?
Phi-Brain ~ Puzzle of God - Season 3 - Episode 7
Bent on vengeance, Melancholy becomes a Master Brain. Freecell wants to leave the world of puzzles behind, but Melancholy won’t let him as she drags him into a Puzzle of Fools. Can Kaito and Gammon save him?
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#43 - #08
Schwarzesmarken - Season 1 - Episode 8
Lise is revealed as a spy and most of the 666th is imprisoned. Theodor and Katia barely manage to flee in time. The Stasi complete their takeover of East Germany even as a 200,000 strong army of BETA comes down on Berlin.
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#44 - #10
Schwarzesmarken - Season 1 - Episode 10
Theodor is forced to kill his sister, Lise Hohenstein. The coup forces hold a meeting with the western governments, who are trying to decide if they should support the Stasi or the rebellion.
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#45 - Toward the Light
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 8
What’s past is prologue. The promise Hikari made with Karen is what fuels her determination, but life rarely occurs according to plan.
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#46 - #11
Schwarzesmarken - Season 1 - Episode 11
The head of the Stasi, and now the ruler of East Germany, reveals his true identity as a KGB agent. He plans to use Germany as a nuclear buffer zone, annihilating the BETA and protecting the USSR. But Beatrix has other plans.
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#47 - The Stage of Fate
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 2
On the second day of the search for the next star, the girls accuse Karen of interfering with their auditions and not taking it as seriously as them.
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#48 - We Are
Revue Starlight - Season 1 - Episode 11
Fate is cruel and harshly deals with any deviation from the pre-established script. What happens to those who dare defy the system the day after the performance?
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#49 - #05
Schwarzesmarken - Season 1 - Episode 5
The Schwarzesmarken are forced into a dangerous laserjagd mission to destroy a BETA echelon advancing on the UN forces. Will they put glory and saving lives above the will of the party?
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#50 - #09
Schwarzesmarken - Season 1 - Episode 9
The Eastern Front armies lead an attack on Berlin, and attempt to rescue the 666th. Lise confronts her brother, who has chosen Irisdina and the revolution over her.
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