The BEST episodes written by Yōsuke Kuroda

One For All
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9.16
688 votes

#1 - One For All

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 11

All Might's time is running out as he faces his ultimate nemesis head on. Will he finally be able to defeat All For One once and for all?

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Battle Weapon
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9.00
29 votes

#2 - Battle Weapon

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 13

The World Tournament enters its third period, which consists of one-on-one battles using only the original weapons prepared by the tournament organizers. Nobody will know what the weapons are until the battle begins. Although confused by the unfamiliar weapons, the top fighters win their battles, one after another. Sei and Reiji's opponent is the Thai representative Luang Dallara, a top champion of the tournament.

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Battle Royal
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9.00
29 votes

#3 - Battle Royal

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 11

During the final battle of the World Tournament's first day, a PPSE works team entered the tournament, thanks to the sponsor's special rules. The name of its fighter is Meijin Kawaguchi, and Sei and Reiji are certain that another friendly rival has appeared. The tournament then enters its second period, a Battle Royal elimination match among all the players. An enormous diorama unfolds, and 90 Gunpla begin a fierce battle. Sei and Reiji attempt to survive the battle by teaming up with Mao and Fellini, but a huge shadow is creeping up on them...

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My Hero
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8.90
665 votes

#4 - My Hero

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 4

The villains launch their attack, and only Izuku knows where Kota is. Can he get to him in time?

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Shoto Todoroki: Origin
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8.89
741 votes

#5 - Shoto Todoroki: Origin

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 10

Izuku forces Todoroki to face his past in a chilling battle as the two class rivals finally go head to head!

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Symbol of Peace
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8.74
593 votes

#6 - Symbol of Peace

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 10

As the fight against the League of Villains escalates, can the U.A. students get Bakugo out in time for All Might to make a big comeback?

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Climax
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8.59
664 votes

#7 - Climax

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 17

It all comes to a head as Izuku, Iida, and Todoroki face off against Stain while the pro heroes in Hosu City fight against the Nomus.

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All Might
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8.58
817 votes

#8 - All Might

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 12

All Might has finally shown up, but will he be able to defeat Nomu and save the day?!

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Hero Killer: Stain vs. U.A. Students
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8.58
681 votes

#9 - Hero Killer: Stain vs. U.A. Students

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 16

Stain strikes again, and this time some U.A. students are around when it happens. Will they be able to hold him off until the pros come?

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All For One
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8.41
574 votes

#10 - All For One

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 9

The heroes and U.A. students close in on the League of Villains' hideouts, but the League still has an ace up its sleeve…

Katsuki Bakugo: Origin
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8.37
614 votes

#11 - Katsuki Bakugo: Origin

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 24

It's finally time for Izuku and Bakugo's practical exam. How can they challenge All Might without a plan?

Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!!
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8.37
569 votes

#12 - Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!!

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 5

Izuku finally makes it back to the training camp only to leave again with a message for Mandalay to broadcast.

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In Each of Our Hearts
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8.36
787 votes

#13 - In Each of Our Hearts

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 13

As the battle at USJ winds down, Izuku and All Might think about its repercussions. Meanwhile, the villains slink home to plan their next move.

Deku vs. Kacchan
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8.32
841 votes

#14 - Deku vs. Kacchan

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 7

In All Might's first class, Izuku will have to face off against Katsuki! As the hero team, can Izuku and Uraraka beat the villain team of Katsuki and Tenya?

Roaring Upheaval
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8.32
565 votes

#15 - Roaring Upheaval

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 6

Students and teachers of UJS are still fighting in the woods, but the Vanguard avant-garde team has already accomplished its mission ...?!

End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End
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8.30
570 votes

#16 - End of the Beginning, Beginning of the End

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 12

After All Might and All For One's fight, the students go back home while the U.A. teachers decide how to deal with the aftermath.

Game Over
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8.30
803 votes

#17 - Game Over

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 11

The students fight for their lives against the Villains while Iida manages to escape with his friends' help. Once knowing that Iida will warn the other teachers who will come to stop them, the Villains' leader Tomura Shigaraki decides to kill Izuku and his friends just to hurt All Might's pride before they leave, when All Might himself appears.

Start Line
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8.24
880 votes

#18 - Start Line

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 4

At the entrance exam, Izuku falls behind as the other students defeat faux villains left and right. Will he be able to get enough points to pass?

In Their Own Quirky Ways
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8.23
713 votes

#19 - In Their Own Quirky Ways

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 3

The first-years try to stand out as they struggle to finish the obstacle course and qualify for a spot in the next round.

Cavalry Battle Finale
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8.22
687 votes

#20 - Cavalry Battle Finale

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 5

The teams are fighting it out in the second half of the cavalry battle. Will Team Midoriya be able to keep their place in the top four?

Bakugo vs. Uraraka
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8.22
657 votes

#21 - Bakugo vs. Uraraka

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 9

Bakugo seems almost villainous when he's up against Uraraka, but she has a plan to keep it from being a one-sided match.

Todoroki vs. Bakugo
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8.18
642 votes

#22 - Todoroki vs. Bakugo

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 12

The explosive showdown between Todoroki and Bakugo begins. Only one can take the title of first-year champion!

What a Twist!
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8.14
550 votes

#23 - What a Twist!

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 7

The battle at the training camp concludes, and now the students and teachers of U.A. have to deal with the aftermath.

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Encounter With the Unknown
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8.12
771 votes

#24 - Encounter With the Unknown

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 10

Villains have attacked USJ, and it's up to Class 1-A to stop them. What are the villains after? Will All Might be able to save the day again?

What I Can Do for Now
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8.08
855 votes

#25 - What I Can Do for Now

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 5

It's Izuku's first day of high school, and he still can't control his new Quirk. Will he make it to the second day of school with his eccentric new teacher?

Yaoyorozu: Rising
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8.07
615 votes

#26 - Yaoyorozu: Rising

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 22

The exams are turning out to be much more challenging than the students expected. Can any of the teams hold their own against a teacher?

Victory or Defeat
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8.07
659 votes

#27 - Victory or Defeat

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 7

Izuku is up against Shinso in the first match of the finals, but how will he overcome Shinso's Quirk to advance to the next round?

Fight On, Iida
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8.01
650 votes

#28 - Fight On, Iida

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 11

It’s class rep versus child prodigy as Iida and Todoroki square off. Will Iida's Reciproburst be enough to beat the boy of fire and ice?

Strategy, Strategy, Strategy
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8.01
680 votes

#29 - Strategy, Strategy, Strategy

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 4

Izuku's having trouble finding a team for the cavalry battle in the next round of the U.A. sports festival. Luckily, he has a plan.

Midoriya and Shigaraki
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8.01
638 votes

#30 - Midoriya and Shigaraki

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 15

The U.A. students are finally starting to get the hang of their internships, but Izuku has much more to learn about One For All.

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Wings of Imagination
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8.00
29 votes

#31 - Wings of Imagination

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 9

Sei is working on a new Gunpla for use in the World Tournament. But, anxious about whether it's safe to keep it "as is," he has fallen into a kind of slump. When China unexpectedly ends up in a Gunpla Battle tournament limited to female players, she distracts Sei from his worries by asking him for Gunpla Battle advice. Thanks to intensive training by Sei and Reiji, China and her Gunpla, (Mr.) Beargguy III, begin piling up victories in the women-only tournament. Only one person stands in her way: Caroline Yajima, an art-contest veteran who considers herself China's rival. China finds herself in peril when she faces the Gunpla that Caroline has built.

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Fighter's Radiance
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8.00
29 votes

#32 - Fighter's Radiance

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 15

Sei and Reiji have no choice but to win their next battle. But their opponent in the final period turns out to be the Italian champion Ricardo Fellini, who has been undefeated up through the seventh period. Whatever the results of this last qualifier, his qualification for the tournament finals is already decided. Now Fellini wonders whether he should give Sei and Reiji their victory, and preserve his own machine, by deliberately losing, or...? With mixed emotions, Fellini confronts the Star Build Strike.

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A Reason to Battle
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8.00
29 votes

#33 - A Reason to Battle

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 6

To have a rematch against Tatsuya Yuki, and beat him—this has been Reiji's only motivation for fighting Gunpla battles. But now that Yuki has suddenly withdrawn from the competition, Reiji has lost his purpose, and aimlessly wanders the streets. Sei, too, is frustrated that he can't have a rematch with Yuki. Seeing the two of them, China feels an indescribable uneasiness. Now that Reiji is unable to fight Yuki, where is he going to end up? But Sei vows to believe in Reiji, and looks forward to his eventual return. Meanwhile, Reiji is trembling with fear as Tatsuya Yuki appears before him. And clutched in his hand is the Zaku Amazing!

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Codename: C
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8.00
29 votes

#34 - Codename: C

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 14

The tournament has reached its seventh period, and only one period now remains. Sei and Reiji have earned a good point score, and are working their way into the top group. Then the seventh period begins, with the announcement of a Gunpla Race. This is literally a speed race, where fighters compete for position during three laps of a special course constructed inside the arena. Sei's and Reiji's Star Build Strike uses its Discharge System to make an amazing starting dash. It looks like they'll finish the race in the lead, but Baker, the secretary of PPSE's Chairman Mashita, has prepared a huge trap in the special course. The Star Build Strike is headed for danger!

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Discharge
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8.00
29 votes

#35 - Discharge

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 12

During the second period of the World Tournament, all the players must compete in a Battle Royal elimination match. In the middle of the fighting, the battle is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a giant Mega Size Gunpla which belongs to none of the participating players. The other Gunpla have no way to deal with its overwhelming firepower, and since it isn't related to the tournament, most of the players try to avoid fighting it. But Reiji, on the other hand, boldly challenges the giant Gunpla. His seemingly reckless fighting spirit is backed up by the Star Build Strike, the new Gunpla that Sei has built. To win the fight, Sei activates the Discharge System installed in the Star Build Strike.

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The Strongest Builder
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8.00
29 votes

#36 - The Strongest Builder

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 5

Before the decisive battle with Tatsuya Yuki, Reiji once again goes in search of combat practice, while Sei concentrates on fine-tuning the Build Strike. China is becoming concerned that Sei is too engrossed in his work. Then, a mysterious boy named Mao Yasaka appears before the two of them. Having won the Japanese 5th Block, he has already earned a place in the World Tournament, and he says he has come to the store because he is interested in Sei, a highly skilled builder who is the same age as he is. Mao has only one goal: to determine which of them is superior as a Gunpla builder. Sei accepts his challenge, and Sei and Mao bring out their Gunpla, the Build Strike and the Gundam X Maoh. As soon as they see each other's work, Sei and Mao find themselves adrift in space...!

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Encounters of Fighters
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8.00
29 votes

#37 - Encounters of Fighters

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 8

Sei, Reiji, and Mao have been chosen to participate in the Gunpla Battle Championship World Tournament. Meanwhile, outside Japan, a series of qualifying tournaments have been underway in other countries to select players for the World Tournament. Among them are Ricardo Fellini of Italy, Luang Dallara of Thailand, and the Renato brothers of Argentina. Fellini's rival Greco Logan, a World Tournament veteran, is considered the favorite to represent America. But an unexpected ambush awaits him in the final round of the qualifying tournament. When the young prodigy Nils Nielsen, known as the Early Genius, reveals the hidden power of his Gunpla, the Sengoku Astray, it will shake the arena... no, the world!

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The Crimson Comet
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8.00
29 votes

#38 - The Crimson Comet

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 2

Having met Sei by chance, the mysterious boy Reiji insists on staying at his home and somehow even ends up coming to his school. And when Gonda, a student council executive, tries to kick out this intruder, Reiji turns the tables on him as well. Tatsuya Yuuki, the student council president and head of the model-building club, attempts to resolve the situation by saying that he invited Reiji to join the club. But Gonda, having lost face in front of the other students, challenges Reiji to a Gunpla battle purely for revenge. Using Sei's Build Strike Gundam, Reiji wins a total victory in his battle with Gonda. Then a crimson Gunpla appears before them both—the Zaku Amazing!

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Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears
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7.98
649 votes

#39 - Bizarre! Gran Torino Appears

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 14

The internships begin! While everyone adjusts to their new tasks, Izuku starts training with Gran Torino, the same man who once taught All Might.

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Encounter
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7.98
586 votes

#40 - Encounter

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 25

Class 1-A goes shopping for training camp supplies, but things get out of hand when a villain pulls Izuku aside.

Rage, You Damn Nerd
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7.98
857 votes

#41 - Rage, You Damn Nerd

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 6

Izuku somehow gets through his first day of school and falls into a regular schedule of classes and training at U.A. In their first class with All Might...

Promise
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7.94
17 votes

#42 - Promise

Gundam Build Fighters - Season 1 - Episode 25

After many ups and downs, the finals of the Gunpla Battle Championship World Tournament are over at last. However, in its aftermath, the Plavsky particle crystals have gone out of control. The particles that fill the arena are starting to materialize, as the panicking audience members rush to escape. The only way to resolve the situation is to destroy the crystals. On Nils's advice, Sei and Reiji dispatch their Gunpla, as do Mao, Fellini, China, and Aila, but they are hard-pressed by the counterattack from the crystals. Their former rivals hurry to their aid, as do the former Gunpla fighters Mr. Ral, Takeshi, and Master Chinan. Let's do it! This is Gunpla's last shooting!

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Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past
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7.93
620 votes

#43 - Listen Up!! A Tale from the Past

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 20

The students return to their daily lives while All Might has a special history lesson for Izuku. It’s time to learn about One For All!

What It Takes to Be a Hero
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7.90
951 votes

#44 - What It Takes to Be a Hero

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 2

Izuku accidentally learns of All Might's secret, but there's trouble in town again before Izuku has time to process it. Will All Might be able to save the day again?

From Iida to Midoriya
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7.89
538 votes

#45 - From Iida to Midoriya

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 8

Todoroki, Kirishima, and Midoriya want to go after Bakugo, but the class rep is standing in their way. Meanwhile, Shigaraki makes Bakugo an offer…

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The Boy Born with Everything
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7.89
649 votes

#46 - The Boy Born with Everything

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 6

Izuku learns more about Todoroki's past as the first-years head into the final round of the sports festival.

Roaring Sports Festival
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7.85
699 votes

#47 - Roaring Sports Festival

My Hero Academia - Season 2 - Episode 2

The U.A. sports festival begins and all eyes are on the first-years as they start their qualifying round—the obstacle course race.

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The Devil's Comeback
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7.84
107 votes

#48 - The Devil's Comeback

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online - Season 1 - Episode 10

LLENN receives some unexpected help during her battle in the dome that results in a change of tactics as she continues towards team PM4. M is surprised to see team SHINC approaching, and Pitohui learns that her ruthlessness can have consequences.

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Roaring Muscles
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7.83
893 votes

#49 - Roaring Muscles

My Hero Academia - Season 1 - Episode 3

All Might tells Izuku that he can become a hero, but does he really have what it takes to become one?

Kota
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7.82
561 votes

#50 - Kota

My Hero Academia - Season 3 - Episode 3

Midoriya tries to talk with Kota as the first-years start their training in earnest. Little do they know what awaits them in the forest.

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