The BEST episodes written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
#1 - Victory or Defeat
Ace of Diamond - Season 1 - Episode 62
A hit batter shakes Eijun's confidence, and he begins to walk Inashiro's hitters. Coach Katoka and Miyuki realize Eijun is in no condition to continue, and Kawakami is sent to the mound. Kawakami gets down to the final out. Which team will triumph, and which team will face defeat?
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#2 - Reply
Attack on Titan - Season 3 - Episode 5
Erwin pleads his case for the Scouts to be spared, but an unforeseen announcement puts the fate of humanity at risk.
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#3 - Reliable Underclassmen
Ace of Diamond - Season 1 - Episode 57
As Seidos's players continue to get confused by Narumiya's pitches, Coach Katoka comes up with a dangerous plan. He tells his batters to give up on the change-up. Seido begins their rally with the underclassmen. Furuya gets on base, Eijun moves him to second, and Kuramochi gets on bringing Ryosuke to bat. Inashiro's defense begins to shift for the threat, but they are all shocked when Ryousuke asks Katoka to replace with a pinch hitter.
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#4 - Determined
Ace of Diamond - Season 1 - Episode 61
After shutting down Seido, Inashiro decides to go all out and put the pressure on Eijun. Eijun continues to get out most of Inashiro's batters, but when the top of the order comes around Eijun participates in an event that could cost his team the game.
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#5 - Program
The Animatrix - Season 1 - Episode 5
Two warriors battle in a samurai training simulation when one decides to betray his crewmates and re-enter the Matrix.
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#6 - You've Gotten Stronger
All Out!! - Season 1 - Episode 9
Second place school Todo-dai Sagami continues to impress... Not only are they strong, but their clever play produces advantageous situations for them throughout the game. Their barely legal plays and words mess with the Jinko players... The game begins going in Jinko's favor once Ebumi joins the game, but the stronger Sagami team tries to take the game back by force!! Do the savage Sekizan and the rest of the Jinko team have any chance at winning?!
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#7 - World Record
The Animatrix - Season 1 - Episode 6
A champion sprinter manages to break free of the Matrix by sheer physical effort during a record attempt.
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#8 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 2
Boogiepop and Others - Season 1 - Episode 15
Teratsuki Kyouichirou and a pregnant woman sit drinking in a bar, and he offers her money if she keeps the child, even though she does not know who the father is. Some time later she gives birth to Makoto Hashizaka and she is shown to be the same woman waiting in the queue earlier with her son. Later, Sakiko a girl trapped in the Moon Temple meets her dead school friend Hina along a railway line and apologises for offending her years ago. Habara Kentarou meets Nagi Kirima in a café who warn him about his computer hacking activities. However, Habara realizes that it is an illusion and that they are still in the Moon Temple. Habara wakes himself up and finds that everyone in the temple is unconscious, all having their own dreams influenced by the King of Distortion which he suspects is part of Teratsuki's original plan.
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#9 - Smoldering Embers in an Isolated Nation
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Season 1 - Episode 4
Jean has come to Suitsu District to do an audit. In Suitsu, excessive safeguards to uphold tradition and formality have restricted the exchange of goods and ideas between district residents and the outside world. Their isolation could be felt even by Jean, who then runs into residents discussing a coup by accident. Fearing disclosure, they kidnap Jean. Jean is about to learn a lot more about Suitsu residents and their opinions...
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#10 - Where Pride and Train Tracks Lead
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Season 1 - Episode 6
In Rokkusu District for an audit, Jean finds Grossular visiting his homeland. Jean has an honest conversation with Grossular about his thoughts on the coup rumors before he departs. Back in Bādon, the Inspection Department staff are abuzz with plans to celebrate the coming new year. Eventually, they decide to go to the party held at Jean's apartment complex. Jean welcomes the new year surrounded by his colleagues.
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#11 - Data 2: The Decoy Program
Cyber City Oedo 808 - Season 1 - Episode 2
A member of the Cyber Police has turned traitor and sold confidential police data to a mysterious customer who could destroy the Cyber Police forever. But before that can happen, the heroes have 24 hours to uncover the plot. The trail leads to an illegal black market dealing in stolen body parts. Goggles is reunited with his ex-partner-in-crime and, together, they find themselves face-to-face with MOLCOS, the military's ultimate killing machine.
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#12 - Overdrive: The King of Distortion 1
Boogiepop and Others - Season 1 - Episode 14
An eccentric billionaire named Teratsuki Kyouichirou created a strange building called the Moon Temple before he died. The purpose for its construction was unknown, so they decided to open it to the public to view to try to gain some money to help pay for its cost. Takeda Keiji happened to be waiting for his girlfriend Miyashita Touka nearby and Tanaka Shirou was visiting the tower because he had once promised Kamikishiro Naoko that they'd go together someday...
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#13 - Overlapping Footprints in the Distance
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Season 1 - Episode 5
Returning from his Suitsu audit, Jean asks his supervisor, Owl, about the status of his transfer request. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely to be approved anytime soon. As Jean leaves to go home, Chief Officer Lilium offers him a ride, where he tells Jean that he is being watched. Jean soon leaves for Birra District for yet another audit, where he comes to learn a troubling truth..
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#14 - Ball Games
All Out!! - Season 1 - Episode 8
As the members of the rugby team are feeling the results of their training camp, Komori arranges a practice match against Todo-dai Sagami. Their opponents placed second at the Kanagawa prefectural preliminaries... Sekizan is fired up at the prospect of facing just the type of opponent he hoped for! But Yoshida, the team's advisor, calls the rugby team's activities mere "ball games." Jinko versus Sagami... Will Yoshida see ball games or something more?!
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#15 - Data 3: Crimson Media
Cyber City Oedo 808 - Season 1 - Episode 3
One by one genetics researchers are turning up dead and all have suspicious fang wounds on their necks. The most recent victim, Ichiro Edajima, used his own blood to scrawl a cryptic message on the wall and left notes to a very unusual retro-virus on his computer. The trail points to the top of the space elevator, and the cryogenic suspension facility tethered there. But the frozen death of cryogenic sleep may not have any meaning for one of the undead... and vampires can be hungry when they wake up!
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#16 - VS Imaginator 2
Boogiepop and Others - Season 1 - Episode 5
In order to go to high school in Japan, Kirima Nagi's half brother, Taniguchi Masaki, returns to Japan. Masaki gets advice from his sister to not stand out as much at school, but ends up gathering some grudges from some of the kids at school. He gets surrounded by some students and a girl calls out to them. Orihata Aya seems to be offering herself up in Masaki's place. Because of this encounter, the two of them start to get closer, but...
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#17 - VS Imaginator 1
Boogiepop and Others - Season 1 - Episode 4
Asukai Jin teaches at a prep school and also acts as a guidance counselor to the students at that school... but he was also born with a strange power. He was able to see what other people were missing in their hearts. He could see plants within their hearts. Everyone had something missing from their plants, such as leaves or roots. However, he couldn't do anything about what was missing in their hearts, so he tried to help them by telling them what they needed to hear. One day as he's walking home, he encounters a woman named Minahoshi Suiko, who calls herself the Imaginator.
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#18 - Can't Lose
Ace of Diamond - Season 1 - Episode 69
After pitching 5 innings instead of three Furuya is sent to left field and Sawamura is brought in to pitch. Sawamura has his regular amount of power but he appears to have lost what little control he had. Katoka and Miyuki realize Sawamura has the yips.
#19 - VS Imaginator 3
Boogiepop and Others - Season 1 - Episode 6
Kotokawa Kinue approaches Miyashita Touka and Suema Kazuko as they study at one of the tables at the prep school. Kotoe asks Kazuko for help and tells her that Kyouko was the one that referred her. Kotoe asks Kazuko to help her cousin Asukai Jin, who is one of the instructors at the prep school. Apparently, he used to worry a lot about various things, but stopped worrying and would stay out late at night and come home with blood stains on his clothes. Kazuko says she'll accept the job and decides to investigate.
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