The BEST episodes written by Yuka Yamada

A Female Ninja's Forbidden Valentine
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10.00
26 votes

#1 - A Female Ninja's Forbidden Valentine

Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 5

The academy gets a new transfer student who proves to be fierce competition for Himawari.

I'll Protect Everybody
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10.00
26 votes

#2 - I'll Protect Everybody

Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 8

With Shinobi Academy destroyed, the girls create a home base within the same forest that their classmate Tsukiyohime dwells. Little does the gang know of an impeding danger that threatens the sanctity of forest as well as their friendship.

There's a Very Fine Line Between Attacking & Defending
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10.00
26 votes

#3 - There's a Very Fine Line Between Attacking & Defending

Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 4

The organization sends another sinister device: micro-ninjas. And this time, they're after Himeji. Once again, by following the urges of his stomach, Hayato finds himself in a predicament.

Tsukiyono Forest Holds Many Dangers
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10.00
26 votes

#4 - Tsukiyono Forest Holds Many Dangers

Himawari - Season 2 - Episode 8

The enemy attacks the village, but, thanks to Nanafushi's warning, the girls are able to escape. They seek refuge in the forest. Hayato suggests that Himawari return home to her granny and save herself, but she refuses to leave her friends.

A Bond That Cannot Be Severed
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10.00
26 votes

#5 - A Bond That Cannot Be Severed

Himawari - Season 1 - Episode 11

The group goes hiking in the mountains. Momota runs off, leaving Yusura extremely worried. While she and Himawari go to look for him, an avalanche creates problems for them.

Life Is Constant Change (But It's Okay to Stop and Appreciate It)
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8.44
61 votes

#6 - Life Is Constant Change (But It's Okay to Stop and Appreciate It)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 12

A typical morning with typical dragon girls. A priceless slice of daily life without any complaints. However, ever since Miss Kobayashi heard the tale from the Emperor of Demise, something has been slightly weighing on her. Yet it's not clear to her what exactly that is. As that uncertainty builds, the summer festival they've all been waiting for is drawing closer.

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Emperor of Demise Arrives! (It Was the Final Episode Before We Knew It)
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8.37
118 votes

#7 - Emperor of Demise Arrives! (It Was the Final Episode Before We Knew It)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 1 - Episode 13

Their day off is peaceful, and Miss Kobayashi spends her time relaxing with the others as usual. However, while out shopping, Tohru suddenly stops to think on the street--Miss Kobayashi is human, and what will she do when her lifespan runs out and she dies...? They can't be together forever. They'll have to part someday. She knew that. She was prepared for that. Yet still, Tohru's mind is in turmoil, and the final blow is dealt when the Emperor of Demise--her father--appears before her.

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There Are Various Reasons Behind It (It's Full of Elma)
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8.28
69 votes

#8 - There Are Various Reasons Behind It (It's Full of Elma)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 9

It all started with a single statement from Elma--"I demand improved worker conditions!" The company Miss Kobayashi and the others work at is very close to being exploitative, and Elma finally realizes their situation is wrong and rises up against it. Miss Kobayashi assumes it's impossible to improve their working conditions, but the dragon's energy and spirit were far greater than she imagined...

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Abandoned Illusions
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8.21
23 votes

#9 - Abandoned Illusions

The Aquatope on White Sand - Season 1 - Episode 10

With the Gama Gama Aquarium soon to be closed, Kukuru is desperate to find ways to keep it afloat. She tries to figure out a way to market the illusions that people had been witnessing there.

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It Was a Thrilling Autumn
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8.08
12 votes

#10 - It Was a Thrilling Autumn

Non Non Biyori - Season 3 - Episode 7

Parents’ Day provides Natsumi a particular variety of anxiety, but she finds a way to relax when Renge brings home a new friend.

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Premium Seat (No Extra Charge)
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8.08
66 votes

#11 - Premium Seat (No Extra Charge)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 11

Miss Kobayashi's hips have seriously started hurting. She buys up a bunch of health products to try and improve it, but she hardly uses any of them... Even Tohru loses her patience and tries to get her to eat tail meat, but she sadly refuses. Tohru then begins her search for what Miss Kobayashi considers a "typical remedy."

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Penguin Chaser
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8.00
19 votes

#12 - Penguin Chaser

The Aquatope on White Sand - Season 1 - Episode 14

Fuuka has returned to Okinawa to find a dejected Kukuru, struggling to do well at work.

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Page.10
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7.94
52 votes

#13 - Page.10

Blue Spring Ride - Season 1 - Episode 10

Futaba notices a change in the vibe between Kou and Yuuri during the study meeting. She really wants to ask Kou about it, but ends up skirting the issue. Instead, she tells Kou that she wants to know more about him. Kou shows her to a certain room. There, in silence room, Futaba realizes the reason why Kou changed.

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A single choice can change everything
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7.93
44 votes

#14 - A single choice can change everything

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 11

An overheard conversation between Mizusawa and Hinami gives Tomozaki a different perspective on his private lessons in conquering the game of life.

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Year End, New Year! (No Comiket Bit This Time)
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7.93
110 votes

#15 - Year End, New Year! (No Comiket Bit This Time)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 1 - Episode 11

The end of the year is drawing close as well. When Tohru plays the lottery at the shopping district, she wins a prize--a kotatsu, not the hot springs trip. Once they finally join Miss Kobayashi in the kotatsu, the dragons start lazing around... The kotatsu ruins not only humans, but dragons too. That relaxed, lazy mood is how Miss Kobayashi's family ends up spending their end of the year and the new year. Their peaceful days off pass by uneventfully. Meanwhile, Tohru and Kanna also change into kimono for their first shrine visit of the year--?!

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Grandpa Hearts Futaba
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7.87
46 votes

#16 - Grandpa Hearts Futaba

My Senpai Is Annoying - Season 1 - Episode 6

When Futaba and Takeda find out that they share the same birthday, they decide to give each other flowers. But as they are leaving the flower shop, Grandpa shows up with a bouquet of his own and demands that Takeda give him his granddaughter back...

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Kanna's Summer Break (Broadcast in Two Languages!?)
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7.86
71 votes

#17 - Kanna's Summer Break (Broadcast in Two Languages!?)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 10

After having a fight with Miss Kobayashi, Kanna runs away from home. Since she doesn't want to go home she flies across the ocean to somewhere brighter where the sun's still out. Kanna lands on the continent she happens to find during her flight, putting her in New York, the city that never sleeps.

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How They Each Feel at the Start of Summer
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7.85
40 votes

#18 - How They Each Feel at the Start of Summer

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie - Season 1 - Episode 4

Summer begins at last! Izumi-kun joins Shikimori-san and their friends in deciding what they'll all do together over summer break. They decide to go to the river, but is the combination of a river and Izumi-kun's bad luck too dangerous? Then Shikimori-san says something amazingly cool... After some discussion, they all head to the mall together. Shikimori-san seems disappointed when Izumi-kun says he won't wear a swimsuit at the river. She says she won't wear one either, but then Izumi-kun does something that lights a fire in her...

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Together With You (Well, If We Get Along)
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7.82
68 votes

#19 - Together With You (Well, If We Get Along)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 5

Elma and Tohru snarl at each other every time they meet in the shopping district. Miss Kobayashi is exasperated at that typical scene, but they mention it wasn't like that when they first met. Even though they get along like oil and water now, their first encounter took place long, long ago. It happened way back when Tohru was traveling by herself through the other world...

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I Became a Pampered Child
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7.82
17 votes

#20 - I Became a Pampered Child

Non Non Biyori - Season 2 - Episode 11

One morning during winter break, Ichijo Hotaru and Koshigaya Komari are on a walk when they run into Fujimiya Konomi on her way back from practice. Komari takes great interest in Konomi's cellphone.

A Light-Hearted Summer Vacation
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7.80
40 votes

#21 - A Light-Hearted Summer Vacation

My Senpai Is Annoying - Season 1 - Episode 9

It’s summertime, and Futaba thinks she’s going to spend the night at the beach with Sakurai and Yuto. But when Sakurai also invites Takeda, Kazama, and Natsumi without Futaba’s knowledge...

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The Seasons Come and Go
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7.79
42 votes

#22 - The Seasons Come and Go

My Senpai Is Annoying - Season 1 - Episode 11

It’s New Year's Day, and Futaba and Natsumi are making their first shrine visit of the year. But when they happen to spot Takeda there, Natsumi “remembers” she has other plans and leaves Futaba alone with him. So, they decide to get their fortunes told...

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Hot Guy Kobayashi! (In Many Senses)
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7.78
77 votes

#23 - Hot Guy Kobayashi! (In Many Senses)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 2

Miss Kobayashi managed to drive Ilulu away, but in return she got a you-know-what attached to her groin with magic. Because of that you-know-what, she starts perceiving behaviors that she would usually think nothing of in a different light and starts getting more and more turned on by Tohru.

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Sometimes the Main Character Can't Enter the Village of Another Species on His Own
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7.77
13 votes

#24 - Sometimes the Main Character Can't Enter the Village of Another Species on His Own

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 2 - Episode 8

Tomozaki and Mizusawa scope out a girls' school festival (and its girls). Tomozaki has a deep discussion with Fuka the author. Mimimi drops a bomb.

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When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do (It's Hard to Match Others)
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7.76
68 votes

#25 - When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do (It's Hard to Match Others)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 4

Takiya and Miss Kobayashi are impressed by a beautiful array of code. Surprisingly, the one who wrote it was Elma. Miss Kobayashi is overjoyed that finally have more fully capable manpower. Then Elma hears that Miss Kobayashi is considered a "pillar" of the company who handles much more work than her, which causes her to suddenly get mad.

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Multiplayer games have their own special appeal
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7.75
44 votes

#26 - Multiplayer games have their own special appeal

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 10

Tomozaki gets a taste of the traditional overnight normie camp activities he'd always shunned as the group plots to get Izumi and Nakamura together.

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Someone Who'll Be By Your Side
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7.73
44 votes

#27 - Someone Who'll Be By Your Side

My Senpai Is Annoying - Season 1 - Episode 4

When Futaba texts in sick, Takeda is the only one out of the loop because he doesn’t own a smartphone. He decides to go to her place to check on her. Afterwards, Futaba helps Takeda choose a smartphone. But when he suddenly texts in sick...

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The World's Only (Insert Phrase You Like Here)
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7.71
66 votes

#28 - The World's Only (Insert Phrase You Like Here)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 8

Shouta suddenly begins shutting himself up in his room. He's pouring over a complicated grimoire in order to create a magic item as a gift for Father's Day. Lucoa offers to help him since the task is so difficult, but he refuses and declares he must accomplish it by himself. However, he continues to fail to produce it...

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New Dragon, Ilulu! (Please Be Nice to Her Again)
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7.71
85 votes

#29 - New Dragon, Ilulu! (Please Be Nice to Her Again)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 1

The self-proclaimed ultimate maid Tohru storms into a new maid cafe opening up soon with a sense of rivalry. However, when she returns she says, "Somehow I've ended up working there!" As they live out such typical days in their lives, she and Miss Kobayashi learn from the news that someone has destroyed the mountain where they met.

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Second Dragon, Kanna! (We're Totally Spoiling Here)
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7.70
149 votes

#30 - Second Dragon, Kanna! (We're Totally Spoiling Here)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 1 - Episode 2

Miss Kobayashi was growing accustomed to her new life with Tohru, and so they headed out to go shopping together. She's surprised by Tohru's social skills though, when she sees how friendly Tohru was with the people of the shopping district. However, Tohru herself makes the dark claim that she's only pretending to be friendly, and shows how she still doesn't understand human emotions. Then on one of her days off, someone calls at Miss Kobayashi's home. She opens the door to find a little girl with horns and a tail--?!

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With Fireworks Comes Summer's End
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7.70
30 votes

#31 - With Fireworks Comes Summer's End

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie - Season 1 - Episode 6

Izumi-kun and Shikimori-san make plans to see a fireworks show together. As Izumi-kun is readying his yukata, his dad starts to tell him something with a serious expression. Then, on the day of the fireworks show, Izumi-kun sees Shikimori-san looking adorable in her yukata and tries his hardest to impress her... but his heroics are no match for Shikimori-san's. After they enjoy the festivities for a bit, Izumi-kun starts to lead Shikimori-san somewhere else... but then Shikimori-san's sandal strap breaks!

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When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen
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7.70
43 votes

#32 - When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen

Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki - Season 1 - Episode 9

Tomozaki rehearses with Hinami to prepare for his movie date with Kikuchi and is invited to an overnight barbecue with his popular normie classmates.

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Extracurricular Activities (Of Course They're Not Normal)
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7.69
71 votes

#33 - Extracurricular Activities (Of Course They're Not Normal)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 3

Saikawa visits Miss Kobayashi's home to play. However, there's a girl that's unfamiliar to her (Ilulu)... Even after inviting her to join their games, Ilulu coldly refuses. Then Lucoa happens to stop by and she notices Ilulu's feelings as she tries to avoid them, so she makes an effort to help the dragon out.

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The Strongest Maid in History, Tohru! (Well, She Is a Dragon)
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7.66
172 votes

#34 - The Strongest Maid in History, Tohru! (Well, She Is a Dragon)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 1 - Episode 1

One morning, as she left for work, she found a dragon before her. Stunned, the dragon transformed into a beautiful girl with horns, a tail, and a maid outfit right before Miss Kobayashi's eyes. Calling herself Tohru, this dragon-girl asked, "Please let me serve as your maid from now on!" Confused by her question, Miss Kobayashi remembered inviting the dragon into her home last night while drunk.

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Home Visit! (And Homes Not Visited)
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7.55
117 votes

#35 - Home Visit! (And Homes Not Visited)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 1 - Episode 6

Kanna is invited to Saikawa's home. Since Saikawa's family has a maid too, they invite Miss Kobayashi and Tohru to join her. When a genuine maid, Josie, greets them, Miss Kobayashi gets excited. The two hit it off, chatting about maids. To top things off, Lucoa announces she's planning to live in this world too. She claims she was summoned by Shouta, a member of a mage family. Lucoa gets very touchy to try and get along with Shouta, but she goes overboard...

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What Makes a Real Friend?
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7.55
11 votes

#36 - What Makes a Real Friend?

Tokyo Mew Mew New - Season 1 - Episode 2

Tracking down the other magical girls feels like herding cats, but Ichigo is determined to find them! Will working at Café Mew Mew help her sniff out her allies?

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The Impatient Crescendo
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7.50
4 votes

#37 - The Impatient Crescendo

La Corda d'Oro ~Primo Passo~ - Season 1 - Episode 17

Hino is still affected of what Tsukimori has said. It seems that even Hihara, Tsuchiura, Tsukimori and Shimizu are also affected by Hino's troubles. Moreover, it affects their performance in the third selection. Seeing how great Tsukimori and Tsuchiura's performance level, Hino has felt that she is never going to be as good as them. She wishes strongly to the magic violin to help her have a good performance, causing the strings to snap during her performance.

A Funfare for You
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7.50
4 votes

#38 - A Funfare for You

La Corda d'Oro ~Primo Passo~ - Season 1 - Episode 22

Since Hino has started to play the violin without the magic, it sounds horrible. She tries her best and keeps on practicing. Moreover, it has been the talk of the school. Hihara is greatly affected of what is happening and Hino tries to cheer him up. Hihara also tells her his story about the time he quit track team to play the trumpet. Because of the intrigue about her around the school, her friends cheer her up. Hino is about to go home then she saw Yunoki's car at the gate. He takes her away by force to have his last dinner in Japan with her.

Full-Time Employment Is a Loophole in the Law to Make Wages Lower
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7.46
46 votes

#39 - Full-Time Employment Is a Loophole in the Law to Make Wages Lower

New Game! - Season 1 - Episode 10

The donut store near the Eagle Jump office is having a store-wide 50% off sale. So naturally, everyone shows up to office with boxes of donuts, and it's time for a donut party.

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Uncanny Relationships (One Side Is a Dragon)
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7.45
69 votes

#40 - Uncanny Relationships (One Side Is a Dragon)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 6

Shouta is troubled over how to approach Lucoa about her daily, uninhibited contact. He should be the master in their relationship, though... He resolves to take back control as the full-fledged mage he's aiming to become. So he begins trying to uncover Lucoa's weaknesses.

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How Dense... Can You Be?
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7.42
33 votes

#41 - How Dense... Can You Be?

New Game! - Season 2 - Episode 4

“Moon Ranger” started off as a girls’ anime series, but because of its high quality, it was highly regarded by adults and was made into theatrical releases as well as live shows. After it’s 2 and a half year run, the protagonist in the “Moon Ranger” series was going to change. And because of that, a final live show was going to take place. Hajime, a huge “Moon Ranger” fan, wants to do anything possible to get her hands on the tickets and tries to get into the ticket site, but...

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Common Sense (It's Different for Everyone)
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7.42
65 votes

#42 - Common Sense (It's Different for Everyone)

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Season 2 - Episode 7

Two suspicious figures appear in a dark alley under the cover of night. An unsettling air hangs over their secret exchange. "What do you need, asking me to come here?" asks the perverted woman with two horns. "Lend me your power," answers the melancholic man in a butler uniform. And so the most sinister and awful tag team begins to take action.

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Innocence and Clumsiness
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7.34
32 votes

#43 - Innocence and Clumsiness

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie - Season 1 - Episode 9

Izumi-kun is out sick from school. Shikimori-san learns that Izumi-kun asked Inuzuka to take notes for him, causing her to glare daggers at Inuzuka in envy. Yes, Shikimori-san sees Inuzuka as a rival. When the two of them go to Izumi-kun's house together to take the notes to him, Hachimitsu secretly follows them, and one little word that slips from Shikimori-san's mouth leads her to deduce the reason for this perceived rivalry... On another day, Shikimori-san is at the mall with Nekozaki, where they run into Kamiya-san and invite her to hang out with them.

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I Made Something Incredible
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7.33
15 votes

#44 - I Made Something Incredible

Non Non Biyori - Season 3 - Episode 5

Beep boop! Koma-plushie is live, boop beep! But Hotaru isn’t a master of robotics just yet, and her pet project still has a long way to go before it’s ready to fly.

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Like... The Release Is Canceled?
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7.31
49 votes

#45 - Like... The Release Is Canceled?

New Game! - Season 1 - Episode 6

Aoba finishes her project of modeling villagers and gets a new one. Her next project is to design and model a character. Seeing Aoba struggling with the design, Ko gives her helpful advice. At the team leader meeting, Ko and Rin find out that they are a little bit behind schedule. It looks like the character team will have to stay some nights and come in on the weekends to catch up.

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I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit
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7.29
41 votes

#46 - I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit

Non Non Biyori - Season 1 - Episode 5

Hotaru and Renge are invited to the Koshigaya's house for breakfast. Afterwards, the girls, accompanied by Kazuha, go to the beach, where Komari's height leads her to be mistaken for a lost child. On their way home, the girls stop at a railside noodle restaurant, where a prank by Natsumi on Komari backfires due to Renge's innocence. They manage to catch the last train home on time, but accidentally leave Kazuha behind.

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What's Hidden in Your Heart
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7.28
32 votes

#47 - What's Hidden in Your Heart

New Game! - Season 2 - Episode 11

Tsubame gets done with her work early and is praised by Umiko about how fast she is. Nene is annoyed by how this is making Tsubame act, and while reading some of Tsubame’s code while doing her debug work, points out the fact that the code could’ve been shorter. Tsubame panics, thinking this could bring down her reputation with Umiko, and angrily tells Nene to mind her own business The air gets a bit tense in the programming department, so Nene decides to go visit the character team, where Momiji tells her something rather surprising about Tsubame...

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The Secretive Duet
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7.25
4 votes

#48 - The Secretive Duet

La Corda d'Oro ~Primo Passo~ - Season 1 - Episode 7

Kanazawa asks Hino to come with them shopping for food and souvenirs, leaving Tsuchiura, Hihara, Yunoki and Tsukimori at home. Kanazawa left a note saying that they can pre-heat the food for lunch. Unfortunately, Tsukimori burnt the food thus having Tsuchiura make lunch. After the dinner, Tsukimori fell asleep. When he woke up, he heard Hino playing and he made a duet with her. Upon returning to school, Tsukimori is chased by school newspaper reporter Nami Amou. He stumbles upon Hino who just finished practicing her violin and covers her mouth when Amou's voice is heard just outside and after she passes, he releases his cover over her mouth prompting her to leave. While walking away, Hino comments on how she felt Tsukimori's cold hand before and this time it was hot with a burning feeling, realizing what's happened she runs back to the practice room to discover Tsukimori leaning against the wall almost unconscious. As she is about to call for a doctor Tsukimori stops her and losing complete conscious his head falls on her shoulder.

It's Gonna Really Break the Immersion
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7.24
34 votes

#49 - It's Gonna Really Break the Immersion

New Game! - Season 2 - Episode 10

Tsubame creates the red light green light mini game that Hajime thought up in PECO. However, Aoba sees the mini game and comments that something is lacking. However, Hajime sees the finished product and says something is lacking. Hajime isn’t able to figure out exactly what is lacking, and asks Aoba and Yun for help, but they still aren’t able to figure it out. Hajime asks Tsubame if she thought the mini game was fun when she was making it, and her answer makes Hajime realize what’s missing, but Tsubame then worries about how the extra work is going to reflect on her...

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The Future of the Aquarium
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7.24
17 votes

#50 - The Future of the Aquarium

The Aquatope on White Sand - Season 1 - Episode 23

The director announces a new research facility to be built at Tingarla. Two people will be chosen to study at a similar facility in Hawaii.

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