The BEST episodes written by Yutaka Yamamoto

Jin, Lovestruck
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8.48
114 votes

#1 - Jin, Lovestruck

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens - Season 1 - Episode 13

Tsugumi persuades Jin to search for Nagi again with the help of the school's blog.

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya III
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8.34
204 votes

#2 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya III

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 - Episode 5

Yuki completes her explanation of the Integrated Data Entity and how it relates to herself and to Haruhi. Furthermore, she discusses Haruhi's powers, and how she could destroy and recreate the world on a whim. Kyon, while simply trying to understand all of what Yuki had told him, is initially skeptical of her story. The SOS Brigade gets a new member — a mysterious transfer student by the name of Itsuki Koizumi. On a day off from school, the SOS Brigade searches the city in groups to try to investigate mysteries, during which Mikuru reveals to Kyon the existence of time-travelers. Kyon later confronts Itsuki and learns of the Agency.

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Live Alive
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8.10
188 votes

#3 - Live Alive

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 - Episode 12

On the day of the school's cultural festival, the members of the SOS Brigade are involved in different activities. Mikuru and her class open a fried noodles café, Yuki attempts fortune telling, and Itsuki is in a play. Kyon attempts to enjoy a normal day. Kyon goes to the auditorium, where bands are playing for the audience, and falls asleep. When he awakens, he sees Haruhi walking on stage in a bunny girl costume with a guitar hanging from her shoulders.

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The Shrine Girl
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7.77
181 votes

#4 - The Shrine Girl

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens - Season 1 - Episode 1

When Jin Mikuriya uses the trunk of a sacred tree to carve a statue for a school project, he accidentally summons a guardian deity named Nagi.

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The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00
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7.50
241 votes

#5 - The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 - Episode 1

The SOS Brigade previews their movie of questionable quality. In the movie, Mikuru Asahina stars as a time-travelling waitress from the future who must engage in fights with Yuki Nagato, who is playing as an alien-magician. Mikuru has sworn to protect a young man, played by Itsuki Koizumi, but a love-triangle ensues with both Mikuru and Yuki vying for Itsuki's affections. Kyon is the narrator of the movie, while Haruhi Suzumiya is the director.

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya II
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7.49
274 votes

#6 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya II

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Season 1 - Episode 3

Haruhi starts the SOS Brigade with four members: Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina, and herself. Haruhi begins to improve the clubroom's appearance, but still feels that it is missing something — a computer. Going next door to the Computer Society's clubroom, Haruhi manages to obtain a computer through dubious means. She enlists the help of Mikuru to help promote the SOS Brigade by dressing up as a bunny girl and handing out fliers. Later, Yuki invites Kyon to her apartment, where she begins to unveil a secret about Haruhi and herself.

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Cutie Big Pinch! The Super Spicy Hitsumabushi Strikes Back
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7.31
88 votes

#7 - Cutie Big Pinch! The Super Spicy Hitsumabushi Strikes Back

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens - Season 1 - Episode 7

When Nagi shuts herself into Jin's closet and refuses to come out, Jin calls Meguru for help.

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Delicate Line
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7.25
71 votes

#8 - Delicate Line

Lucky Star - Season 1 - Episode 23

Konata and Yutaka catch a cold, and Yutaka's friends, Minami, Hiyori, and Patricia, come and visit her. They, Konata, and Yutaka discuss younger-sister-moe, Minami's lack of breasts and how Hiyori doesn't want Yutaka to read her doujin manga. After seeing a TV program about how xylitol chewing gum can eliminate cavities, Miyuki decides to test this out. As a result, one of her fillings comes out and she has to go to the dentist. Kagami and Misao play a video game together. Although Misao is terrible at playing them, she seems to be having more fun than Kagami who's playing to win. Patricia tells Kagami what music she's been listening to lately and how much she would like to have a maid. Miyuki tells her mother about her friends' opinions on Minami, but they seem to contradict with what Miyuki's mom recalls from Minami's previous actions. On Lucky Channel, a woman named Gotouza disciplines Akira and Shiraishi enough that they'll do one last Lucky Channel segment together.

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Desires
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7.23
73 votes

#9 - Desires

Lucky Star - Season 1 - Episode 10

Tsukasa gets a new cell phone. Kagami teaches her how to text message. Tsukasa text messages Kagami to the point of sheer annoyance. Konata invites Kagami and Tsukasa over to her house and they forget to do their homework.

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A Question of Motivation
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7.05
80 votes

#10 - A Question of Motivation

Lucky Star - Season 1 - Episode 4

Summer is almost here, and Konata is still staying up late playing online video games, reading manga, and watching anime instead of studying. Kagami and Tsukasa's birthday arrives on July 7 and Konata and Miyuki celebrate with them. After this episode, the director is changed from Yutaka Yamamoto to Yasuhiro Takemoto.

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