The Best Episodes Directed By Hideki Tonokatsu

Impressing everyone with his drifting abilities, Kanata aims to finish his qualifying lap with a flourish. But with a long straight just before the line exposing his car's deficiencies, will he make it into the race proper?

At Fukuda’s invitation and with the support of Shun, Ashito goes to Tokyo alone for the tryouts of Tokyo City Esperion Youth team. Thoroughly impressed with Esperion’s facility, Ashito is escorted to the tryouts by Hana Ichijo, Fukuda’s sister-in-law. Among the 86 candidates of notable achievements, Ashito has no outstanding records. Nervous as he is, Ashito is excited to be able to play soccer on the beautiful field.

It's Valentine's Day and the boys of Class C are excited about whether or not they will receive chocolates. Meanwhile, Karuizawa seems uneasy over Ayanokoji's request to meet up and while doing so an unexpected person appears...

After losing to a widow in a high stakes casino game, Fujiko has to take on her request. She wants the gun of the man who killed her husband, so Fujiko finds herself going after the infamous gunman Daisuke Jigen.

Akane, who attended the FOS offline event coincidentally finds YAMADA there. At the same time however, she runs into her ex-boyfriend (along with his now-girlfriend) and impulsively blurts out that Yamada is her new boyfriend. To amend the trouble she put Yamada though, she takes him to an izakaya where she then ends up becoming completely wasted. Yamada is left with no choice but to care for her at his home where he relieves her, but she also loses her treasured necklace there… In search of her lost accessory, Akane enters the guild hall and happens to see Yamada. However, not only is she treated coldly by him, but he also harshly reprimands the way she is using the guild storage space.

Yamada visits Akane’s apartment to help repair her laptop. After a certain experience he had, Yamada had been trying to get too close to women. However, for some reason, he just wasn’t able to take his eyes off of Akane taking an afternoon nap. He unthinkingly reaches out to touch her hair, but then he stops when he hears the doorbell ring. When Yamada goes to check the front door, he finds Akane’s ex-boyfriend, Takuma, standing there. Shocked to see Yamada coming out of Akane’s room, Takuma explains his reason for his visit…

While everyone is suitably impressed with what Kanata is achieving, there are battles up and down the field, and it quickly becomes apparent that the 86 isn't the only car the MFG viewers should be keeping a close eye on.

During a mission to eradicate a vampire priest and his minions, Alucard is forced into a difficult decision upon encountering an injured police woman. Later Alucard encounters a mysterious warrior from the Vatican.

Fujiko is after the pendant belonging to a student in an all girls school. To get closer to her target, she impersonates herself as one of the teachers in the school.

It’s normal to have a competitor; it’s just business. But when Sarasa learns her new rival is scheming with bandits? Things just got personal.

Tetsuro took over Juzo's body and found the culprits to the puppet casses. However, the culprits were children like him. They were experimented on and used as tools by the Berühren company. He tries to save them, but he cannot do it alone.

Colt cannot stand the vapid eyes of his dear little sisters. He takes on a job that will give his family a future. Tetsuro and Mary go after him, hoping to stop him from going down a dangerous past. Meanwhile, Juzo hunts down Saryshagan.

While Tetsuro speaks with Juzo, things get out of hand outside. The EMS, Security Bureau, and Berühren rush to the scene to control the situation. There, Pepper whispers to Seven that she wants everything destroyed. As Pepper's gun, Seven complies.

Tohru comes down with a cold, and the Somas help her while she recovers.

Naho feels relieved now that she has the support of all her friends. On top of that, Kakeru and Naho begin to get even closer. Finally, the day of the athletic festival comes. What do Naho and the gang do to insure Kakeru can enjoy the festival from the bottom of his heart?

Naho got into a fight with Kakeru on New Year's Eve, and never managed to apologize to him before he passed away. At least, that's what the letter from the future says. However, Naho now believes that she's capable of dealing with whatever may come up, and faces New Year's Eve head-on.

Preparations for the annual Cultural Festival are progressing smoothly but what hasn't progressed is Nanami's relationship with either Motoharu or Takeuchi. Motoharu is trying to organize his feelings for Nanami and Nana whereas Takeuchi is planning to settle things soon. The day for the Cultural Festival arrives and Nanami meets Takeuchi's sister.

Avi Cobo has once again appeared and now he's taken Mary hostage. Juzo watches as the two men clash. Each and every one of them... They all just keep getting in the way of his job. Now, he's not going to just stand back and let a girl suffer.

In Greased a young girl's endurance for her family's disgusting home is pushed beyond it's limits. And in Bridge, a village's strange burial tradition might spell danger for a woman visiting her grandmother.

Timing matters when the CEO of Wangtic Securities challenges Lupin to test the L System, her purportedly Lupin-proof security system… but what does the 'L' REALLY stand for?

In England, Lord Marquess hosts a party for railway enthusiasts on his vast estate which includes a replica of a railroad. Zenigata convinces NYPD's Inspector Queen that Lupin will be there to steal a valuable historic railway ticket so he attends the party.

Words are powerful. Just a few can change everything. A single sentence and Lupin is no longer himself… or is he the person he was always meant to be?