The Best Episodes Directed By Hiro Kaburagi

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Important Person

   S2:E123/30/2011

   Sawako has conquered the rumors and obstacles that stood between her and the boy she loves. She tells Kurumi what happened, and the two come to an understanding. Kazehaya and Sawako meet up outside of school for a day together, all alone...

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2. 

   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Case 4_9: Wizard of Far East

   S1:E2312/17/2020

   The Wizard of the Far East pulls off one final magic trick, and some people finally get what's coming to them.

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3. 

   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Welcome to Heaven!

   S1:E1310/1/2006

   On an island that should have been heaven for a hikikomori as become a hell because Tatsuhiro has learnt that the Offline Gathering, he went to with Hitomi, is for people who want to end their lives.

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #4 - Prologue

   S1:E110/7/2009

   Kuronuma Sawako is often misunderstood and feared by others for resembling a horror movie character. She enters her new high school hoping that she can make new friends. Her chance comes when she volunteers to be a ghost for a school activity.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Welcome to God!

   S1:E2212/3/2006

   After getting separated from Misaki, in the middle of Tokyo, Tatsuhiro runs into Hitomi ands ends up spending New Year’s Eve with her. They just end up separating after saying their farewells, when Tatsuhiro later meets up with a melancholic Misaki. The next day Misaki continues to spiral in despair as Tatsuhiro remains unaware, until their next counselling session.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Sitting Next to Yoshida-kun

   S1:E110/2/2012

   Shizuku Mizutani is tasked with delivering the class printouts to Haru Yoshida's home (who is skipping school despite having a suspension he obtained for fighting, over). Haru sees this as something only a friend would do and declares that they are friends. Their class teacher, Saeko tries to get Shizuku to persuade Haru to come to school or else he would be expelled. Meanwhile, Haru's punk friends take advantage of his sincerity and use him for money but Shizuku steps in and reveals the truth to Haru. He then confesses of loving her. Haru eventually goes back to school, where his inability to distinguish social protocols causes a wave of bizzare actions. Eventually, Haru nags Shizuku to go to a monjayaki restaurant but she states that she can't because of her studies. Though when he solves her math problem, she has a flashback where Haru had been the top ranked student before he was suspended. Shizuku then deems him her rival and studies hard, eventually places 1st in the midterms.

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7. 

   7.0/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Night of the Murder

   S1:E17/9/2016

   After returning to the Lawless district seven years after the massacre of his family, Avilio gets reaquanted with an old friend and they both dive into a new way of life.

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8. 

   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Brief Candle

   S0:E18/27/2016

   A Recap of the previous episodes.

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9. 

   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Welcome to Counselling!

   S1:E58/6/2006

   After 4 years and 4 months, Tatsuhiro has run into his old senpai from High School, Hitomi who now has become a civil servant. His reunion with Hitomi may have sparked something inside him, because now he feels the need to stop running away and to face his problems as a hikikomori. Now the counseling can begin.

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10. 

    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Case 1_1: Los Angeles Connection

    S1:E17/9/2020

    Makoto and his partner make their living conning the innocent. But when a simple scam on a tourist goes awry, he's soon out of his depth in Los Angeles.

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11. 

    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - New Year

    S1:E253/31/2010

    The date continues at the shrine. Sawako and Kazehaya begin to tell one another about their past, about themselves, and about many other things. After their first year of knowing one another, Sawako is certain what she feels is love.

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12. 

    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Valentine

    S2:E11/12/2011

    Sawako stayed up late making chocolate for her friends...and for Kazehaya. When she sees him receiving chocolates from others as obligatory "thank-you" gifts, she is worried hers would be seen the same way. Kurumi taunts her, and Sawako hesitates.

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13. 

    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Slipping Through the Dirty Sky

    S1:E1210/1/2016

    A violent gunfight erupts at the playhouse. Black smoke arises from explosions on the Island. The Vanetti family is on the brink of destruction, and Avilio has accomplished his revenge. Where does he go from here? And what will Nero do, having lost everything at Avilio's hands?

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Spring Is Near

    S1:E1312/25/2012

    Many things were left unsaid in the passing year, but before anybody can say what they are feeling Haru has been visiting each of his friends looking for something.

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    2.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Night Story

    S1:E161/27/2010

    This episode is a recap of episodes 1 through 15 narrated by the tiny men Pin sees.

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