The Best Episodes Directed By Hiroaki Matsushima

Every TV Episode Directed by Hiroaki Matsushima Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Is There No Way We Can Stay Like This?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Is There No Way We Can Stay Like This?

    S1:E11

    Renako heads to the hot spring town with Ajisai and Mai. They explore candy shops and photo studios, where Renako discovers a surprising part of Ajisai’s childhood. Dressed in yukata, they enjoy the evening festival. The fireworks are dazzling, but just before, something happens between Ajisai and Mai that Renako doesn’t notice…

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Perform? On a Stage Like That? No Freaking Way!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Perform? On a Stage Like That? No Freaking Way!

    S1:E16

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Imagined, but Not Real.
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Imagined, but Not Real.

    S1:E2

    One stormy night, Akari and Jiro decide to watch a horror movie to earn some points. Akari pulls out matching pajamas to increase their score and starts changing clothes right in front of Jiro. Flustered, he turns his back, starts changing, and then...

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - A Male Virgin, but No Female Virgin.
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - A Male Virgin, but No Female Virgin.

    S1:E6

    Akari suddenly stops calling Jiro by his first name, calling him “Yakuin” instead. While he’s still puzzling over why, Shiori gets hit in the head by a soccer ball and sent to the infirmary. Jiro goes to visit her at Mei’s request, and then...

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart.
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #5 - More Than a Confession, but Not Yet a Broken Heart.

    S1:E11

    Their summer job ends with a test of courage event. But before that, Jiro’s kindness causes Shiori to let some of her true feelings slip. As Jiro wrestles with her words, Kamo mentions that he has the ability to rig the parings for the night’s event.

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Hiroaki Matsushima Ratings Summary

"Is There No Way We Can Stay Like This?" is the best rated episode directed by Hiroaki Matsushima. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 9/16/2025 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Perform? On a Stage Like That? No Freaking Way!".