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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - This Is My Final Duty!
    9.2/10(4 votes)

    #1 - This Is My Final Duty!

    S1:E22

    The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - A Once in a Lifetime Chance
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #2 - A Once in a Lifetime Chance

    S1:E9

    The final round of Honnouji Academy’s Naturals Election is about to begin and the Elite Four all want to be the first to fight Ryuko. Her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, is concerned if she’ll be able to make it through one fight, let alone all four!

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Witchling and a Vampire
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Witchling and a Vampire

    S1:E3

    A mischievous young witch stirs up trouble between Moka and Tsukune, but will a ghastly confrontation with a trio of lizardmen change her outlook on love?

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Legend of the Panda Girl
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Legend of the Panda Girl

    S1:E6

    Mazama Jin here. I've been attending Seton Academy for a few months now. Popular people exist everywhere. We may get sick of them sometimes, but there's always a reason for their popularity. We should not feel inferior or envious, but learn what we can from them and emulate the qualities worth emulating. As for me, I'm going to grow as a person for Hitomi-chan's sake. Or... maybe I could've seen it that way if the new popular person wasn't that stupid panda.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The Wild Habits of a Troubled Animal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Wild Habits of a Troubled Animal

    S1:E7

    Mazama Jin here. The fact that I'm starting to get used to Seton Academy frightens me. What does it mean to be masculine or feminine? I just want to face Hitomi-chan as I am, without worrying about all that! With strong feelings and an unyielding heart, you can overcome any barrier! Or so I'd like to say, but somehow it's just annoying. Probably because the ones trying to overcome barriers are a stupid hyena and a stupid honey badger.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Those Who Lurk Underground
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #6 - Those Who Lurk Underground

    S1:E14

    In a violent clash with Greed, King Bradley proves to be a brutal opponent. But the man who finally destroys the Ultimate Shield is more powerful than even the Fuhrer himself.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Rain of Sorrows
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Rain of Sorrows

    S1:E5

    After learning about what happened to Shou Tucker and his daughter Nina, the Elric brothers begin to question what alchemy really is. Meanwhile, Colonel Mustang and the other State Alchemists track down the serial killer Scar.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Beach Bard
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Beach Bard

    S1:E8

    Mazama Jin here. Seton Academy has a campus by the sea. Just try to picture it: blue sea, white clouds... and the one you care about most by your side. In my case, of course, that's Hitomi-chan. And in Hitomi-chan's case, it's me. I think. Look! The sea creatures are giving us their blessing with a beautiful performance! Maybe I could have immersed myself in that feeling... if the ones performing weren't a stupid beluga whale and a stupid bottlenose dolphin.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Legends of Animal Ecology
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Legends of Animal Ecology

    S1:E9

    Mazama Jin here. I'm on track to set a perfect attendance record at Seton Academy. It's always difficult to keep yourself at just the right amount of distance, isn't it? Sometimes you're too close, sometimes too far. In my case, Hitomi-chan always comes close to me in front of the others. You shouldn't do that! When you're not sure how much distance is appropriate, one thing you can try is to look from the viewpoint of a third party. I'm a little bewildered at myself for thinking of givng that advice... because the ones struggling with the right distance are a stupid tarsier and a stupid naked mole-rat.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - A Gentle Savage
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Gentle Savage

    S1:E10

    Mazama Jin here. I've started to adapt to living in the dorm. I wonder what it's like to be in heat. It's hard for humans to understand, since we can breed at any time. If humans had a heat cycle, would Hitomi-chan be chasing me around all the time? Better hurry and get to me before someone else does! That particular worry might actually become a reality... if that mysterious new girl at school has anything to say about it.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Extinct Species and a Primitive Plot
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Extinct Species and a Primitive Plot

    S1:E11

    Mazama Jin here. I'm the vice president of Seton Academy's cooking club. They say birth rates have been on the decline, but it's hard to imagine that leading to our extinction. What would happen if humans were on the brink of extinction? The answer is simple: Hitomi-chan and I would have to be the next Adam and Eve! I was having fun imagining it... until a bunch of stupid extinct animals crashed our culture festival.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - The Animal Students I Know
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Animal Students I Know

    S1:E12

    Mazama Jin here. As much as it pains me to admit it, I'm part of a stupid mutt's pack at Seton Academy. Being with someone really is a challenge. It's a different story when two people are bound to each other by fate, like Hitomi-chan and me, but most aren't like that. And going out of one's way to try to accomplish something so difficult is just foolish. But now I've been forced to think that might not always be the case.... after watching all the animals at this school. As much as it pains me to admit it.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Those Who Strip with the Ones They Love
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Those Who Strip with the Ones They Love

    S1:E3

    I'm Mazama Jin, a first-year at Secon Academy. It's been nothing but smooth sailing in the cooking club I started with my beloved Hitomi-chan, and all kinds of rumors have been going around about what we do there! Will this draw in some more new members? Right after I asked that, two unfamiliar students showed up for a surprising reason! An exciting incident is in store for me and Hitomi-chan! Or... that's what would've happened if those two students weren't a dumb lion and a dumb naked mole-rat.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Ranka the Wolf Boss
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Ranka the Wolf Boss

    S1:E1

    I'm Mazama Jin. I just started at Seton Academy this spring. There, I met a sweet, pure, beautiful girl named Hino Hitomi-san. We immediately hit it off and started a cooking club, where we spend every day coming up with new recipes together. Could this be a rehearsal for our future?! That's the healthy, fulfilling school life... that I would be living right now if this wasn't a school for animals.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Why Females Put XXX in Their Mouths
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Why Females Put XXX in Their Mouths

    S1:E2

    I'm Mazama Jin. I just started at Seton Academy this year. The cooking club I started up with Hitomi-chan can't stay alive with only two members, so we got some awesome friends to join us, and they're taking a club entrance test so they can help support the two of us. We're living out our own romantic comedy surrounded by our unique friends! Or... that's how it would be if they weren't a dumb dog, a dumb koala, a dumb sloth, and a dumb cat.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Self-Styled Young Man and the Giant Wolf
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - The Self-Styled Young Man and the Giant Wolf

    S1:E4

    Mazama Jin here. I go to school at Seton Academy, and right now, my happening high school life with Hitomi-chan is being threatened with violence! Everyone wants to be strong. I get that. So I told them this: true strength comes not from scaring people, but from loving them. Yep, just like Hitomi-chan and me. At least... I might have been able to say that, if the ones being violent weren't a stupid hyena and a stupid giant dog.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Who was Brave?
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Who was Brave?

    S1:E5

    Mazama Jin here. I'm slowly growing accustomed to Seton Academy. It's Field Day, and I'll be running... toward the shining future that awaits the two of us. For me, there's only one goal to run toward, and that's Hitomi-chan. Yes, it's only natural to think that just running isn't enough. I'm no fool. But I can't stop. I'd never last if I did. Because... this is the stupid animals' Field Day.

    Director:Hiroshi Ikehata
    Writer:N/A

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Hiroshi Ikehata Ratings Summary

"This Is My Final Duty!" is the best rated episode directed by Hiroshi Ikehata. It scored 9.2/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 8/26/2007 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Once in a Lifetime Chance".