The Best Episodes Directed By Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Road to Tenten ~The World of Dreams

   S20:E4279/3/2015

   Tenten falls under the Infinite Tsukuyomi and wakes up in the Hidden Leaf Village. When Lee and Guy Sensei appear, Tenten is relieved to see that she is not alone. But her joy is short-lived, as both men act oddly and are dressed stylishly—just where has she been transported to?

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   9.0/10(5 votes)

   #2 - The Witches’ Tea Party

   S1:E379/23/2020

   Subaru awakens in the graveyard with Emilia lying nearby. This time, he makes up his mind to save not only Emilia, but everyone in the Sanctuary and Roswaal’s mansion from the threats that hang over them. Roswaal makes it clear that he will use Subaru’s power to keep starting over by force if he has to, if it will allow him to achieve his own goal. What is driving Roswaal to go to such lengths? In search of the answer to this and many other questions, Subaru goes to see Echidna once again.

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   9.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - The Permafrost of Elior Forest

   S1:E442/10/2021

   Pandora, the Witch of Vanity, stands before Geuse and Fortuna. They both face her with all the strength they have. Meanwhile, young Emilia runs toward the place where the seal is, believing that everyone will be saved if she gives Pandora what she wants. But when she arrives, Pandora is already there, insisting that she hand over the key to opening the seal.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #4 - The Next Location

   S1:E277/15/2020

   After concluding their talks with Crusch, Subaru and Emilia return to the village of Arlam, intending to report to Roswaal and discuss what to do next. But they find Arlam deserted and learn that the villagers who had taken refuge in the Sanctuary with Ram have not yet returned. When Subaru and Emilia arrive back at Roswaal’s mansion to find out where the Sanctuary is, they are greeted by Frederica, a young woman who used to work as one of Roswaal’s maids.

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Operation: Take Back the Government Office

   S1:E5410/23/2024

   Subaru and his comrades find themselves in a dire situation after the city was taken over by the Sin Archbishops. Now, they are devising a plan to first reclaim the city hall...

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   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Friend

   S1:E328/19/2020

   Subaru had reached for the door, determined to save Rem from harm even if his current world would soon end. But instead of Rem, he found himself staring at Beatrice’s library. Beatrice had remained silent throughout Elsa’s attack and saved Subaru’s life just moments before Elsa could claim it. Subaru shouts at Beatrice, demanding to know why she didn’t help before everyone else was killed, and an intense argument ensues. Then Subaru catches sight of a familiar-looking book…

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   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Love Love Love Love Love Love You

   S1:E349/2/2020

   After being eaten alive by a herd of unknown creatures resembling rabbits, Subaru awakens in a half-maddened state next to Emilia in the graveyard. As he pounds his head against the rocky ground over and over in anguish, he finds himself invited once again to a witch’s tea party. There, he tells Echidna about his Return by Death ability, something he has never been able to tell anyone before. Echidna then begins to tell Subaru about the witch who gave him this power and set him on this agonizing path.

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   8.6/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Theatrical Malice

   S1:E5110/2/2024

   A year has passed since the battle at the Sanctuary, and Subaru has been spending fulfilling days united with Emilia's camp. However, his peaceful everyday life ends with the arrival of a single letter.

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   8.5/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Straight Bet

   S1:E391/6/2021

   Tragedy strikes the Sanctuary, and Elsa takes aim at both Roswaal’s mansion and the village of Arlam. After being told that all these threats are cruel traps, Subaru can’t help but give in to despair. While he’s stuck questioning himself and unable to come up with a way out of the dilemma closing in on him, Otto shows up and punches him. Thanks to the many feelings packed in Otto’s fist, Subaru finds his hope again.

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    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #10 - The Outside of Madness

    S1:E157/11/2016

    Upon returning to Roswaal’s mansion, Subaru is greeted by an unbelievable sight and wails that this was not what he wanted to happen. Stricken with despair, everything before Subaru starts to go white as, finally, he hears a voice: “You were too late.”

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    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Happiness Reflected on the Water's Surface

    S1:E473/3/2021

    Frederica is gradually backed into a corner by Elsa’s attacks. Then Garfiel rushes to the scene with a silver shield on each arm. The siblings’ reunion after so many years is cut short when Elsa’s knife violently clashes against Garfiel’s shield. Meanwhile, Subaru heads to the forbidden library where Beatrice is. She’s surprised when he enters the library and tells her that, after she spent 400 years there under a contract that might as well have been a curse, he’s going to get her out.

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    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #12 - The Meaning of Courage

    S1:E95/30/2016

    The scattered pieces of the puzzle finally come together, and Subaru realizes for certain that the shaman who cursed him is in the village at the foot of the mountains. He heads there with Ram and Rem and makes sure all the villagers touch him so that he can find out, with Beatrice’s help, who cast the curse. But the truth he finds is not what he expected, and he finds himself rushing toward the village again…

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    8.0/10(52 votes)

    #13 - Dealings

    S1:E310/18/2006

    Ryuk, the Shinigami, or god of death, who dropped the Death Note into the human world, warns Light that someone is on his trail. Light is troubled that he can’t find out the identity of his tracker, and Ryuk suggests an amazing deal...

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Team 10's Teamwork

    S9:E1951/20/2011

    Shikamaru remembers the time when Teams 7 and 10 joined together to flush out a band of bandits who were terrorizing a nearby village and had kidnapped the headman's granddaughter. With no assistance available from Kakashi or Asuma, Shikamaru was forced to lead the team of genin to the bandits' fort and come up with a plan to rescue the headman's granddaughter.

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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Liliana Masquerade

    S1:E612/19/2025

    Liliana gives the performance of her lifetime to help Priscilla defeat the Sin Archbishop of Wrath.

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    7.9/10(47 votes)

    #16 - Love

    S1:E1212/27/2006

    With a second Kira now on the loose, L asks Light to join the task force and pose as the real Kira in order to catch the copycat. Light agrees, hoping to divert suspicion from himself. To his surprise, this new Kira has a special ability even Light lacks…

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    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Wilhelm van Astrea

    S1:E208/15/2016

    Subaru has devoted everything he had, and done all he could do. His passion has captured Crusch’s heart, as well as Anastasia’s cooperation, and they all enter into the battle against the White Whale together.

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    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #18 - Endless Apoptosis

    S1:E198/10/2011

    Okabe must make a time leap in order to save Moeka from herself. He realizes that all is not what it seems as Moeka's shady behavior leads him closer to the IBN 5100.

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    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Kill the Despair

    S1:E2111/24/2014

    In order to instill fear into the hearts of those among the Rebel Army, the capital has spread the word that Tatsumi will be executed publicly. Night Raid receives notice of this and intends to rescue him.

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    7.5/10(41 votes)

    #20 - Makeshift

    S1:E202/28/2007

    L's team discovers that the Yotsuba Group meet in secret to discuss the elimination of individuals who are troublesome to their company, and concludes that Kira must be one of the eight executives. Can Light posing as L ferret out the right one?

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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Kill the Puppets

    S1:E1610/20/2014

    In order to combat the Jaegars, Night Raid is separated into two groups. Tatsumi and Akame are to deal with Bols, Kurome, and her puppets. The battle proves to be difficult as Kurome's Imperial Arms Yatsufusa has the ability to freely control the dead.

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    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Kill the Imperial Arm Users

    S1:E47/28/2014

    The target this time is the capital's rumored phantom serial killer known only as Zank the Executioner. Just like the Night Raid, he is an Imperial Arms user as well.

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    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Kill the Newcomers

    S1:E129/22/2014

    After dealing with Dr. Stylish's attack Night Raid leaves their base and hides in the mountains. After welcoming the newly joined member, Night Raid experienced a brief moment of peace, even amid training. Mine, who has been teased relentlessly Chelsea, the newcomer, tells Tatsumi and Lubbok that she wants revenge.

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