The Best Episodes Directed By Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Complications begin to arise as soon as Koko reaches Africa. Dr. Miami has prioritized butterfly hunting over her appointment with Koko. Now Koko’s men must hunt her down in a snowy mountain. Meanwhile, a dangerous arms dealer asks Koko out to dinner…

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

Baldrag has kidnapped the chief doctor of the group of physicians Koko was supposed to transport. Before she can flee to safety, Koko must first rescue the doctor and fulfill her contractual obligations.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

After Hinoki makes it clear that negotiations aren’t an option, the battle between HCLI and the SR Unit begins in earnest. But why has the SR Unit jumped to the foreground when they used to pride themselves for being an invisible ghost?

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

Soon Koko and Dr. Miami will achieve the goal they have spent years working toward. Some of the arms dealers are growing suspicious that something is afoot, but no one knows what exactly it is…

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

Koko’s unit must face their toughest adversaries when they attempt to abduct “Chatty” Rabbit’s Foot. When Jonah and Lutz get separated from the rest of the unit, Koko decides it is time to show the world a glimpse of “Jormungand.”

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

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?

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yuka Miyata

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…

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yoshiko Nakamura

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A

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...

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Eiji Umehara

Sophia arrives at Norkia to parley with Disith commander Nestor Messina and reveals to him a copy of the peace offer lost in the Grand Stream ten years earlier. As a gesture of goodwill, Disith supplies Anatoray with a map of the Grand Stream's air currents and a recording of Exile's acoustic signature. Mullin decides to rejoin the musketeer squad and meets the female Disith musketeer, who introduces herself as Dunya Scheer. They are informed that the capture attempt of battleship Claudia units will occur on the Guild's Covenant Day, when 17-year-old youths pledge their allegiance to the Maestro. Before the Silvana leaves dock, Claus, Lavie, and Alvis say goodbye to Mullin. The formal alliance between Anatoray and Disith is signed at Sophia's coronation as Empress. Claus, Tatiana, Dio, and Lucciola arrive ahead of the Silvana to send congratulations, but Delphine's ship appears from the clouds above and rains down rose petals as a declaration of war. Dio, realizing that he has been found by his sister, panics and flies his vanship erratically. When Alex sees Delphine's ship above the site of the coronation ceremony, he immediately orders that it be destroyed, but his crew refuses to comply for fear of killing Sophia.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A

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.”

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Eiji Umehara

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Masahiro Yokotani

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yoshiko Nakamura

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Touko Machida

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yoshiko Nakamura

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A

Masane Amaha returns to Tokyo with her daughter, Rihoko, in order to start a new life. Unfortunatelly, a fight between her and some NSWF organisation members who want to separate her from her daughter, Masane is arrested.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

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…

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Yoshiko Nakamura

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Koujirou Nakamura

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.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A

Kilkapul summons a nightmarish reaper to eliminate Seiya and the others, and not even retreating to the Divine Realm is enough to stop its advance. After Mash and Elulu improve their skills, Rista resolves to step up her own game, as well.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Kenta Ihara

The race is on! Claus and Lavi enter in a race, that they've entered so many limes before. But this time is different. They hope to finish the race, and they almost do (in 1st place too), but they are hit by a renegade vanship delivering ""cargo"". They soon learn that the ""cargo"" is actually a little girl. Claus decided to take the mission and is told, by Ralph, not to run his engine because the people after the girl can detect it. Just as Claus and Lavi leave the enemy vanship approaches. Now Ralph must make the ultimate sacrifice so that Claus and Lavi can escape with the little girl.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: Shuuichi Kouyama

Lee uses Mika as bait to lure Grave within striking distance, and Dr. Tokioka races to the scene of the fight with powerful new ammunition he prepared for the occasion.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

Writer: N/A