The Best Episodes Directed By Hong Penny

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - A Knot in the Soul

   S3:E210/11/2025

   Fushi begins his new life in the present day and begins to gather his former classmates at Yuki's house.

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   7.6/10(11 votes)

   #2 - My Code - To Make Everyone Happy with My Singing

   S1:E14/3/2021

   “My mission is to bring happiness to everyone with my singing.” Vivy was created as the world’s first autonomous humanoid AI and works at the NiaLand theme park. Her mission is “to make everyone happy with her singing.” While she is singing on stage, she comes into contact with an AI that calls himself Matsumoto. Amidst her confusion, he asks for her help to rewrite history together, in order to stop the war between AI and humans that will happen one hundred years later.

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   7.5/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Elegy Dedicated With Love – My One and Only Beloved Partner

   S1:E85/15/2021

   “Nothing is more important than singing an amazing song…that will allow me to fulfill my life’s mission.” Diva is astonished when she hears from Matsumoto that Vivy’s mission is to prevent a war between humanity and AIs. He also explains to Diva that his current aim is to stop Ophelia from taking her own life. Ophelia is a songstress AI who just finished an incredible performance during rehearsal. As a principle, AIs are forbidden from self-destruction, so Diva approaches Ophelia to prevent her from committing suicide.

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   7.5/10(6 votes)

   #4 - World's End Modulation – April 11, 2161

   S1:E116/5/2021

   “…What was she doing at the end?” After awakening from her long slumber in the museum, Vivy witnesses a horrific scene where humans are being massacred by AI. The war between humans and AI has broken out, and amidst the confusion, Vivy meets up with Matsumoto. They recognize that the Singularity Project has been a failure, so they search for Dr. Matsumoto, who was the architect behind the one hundred-year journey, in order to resolve the situation.

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   7.4/10(9 votes)

   #5 - Sing My Pleasure – To Make You Smile

   S1:E54/24/2021

   “I want to protect your smile, because you love AIs.” After the Sunrise incident, the audiences for Vivy’s stage performances grow day by day. Matsumoto appears once again in front of Vivy and informs her that AI technology is advancing quicker than what was recorded in history. In order to stop this, he states that their new mission will be to shut down the unmanned plant on the ocean, Metal Float. Matsumoto and Vivy rush to meet the researcher who helped to build this plant.

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   7.1/10(7 votes)

   #6 - A Guy Who Reincarnated as a Fantasy Knockout and Unparalleled Beauty

   S1:E21/19/2022

   After being sent to another world, Tachibana and Jinguuji spot a small settlement at the edge of a forest. However, unbeknownst to them, the settlement is under attack by bandits. Tachibana goes in to the village alone to gather information on the world, but Tachibana's "Unparalleled Beauty" skill, which grants the ability to cause the status effect "Charmed," instigates a falling out among the bandits...

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #7 - A Perfect Win? No Freaking Way!

   S1:E88/26/2025

   After their FPS practice, Renako stays the night at Satsuki’s. “Thanks for letting me face Mai,” Satsuki smiles, making Renako wish they’d just make up already. The long-awaited showdown begins! Mai’s flawless aim, Renako’s sharp instincts… and Satsuki struggling to keep up. But Renako can’t let her lose without a fight!

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