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The Best Episodes Directed By Keitaro Motonaga

Every TV Episode Directed by Keitaro Motonaga Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Keitaro Motonaga Ratings Summary

"Gunmetal Calico Road" is the best rated episode directed by Keitaro Motonaga. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Yosuke Kuroda. It aired on 4/10/2012 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Tengu City, Five Years Ago".

  • Gunmetal Calico Road
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Gunmetal Calico Road

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2012

    Jonah has just started working for the weapons dealer, Koko. On his first job, they run into some big problems delivering their merchandise. Next they have to undermine a freelance weapons dealer who wants a piece of the action… and money.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Tengu City, Five Years Ago
    9.0/101 votes

    #2 - Tengu City, Five Years Ago

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2019

    On a mission to avert disaster, Shido attempts to rewrite history. Can he stop Origami's crazed rampage or are her parents doomed to die?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Angel of the Starry Night
    9.0/101 votes

    #3 - Angel of the Starry Night

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2019

    Shido takes Origami on a date but she's not acting like herself. After all hell breaks loose, the fate of the world depends on whether he can reach out to her heart or not.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • That Which Cannot Be Forgiven
    8.8/105 votes

    #4 - That Which Cannot Be Forgiven

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2013

    Shido and Kotori enjoy their date at the amusement park until they are interrupted by Origami.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Flame Spirit (Ifrit)
    8.7/106 votes

    #5 - Flame Spirit (Ifrit)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/8/2013

    Shido learns the truth about his and Kotori's powers, and Origami reveals more details about her past.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Visitors
    8.5/106 votes

    #6 - Visitors

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2013

    A young AST joins Origami and the others in the fight against the Spirits. Meanwhile, another transfer student appears at Shido's school.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Triple Capriccio
    8.5/106 votes

    #7 - Triple Capriccio

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2013

    Shido takes Tohka, Kurumi, and Origami out on dates on the same day. Will he be found out?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Countdown
    8.5/106 votes

    #8 - Countdown

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2013

    To get ready for his date with Kotori, Shido goes swimsuit shopping with Tohka and Yoshino. Meanwhile, Origami finds out more about Ifrit.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Gabriel
    8.5/104 votes

    #9 - Gabriel

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2014

    As the score results for the annual contest comes in, even though Miku won the best performance, the support of Raizen's Maid Café earns Shido enough declare winner. Depress and refusing to accept Shiori's friendship, Miku unleashes her angel Solo brainwashing the crowd, except Tohka, and hold down Shiori. But then Miku finds out Shiori is a guy leading her totally shock. To make matters worse, Fraxinus and Kotori fallen under Miku's control too, and Ellen abducts Tohka. Shido manages to escape, however, he is now a fugitive in the city. Thought-out the disturbance, Shido meets Kurumi and begs her to help him. Tohka awakens in the DEM facility restrained.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Romantic Hot Springs
    8.3/106 votes

    #10 - Romantic Hot Springs

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2013

    Shido and the Spirits decide to visit Tengu City Hot Springs, but they run into some trouble on the way.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Daily Life
    8.2/105 votes

    #11 - Daily Life

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2014

    Shido wakes up by the troubles of both Tohka and Yoshino and somehow resolves it, meanwhile Origami got suspended for two months by the AST. While eating their breakfast, Shido receives a text from Origami and they discuss about the event that happened a month ago, While cleaning the room of Shido, Tohka notice a suitcase (for their school-trip) that is a resemblance of a drama sequel on the television. Tohka got worried and rushes to find Shido with Origami. While Shido tries to make it up with Tohka by getting her some kinako bread on the way home he notices that the lock of his suitcase was broken, so he went out to meet up with Origami again. While Tohka imagines another scheme of the show she rushes again to find Shido. And this time he caught Shido and Origami together and imagines that Shido is abandoning her for Origami. Tohka gets jealous gaining some of her powers and runs off while carrying Shido's suitcase. Elsewhere, Tohka's unsealed power starts to create a spacequake. Shido rushes to find Tohka and finds her in their special place and Tohka (misunderstanding everything) tries to prevent Shido from leaving but he explains that all is a misunderstanding, while Tohka cannot control her powers and hit Shido with shockwaves but Shido manages to seals Tohka's power again. While Isaac and Ellen are scheming a plan for Tohka, meanwhile Kurumi plots to kill the first spirit.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Manifestation
    8.2/105 votes

    #12 - Manifestation

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2014

    The woman stalking Tohka and Shido before, Ellen, finally reveals her true colors and orders a pack of mechs called Bandersnatch units after Tohka in an attempt to capture her. During the clash, Tohka gets incapacitated and captured only for Shido to call upon her sword to break the Bandersnatch off her. Meanwhile, Kannazuki and his crew on board the Fraxinus gets attacked by an enemy airship. Kannazuki launches a counterattack after deflecting several shots, leading to a full-scale dogfight between the two ships. Back at Shido's battle, Ellen falls down into a pit trap (oddly enough) dug by Ai, Mai, and Mii allowing Shido and Tohka to escape. Running to Kaguya and Yuzuru, he summons Tohka's power to intervene the duel and convinces both the girls to forget about becoming Yamai and focus on enjoying their lives together. Noticing the airship that attacked the Fraxinus, the twins combine their powers and eviscerate the ship with one massive blast. After the incident, Shido successfully seals the Yamai twins' powers, unfortunately stripping them of their clothes just as Tohka arrives. Meanwhile, Kotori learns from a strange man that Shido has manifested a spirit's power and that she might have to kill Shido if the situation worsens.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • The Promise to Keep
    8.2/104 votes

    #13 - The Promise to Keep

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2014

    Shido and Kurumi arrive back at the Tengu Square to reason with Miku. Obnoxious she attempts to assault Shido, but Kurumi's power intercepts as she's resistible to Miku. As Kurumi distracts Kaguya, Yuzuru, and Yoshino; Kurumi traps Miku with Shido in a dark void to have private conversation. Despite his apology she still will not listen, so Shido makes his way to rescue Tohka alone. Westcott torments Tohka for his ambition to harness her power in despair. Fake spatial quake alarms are set off to evacuate all civilians. Kurumi holds off a pack of Bandersnatch units, as Mana appears and everyone aboard Fraxinus are back in their right minds. Meanwhile, Miku struggles about Shido's justice whether he actually cares for others than himself. Infiltrating the DEM Industries, Mana and Jessica engage, communications are jammed, Shido summons the Sandalphon to swipe the guards and enduring Kotori's healing ability.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Rock × Scissors × Heart
    8.2/105 votes

    #14 - Rock × Scissors × Heart

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2000

    Leorio goes next. His opponent is Leroute, an attractive woman. He loses ten hours in bet to her so that he can grope her. He then loses the rest of their betting hours to her in a game of rock, paper, scissors. Killua then faces Johness the Dissector, a serial killer responsible for the murder of at least 146 people with his bare hands. Killua rips out his heart, explaining afterwards that Johness is an amateur and he is a pro.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Nobuaki Kishima

  • April 1X
    8.0/107 votes

    #15 - April 1X

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2013

    Shido Itsuka is an ordinary high school student living with his little sister in Tengu City, a city that is often disrupted by "spatial quakes". During a spatial quake at the beginning of the school year, he meets a beautiful and mysterious "Spirit".

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • The Seventh Spirit
    8.0/101 votes

    #16 - The Seventh Spirit

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2019

    Shido meets a pretty trickster that loves to get compliments. He also runs amok at the school doing one naughty thing after another. Or does he?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Can You Find Me?
    8.0/101 votes

    #17 - Can You Find Me?

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2019

    While the witch impersonates one of his friends, Shido is forced into a game where he must identify Natsumi before it's too late and they all disappear.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Despair Comes Crashing Down
    8.0/101 votes

    #18 - Despair Comes Crashing Down

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2019

    The Humpty Dumpty satellite has a great fall towards Tengu City. Will Natsumi realize her own self-worth before the city is reduced to rubble?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Crossroads
    8.0/101 votes

    #19 - Crossroads

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2019

    Origami makes an unexpected decision that shakes things up. While Shido runs off to investigate, a spatial quake alarm lands the others in a special kind of trouble.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • The Power Given
    8.0/101 votes

    #20 - The Power Given

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2019

    As Fraxinus defends against a fierce opponent, Origami stops at nothing to fulfill her wish and makes the ultimate sacrifice. Will she regret the cost to gain what she wanted?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Demon King of Descending Darkness
    8.0/101 votes

    #21 - Demon King of Descending Darkness

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2019

    Origami is on a mission to avenge her parents, but when she finally discovers the truth, it turns out to be much harsher than she bargained for.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Another World, Another Girl
    8.0/101 votes

    #22 - Another World, Another Girl

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2019

    Shido wakes up and finds that the world around him is different. His attempt to thwart disaster may have succeeded, but for how long will it last?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Make Shido Itsuka Swoon
    8.0/101 votes

    #23 - Make Shido Itsuka Swoon

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/2019

    All the sealed Spirit power is making Shido go wild, but the only cure is to kiss him again. Can all the girls entice Shido to fall for them before it's too late?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • Kanuka Has Come
    8.0/101 votes

    #24 - Kanuka Has Come

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/1989

    Kanuka comes to Japan from America. She participates in a labor combat tournament. Noa and the gang also compete in it.

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: N/A

  • Diva
    7.8/105 votes

    #25 - Diva

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2014

    The suspension placed on Origami is finally lifted, we see Kusakabe having some complaints and a new character is introduced into the series. Shido is selected as the organizer of the Ten-Oh Festival, after a spacequake alarm goes off, Shido gets working and a new spirit is revealed, Diva, proves to be more of a challenge than the other spirits. AST interrupts Diva and they go on trying to take her down resulting in her escaping, after Shido encounters himself in a troublesome situation. The transformation of Shido into Shiori begins. The fierce battle to win Diva over begins, but will Shiori be able to accomplish the task at hand or will Diva be more challenging than expected?

    Director: Keitaro Motonaga

    Writer: Hideki Shirane