The Best Episodes Directed By Ken Ando

#1 - War Games

Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2015

The war game is held. The participants are divided into teams with Su-won and General Geun-tae leading the white and red teams respectively. The objective: to score the most points by breaking the plates of the other team. Su-won's strategies and hidden ferocity impress Geun-tae, whose team manages to win more points than the white team despite all their plates being broken. Su-won leaves the city with his cohorts, having stimulated demand for Geun-tae's wife's tea in a neighboring land, re-invigorated production in the earth tribe's mines, and inspired the earth tribe's people anew of their leader's strength.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Shin'ichi Inotsume

#2 - Eternal Interspersion

Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1999

The Miyazawa family heads off to meet grandpa... an ill-tempered old man who's got it in for Yukino's father!

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Hideaki Anno

#3 - Bystander

Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/2018

Having seen a glimpse of his father's memories, Eren attempts to track down a man hoping they might shed some light on his father's secrets.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

#4 - His Circumstances

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1998

Things have been good between Arima and Yukino for the past few weeks but lately Arima has been acting strange. He's been very distant and it almost seems like he's purposefully ignoring Yukino... what is it that's changed so suddenly?

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Hideaki Anno

#5 - First-Class Mage Exam

Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/2024

Frieren and party finally arrive in Äußerst, ready to undergo the first-class mage exam, and meet a number of colorful characters who are there to do the same.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Tomohiro Suzuki

#6 - Wish

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2015

Although Ryoko gets increasingly worried about Yuki’s relationship with Kyon after seeing what happened in the clubroom, she realizes that all she can do is watch over her. Meanwhile, the gang leaves for a hot spring to hold their training camp.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Toshizo Nemoto

#7 - The Tragic Rallyist

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2023

Kanata zooms up to the back of the Yashi-Kita Gang in no time, but getting past them is another matter entirely. Meanwhile, the two leaders go wheel-to-wheel for the lead of the race.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Akihiko Inari

#8 - Fire Starter

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2000

Naota’s attacker, Haruko, is now his dad’s live-in housemaid and she says she’s an alien. Mamimi names the robot from Naota’s head Canti, the God of Flame. Does Canti have anything to do with the mysterious fires burning all over town?

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Yoji Enokido

#9 - The Reason for Her Smile / I Want to Be Playful Like a Girl / Heroes Fall a Lot

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2023

Tomo wants to experience some girly interaction, like hugging and hand-holding, so she tries it with all of her girl friends.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Megumi Shimizu

#10 - Yuki's Trouble

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1998

On the first day of high school, Yuki is not perfectly happy as she failed to get the highest score at the entrance examination. Although she does not show her desire, she wants to be the center of attention always. The honor belongs to her classmate, Arima. Yuki feels strong rivalry to Arima. She beats him at the mid-term exam. To her surprise, Arima congratulates her achievement heartily. One day, Arima tells her that he wants to “go steady” with her. Yuki bluntly refuses his proposal. Then, she accidentally reveals her true desire and is terrified by her mistake.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Hideaki Anno

#11 - Her Day

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1998

Arima and Yukino both have the day off from school so they decide to meet up over at Arima's place. But that's not the whole story...

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Hideaki Anno

#12 - 14 Days: Act 6

Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/26/1999

The final episode. As tensions rise over Arima's jealous and over-protective nature, Tonami begins to realize that his desire to get Tsubaki to notice him was one born out of an emotion different from hate.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Hideaki Anno

#13 - Weaving A Story (1)

Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1996

In the first half of the episode, a clip show is presented to the Human Instrumentality Committee of Seele, reviewing the attacks of all Angels up to this point. The second part includes a poem in which Rei contemplates her own existence, and a cross-compatibility test between Rei's and Shinji's EVAs.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: N/A

#14 - Time for the Summer Festival, Huh?

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2022

As Aharen and Raido's friendship continues to fan the flames of Ms. Tobaru's imagination, the festival season arrives, with the taciturn duo and their friends heading out to enjoy the fireworks.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Ayumu Hisao

#15 - At the End of the First Semester

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1998

Summer has arrived and it's a time of separation. Arima is going away for a Kendo tournament while Yukino has made new friends. Even Tsubasa has taken a liking to Yukino, but something's not right... she's grown a little too attached.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Hideaki Anno

#16 - We're Changing Seats, Huh?

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2022

The periodic shift of the seating chart is approaching, threatening to put Aharen and Raido's friendship to the test.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: N/A

#17 - The Voice Callout

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2023

On the approach to the death zone for the second time, Kanata starts to make his move. But does he have enough life left in his tires to climb up the order?

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Akihiko Inari

#18 - Ex and Girlfriend

Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/13/2022

Kazuya wakes up with the worst hangover ever and struggles with his fragmented memories. Meanwhile, someone finds out about his workplace and decides to make an appearance.

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Rie Uehara

#19 - Adagio

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2019

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Osamu Yamasaki

#20 - Episode Twenty

Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/13/2006

It is another day of school but that quickly comes and goes when Takeuchi is forced to go along on a double date with his classmate. Surprisingly on the date Takeuchi accepts the girl's confession and they start going out, but Motoharu is angry at him because he doesn't even like her. On Sunday Motoharu goes out on a date with Nanami, to spend the day having fun. Everyone is shocked by Yuri's new appearance but is there any deep meaning to it?

Director: Ken Ando

Writer: Mamiko Ikeda