8.5/104 votes#1 - Cell Phone / Horror / Photo
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2018
Nishikata receives his first cell phone and can't wait to play tricks on Takagi-san. He sends her a scary video to frighten her, but it doesn't quite work. As usual, Takagi-san has the upper hand when it comes to teasing...
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Michiko Yokote
8.0/102 votes#2 - Family
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2021
Kabane and company leave Shiki and his family in the care of Ohana-basan, a vet who also sees Kemono patients, and return to the office, where they head out on a new case—parts of women’s faces are being stolen, and Kon ends up tagging along as well.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Noboru Kimura
8.0/102 votes#3 - First Experiences Are Scary and Fun All in One... Pardon the Rhyme/Occult Movies You Watch as a Kid Are 140% Scarier
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2017
he girls all go to the pool, where Sassassul overcomes her fear of water and understands more about Manami's sisters.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Shigeru Morita
8.0/102 votes#4 - The White Knight of London, Act 1
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/23/2021
Adam Whiteley, a young MP in the House of Commons working toward an equitable society, garners public support as a "White Knight." Milverton is hired by those opposed to Whiteley to oust him. William takes interest in Whiteley, and decides to test him.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Yuki Takabayashi
8.0/102 votes#5 - The Two Criminals
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/13/2021
Milverton blackmails Mary, exploiting her dalliance in antigovernment activities as a student. Sherlock decides to sneak into Milverton's estate to steal his evidence, but even that act was anticipated. Sherlock finds that he is not the only trespasser.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Taku Kishimoto
8.0/103 votes#6 - Storage Closet / Nurse's Office / Lottery
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2019
While cleaning up in the gym storage unit with Takagi, Nishikata pretends the door won't open, only to find that they really are locked in.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Hiroko Fukuda
8.0/102 votes#7 - Side Trip Part 1 / Side Trip Part 2 / Side Trip Part 3 / Side Trip Part 4 / Renting DVDs
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2022
Legend has it that a boy and a girl will start dating if they visit the local shrine together.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Aki Itami
7.5/102 votes#8 - The Invisible Blade
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2020
Jin interrogates Nana, trying to learn more about her and the organization that sent her to the island. During these talks, the door to Nana's soul cracks open and she starts to remember things she would rather forget.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votes#9 - Uniform Change / Winter Uniform / Lunch / UFO / Night
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2022
Takagi finally admits defeat, but Nishikata cannot accept victory. Not when he has the chance to beat her at her own game!
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Aki Itami
7.2/104 votes#10 - This Is a Duel, Huh?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2022
After upping her stealth tactics, but still being found out by Aharen, Oshiro decides she needs to confront Raido about how he feels towards her childhood friend.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Takawo Yoshioka
7.1/107 votes#11 - It's just a joke. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2021
When Tadano gets to school, he finds Komi waiting for him in the classroom. She then nervously hands him a letter.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
7.0/105 votes#12 - I'm Home with a Stranger
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2024
High school student Yuta Asamura begins living with his stepsister Saki Ayase and her mother due to his father's remarriage. Both Yuta and Saki, who hold cautious values regarding relationships between men and women, agree to live with an appropriate sense of distance between them.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Mitsutaka Hirota
6.7/107 votes#13 - Payday
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2021
Turning 15, Will challenges Blood to a fight with real swords as his coming-of-age ceremony, but Gus asks Will to lose on purpose. Will doesn't get a chance to ask Gus about what happened that day in the ruins before he must head into his battle against Blood.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Shota Goto
6.7/105 votes#14 - Traumatic Memory
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2021
Menel leads Will to a village that's being attacked by monsters. As he banishes them, he learns gravity of the tragedies caused by the attack. Piled-up bodies and burnt houses are everywhere. Then, from their midst, a faint voice catches Menel's attention. The voice belongs to a severely burnt young boy who has turned undead.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.7/103 votes#15 - Why Raeliana Handed Her a Handkerchief
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2023
Raeliana attends the annual monster hunt in the Sycret Mountains, where each lady traditionally gives a handkerchief to her chosen participant, who in turn gives the lady a monster he's killed. On the first day, Noah makes a request of Raeliana...
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Yu Murai
6.3/103 votes#16 - Why Raeliana Trained in Domestic Arts
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2023
Raeliana begins her bridal training at the Wynknight mansion. She and Noah must put on the perfect performance to convince society that their engagement is real, but the road ahead of them is clearly rocky...
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Yu Murai
6.0/106 votes#17 - Valley of Despair
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/25/2021
Will, who was appointed as a paladin, was responsible for the reconstruction of the village and the extermination of demons. One day, he goes to "Beast Woods" with Reistov and Menel, who have two names, "Tsuranuki", in order to search for a unit that does not return. He feels something is wrong with the scattered bodies and proceeds to the valley in the back ...
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
6.0/101 votes#18 - Episode Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/17/2006
It is summer vacation and Nanami goes to school for the play rehearsals, but she's pretty annoyed that Motoharu doesn't turn up to any of them. Even at the summer festival he doesn't turn up, so Nanami goes to his house to see him. Motoharu reminisces on his past relationship with Nana.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Mamiko Ikeda
6.0/104 votes#19 - Tendencies and Strategies
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2024
A month has passed since Yuta and Saki started living together. As Yuta starts to understand the ambiguity of their relationship, Saki asks him for help studying modern literature. The two work together to prepare Saki for a test retake.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Kana Yamada
5.3/103 votes#20 - Reflection and Revision
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2024
Yuta and Saki take turns making missteps in their new, still somewhat awkward home life together. As they reflect on these mistakes and figure out how to move forward, Saki realizes she's less and less sure how to feel about Yuta. (SubsFlix_)
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Mitsutaka Hirota
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"Cell Phone / Horror / Photo" is the best rated episode directed by Naoki Murata. It scored 8.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by Michiko Yokote. It aired on 3/5/2018 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Family".