The Best Episodes Directed By Naomichi Yamato

Every TV Episode Directed by Naomichi Yamato Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Darkness
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Darkness

    S2:E9

    Jura starts a battle with Hot Eye of the Heavenly Eye, and Wendy wakes up and heals Erza. Meanwhile, Cobra follows Jellal, being unable to read his mind, to see that Jellal finds Nirvana. Natsu runs off to find Jellal, determined to not let him meet Erza. Erza hears the name "Jellal" and sets off by herself without the others knowing. Racer's personal guild, Harpyia, tries to stop Natsu, but is easily defeated. Hibiki explains about the power of Nirvana - the people in between the power of light and darkness switch to the opposite element. The people of light who feel powerful negative emotion fall into darkness. Fearing that Wendy, who blames herself for reviving Jellal, would fall into darkness as well, Hibiki knocks her unconcious. Meanwhile, Sherry, who feels that Gray has caused Lyon's death, has fallen into darkness, and knocks Gray unconscious. Hot Eye is also affected by Nirvana, and teams up with Jura. Ren heads toward the light, but Midnight, who begins to hunt the magicians, gets Eve as his first victim.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Kakeudon
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Kakeudon

    S1:E12

    Excited by the festival fireworks display, Poco accidentally lets his tail out in the middle of the crowd, in full view of the cameras. Does this spell the end for Souta and Poco's little family...?

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - After the Dance
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - After the Dance

    S1:E11

    An annual ball is being held in the lycee. Students, guardians and guests in formal attire are gathered in the school cafeteria when Saya arrives in a dress she borrowed from Min. On the dance floor, Saya meets a young man named Solomon, who asks her for a dance. As the music starts, David reaches the entrance to the basement surrounded by blue roses...

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - From the New World
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - From the New World

    S1:E25

    After all the scores are settled, ten years go by. Saki and Satoru hope for a better world.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Snow-like
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Snow-like

    S1:E2

    Angry that Yato hasn't found a way to heal her yet, Hiyori takes matters into her own hands. She hurries off to find a new Regalia for Yato, but encounters disaster instead!

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Vanishing Children
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Vanishing Children

    S1:E2

    Another student is removed from the roster. Saki uses her power outside of class.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Bloody History
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Bloody History

    S1:E4

    As the library continues to explain the history of the world, a danger looms in the background.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Weak Link
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Weak Link

    S1:E12

    Saki sits down with head of the ethics committee, Asahina Tomiko. Asahina begins to tell her the other side of the town’s history.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Footsteps of Destruction
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Footsteps of Destruction

    S1:E17

    Many years have passed; Saki and Satoru have grown and moved their separate ways. But recent actions within the monster rat community have brought them back together.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Darkness
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Darkness

    S1:E19

    Searching for survivors in the hospital, Saki and the group she and Satoru have joined up with discover Yakomaru’s secret.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Season of New Leaves
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Season of New Leaves

    S1:E1

    Saki is the last of her friends of finally to be touched by a Blessing Spirit, but at the Unified Class her skills are lacking. And talk of missing children taken by the trickster cat continues to scare her.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Siberian Express
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Siberian Express

    S1:E16

    Saya and the others arrive in Vladivostok, and take the Trans-Siberian Railroad with Elizaveta, a Russian Red Shield agent. But the Chiroptera are lurking in the most unexpected places...

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 27 - Paris, je t'aime
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Paris, je t'aime

    S1:E27

    Kai finds out that Riku has turned into a chevalier. "What can I do?" Kai keeps asking himself, wandering around in the city of Paris. He comes across Irene in the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower. She's terribly weakened, but she's ready to disclose what she knows about Schiff's past...

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Naomichi Yamato Ratings Summary

"Darkness" is the best rated episode directed by Naomichi Yamato. It scored 9/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 12/6/2010 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Kakeudon".