The Best Episodes Directed By Naoyoshi Kusaka

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   #1 - The Star that Signals the Beginning

   S1:E129/19/2001

   After breaking Amidamaru's sword, Ryu becomes even more depressed, and Yoh looks for a solution. Meanwhile, the star that signals the beginning of the Shaman Fight descends from the sky.

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   #2 - Big Soul of the Two

   S1:E1911/7/2001

   Ren's conflicts and doubts about his way of life and his role on the Tao family are brought into arena when he and Yoh start the third fight.

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   #3 - Soul Mata Cemetery

   S1:E2011/14/2001

   Yoh's tranquility of mind breaks Ren's resolve, and their fight comes to a draw. Realizing that his ways were wrong, Ren decides to fight his uncle, the source of all his hatred. It all goes downhill, though, when he and June are captured.

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   #4 - To Shaman’s Journey

   S1:E2512/19/2001

   Yoh, Ryu, Ren and HoroHoro say goodbye to their friends and family before going to America for the second preliminary tournament. However, before they can leave, the mysterious Hao shows up to assess the group's strength.

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   #5 - Burning Tenacity

   S1:E291/23/2002

   Lyserg feels down after a run-in with Hao, whose powers can stop even a powerful blizzard. Trying to cheer him up, Ryu tells him how he became a Shaman. Meanwhile, Anna and Manta leave to a mysterious place called the Mount Terror.

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Horo-Horo’s Taste of a Bitter Friend

   S1:E322/13/2002

   While looking for food in a forest, HoroHoro meets a Shaman called Allen, who uses his abilities to vandalize a company that is harming the forest.

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - I thought net games and reality were different?

   S1:E34/21/2016

   During their first club meeting, Akane is delighted by her faster machine, Ako gets a lesson in dressing for the occasion, and Kyoh is prevented from using her premium equipment. However, the line between game and reality becomes more blurred.

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - I thought once you reincarnated, you still get another chance?

   S1:E55/5/2016

   Ako asks to play a different game during the club meeting, and Kyoh suggests a first-person shooter. Ako feels threatened when she thinks Nanako is interested in Hideki, and withdraws from both school and her friends.

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   8.8/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Everyday Life with a Slime

   S1:E47/28/2015

   A strange object appears in the pot and eats Miia! The culprit is an amorphous slime. Centorea weilds her blade against the attacking slime to protect Kimihito, but both of them end up covered in slime. They take a bath to wash the slime off, where they sink the slime on a wild rampage is search of water into the tub...! Papi names the slime Suu, and she begins living with them.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The New Coworkers, with the Slimes

    S1:E911/29/2020

    The laundry business explodes in popularity, so Ryoma rushes out on day two to hire more help. He meets Fei and Li Ling, foreigners with a hidden past.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Starting the Business, with the Slimes

    S1:E711/15/2020

    Ryoma decides to strike out on his own as an adventurer and business owner. He discusses his plans with the ducal family, and works with Serge the merchant to put his business plans in motion.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Almighty Demon King

    S2:E185/18/2024

    Ahide announces that Midhaze will be destroyed. However, the oracle’s will contradicts Arcana’s true intentions. Shin also joins in the fray as the two finally face off! Ahide possesses Arcana and thrusts the judgement of the Sword of the Almighty, Leviangilma, upon Anos. Arcana states that to destroy Ahide, he must be slashed three times with the Divine Sword. But the sword obliterates the source of anyone who draws the sword from its sheath….

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Promise Made in a Dream

    S2:E237/3/2024

    Ceris, commander of the Phantom Knights, who claims to be Anos' father, says that Militia gave Anos false memories. After Ceris leaves, Arcana, unable to recover her memories of Anos, falls into a dream once again. In her memory of 2,000 years ago, Arcana hears a secret about herself from Ceris. Anos reincarnates Arcana to protect her, but his wish for her at the time was…

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