9.0/103 votes#1 - The Hand That Caresses the Night
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2014
A young man has the power to lure animals to him using a scent issuing from his hand. He inherited this power from his father, and it makes hunting easier. But it makes the meat from his prey taste foul. More serious is the risk of losing his mind to the power and confusing family with prey. There's a cure, but will the boy be willing to give up his power?
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Hiroshi Nagahama
8.5/102 votes#2 - Confession
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2019
To uncover the truth behind Magase, the mysterious woman, Seizaki and Sekuro visit her uncle in Kyoto. Her uncle tells them about a mysterious incident that happened when Magase was in middle school, and also tells them about an unbelievable experience he had while he was her counselor.
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#3 - There's One Day and 1 Hour Left Until the Game
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 12/4/2011
Furuichi's group go to Himekawa's home, to start searching for En in online games. When they arrive they find the place is a giant skyscraper building, with several rooms dedicated to gaming. Most of the group have never played games, except for Chiaki, who immediately proceeds to find En in an online fighting game. Furuichi tries to get him to tell them where he is, and when he finally answers he tells them they have to beat him in a game before he tells them. Tatsumi tries to escape from Saotome, but is unable to throw his teacher off, even after showing off his new rock splitting abilities. It isn't until later in the episode that Beel takes matters into his own hands and decides to let Saotome train him. With Saotome training Tatsumi, the group's first teacher substitues for them, but everyone is away doing their own thing, except for the girl with the face mask, who for some reason got left behind.
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Isana Kakimura
8.0/101 votes#4 - Those Who Return
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/2009
Casshern and Dio continue their epic final battle. Although only one will survive, they’ve embraced the chilling reality that fighting is the sole purpose of their tragic existence.
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
7.8/104 votes#5 - Kei Shirogane Wants to Show Off / About Kaguya Shinomiya (2) / Kaguya Wants to Confess
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/2022
Kaguya learns about the romantic legend that giving a heart-shaped gift at the Culture Festival brings eternal love. She wonders if there is a way she can give Shirogane a heart-shaped gift without getting caught. But her plans are full of errors, and she panics. She becomes sick of herself as a cowardly person who can only come up with negative ideas. There, Shirogane, exhausted from preparing for the Culture Festival, shows up. As Kaguya sees Shirogane doing his best for everyone as the student council president, she...
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
7.5/106 votes#6 - I Maxed Out My Level
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2021
Aizawa Azusa, a corporate drone who died of exhaustion from overwork in her previous life, is reincarnated in another world, where she decides to live out a slow and uneventful life forever. But then, 300 years later, she discovers that the experience she earned by defeating slimes every day just to keep up her easy lifestyle has brought her to level 99 and made her the strongest in the world. The rumors begin to spread, and soon trouble comes knocking...
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: N/A
7.0/104 votes#7 - We Opened a Coffee Shop
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/26/2021
Festival season has come to the village of Flatta. The festival has been held there for the past 250 years, but as the only person who knows its entire history since it was started, Azusa has distanced herself from it to let the villagers keep their independence. But her family has shown interest in it and seems excited to see it, so she makes up her mind to change the way she interacts with the village tradition... and thus the one-day-only coffee shop, The Witch's House, was born. Will the villagers enjoy this little shop Azusa's family has created?
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#8 - Abandoning Choices
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2009
The group reaches Mari's workplace, where she loses conciousness because of amenia. During that time the kids are suddenly frightened by Aya, a colleague of Mari, who noisily enters the building carrying a baseball bat.
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: N/A
6.0/101 votes#9 - The Past Rises Before My Eyes
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/24/2008
Dying robots far and wide herald the saving grace of Luna. Meanwhile, Lyuze is disturbed to notice that Ringo has begun to rust, and Casshern is confronted by the monster who ordered him to Ruin the world.
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
6.0/101 votes#10 - LETTER 05
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2016
Kakeru gives Naho a hairpin. And on the weekend, Kakeru invites Naho to study with him for the upcoming exams. As the pair begin to grow closer together, Naho gets up the courage to invite Kakeru to see the fireworks together with her at the end of the school festival.
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
6.0/101 votes#11 - Crimson Burns the Dark
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2024
Kasha's visit has left Momochi House reeling in a way that will test Aoi, his power, and all of his friends. Can Ise in particular rise to the challenge?
Director: Nobukage Kimura
Writer: Yasuko Aoki
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"The Hand That Caresses the Night" is the best rated episode directed by Nobukage Kimura. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Hiroshi Nagahama. It aired on 4/26/2014 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Confession".