9.3/103 votes#1 - The End of the World
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/2009
Ushio's fever does not back down and Tomoya decides to stay home to take care of her. In case he had to leave home, he calls for both Akio and Sanae to take his place. Ushio tells Tomoya that she wants to go on a trip again like last time, but he declines and tells her that it will happen once she gets better. After resigning from his work, Akio offers him some money, but Tomoya declines his kindness and Akio states that every man has something to protect. After several months, winter arrives, and Ushio's fever still does not back down, and Tomoya seems to be getting sick too. Ushio once again ask Tomoya to go on a trip, and he ultimately accepts thinking that he might not be able to fulfill another promised wish. After they leave the house, Ushio's fever worsens, and she dies in his arms right after telling her father that she loves him. Soon after, Tomoya collapses as well.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
9.0/101 votes#2 - Episode 15
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/10/2011
Everybody's out to prove that Nano's really a robot — especially the science teacher. The Professor gives Nano a machine gun arm and a new "Reaction function." Meanwhile, Mr. Takasaki sets his sights on the student advisor, Ms. Sakurai.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Taichi Ishidate
9.0/101 votes#3 - Episode 24
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/11/2011
Yukko has big news! Mihoshi and Misato share a sister moment. And who does Nano love more?
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
9.0/101 votes#4 - Sonatina of Hide-and-Seek
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/2007
After fighting their way to the last demon, Mai mysteriously disappears and Yuichi is floored by an invisible force that conjures up visions of the past - and reveals a shocking secret!
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.7/103 votes#5 - Drummer!
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2010
Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.7/106 votes#6 - Together With You (Well, If We Get Along)
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2021
Elma and Tohru snarl at each other every time they meet in the shopping district. Miss Kobayashi is exasperated at that typical scene, but they mention it wasn't like that when they first met. Even though they get along like oil and water now, their first encounter took place long, long ago. It happened way back when Tohru was traveling by herself through the other world...
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.5/102 votes#7 - The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (4)
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 9/4/2009
As the SOS Brigade shoot more of their film, Haruhi tries to give Mikuru another contact, ergo another superpower. Yuki quickly takes action and injects her with more nanomachines before any damage could be done. Despite the weird phenomena Haruhi's film is causing, Itsuki suggests it is better than more closed spaces being opened up. However, when Kyon discovers Haruhi arranged for Mikuru to be drugged for a kiss scene with Itsuki, he gets furious at her shabby treatment of Mikuru and almost hits her, forcing Itsuki to hold him back. This causes Haruhi to become depressed, having always thought Kyon would support her. Kyon, reluctantly learning something from Taniguchi, later apologizes to Haruhi and filming resumes. However, he seems to have inadvertently encouraged Haruhi even more, making cherry blossoms grow out of season.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Yasuhiro Takemoto
8.5/102 votes#8 - Marathon Tournament!
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2010
Summer vacation ends, and the girls enter a 5K race. Race day begins normally, but Yui goes missing. While everyone enjoys the reward of finishing the race, Sawako continues to search for Yui.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
8.5/102 votes#9 - Graduation Yearbook!
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 8/25/2010
The girls prepare for senior photos and college entrance exams.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.5/106 votes#10 - Extracurricular Activities (Of Course They're Not Normal)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2021
Saikawa visits Miss Kobayashi's home to play. However, there's a girl that's unfamiliar to her (Ilulu)... Even after inviting her to join their games, Ilulu coldly refuses. Then Lucoa happens to stop by and she notices Ilulu's feelings as she tries to avoid them, so she makes an effort to help the dragon out.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Yuka Yamada
8.3/103 votes#11 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya II
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2006
The SOS Brigade is now open! First, they need a computer for their club, and Haruhi is determined to get one. But is extortion the answer? Next, they need more members. And that requires… bunny outfits?! Finally, Yuki opens up to Kyon with a bizarre reveal!
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Yutaka Yamamoto
8.3/1011 votes#12 - Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2018
Against Hodgins' wishes, Violet takes a job from a soldier at a military base in Ctrigall, a former enemy nation now engulfed in civil war.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.3/103 votes#13 - In the Remains of Summer
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/2009
Nagisa becomes increasingly bedridden due to morning sickness. Nagisa wants to give birth at home, so Sanae introduces Yagi, a midwife who is to assist in the delivery. Sanae later tells Tomoya that giving birth will be difficult because of Nagisa's weak physique and may even put Nagisa's life in danger, so they might have to choose abortion. However, Sanae leaves the choice up to Tomoya and Nagisa. Nagisa learns of her mother's worries, but she decides to go through with the birth. Akio takes Tomoya to a meadow and tells him more about the day when Nagisa nearly died. Akio carried Nagisa to the meadow and prayed for her life, and Nagisa miraculously regained consciousness. Akio tells Tomoya that while many painful and difficult things will happen, he and Sanae will always be there for Tomoya and Nagisa since they are family. Nagisa and Tomoya take a walk by the river and decide on the name Ushio for their child.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/102 votes#14 - Not Enough Workers!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2014
Isuzu has mixed feelings about Seiya's expert handling of the issues at the park, even having nightmares about her own work. Meanwhile, in an effort to resolve the labor shortage, she begins interviewing potential hires.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Maiko Nishioka
8.0/102 votes#15 - No One Can Predict the Future!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2014
Amagi Brilliant Park set a new attendance record after it was selected as the venue for the soccer match. Visitors walk through the entrance gates one after another under Amagi Project's supervision. Latifah prays for them to achieve the target visitor count, but...
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Shoji Gato
8.0/101 votes#16 - Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2011
It's hot... It's so hot! I'm just hoping aliens invade... 5,000,000 yen per shot. The sleeping princess woke, without a kiss.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Joe Itou
8.0/103 votes#17 - Finals!
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2010
Yui struggles with exams as finals approach. To refresh after the exams, she rallies her friends to join a talent show.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
8.0/105 votes#18 - Premium Seat (No Extra Charge)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2021
Miss Kobayashi's hips have seriously started hurting. She buys up a bunch of health products to try and improve it, but she hardly uses any of them... Even Tohru loses her patience and tries to get her to eat tail meat, but she sadly refuses. Tohru then begins her search for what Miss Kobayashi considers a "typical remedy."
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/101 votes#19 - The Crouching Start of Vindication!
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2014
Haruka and the boys have trained hard to prepare for this showdown against Samezuka. After Day 1 of the tournament, Gou and Amakata-sensei treat the boys to a fabulous, carb-rich feast and allow them to take a breather. Meanwhile, Rin is faced with a tough decision as captain of the Samezuka Swim Club. Who will he choose to swim the relay with him?
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
8.0/102 votes#20 - Please, Audition
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/3/2015
The audition for the competition participants has come. Everyone must demonstrate their abilities, whether they're a third-year or a first-year. And then, the results are revealed.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
8.0/102 votes#21 - Wavering Dissonance
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2024
The Prefecturals are coming up and that means the first of many auditions for the members of the concert band. Mayu is still hesitant to audition despite reassurance from the others. Some of Taki's choices for the competition confuse members.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Jukki Hanada
8.0/101 votes#22 - A Forgotten Partita
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2006
Yuichi’s attacker claims to have amnesia, and with the gaps in his own recollections and Ayu’s forgetfulness, Yuichi starts to think the town might somehow alter people’s memories.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/101 votes#23 - A Rondo Without You
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/2007
Ayu’s disappearance prompts Yuichi to search even more diligently for her missing item. Nayuki goes out of her way to cheer up her heartsick housemate, but she my regret requesting strawberry cake.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/105 votes#24 - The First Step
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2007
Nagisa admits to wanting to restart the drama club, and Tomoya helps Nagisa to create advertisement posters which they place around school. At school that day, Tomoya meets two other girls: a strange genius named Kotomi Ichinose, and a first-year named Fuko Ibuki. Later that day, Nagisa finds out Tomoya used to play basketball, and invites him to play a game the next day. However, it is later revealed that his father injured Tomoya's arm in a fight; as a result, he is unable to play basketball anymore.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
8.0/104 votes#25 - Garden of Memories
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2008
Tomoya realizes that he met Kotomi as a kid, though only she had remembered. Back then, Tomoya had often visited Kotomi, and was her only friend. Around this time on Kotomi's birthday, her parents left for business reasons, and later that day she finds out they were killed in a plane crash. Kotomi ultimately ended up burning her father's important work before anyone could see it. While Kotomi shuts herself in her house, Tomoya comes over and starts cleaning up the garden which is overgrown with grass and weeds. Nagisa, Kyou and Ryou eventually help out too.
Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writer: Fumihiko Shimo
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"The End of the World" is the best rated episode directed by Noriyuki Kitanohara. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Fumihiko Shimo. It aired on 3/6/2009 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 15".