The best episode directed by Sayo Aoi is "Pool's Open", rated 8.143/10 from 7 user votes. It was "written by Junko Okazaki". "Pool's Open" aired on 11/13/2008 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Can't Help Myself".
When the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.
Director: Sayo Aoi
Writer: Junko Okazaki
During the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.
Director: Sayo Aoi
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
While the police work hard to analyze Sphinx's first attack, Sphinx uploads a new video. Will they solve the new riddle in time?
Director: Sayo Aoi
Writer: Hikaru Yano
In response to earlier provocation, Shibazaki is challenged with a riddle this time only he can solve in order to stop the bomb from blasting but at one condition, no one can cheat.
Director: Sayo Aoi
Writer: Hiroshi Seko
Kasuga goes up the mountains with Nakamura on his bike. They stop because of the rain. Saeki goes looking for Kasuga and finds them. Nakamura undresses him again. When asked to choose between the two of them, he stands his middle ground and upsets both. A police car shows up because of Saeki's parents and brings them all home.
Director: Sayo Aoi
Writer: Aki Itami
Having stood up for Nakamura, Kasuga finds himself at odds with the rest of his class. But just when it’s looking like things can’t get much worse for him, his idol, Saeki herself tells Kasuga that she though it was very cool of him to stand up for the strange girl. Armed with a tiny fleck of light in the growing gloom of his life, Kasuga is elated and even finds it in himself to ask Saeki on a date, which she surprisingly accepts. Kasuga tries to keep it from Nakamura, but when she inevitably finds out about the impending date, Nakamura decides to push Kasuga even further into the darkness.
Director: Sayo Aoi
Writer: Aki Itami