The Best Episodes Directed By Shin Itagaki

Ruby explains the plight of the sunflower fields to Yukari’s rescuers, who prove to be a curiously kind bunch. All seems to be kosher after the confusion the night before, until a forbidden spell is unleashed.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Ritsuko Hayasaka

As a strange pollen causes everyone in town to start picking their noses in ecstasy, Panty and Stocking are invited to a blimp party by Oscar H Genius. However, he turns out to be a Booger Ghost planning to ram into the moon using collective nosebleeds.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: N/A

One day during summer vacation, as Yuri's younger brother Oshimoto Yota has nothing to do, the super rich and air-headed heiress Takamiya Nasuno comes to see him!

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Yota, who unwillingly becomes Nasuno's butler, gets a tour of her villa which turns out to be a very strange place...

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

The childhood friend trio suddenly shows up at Nasuno's villa! Absolute mayhem looms on the horizon!

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Continuing the previous episode's story, Nasuno and Yota end up playing water polo in the pool with Kanae and her friends. However, the weather suddenly worsens and the group seeks shelter inside the villa where an unfortunate incident occurs...

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

I nearly passed out from dehydration. Would you like to lick my sweat?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

You call this half-assed job cleaning?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Because the opening animation just ended. Breaking the fourth wall aside, what is Takamiyand?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

This is like the confession scene of a thriller!

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

As Lupin attempts to woo Fujiko, she tells him about a jewel peacock at the bottom of a pyramid in Egypt. Meanwhile, Jigen, who is short on cash after being scammed, goes on a search for the peacock as well. Jigen soon finds himself fighting against not only Lupin, but the various traps set up by looters. After both Lupin and Jigen fall into a trap together, Fujiko appears revealing the peacock will appear if one of them dies in the trap. However, they both manage to escape by sacrificing some scorpions. The peacock reveals itself, but Fujiko is forced to give it up in order to escape from the pyramid.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shinsuke Onishi

Continuing to the Gunmen rallying point, Team Gurren finds themselves on a strange hot springs getaway.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Masahiko Otsuka

Introducing the Usakame High School tennis club! To prepare for the national tournament, the girls practice their super killer moves.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Nishi and Ayako run into each other as they arrive at school. Ayako's musings about Nishi's scooter are interrupted when they run into another member of the tennis club doing something rather strange on the stairs.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Ayako desperately attempts to befriend a stray cat, but the cat seems determined to hate her. Meanwhile, the other club members seem to have no trouble making friends with the cat and even a strange man named Sekiguchi-san.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Shibakusa-sensei, the tennis club advisor, shows up to school hungover. She relunctantly agrees to attend practice when the team begs her to come.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

A group of familiar faces arrive at Usakame High for a practice match. Can the Usakame tennis club beat their old rivals?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

The girls decide to go to Kurumi's house after their practice match to discuss the game. When they enter the door, they're greeted by Kurumi's panicked father who screams that there's an emergency in progress!

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Kinako suddenly wakes up in the middle of class. Has everything that's happened until now been a dream? And who are Bamyan and Tasuku?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

With summer approaching, the girls decide to go shopping for swimsuits. As the weather is still too cold to go to the beach, the girls decide to show off their new suits at the mall's rooftop pool.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Kinako is stuck running the family candy shop for the day. As her friends from school come to visit one after another, she attempts to keep herself entertained, sometimes at their expense.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

Ayako and Kinako are busy with their respective committee meetings, leaving Nishi and Kurumi to hang out and practice alone together.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

With their final tournament as a team approaching, it's time to get serious. Who will be chosen to play doubles with Ayako?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

With their own graduation approaching, Kurumi and Ayako think back to when their seniors graduated from the tennis club. Will their memories send them spiraling into depression or inspire them to play better at the upcoming tournament?

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Shin Itagaki

With Dante impaled and crucified in the demon dimension, it's up to Lady, Trish, Morrison and Patty to hold off Sid/Abigail's final assault on the world.

Director: Shin Itagaki

Writer: Bingo Morihashi