The Best Episodes Directed By Shinichi Fukumoto

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Birth of Nankatsu Golden Duo

   S1:E85/22/2018

   The second half of the match against Shutetsu starts.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Fire

   S4:E264/9/2026

   The crew arrives in Spain, where they collect fluorite, olive oil and some treats.

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #3 - He's flying!

   S1:E24/10/2018

   Wakabayashi received a challenge from Tsubasa. He couldn’t hide the confusion about the immense power of Tsubasa’s kick and says that he will accept his challenge if he can face the B-team of Wakabayashi’s school of which he is the captain. While Ishizaki complains about the unfair conditions, Tsubasa accepts without hesitation. While the mysterious man Roberto Hongo watches over them, the two boys who later will turn the world of Japanese soccer upside down, face each other for the first time!

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #4 - All because of you

   S2:E14/8/2023

   Does a marriage need a wedding? The Yuzakis grapple with that question, as Nasa learns just how daunting the ceremony can actually be.

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5. 

   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #5 - I Want to Watch Fireworks Together!

   S1:E88/28/2020

   The café owner and Ami encourage Sakurai to take a downhearted Uzaki to a fireworks festival in an attempt to get things back to normal between them.

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   7.4/10(7 votes)

   #6 - The Asai Family Wants to Look Out for Us!

   S1:E37/24/2020

   Turns out the café-owner’s daughter Ami loves people-watching, too. Sakurai comes down with a really bad cold. Uzaki has a big request for her senior.

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Uzaki-chan Wants a Confession!

   S2:E711/12/2022

   Hana is worried she will not be able to hang out with Shinichi once he graduates from college. Since she is adamantly convinced that he likes her, and not the other way around, she plots to make him confess his feelings to her. She cooks him lunch, which attracts the interest of her whole family. After Hana refuses to introduce her to Shinichi, Yanagi visits the café.

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8. 

   7.1/10(7 votes)

   #8 - I Want to Meddle in My Friend’s Business!

   S1:E58/7/2020

   Sakurai’s friend is determined to get him and Uzaki together, but meets resistance from an unusual place. Uzaki has some thoughts about choco-mint.

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   7.0/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out More!

   S1:E129/25/2020

   Uzaki reminisces about her time with Sakurai in high school, then cooks up a scheme to see what he's like when he's drunk as summer comes to an end.

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10. 

    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Shiver / Marionette Mansion

    S1:E41/26/2018

    In Shiver, a young boy notices the puzzling disease affecting his neighbor and recognizes it's symptoms from his own past. And in the second story, a puppeteer family finds themselves questioning who exactly is pulling the strings in their lives.

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11. 

    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!

    S1:E17/10/2020

    College junior Shinichi Sakurai just wants to be alone, but loudmouthed sophomore Hana Uzaki sees it as her mission to keep him from being lonely.

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