The Best Episodes Directed By Shinya Kawatsura

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - A High-Grade Fish

   S1:E78/16/2014

   To make up for the turmoil of the previous two days, the village kids and Handa treat his guests to a fun day of fishing before bidding them farewell.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - A New Transfer Student Came

   S1:E110/7/2013

   In the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a fifth grade elementary school girl named Hotaru Ichijou moves in from the city and transfers into the village’s branch school, which consists of only four other students; a first grader named Renge Miyauchi and three middle school siblings, Natsumi, Komari and Suguru Koshigaya, along with their teacher, Renge’s older sister Kazuho. After school, Renge invites Hotaru and the others to her house, where she shows off her pet tanuki. The next day, the girls take Hotaru to a blooming cherry blossom tree to eat their sakuramochi, though they end up missing the bus home on the way back.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - We're Going to Okinawa

   S0:E17/23/2014

   Suguru wins tickets to Okinawa in a shopping mall lottery.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #4 - I Became a First Grader

   S2:E17/6/2015

   Renge, who is about to start first grade, goes with the others to check out the school before the entrance ceremony, before seeing Hikage off as she goes to Tokyo. The next day, as Renge and the others enjoy the entrance ceremony and begin their first lessons, Hotaru starts moving in.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Everything Changes

   S1:E175/7/2010

   As Anri faces off against Haruna, truths about her past are revealed. Elsewhere, Shizuo fights an unending battle against the Slashers in South Ikebukuro Park. As he defeats them one after another, his expression starts to take on a hint of joy.

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   7.3/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Declaration of Disbandment

   S1:E226/11/2010

   The Dollars are enraged at the Yellow Scarves’ actions. The Yellow Scarves learn that Anri is the girl who escaped from their hideout during the night of the meeting, and track her down. However, an unexpected group of people steps in to save her...

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Yin and Yang

   S1:E123/26/2010

   It is discovered that Harima Mika is actually alive, and that Celty's head is being held by Yagiri Pharmacy. Shinra had known about it, and kept the secret from Celty for the fear of losing her because of her head's will.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Youth Hits Super Hard in the Feels

   S1:E113/19/2024

   A sleep-deprived Tsubasa meets up with Minami and they head to her secret location. Later, Minami suggests they should return there years from now and Tsubasa wonders what she means by that. She then reveals what it is she wanted to convey.

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   6.8/10(8 votes)

   #9 - Exit 1, First Words

   S1:E11/8/2010

   Mikado, a young man longing for something unusual in his life, moves to Ikebukuro at the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi. Arriving in Tokyo, he begins his new life as a high school student, awed and mesmerized by the new world around him.

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10. 

    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #10 - False Advertising

    S1:E52/5/2010

    While hanging out with Anri, Mikado and Kida learn about her worries for her missing friend and try to cheer her up. Later the duo gets themselves in trouble when they are cornered by a gang of thugs.

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    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #11 - SPICE OF LIFE

    S1:E31/21/2023

    The guys decide it's time to say goodbye to Miri as they take her back to her mother... but there'll be one last time on the playground first.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Love Thy Enemy

    S2:E137/4/2015

    With news of Izaya's hospitalization quickly spreading, the information broker is filled with anticipation and excitement about which of his many enemies will make a move on his life.

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