The Best Episodes Directed By Shota Ibata

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Festival! Aho Girl!

   S1:E98/29/2017

   In order to make the cultural festival that she looked forward to so much a success, Emura volunteers to join the cultural festival committee. Progress on the class attraction is slow, so she and her friends stay overnight at school to get some work done, but then Yoshiko enters the scene. The three girls try to get rid of her, but they get sucked into her game...

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #2 - The Trading Company

   S2:E110/3/2023

   Sei greets her second summer in this world. Now that the miasma is under control and she has a bit of free time to do a little exploring...

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   8.5/10(5 votes)

   #3 - Miracle

   S1:E44/27/2021

   After learning about her summoned counterpart's struggles, Sei is forced to come to an uncomfortable conclusion. Soon after, Sei's foray into healing magic changes her world forever.

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Return

   S1:E126/22/2021

   When the fighting in Klausner's Woods grows fraught, it's up to Sei and her Saintly conjury to cleanse the forest and restore it to its former glory.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Charge! Aho Girl!

   S1:E47/25/2017

   On the night before Akuru's birthday, Yoshiko and Sayaka sneak into Akuru's room to search for a hint on what Akuru wants for a present. The disciplinary committee president hears of their scheme and joins them, but their plans are derailed, with Yoshiko and the disciplinary committee president going after a sleeping Akuru!

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   8.1/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Lady

   S1:E65/11/2021

   Sei begins her magic training in earnest, tutored by none other than the Grand Magus himself. Commander Hawke and Liz assist Sei with learning the how to be ladylike.

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   8.1/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Awakening

   S1:E85/25/2021

   Sei discovers a powerful new aspect of her Saintly nature. When she joins the Knights for a dangerous expedition, Sei must use all she's learned to keep her friends safe.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Blessing

   S2:E1212/19/2023

   Rumors are swirling about Sei and her theater date, which has her feeling self-conscious with everyone. Can she acknowledge her own...

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Summoning

   S1:E14/6/2021

   When the Kingdom's mages summon not one, but two Saints, and the first is whisked off towards grandeur and glory, the second, older woman, Sei, must make a new life in a fantasy realm.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Predicament

    S1:E116/15/2021

    Sei struggles to come to terms with the conditions for casting the Saint's conjury. The party of Knights, mercenaries, and mages sets off into the treacherous woods.

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    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Will You Do It With Me, Here?

    S1:E11/12/2019

    Natsuo's life suddenly becomes more complicated when his father comes home and announces he has remarried a woman with two daughters whom Natsuo has met before. They're Hina, his teacher and unrequited crush, and Rui, a girl he previously slept with.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Rainbow Magic Sword of Longing and Reminiscence

    S1:E31/18/2023

    Anisphia and Euphyllia have begun living together, but Euphyllia hasn't quite gotten used to her new environment, her new job, or her new position, and seems to simply be at the mercy of Anisphia. She seems a bit down, so Anisphia tells her she's making a special magic tool just for her.

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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Magic Definition of the Monster and the Commoner

    S1:E82/22/2023

    Anisphia and Euphyllia have successfully completed their lecture before the Ministry of the Arcane. During the banquet held afterward, the alarm at Anisphia's villa sounds. Anisphia and Euphyllia rush back to the villa, but the sight awaiting them there is a heartbreaking one...

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