10.0/101 votes#1 - One Worth Betting On
Season 13 Episode 287 - Aired 11/1/2012
The Raikage Ay and his team suffer critical injuries during an enemy attack. Unwilling to sacrifice any more of his men, Ay seeks medical help from Tsunade, who just happens to be in the area.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#2 - Fade into the Moonlight
Season 14 Episode 307 - Aired 4/4/2013
Three years ago, Leaf Anbu Yugao Uzuki lost her lover Hayate Gekko in battle. Unable to cope with his death, Yugao has since left the Anbu and joined the Medical Corps. Meanwhile, Kabuto has reanimated Hayate.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#3 - The Reanimated Allied Forces
Season 14 Episode 316 - Aired 6/6/2013
Kabuto reanimates an army of unknown shinobi led by Danzo’s former bodyguard Torune to retrieve the ones he lost to the Allied Forces. But aside from Torune, the reanimated shinobi are all weak and are quickly sealed away.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.5/102 votes#4 - Contact! Naruto vs. Itachi
Season 14 Episode 298 - Aired 1/31/2013
Naruto and Killer Bee engage in battle against the reanimated Itachi Uchiha and Nagato. Itachi learns from Naruto that Sasuke has chosen the path of vengeance.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
9.0/101 votes#5 - Labyrinth and Magic Gunner
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2014
A power leaks from underneath the school, Arata and the gang head down into the labyrinth to protect the school from the collapse phenomenon.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino
9.0/102 votes#6 - The Infinite Tsukuyomi
Season 20 Episode 426 - Aired 8/27/2015
Madara activates the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and anyone exposed to the light of the full moon--including shinobi and ordinary citizens--loses consciousness. Once ensnared, there is no escape from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Will mankind be destined to live in a dreamworld forever?
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Hideto Tanaka
9.0/101 votes#7 - Blood Circulation
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2018
Delivering carbon dioxide to the lungs, and bringing oxygen to cells throughout the body... That’s Red Blood Cell’s important task. Though she’s still directionally-challenged and always losing her way, she can’t be a fledgling forever. She’s determined to go through Circulation by herself without any help from the older cells, but in the shadows, White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) watches over her with a worried look on his face.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.2/104 votes#8 - Hitagi End (2)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 12/1/2013
Kaiki, deciding to accept Hitagi's work request, visits the town where Koyomi and his friends live. He starts to do research on Nadeko Sengoku, the junior high school girl turned god of North Shirahebi Shrine, who is the current target of deceit.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Fuyashi Tou
8.0/102 votes#9 - The First Youth Match
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/21/2022
Fukuda suggests that Ashito and other new Esperion Youth players play an intrasquad game. Anyone who proves their worth in the game will be promoted to the A team. All new players are excited at the prospect of joining the A team. Ashito, playing his favorite forward position, starts the game out well. However…
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Shingo Irie
7.8/104 votes#10 - Uzaki-chan Wants to Celebrate!
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2022
At the gym, Fujio shares his worries with Shinichi and two other regulars about his daughter having a boyfriend. Since Shinichi spends so much time training, Hana feels neglected by him and reiterates that he is the one who likes her in response to Yanagi's teasing. The next day, still under the delusion that Shinichi has feelings for her, Tsuki spends time at the café and leaves him alone with Hana for his cooking lesson, in the hopes their relationship develops. Later, she bumps into him on her way back home and erroneously believes he and Hana had sex. On November 29, Hana spends time with Shinichi for his 21st birthday and he privately acknowledges she is special to him. Meanwhile, she realizes he will graduate from college in a little over a year, and requests he do something outrageous.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Takamitsu Kohno
7.5/1012 votes#11 - Weak Square
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2014
Sora and Shiro leave the running of the country to Steph and spend every day playing video games. Steph's hope that they would become not only the saviors of Elukia, but all of humanity, crumbles away.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Takashi Aoshima
7.5/102 votes#12 - Goodbye, Student Council President / Oka-ken Witch Project / Face of Mass Destruction
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2018
The three visit the student council president to demand that their film be accepted for the cultural festival. The president, meanwhile, is busy trying to get the vice president to let her visit the boys school across the street.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: N/A
7.4/105 votes#13 - Mayoi Jiangshi (4)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/8/2013
Shinobu Oshino realizes that humanity had turned into zombies thanks to the powers of Kiss-shot. Koyomi Araragi shoots up fireworks as an SOS signal, but instead they are surrounded by zombies. However, an unexpected individual arrives at the scene...
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Fuyashi Tou
7.4/108 votes#14 - Kill the Battle Fanatic
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/2014
Tatsumi inherits Bulat's Imperial Arms Incrusio after defeating the Three and vows to become even stronger. Mine's attitude towards Tatsumi seems to show a change after seeing his dedication during training... Meanwhile, General Esdeath receives news of the Three being defeated and in order to reinforce the army's strength she organizes a special police force of Imperial Arms users known only as the Jeagars.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Touko Machida
7.2/104 votes#15 - I Want to Make Udon After We Hang Out!
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2022
Sakaki shows pictures of Hana and Shinichi napping together on campus to Ami. The four of them then go clothes shopping, and Hana shares with Ami that she has been going swimming with Shinichi, who complimented her on her bathing suit. Later, they play futsal and meet acquaintances of Sakaki, who challenge him to a game. On another day, Hana daydreams she is Shinichi's upperclassman while they head to her house. After Tsuki taught Shinichi how to make udon, he became good at it but Hana gives him harsh criticism. While Shinichi practices properly cutting the noodles, Tsuki still misinterprets his motivations, and a conversation with Hana only makes the misunderstanding worse. That evening, Hana's younger brother, Kiri, eagerly eats the udon prepared by Hana's senpai, who he erroneously believes is a woman.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Takamitsu Kohno
7.1/107 votes#16 - Kill the Religious Organization
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/13/2014
A widely accepted religious organization among the civilians known as the Path of Peace is quickly gaining more followers. It is rumored that they will cause an armed uprising in an attempt to fight against the corrupt government.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Touko Machida
7.0/104 votes#17 - Tsubasa Tiger (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2013
Worrying about Tsubasa Hanekawa as she lost a home to return to, Hitagi Senjyogahara allows the girl to spend the night at her place. Tsubasa eats a meal prepared by Hitagi and wakes up together with her.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Fuyashi Tou
7.0/103 votes#18 - The Red Queen Escapes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2017
In a deep, remote forest, a blond-haired girl runs amidst heavy rain and wind. Some pursue her, while others extend a hand to help her. As various motives tangle together, the girl, named Sana, makes her flight to the outside world for the first time in her life. In the end, Sana arrives at the bustling district of Kabukicho in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. In a convenience store there, she meets Kashimura Zoroku, the quintessential "stubborn old man."
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Fumihiko Takayama
7.0/101 votes#19 - Untold Feelings
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2018
Haruto is shocked by Asahi's sudden appearance in Re'Union six years after her death. Asahi acts as if nothing has happened, although she's unable to log out from the game. Players have noticed Asahi's existence and try to take her, but the former Subaru member Takanori appears. He had become the leader of the elite guild Illuminati. Asahi suggests reassembling Subaru, but...
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Takawo Yoshioka
3.5/102 votes#20 - Let's Do Better Than Last Time!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2020
Production begins on the Eizouken's new robot anime, and improving on their last work means expanding the club's reach. Asakusa struggles to convey her instructions to the art club, who are going to help with the backgrounds this time around, while a run-in with the student council puts a prospective new ally in Kanamori's sights.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Yuichiro Kido
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"One Worth Betting On" is the best rated episode directed by Sumito Sasaki. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Junki Takegami. It aired on 11/1/2012 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fade into the Moonlight".