9.0/102 votes#1 - Once again, Hachiman Hikigaya Makes a Speech
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2020
First step in Hachiman’s plan? Rally the troops! Together they’ll create a prom proposal so awful, the PTO will have no choice but to choose Yukino’s instead.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
8.3/103 votes#2 - The Setting Sun
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2017
Akane decides to apply to a school in Chiba that her parents and Takumi recommended. She meets with Kotaro, who says he will try to apply to the same one and that, regardless, they will be together. The track club later goes to Kotaro’s festival.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.3/103 votes#3 - And Then
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/30/2017
Kotaro learns that he was not accepted into Akane’s school, saddening them. Daisuke suggests Kotaro use it in his writing, while Ayane suggests Akane should break up with him rather than do long-distance.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.2/104 votes#4 - Reveal Your Feelings
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2021
Nanako's singing practice is put to an unexpected test when a sudden change in programming for the university's school festival presents an opportunity for her.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Takayo Ikami
7.9/1016 votes#5 - Kengan
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2019
Chairman Nogi suddenly calls low-level employee Kazuo Yamashita into a meeting and gives him an unexpected -- and unwanted -- new assignment.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Makoto Uezu
7.8/109 votes#6 - Favorite Flavor
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2010
To strip Angel of her scholastic power, Yui devises a plan for the Battlefront to replace Angel’s test results with bogus ones. She will be shamed, stripped of her title of Student Body President, and be out of their way for good. But they never realize the one who replaces her may be even more sinister than Angel could ever be.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Jun Maeda
7.6/108 votes#7 - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2010
The Shadow monsters show no signs of stopping as more Battlefront members and NPCs fall victim to their strange, marauding power. Yuri takes a dangerous trip into the darkened Guild. In her search to find out just who—or what—is behind these new events, she discovers even darker secrets about herself.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: N/A
7.4/109 votes#8 - Guild
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2010
Realizing they need more weapons in their battle against Angel, the group descends into the Guild. But once there, they realize that all of the hallways, staircases, and passageways have been rigged with deadly traps. It’s a race against time to see if they can get through the violent maze before Angel catches up with them.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Jun Maeda
7.3/103 votes#9 - A Handful of Sand
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2017
It's the last sports festival of middle school. Kotarou gets put in the relay race. He becomes friends with one of Akane's friends who bandages his scraped hand.
Director: Yoshimichi Hirai
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
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"Once again, Hachiman Hikigaya Makes a Speech" is the best rated episode directed by Yoshimichi Hirai. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Keiichiro Ochi. It aired on 8/14/2020 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Setting Sun".