The Best Episodes Directed By Yoshinobu Tokumoto

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(36 votes)

   #1 - A Wager That Defies Despair

   S1:E218/22/2016

   Subaru and Rem are at a loss for words. The battle against the White Whale, which seemed to be going in their favor through attrition, suddenly took on completely different proportions. With their tactical superiority and advantage quickly dwindling, the combined forces all but get tangled up in the threads of despair. That’s when Subaru decides to yell out his next move…

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   9.0/10(35 votes)

   #2 - Nefarious Sloth

   S1:E239/5/2016

   The group is making its way in the Mathers domain when suddenly everyone but Subaru disappears and a strange, suffocating atmosphere seeps through the forest. He quickly figures out it is nothing but an illusion, and with help from Julius on the other side, dispels the barrier for everyone caught in it. However, arriving at the village doesn’t make convincing the residents to evacuate easy. Time is running out, and the invisible hand of sloth makes its presence at the back of Subaru’s mind more and more nefarious.

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   8.8/10(38 votes)

   #3 - A Pig's Greed

   S1:E167/18/2016

   Subaru wakes up in front of the appa shop once again. Feeling boxed in on all sides due to his own lack of power to change the situation, he seeks the help of others. First, he seeks the help of Crush, who flatly declines any further involvement passed her contractual obligation of healing Subaru. His requests to Anastasia and Priscilla similarly go unanswered despite his pleas. Having wasted too much time, Subaru decides to at least try to get Emilia away from Roswaal’s mansion as early as possible. He then takes a dragon car back home with Rem.

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   8.8/10(41 votes)

   #4 - Demonically Inspired Methods

   S1:E106/6/2016

   Subaru risked his life to save the children from a pack of Ulgarm, but he was so powerfully cursed that there could be no saving him. Even Beatrice is unable to undo the complex web of curses on him, and says he’ll grow weak and die within half a day. The only way he can survive is if the entire Ulgarm pack is defeated, but time is not on his side. Subaru is ready to give up when he learns that Rem has gone into the forest by herself…

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   8.4/10(43 votes)

   #5 - The Happy Roswaal Mansion Family

   S1:E44/25/2016

   After being badly wounded by Elsa, Subaru somehow survived and awoke in the mansion of Margrave Mathers, in the Kingdom of Lugunica.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Killer Bee's Rap Chronicles: Scroll of Heaven

   S20:E4299/10/2015

   Killer Bee gets caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi and begins dreaming. In his dream, Jinchuriki are being stripped of their Tailed Beast powers by the Akatsuki. Bee is determined to rescue those who have been captured, and vows to resist the Akatsuki who are coming after him!

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   7.0/10(10 votes)

   #7 - Mayoi Snail (2)

   S1:E47/24/2009

   Koyomi and Hitagi meet a girl named Mayoi Hachikuji in the park. She seems to be lost and cannot find her way home. The two try to help her.

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8. 

   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Summary II

   S0:E119/15/2013

   A recap episode retelling the events of Bakemonogatari from "Hitagi Crab" to Nadeko Snake", narrated by Koyomi. One day, Koyomi Araragi caught the body of his classmate Hitagi Senjyogahara, who was falling down after slipping on the stairs, knowing that it was dangerous to do so. However, her body was surprisingly light, as if the concept of weight did not exist.

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   6.6/10(7 votes)

   #9 - The Glow of Life

   S1:E119/12/2020

   Round 2 of the inter-academy exams begins. After Revest’s deplorable defeat against Heine, Anos and his team battle with the students of the Hero Academy. Anos says that he will think of a strategy if it becomes necessary, and clashes head-on with his enemies using his vast Magic Powers. However, due to a magic barrier called De Igelia that is cast over the entire city, and a young girl named Zeshia who wields the holy sword Enhale, Anos’ attacks prove to be futile. Anos and his team are unable to come up with their next strategy, but Misha proposes a plan that could help them win.

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    5.1/10(47 votes)

    #10 - Route Selection

    S1:E1911/22/2021

    Dead End finally arrives in the Shirone Kingdom on the Central Continent. Rudeus is anxious for a reunion with Roxy, but an unexpected vision from the Man-God means he may be in for more than he bargained for.

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    5.0/10(48 votes)

    #11 - No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

    S1:E1410/18/2021

    Rudeus finds himself imprisoned by the beast people in Doldia Village. Will Ruijerd and Eris arrive to clear his name before he loses patience and tries to fight his way to freedom?

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    4.5/10(32 votes)

    #12 - Eris the Goblin Slayer

    S0:E13/16/2022

    Unaired episode included in the fourth Blu-ray volume. The episode will take place during the same time in episode 16 (episode 5 in second cour) and depict what Eris and Ruijerd were up to outside the main story, as teased by the comment "Goblin Extermination."

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