The Best Episodes Directed By Yumi Kamakura

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(9 votes)

   #1 - Guarding Your Back

   S1:E188/3/2014

   Thanks to Hinata and Kageyama's cornerstone "freak quicks," Karasuno is in the lead against Date Tech. But with Aone blocking, Date Tech starts catching up to Karasuno. This is when the ace Azumane must prove his worth. Will Azumane blast through Date's iron wall?

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   8.7/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Monsters' Ball

   S4:E2412/12/2020

   The game is now in a deuce with both teams are pushed to their limits to try to get that one final point. This match against Inarizaki brings out everything that both teams have to the very end!

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   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #3 - The Sacrifice of Dreams

   S1:E812/3/2021

   The story of Bosse's rise to power and Bojji's birth is revealed. Domas cautions Hokuro about returning to the castle, and the fate which likely awaits him there, before deciding to walk away himself. A plot to kill one of the royal court takes shape.

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   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #4 - The Return of the Prince

   S1:E141/21/2022

   Critically wounded, Dorshe makes a desperate effort to protect Hiling, and receives help from an unexpected ally. The situation remains dire, as Gigan, one of the six criminals, continues his powerful assault, until Bojji and Kage return to the castle.

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   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Immortal vs. Invincible

   S1:E203/4/2022

   Miranjo finds herself answering to Shiina and her own mother for her actions. Bojji is faced with the prospect of passing judgment on Miranjo. The situation with Ouken grows even more dire until a new warrior arrives, but is this newcomer really an ally?

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   7.8/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Declaration of War

   S2:E253/27/2016

   After defeating their fated rivals, the Karasuno High School Volleyball Club finally move on to the finals of the Miyazaki Prefecture Qualifiers of the Spring Tournament. They will be facing the strongest school in the prefecture, Shiratorizawa Academy. Their battle for the "absolute king" in order to get the one ticket to nationals beings!

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   7.5/10(8 votes)

   #7 - The Second Day

   S4:E134/4/2020

   The second day of the Spring Tournament. Karasuno faces the team that placed second at the Inter-High and one of the favorites to win the Spring Tournament, Inarizaki High School. The team also has the best twins in high school volleyball, the Miya twins. Karasuno’s battle against one of the best is about to begin!

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8. 

   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Hero

   S4:E2111/21/2020

   Because Karasuno's plays become messy and the match's rhythm gets thrown off, they change setters. Sugawara goes onto the court in place of Kageyama and because he's always seen things from outside the court, he says he knows what's going on, and Karasuno starts their counterattack. Meanwhile, after seeing the match from the outside, there's a change in Kageyama as well.

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   6.3/10(3 votes)

   #9 - The Elves and the Shoemaker

   S1:E44/17/2024

   Years after his last success, washed-up writer N encounters a sharp-tongued child and later wakes up with a literary hit — one he can't remember writing.

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    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - To a Level of Sheer Madness

    S1:E376/24/2006

    Saya is invited to a birthday party for Javier, one of Glay's children. But once at the party, Saya feels that she does not belong there after all. As Kai and all others care for Saya, who has shut her mind from them, Carl closes in on Glay's residence with Corpse Corps. And his distorted love for Saya forces him to yet further insanity...

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