The Best Episodes Directed By Yutaka Yamamoto

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #1 - The Girl Who Runs Swiftly

   S1:E14/9/2007

   Everything is normal as the four main characters attend a normal day of high school. They discuss different foods and how they eat them. Later on, Kagami gets sick and all the characters go over to make sure she is okay.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Live Alive

   S1:E126/19/2006

   On the day of the school's cultural festival, the members of the SOS Brigade are involved in different activities. Mikuru and her class open a fried noodles café, Yuki attempts fortune telling, and Itsuki is in a play. Kyon attempts to enjoy a normal day. Kyon goes to the auditorium, where bands are playing for the audience, and falls asleep. When he awakens, he sees Haruhi walking on stage in a bunny girl costume with a guitar hanging from her shoulders.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - A Goddess Comes to Japan (Part 2: The Hot Spring)

   S2:E810/28/2003

   Sousuke, Kaname, Tessa, Kurz, Melissa, and their friends travel to an onsen (hot springs) for some rest and relaxation before Tessa returns to Merida Island. Sousuke sets up a defensive perimeter and booby traps around the girls' bath, foiling the other boys' attempts to sneak a peek.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Hostility Passing-By

   S0:E211/27/2003

   After Sousuke causes a lunchtime riot, he and Kaname must man the bread counter and serve the students.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - The Scene Below the Water

   S3:E27/21/2005

   Sousuke and Kazama investigate who is posting embarrassing and revealing pictures of Kaname on the internet. Meanwhile, Amalgam operatives led by Gates extract payment from the Balic military force that took on Mithril and try to reconstruct what happened in the battle.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Edge of Heaven

   S3:E68/18/2005

   Mithril attempts to learn more about the mysterious Amalgam organization. Sousuke and Kaname's relationship begins to blossom; however, the Mithril leadership forbids him from seeing her after his bodyguard duties are assigned to another agent.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - His Problem

   S3:E1110/6/2005

   Sousuke continues to wander in Hong Kong and encounters a prostitute who looks very much like Kaname. Tessa is "forced" by Admiral Jerome Borda to deploy Clouseau, Melissa, and Kurz to the island after sightings of the Venom AS are confirmed.

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   7.0/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Town

   S1:E21/14/2005

   Yukito explains to Misuzu the quest of the cursed girl with wings that had been in his family for generations. The next day Yukito's puppet show only manages to attract a dog named Potato, while scaring others. Yukito is caught by Hijiri Kirishima while performing in front of her clinic and offers Yukito work doing odd jobs.

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   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #9 - The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00

   S1:E14/3/2006

   All of their hard work is finally done. The SOS Brigade shows off their feature film! A tale of battle waitresses from the future fighting against evil, alien witches, and teenage espers. It will probably make sense… right?

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    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Wing

    S1:E52/4/2005

    Yukito ends up spending the day with Minagi and Michiru while Misuzu is at school. Yukito walks Minagi home after being invited to go stargazing on the school's rooftop when he first learns of her mother's mental illness. Later, Misuzu attempts to play cards with Yukito, but is overcome with extreme pain. When Yukito learns of Misuzu's condition he decides to move out of the house.

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    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Summer

    S1:E82/25/2005

    This story takes place 1000 years before the Dream arc. Kanna is a girl with wings confined to a palace with a friend, Uraha, and body guard, Ryūya. When Kanna is to be sent to another temple, the 3 escape and go on a journey to find Kanna's mother. Meanwhile, the palace is attacked and the 3 are pursued. They finally find Kanna's mother but she tells them to leave.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Demons' Serenade

    S1:E511/3/2006

    Mai explains why she’s at the school with a sword. The next day, Yuichi sees her almost use it on Makoto! When the incident ends, Mai offers Yuichi a bit of odd advice on how to handle the amnesiac.

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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Intermezzo of Light and a Shadow

    S1:E1112/15/2006

    Yuichi discovers Mai’s bad reputation; she has a history of being blamed any time something bad happens on campus. Hoping to help her fix her image, Yuichi invites her to the school dance.

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