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Tamaki’s reflexes catch the eye of Toraji, an awful Kendo instructor. His only hope for redemption: sign Tamaki as his star pupil. If Toraji can make her feel like part of the team, he might

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Season 1

10.0/102 votes
A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2007
Down and out kendo instructor Toraji can't even afford a new light bulb - let alone lunch, but discovering a prodigy like Tamaki might change his fortunes.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
10.0/102 votes
The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2007
Tamaki joins the kendo team and makes short work of a sadistic bully with a thing for beating up on girls.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Black and Blue
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2007
Toraji takes the team to a kendo supply to store to stock up on weapons and armor. Later, he gives the female members of the team color-coordinated code names!
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Pink and Blue
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2007
A friendly text message convinces Sayako to rejoin the kendo team. She's excited to meet the new members, but that might change if Miyako ever takes her mask off.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Muroe High and Machido High
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2007
Toraji tries to devise a strategy for winning the practice match, but all he can think of is sushi, so Tamaki teaches the team some basic kendo fundamentals.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007
Kendo is a sport of great honor, but Toraji's dreams of exotic, raw fish tempt him to taint the practice match.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007
After watching his team lose, Ishibashi challenges Tamaki to a winner-take-all grudge match.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Tama and Part-time Work
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2007
Tamaki has her eye on a new anime release. Unfortunately, her piggy bank is running low and part-time jobs are against school rules.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007
Toraji's trip to the grocery store quickly becomes an inescapable nightmare when he crosses paths with the world's most unpleasant woman.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2007
The team competes in its first big tournament, and a strange girl's sudden appearance makes Miyako uneasy.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Animation and Dreams
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2007
Kirino gets a tip that Tamaki isn't the only kendo prodigy in school. If she can convince the new girl to join the team, it might save the sensei's job.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2007
Kirino and Sayako literally drag Azuma to the school's dojo. She proves to be a strong fighter, but there's a reason she gave up kendo.
Director: Kaoru Suzuki
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Teachers and Students
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/2007
Azuma feels like she's really becoming part of the team after a practice match with Tamaki rekindles her love of kendo.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Satorin's Resolve and Nomming
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/2008
Even though she loves Kendo, Azuma is still hesitant to join the club, but after Miyako pays her a little visit, she may change her mind.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
First Training Camp and First Public Bath
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/2008
Everyone is excited about the upcoming kendo training camp. Well, maybe not everyone. Tamaki's father is having a tough time letting go of his little girl.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/2008
The kendo team is in top form at the preliminary tournament. They only need to win one more match to advance, but their opponent is notorious for dirty tricks.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Light and Shadow
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/2008
The opposing team dishonors kendo and the spirit of fair play to keep Tamaki from competing in the final match, but they only succeed in strengthening her will to win.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
The Tournament and Muroe High After That
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/2008
Tamaki uncharacteristically unleashes a devastating attack, and Toraji makes an honorable - but difficult - decision. If the team is destined to win, it will be up to Kirino make it so.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
The Armadillo and the Pangolin
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/2008
Miyako agrees to a Kendo showdown with a pushy American - winner gets Donny! Miya-miya fights from the heart, but the foreigner attacks with a highly advanced technique.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Braver and Shinaider
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/2008
Yuuji invites Tamaki to the amusement park for what may - or may not be - a date. If love is in the air, it'll have to take a backseat to Blade Braver!
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Tamaki Kawazoe and Rin Suzuki
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/2008
Tamaki and Rin both love Blade Braver, but their favorite characters are mortal enemies. When the girls visit the show's set, an animated rivalry spills into reality.
Director: Kaoru Suzuki
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
10.0/102 votes
Winners and Losers
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/4/2008
A kendo tournament becomes a grudge match when Miyako battles her rival for Donny and Tamaki finally encounters an opponent who can match her skill level.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
Lie and Silence
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/2008
Tamaki's stunning loss to Rin crushed the morale of the kendo club, and things only get worse when the principal summons Toraji to his office for a less-than-pleasant chat.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
The Sword and the Way
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/18/2008
After Miyako and Tamaki resign, Kirino does her best to hold the kendo club together. But even she can't handle a downtrodden sensei and a looming suspension.
Director: Rion Kujo
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
10.0/102 votes
Kendo and What It Brings About
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/25/2008
Next up for the reunited kendo club is a tournament ripe for revenge. Miyako gets a chance to silence her rival, and Tamaki is destined for a rematch with Rin!
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
10.0/102 votes
"Since Then" and "From Here On Out"
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/2008
Tamaki doesn't know what to do when some freshmen show up to check out the kendo club. Kirino ponders life after high school, and a familiar face returns to the dojo.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi, Hisashi Saito
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata