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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Christmas
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E9

    Nishikata realizes that if he doesn’t do something soon, he will have lost to Takagi for an entire year. However, in matters of the heart, perhaps he’s already won.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Summer Festival
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    S2:E12

    Nishikata and Takagi are mistaken for a couple on their way to the summer festival. Nishikata can't deny it fast enough, but then they get separated.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Presence / Presence, Continued / Desk Check / Library Duty / Sunset
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E2

    Sometimes, there isn’t any need for words. Other times, there are. And every so often, a relationship grows closer despite the teasing.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - A Solitary New Year
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E9

    Tohru and the Sohmas are cleaning house with the help with Uo and Hana. Shigure's assistant Mi is pressing Shigure to finish his 500-page novel. Later on, the Sohmas are supposed to visit the Sohma House for their annual celebrations. But that means Tohru will be alone for New Year's?

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Adult's Episode - Yuki's a Messed Up Snake!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E14

    Tohru and Yuki are tending the vegetable garden, when Tohru finds a set of clothes lying on the ground. Could this be a new Sohma? According to the title, it is! Not only is the new Sohma awfully friendly, it has a few surprising secrets to reveal about its relationship to Yuki and the others.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - It's Because I've Been Loved That I've Become Stronger
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E17

    Hatsuharu introduces a new Sohma to Tohru. It's a tiger cub named Kisa! But when Tohru reaches out to her, Kisa bites her! Can Tohru befriend this wild yet timid girl?

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Ayame's Secret Life
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E20

    Yuki and Tohru visit Ayame's dress shop. Ayame's assistant Mine Kurame, has grander ideas. Could there be some cosplaying involved? And what is "The Thing"?

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Prince Yuki Fan Club
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E22

    Yuki starts the semester as the Student Council President, and the Prince Yuki Fan Club is right there with him, except that there's this other girl. Could this be competition? What will Yuki's fan club president do?

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - The Curse of the Cat
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E24

    It's a rainy day. Tohru and Yuki don't mind much, but Kyo is in down spirits. Things just keep getting worse for Kyo. Kagura makes a surprise visit. We learn why Kagura loves Kyo so much. Kyo's teacher, Kazuma Sohma, also makes a visit. Kazuma seems to have a reason for his visit, but could it break the wonderful world that Tohru lives in?

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Ice / Appearance / Bangs / Valentine's Day
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S2:E2

    With Valentine's Day upon them, Nishikata tries to hide the fact that he's hoping to get some chocolate from Takagi, but she sees right through him.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Raindrops and Rainbows
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S1:E7

    On a rainy day Ginko takes a rest from his travels and comes across a man named Kourou who seems to be obsessed with a rainbow. To pass the time Kourou reminisces in his past, with the events which led to him pursuing rainbows whenever they appear. Ginko explains to him that the rainbow which he is searching for is actually a Mushi known as "Koda" but there seems to be more to it.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - String from the Sky
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S1:E19

    Seijirou is fascinated by the stars and enjoys stargazing. One day he was by the riverbed with the village nanny Fuki when she notices a string coming down the sky and as she tries to pull all of a sudden she disappears, right before Seijirou's eye. Ginko is travelling through the mountains and is being followed by a peculiar girl. It turns out that it's Fuki, who has been exposed to a strong Mushi presence and can't be seen by anyone.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Questions / Eyebrows / After School / Happy Birthday / Sneeze
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S2:E5

    It's Nishikata's birthday! While on his way to buy his own cake for some reason, he runs into Takagi.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Revenge / Dodgeball / Buy and Eat / Date
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S2:E6

    When Nishikata and Takagi go to the snack shop hungry, they end up buying more than they planned. Then, their classmate shows up.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Those Who Inhale the Dew
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    S1:E6

    Ginko is on another adventure as he is brought to a very peculiar island, by a young boy Nagi. Ginko is taken to see a girl, who the island inhabitants refer to as "Ikigami" and is said to be able to perform miracles however Ginko discovers that there is more to this.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Side Trip Part 1 / Side Trip Part 2 / Side Trip Part 3 / Side Trip Part 4 / Renting DVDs
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E8

    Legend has it that a boy and a girl will start dating if they visit the local shrine together.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Light of the Eyelid
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    S1:E2

    A girl named Sui has an unusual disease that causes pain in her eyes whenever she sees light. She has to be locked in a pitch black shed that has no light in it. A boy named Biki helps Sui by removing bandages, giving her food, and just talking to her. Biki's mother is worried about him getting the illness, so she tells him not to stay as long as he normally would with Sui. One day while Biki is talking to her, she tells him why she has that illness: There are Mushi in her eyes. Biki continues to take care of her until one night when he is reading by a candle, a strange pain comes to his eyes.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Sleeping Mountain
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S1:E11

    Ginko arrives at a village where the men are in a heated discussion about the mountain. After learning of Ginko's identity they ask for his help to find another Mushi-shi called Mujika, who happens to be the master of the mountain. While on his trek through the mountain Ginko stumbles across a boy who's also looking for Mujika. Later they manage to find Mujika but this isn't the end of it.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    S1:E25

    "All that is in my world... is seem sound taste and touch. That is all. That is enough..." Finally able to reach a city, Ginko comes across a "biwa hoshi" named Amane, singing songs about Mushi and she is immediately able tell that he is a Mushi-shi. So she forces him to stay a night at an inn when she later reveals that she once saw a "Ganpuku" a very rare Mushi that will make the host see better and better until they die.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - One-Night Bridge
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E13

    Just managing to cross the treacherous Kazura Bridge, Ginko meets up with a man on the other side who takes him to meet a lady called Hana, who fell from the same bridge 3 years ago. Even though Hana survived, all she does is sit under the sun and nothing else and nobody seems to know what's wrong with her. Hana is feared to be a "Tanimodori", which are people whose minds and memories are wiped clean and they die on the night that the "One Night Bridge" shows up. From the info gathered Ginko knows that Hana is possessed by a Mushi called a "Nisekazura".

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Uniform Change / Winter Uniform / Lunch / UFO / Night
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E4

    Takagi finally admits defeat, but Nishikata cannot accept victory. Not when he has the chance to beat her at her own game!

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Clothes That Embrace the Mountain
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E18

    This story is about a mysterious genius artist named Kai who left his family to become better known for his talents and as a parting gift his sister made him a Haori (Man's Kimono). One day he got bored and made a Haura (painting inside the jacket) on his Haori. His master saw this and recognized his talents, so he gave Kai jobs with clients and he quickly started to become well known for his work but his fame came at a price.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Sunrise Serpent
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E16

    It is spring, and Ginko is taking a boat through a river, when the boat's boy, Kaji, asks Ginko whether he could help his mother, who's forgetting things and can't sleep. At first glance it may appear to be progressive amnesia, however something isn't right.

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Porno Mag Panic \ Can I Take Care of Her? \ Dark Comet Appears!
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S1:E3

    Yuuki's porno stash is found and the models look awfully similar to Sahoto. Later, after Yuuki's hamfisted attemps to take care of Sahoto, a cute temporary assistant is hired.

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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  25. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - On a Walk / Left at School / Santa Claus? / Knitting
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E7

    Nishikata knows that he and Tagaki often spend time together and worries their classmates will mistake them for a couple. Who is he trying to convince?

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    Writer:Aki Itami

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Aki Itami Ratings Summary

"Christmas" is the best rated episode written by Aki Itami. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/5/2022 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Summer Festival".