The Best Episodes Written By Aki Itami

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Christmas

   S3:E93/5/2022

   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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   9.0/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Summer Festival

   S2:E129/22/2019

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Presence / Presence, Continued / Desk Check / Library Duty / Sunset

   S3:E21/15/2022

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - A Solitary New Year

   S1:E98/30/2001

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Adult's Episode - Yuki's a Messed Up Snake!

   S1:E1410/4/2001

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - It's Because I've Been Loved That I've Become Stronger

   S1:E1710/25/2001

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Ayame's Secret Life

   S1:E2011/15/2001

   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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8. 

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Prince Yuki Fan Club

   S1:E2211/29/2001

   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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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - The Curse of the Cat

   S1:E2412/13/2001

   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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10. 

    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Ice / Appearance / Bangs / Valentine's Day

    S2:E27/14/2019

    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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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Raindrops and Rainbows

    S1:E712/4/2005

    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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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #12 - String from the Sky

    S1:E193/5/2006

    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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13. 

    8.3/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Revenge / Dodgeball / Buy and Eat / Date

    S2:E68/11/2019

    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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14. 

    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Questions / Eyebrows / After School / Happy Birthday / Sneeze

    S2:E58/4/2019

    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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    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Those Who Inhale the Dew

    S1:E611/27/2005

    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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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Side Trip Part 1 / Side Trip Part 2 / Side Trip Part 3 / Side Trip Part 4 / Renting DVDs

    S3:E82/26/2022

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

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17. 

    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Light of the Eyelid

    S1:E210/30/2005

    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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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #18 - The Sleeping Mountain

    S1:E111/8/2006

    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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19. 

    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - One-Night Bridge

    S1:E131/22/2006

    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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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Clothes That Embrace the Mountain

    S1:E182/26/2006

    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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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune

    S1:E256/11/2006

    "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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22. 

    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Uniform Change / Winter Uniform / Lunch / UFO / Night

    S3:E41/29/2022

    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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23. 

    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Porno Mag Panic \ Can I Take Care of Her? \ Dark Comet Appears!

    S1:E34/22/2014

    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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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Sunrise Serpent

    S1:E162/12/2006

    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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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - On a Walk / Left at School / Santa Claus? / Knitting

    S3:E72/19/2022

    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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