9.0/102 votes#1 - Christmas
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2022
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.
Director: Hiroki Imamura
Writer: Aki Itami
8.8/104 votes#3 - Summer Festival
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2019
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.
Director: Shinya Une
Writer: Aki Itami
8.8/104 votes#4 - String from the Sky
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/5/2006
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.
Director: Shintaro Inokawa
Writer: Aki Itami
8.6/105 votes#5 - Raindrops and Rainbows
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/2005
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.
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Aki Itami
8.5/102 votes#6 - Presence / Presence, Continued / Desk Check / Library Duty / Sunset
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2022
Sometimes, there isn’t any need for words. Other times, there are. And every so often, a relationship grows closer despite the teasing.
Director: Shinya Une
Writer: Aki Itami
8.4/105 votes#7 - Those Who Inhale the Dew
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2005
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.
Director: Akira Mano
Writer: Aki Itami
8.0/102 votes#8 - Side Trip Part 1 / Side Trip Part 2 / Side Trip Part 3 / Side Trip Part 4 / Renting DVDs
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2022
Legend has it that a boy and a girl will start dating if they visit the local shrine together.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Aki Itami
8.0/101 votes#9 - The Best Piano
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2018
After Takako's performance, it's time for Kai to take the stage. With his mother, Ajino and Shuhei's father watching, it's time to show his skills.
Director: Masashi Omura
Writer: Aki Itami
8.0/101 votes#12 - Fortississimo
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/2/2018
It’s finally Kai’s turn to play. His playing transports the audience to the forest as Shuhei, Takako and Ajino reflect on their friend’s journey.
Director: Gaku Nakatani
Writer: Aki Itami
8.0/106 votes#13 - The Light of the Eyelid
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2005
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.
Director: Sinpei Miyashita
Writer: Aki Itami
8.0/105 votes#14 - The Sleeping Mountain
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2006
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.
Director: Takuya Igarashi
Writer: Aki Itami
7.8/104 votes#15 - Questions / Eyebrows / After School / Happy Birthday / Sneeze
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/2019
It's Nishikata's birthday! While on his way to buy his own cake for some reason, he runs into Takagi.
Director: Shinya Une
Writer: Aki Itami
7.8/105 votes#16 - One-Night Bridge
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2006
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".
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Aki Itami
7.8/104 votes#17 - Clothes That Embrace the Mountain
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/2006
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.
Director: Osamu Yamasaki
Writer: Aki Itami
7.8/104 votes#18 - Eye of Fortune, Eye of Misfortune
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/11/2006
"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.
Director: Kenichi Imaizumi
Writer: Aki Itami
7.7/103 votes#19 - Revenge / Dodgeball / Buy and Eat / Date
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/2019
When Nishikata and Takagi go to the snack shop hungry, they end up buying more than they planned. Then, their classmate shows up.
Director: Shigeru Fukase
Writer: Aki Itami
7.5/104 votes#20 - Ice / Appearance / Bangs / Valentine's Day
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2019
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.
Director: Shigeru Fukase
Writer: Aki Itami
7.5/102 votes#21 - Uniform Change / Winter Uniform / Lunch / UFO / Night
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2022
Takagi finally admits defeat, but Nishikata cannot accept victory. Not when he has the chance to beat her at her own game!
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Aki Itami
7.3/103 votes#22 - Porno Mag Panic \ Can I Take Care of Her? \ Dark Comet Appears!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2014
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.
Director: Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Aki Itami
7.2/104 votes#23 - Sunrise Serpent
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2006
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.
Director: Kouichirou Sohtome
Writer: Aki Itami
7.0/103 votes#24 - Perfecting Breasts! \ Dream Job \ Panty Wars \ Mihari Otosuna's Day Off
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2014
Aito, a lowly manga artist, continually says and does things that make his assistant, Sahoto, uncomfortable in every way imaginable.
Director: Jouji Furuta
Writer: Aki Itami
7.0/103 votes#25 - A New Assistant Arrives \ That's Important \ First Time Together
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2014
A new girl shows up to assist Yuuki, but there may be a problem with her. Later, Yuuki's editor tries to persuade him to alter his manga to rise in the rankings.
Director: Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Aki Itami
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"Christmas" is the best rated episode written by Aki Itami. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Hiroki Imamura. It aired on 3/5/2022 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Letter of Challenge".
