The Best Episodes Written By Aya Takaha

Every TV Episode Written by Aya Takaha Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.

    S1:E7

    The dog, with its flowing, black hair and burning red eyes, called Chise by the name "Isabelle." The Church's final request is to investigate a black dog that emerged in a cemetetry, but the black dog ends up saving Chise from danger. Meanwhile, Renfred's apprentice, Alice, is also on the move, looking for the black dog.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.

    S1:E3

    Simon, who is assigned by the Church to keep an eye on Elias, visits with some business. One of his requests brings Chise and Elias to the ends of the earth, where they meet Elias' mentor, Lindel, along with an old race on the verge of extinction. An old one, about to return to the earth, spends his last moments sharing a dream with Chise.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Love conquers all.
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Love conquers all.

    S1:E5

    To sorcerer Refnred's eyes, Chise is a sad girl, being duped by a mage. But no matter what Elias' true motives are, Chise has no intention of leaving him. Elias was the first person to value her, after all. As she walks towards the epicenter, she learns of the truth behind it. The sight of a boy appears behind the tragedy.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Let sleeping dogs lie.
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Let sleeping dogs lie.

    S1:E8

    Alice sees Elias' changes and decides immediately that he could never be human. Sorcerer Cartaphilius, who is attempting to capture the black dog by manipulating Renfred and Alice, causes Elias to show a completely different side of himself when his "work" hurts Chise. Those who know Elias call him the Pilum Murialis.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Looks breed love.
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Looks breed love.

    S1:E14

    With Chise being transformed into a fox, she takes off running into the woods. Elias chases after her. Later, Chise is visited by the Leanan sídhe, who is attached to Joel, claiming that Joel will not wake up.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Better to ask the way than go astray.
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Better to ask the way than go astray.

    S1:E12

    Lindel finishes the staff that Chise had finished carving. As she finishes, she meets an old friend, who offers her some wise advice.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Faerie Queene
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #7 - The Faerie Queene

    S1:E6

    Chise is deep in thought as she watches the souls return to where they'd belonged all along. More than ten days have passed since the incident at Ulthar, but she is still in a deep sleep. Elias and Simon stand worriedly by her side, when they are met by two unexpected guests: Titania, Queen of Fairies, Lord of Tír na nÓg.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - None so deaf as those who will not hear.
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #8 - None so deaf as those who will not hear.

    S1:E9

    With the church's requests fulfilled, things were supposed to go back to normal. But Elias has been acting strange since the last request: he'd vanished on the first morning after Chise had spent a night in his room. Neither Angelica's kind words nor Ruth's pure words are enough to put Chise's mind to rest.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Lovers ever run before the clock.
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Lovers ever run before the clock.

    S1:E11

    Elias, is an odd failure who pretends to be human -- but is it because of his master's words, or because of his distrust for humans, that he stopped communicating about himself? Lindel's alias, Echoes, refers to the to a song akin to the sound of snowmelt, traveling through the wind, causing the blooming of flowers and the dancing of fairies. The magic of the song turns into a mirror the surface of the water Chise peers into. What does she see beyond the mirror?

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - There is no place like home.
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #10 - There is no place like home.

    S1:E15

    With King Oberon taking Chise into the Fairy realm for recovery, Silke becomes agitated waiting at home. Chise slowly recovers under Dr. Shanon's care, a fairy that was raised as a human.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Any port in a storm.
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Any port in a storm.

    S1:E19

    In the land of dragons two young dragons are kidnapped from Lindel by Cartaphilius. Chise awakens from a dark dream to find, Alice, Renfred, Adolf and college administrator Tory Innis in Elias’ home. They explain Cartaphilius stole the two dragons using a teleportation device he stole from Renfred and want Elias to find the dragons and take them home

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Necessity has no law.
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Necessity has no law.

    S1:E21

    Elias and Chise attend Mariel’s coven meeting and meet Phyllis, Mariel’s high priestess. Secretly, Elias is given information that could help Chise. Following the meeting, Chise becomes suspicious of Elias' activities.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Conscience does make cowards of us all. I
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Conscience does make cowards of us all. I

    S2:E9

    After returning from camp, Lucy is still unconscious and it's still not clear what's behind her sudden loss of strength...this worries Chise deeply.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - April showers bring May flowers.
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #14 - April showers bring May flowers.

    S1:E1

    Having given up on life, 15-year-old Chise Hatori sells herself at an underground auction, where she is bought by Elias Ainsworth, a not-quite-human mage, for 5 million pounds. She learns that he intends for her to be his future bride, and her world begins to change.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Everything must have a beginning.
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Everything must have a beginning.

    S1:E4

    Long ago, the humans and cats of Ulthar, city of cats, were struck by a great tragedy. For generations, the souls of those who were at the center of this tragedy have been sealed away by the king of cats. Chise and Elias travel to Ulthar in order to complete Simon's second task: to purify the spirits that remain.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - We live and learn.
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #16 - We live and learn.

    S1:E10

    Chise and Selkie climb aboard a dragon's back to meet Lindel, to have her own mage's staff made. Frustrated by Chise's acceptance of her being kept as a pet by Elias, he describes the time he found Elias in the darkness. Meanwhile, Elias, who had stayed at home by himself, receives a letter from a sorcerer's college.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - East, west, home's best.
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - East, west, home's best.

    S1:E13

    Chise and Elias are in the middle of shearing Wooly Bugs, magical creatures who eat cold from the air and grow wool with magical properties. Chise becomes distracted and is attacked. As Chise recovers, she and Elias open themselves up to each other more.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #18 - You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

    S1:E20

    As the dragon rampages, Elias tells Chise they must absorb the dragon’s magic in order to stop it. This leaves Chise in a predicament as Elias becomes unable to help.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - One today is worth two tomorrows.
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #19 - One today is worth two tomorrows.

    S1:E2

    Few people know the truth about the bookstore on the outskirts of London that Elias frequents. He takes Chise there, where they meet Angelica, who teaches Chise a little bit of magic, but... The true power of the Sleigh Beggy materializes a fragment of Chise's memories.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - God's mill grinds slow but sure.
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #20 - God's mill grinds slow but sure.

    S1:E16

    Christmas is coming up. Alice invites Chise out to London, where they hang out together and go gift shopping for Renfred and Elias.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Look before you leap.
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Look before you leap.

    S1:E17

    Stella, a young girl Chise encountered while Christmas shopping, finds that her brother, Ethan, has gone missing and her parents have forgotten he exists.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Forgive and forget.
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Forgive and forget.

    S1:E18

    Stella visits Chise with her payment of sweets. Elias, irritated by and jealous of Stella, runs away. Chise finds him hiding in a shadow but becomes worried as he restrains her and seems to want to eat her.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - As you sow, so shall you reap.
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #23 - As you sow, so shall you reap.

    S1:E22

    Having captured Chise, Cartaphilus begins grafting parts of her onto himself. He forces her to relive some of her worst memories.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Nothing seek, nothing find.
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Nothing seek, nothing find.

    S1:E23

    Elias earns the help of many, and they form a search party for Chise. Meanwhile, Chise and Cartaphilus relive his past together.

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    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Those Awaiting a Star Part 2
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Those Awaiting a Star Part 2

    S1:E2

    The magician of the forest invites Chise into his library. Chise is reluctant at first, but they develop a strong friendship that would have a lasting influence on her.

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Aya Takaha Ratings Summary

"Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear." is the best rated episode written by Aya Takaha. It scored 9/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/19/2017 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.".