The Best Episodes Written By Daishiro Tanimura

Every TV Episode Written by Daishiro Tanimura Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - THE HAND THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUTURE
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #1 - THE HAND THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUTURE

    S2:E9

    Due to the movements the State Security Service members were making, Loid finds out that there was a bomb on the ship. Loid leaves Anya at the daycare in a hurry then disguises himself as a State Security Service member to take care of the bomb.

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - THE SYMPHONY UPON THE SHIP
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #2 - THE SYMPHONY UPON THE SHIP

    S2:E8

    The deck is filled with passengers enjoying the fireworks show. Anya and Loid were also enjoying the fireworks. Meanwhile, Yor's mission finally reaches its climax. She tries to help Olka and the others escape, but they are surrounded by assassins!

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - THE FEARSOME LUXURY CRUISE SHIP
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #3 - THE FEARSOME LUXURY CRUISE SHIP

    S2:E6

    After boarding the cruise ship, Yor began her duty as bodyguard to Olka and her son. Meanwhile, Yor's superior, Matthew, finds an assassin who is after Olka and her son.

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - WHO IS THIS MISSION FOR?
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #4 - WHO IS THIS MISSION FOR?

    S2:E7

    Loid tries to pick out souvenirs that will make him look like a fun and happy dad so he can cheer Anya up. Meanwhile, Yor was facing off with Sickle-and-Chain Barnaby.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - THE GREAT DODGEBALL PLAN
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #5 - THE GREAT DODGEBALL PLAN

    S1:E10

    A rumor spreads amongst the first graders at Eden College saying that if they do well in their next PE class, they will get rewarded with Stella Stars. Anya is determined to get a Stella Star, so she trains with Yor. Thus begins the dodgeball match between Cecile Hall and Wald Hall! Anya and her classmates are determined to win, but they are faced with the giant, Bill Watkins.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #6 - PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW

    S1:E3

    Yor moves in with Loid and Anya. Now that they are a family, they need to prepare for the interview. But Loid realizes with how Anya and Yor currently are, the interview probably won't go well. In order to make sure they all understand how an upper-class family should be, Loid decides that they should all go out as a family. They go to the theatre and a museum, but it's just not clicking with Anya and Yor. Twilight begins to lose hope, but...

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - FIRST CONTACT
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #7 - FIRST CONTACT

    S1:E25

    A social gathering happens at Eden College once every half term. It is a strictly guarded event where only Imperial Scholars and their parents, the VIPs of Ostania, are allowed to go. Damian tells his brother that he'd like to see their father when he attends the event. Loid finds out about that and uses Damian to get close to his target.

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - PLAN TO CROSS THE BORDER
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #8 - PLAN TO CROSS THE BORDER

    S2:E5

    On a mission as Thorn Princess and using her job as city hall as a cover, Yor is tasked with protecting the only survivors of the Gretcher family, Olka and her son, and helping them escape to a different country by traveling on a cruise ship.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - THE FRIENDSHIP SCHEME
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #9 - THE FRIENDSHIP SCHEME

    S1:E6

    Anya's uniform is finished. Loid has to go to a WISE strategy meeting, so he has Yor pick up the uniform as he heads to the safehouse. At the meeting, he finds out that Anya will have to receive 8 Stellar Stars and become an Imperial Scholar at Eden College in order for him to successfully complete Operation Strix. Meanwhile, Anya is very excited about getting her new uniform. But there are always criminals on the lookout for wealthy students from Eden College and Anya gets targeted by a group of hoodlums.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - UNCLE THE PRIVATE TUTOR / DAYBREAK
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #10 - UNCLE THE PRIVATE TUTOR / DAYBREAK

    S1:E18

    Next week is Eden College's midterms. That week happens to include the new moon, the one day of the month Anya can't use her powers to cheat. But then, Yor suggests that Yuri should be her tutor... The midterms are over. Loid is nervous about Anya's test scores and heads to Eden College to alter the answers. However, there already seems to be another guy there with the same motive that's making himself insanely suspicious and obvious?!

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - NIGHTFALL / FIRST FIT OF JEALOUSY
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #11 - NIGHTFALL / FIRST FIT OF JEALOUSY

    S1:E21

    Fiona, who works at Loid's hospital, happens to actually be the female WISE agent Nightfall. She is irritated that Operation Strix is facing delays, so she suggests that she becomes Mrs. Forger instead. She also decides to show up at the Forger household unannounced and comes face to face with Yor! Anya loves the penguin plushie that Loid got for her, and even sleeps with it. However, a pale shadow shoots jealous glares in the penguin's general direction...

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - A NEW FAMILY MEMBER
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #12 - A NEW FAMILY MEMBER

    S1:E15

    Loid faces off with one of the enemy's bomb dogs, Anya secretly saves Loid, and Yor finds the leader of the terrorists who had been on the run. The whole family ends up involved in this terrorist bombing incident, but what will be its conclusion?! Also, they were supposed to go get a dog for Anya as a reward for her getting a Stella, but now, she says she wants to keep the mysterious, giant dog that she encounters in this incident. Loid knows the truth about this dog as well as the other dogs involved in the bombing incident and tells her no, but then Anya says she'll quit going to school if she can't have the dog and...

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - PENGUIN PARK
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #13 - PENGUIN PARK

    S1:E12

    Loid is burdened with one mission after another from WISE and comes home exhausted. He then hears neighbors gossiping that he's neglecting his family. Because he can't let anyone doubt them as a family for the sake of Operation Strix, he decides to take his family to the aquarium the next day they have off to show everyone that they get along. However, he is assigned another mission from WISE while he's there, and...

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - BOND'S STRATEGY TO STAY ALIVE / DAMIAN'S FIELD RESEARCH TRIP
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #14 - BOND'S STRATEGY TO STAY ALIVE / DAMIAN'S FIELD RESEARCH TRIP

    S2:E2

    Bond sees an ominous future and believes that it's Yor's food that's going to cause it. In order to change this fate, Bond leaves the house to search for Loid! Henderson orders Damian, Emil, and Ewen to go on a field research trip with Mr. Green.

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - THE PASTRY OF KNOWLEDGE / THE INFORMANT'S GREAT ROMANCE PLAN II
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #15 - THE PASTRY OF KNOWLEDGE / THE INFORMANT'S GREAT ROMANCE PLAN II

    S2:E4

    Eden's legendary dessert finally appears! In order to obtain the macaroons that supposedly can make you into an Imperial Scholar if eaten, Anya and her friends race to get to them first.

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Sweet Lies
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Sweet Lies

    S4:E6

    Sugimoto and Asirpa prepare to meet the main unit of the 7th Division.

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Declaration of War
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Declaration of War

    S4:E7

    Reinhard's speech has thrown the whole High Council of the Free Planets Alliance into complete chaos. Public opinion is polarized between disapproval of a folly populist decision, and support for a resolution that honors the core values of the Alliance. For Trunicht, there couldn't be better opportunity to further strengthen his influence over the military. As the future of the galaxy seems to hinge upon a bratty seven-year-old, Julian is appointed with a new assignment that would take him right to the eye of the growing storm.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Interlude
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Interlude

    S1:E10

    A meeting is underway at the Free Planets Alliance Navy Integrated Tactical Operations Center to plan the Alliance's large-scale invasion into Imperial territory. Commodore Falk, an operations staff officer, proposes a plan, but Vice Admirals Bewcock and Yang raise concerns about the dangers of invading with widely separated forces and an excessively long supply line. Meanwhile, Reinhard is concocting a plan to draw the Alliance Navy deep into Imperial territory and destroy them in one fell swoop.

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - The Die Is Cast
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Die Is Cast

    S4:E5

    Kesler reports to Reinhard that the palace has been breached during the night. The sun has yet to rise when Reinhard urgently summons his senior admirals and orders them to keep all fleets ready to go into action at any time. Hilde is now beginning to see the byzantine game of power that is being played in cold-blooded cynicism, but in the midst of this, she overhears communication concerning Neue Sanssouci Chief of Security Molt.

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Operation: Ragnarök
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Operation: Ragnarök

    S4:E10

    On his way to Fezzan, Julian spends several days at Heinessen. Here, he pays a visit to Bewcock to hand over a strictly confidential letter from Yang, which exposes his conjectures about the possible move the Imperial forces are likely to make. As Julian finally reaches Fezzan, he is immediately mesmerized by the freedom and affluence that surrounds him, and starts seriously wondering whether he will ever be apt to his new mission.

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Don't You Get In My Way
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Don't You Get In My Way

    S3:E3

    Haizaki's skill is not copying a move he's seen once, but to "pillage" it. Kaijo starts to be cornered as each player's signature plays are sealed away. Even Kise, who has a variety of moves thanks to his Copy skill, starts to run out of stock moves as the game progresses. Furthermore, the fierce game pace puts Kise's leg close to its limit... The groove is completely with Fukuda Sogo at an advantage, causing frustration as the Kaijo team couldn't move as they wanted. Kise finally kneels down, but at that moment, a cheer from Kuroko reaches him from the audience. Kise stands up once again as if to answer that voice and uses his new skill Perfect Copy to start the comeback run!

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - A Single Fine Thread
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - A Single Fine Thread

    S3:E6

    The planet Fezzan is an autonomous dominion located in one of the only two safely navigable zones that connect the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. Every Fezzani head of state, or Landesherr, has protected the independence of the dominion by maintaining strong ties with both its much more powerful neighbors. However, the current fifth Landesherr, Adrian Rubinsky, also known as the Black Fox of Fezzan, seems intentioned to change this long-standing policy.

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - The Geier Takes Flight
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Geier Takes Flight

    S3:E5

    The head of the Galactic Empire's Science and Technology Department, Anton Hilmer von Schaft, is a man known for his sheer ambition. He is now presenting to Reinhard a large-scale plan to retake the long-lost Iserlohn Fortress.

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Daishiro Tanimura Ratings Summary

"THE HAND THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUTURE" is the best rated episode written by Daishiro Tanimura. It scored 8.5/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/2/2023 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "THE SYMPHONY UPON THE SHIP".