The Best Episodes Written By Hiroko Kanasugi

Nagisa needs a kiss from Ryunosuke to pass on, which is easier said than done. Later, Mark threatens his class with supplementary lessons if he catches them talking.

Director: Hideya Takahashi

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Kusuo changes his routine so that he can get home from school in time to watch anime. His worried friends, meanwhile, are searching all over for him.

Director: Rinuro Suzuki

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Towa and Setsuna set off to slay Homura, an evil mountain god who has abducted a beautiful maiden. The twins learn that Homura was involved in the forest fire that separated them.

Director: Ryo Kodama

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Eli's marriage to Christopher swiftly approaches, and she still has a lot to learn about the royal family. But will Queen Henrietta's sage advice do more harm than good?

Director: Chikayo Nakamura

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

The finalists have different motives. Lum wants Ataru’s attention, Ran wants to get in Lum’s way, Shinobu and Sakura want the money, and Ryunosuke has something to prove.

Director: Yusuke Kubo

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Life is full of unexpected events, like an extra lively kotatsu purchase and Lum believing she’s turning into a cow.

Director: Yuki Morita

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Ryunosuke and her father are now the proud owners of a seaside cafe and an island after paying a suspiciously cheap price! Later, a fairy asks Ten to find his missing parasol.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Is Ataru seeing double, or are there really two hot new transfer students at school? And what does the super cute newbie Ran want from him and Lum!?

Director: Sho Sugawara

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Lum’s cousin Ten thinks Lum should look for greener romantic pastures! And if Lum can’t see reason, Ten will burn her relationship with Ataru to the ground.

Director: Tatsu Yamamoto

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Three punks challenge Lum and her friends to a duel after stealing Benten’s precious chain.

Director: Yasuhiro Kimura

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

The deputy shogun’s daughter Aiya offers to employ the demon slayers if they win in a battle against the bounty hunters.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Eli draws attention to herself when she comes to the defense of Lady Anna in the library. And without Christopher, she may have found herself in a ghost story.

Director: Chikayo Nakamura

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Ryunosuke teams up with three delinquents to help Shinobu ward off an unwanted suitor. Later, Ataru’s family must be careful what they wish for.

Director: Shugo Tsuneoka

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Whether it’s an octopus or a girl burdened by regrets, spirits need assistance from the living. Unexpectedly, Mendo and Ataru find themselves navigating these burdens.

Director: Naokatsu Tsuda

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Something wicked lurks in the Man-Eating Pond, devouring any human, beast or bird that comes near. Towa and Setsuna meet Hikomaru and Chiyo, siblings who lost their parents to the pond.

Director: Ayumu Ono

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

Setsuna is kidnapped by Princess Aiya, daughter of the deputy shogun. Wanting to escape her studies, Princess Aiya begs Setsuna to be her body double for a day, but the princess’s new tutor turns out to be Hisui posing as his older sister Kin’u!

Director: Takashi Mamezuka

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

The lackadaisical staff of the unusual Monthly Moso Science magazine have their routine shaken up when an unlucky research scientist shows up out of the blue asking for their assistance in uncovering the truth about a mysterious lost continent.

Director: Norio Nitta

Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi