The Best Episodes Written By Kenta Ihara

Askeladd comes forth before King Sweyn and implores him to halt his invasion of Wales. Meanwhile, Thorfinn decides to return home at Leif’s urging. However, the moment before he boards the ship, Thorfinn catches a glimpse of a single tern taking off into the sky...

Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

Writer: Kenta Ihara

The Empire is launching a seemingly foolish attack on the Entente Alliance in the middle of winter. They lack the supplies to successfully invade. Tanya realizes that this attack is a feint intended to distract from a fjord landing mission. Sure enough, she is sent to lead the invasion of the fjords, and silence 20 cannon emplacements in time for the fleet to land and the Imperial forces to disembark.

Director: Yutaka Uemura

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Unable to wield his powers, Takafumi’s uncle finds himself helpless against magic-sealing birds. Later, he has a heart to heart with Alicia.

Director: Naomi Nakayama

Writer: Kenta Ihara

The Empire is a powerful military nation on a continent that looks much like early 20th century Europe. But in this world, magic is real. The Empire is involved in a war against the Entente Alliance, and fighting a poorly executed delaying action in the northern theater. Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff leads a small platoon of mages. But there's something unusual about this lieutenant... she's only nine years old!

Director: Yutaka Uemura

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Tanya's new battalion is off the ground and running, and it's time for them to do their first mission: fight back a massive invasion by the Dakian Dukedom to the southeast. The enemy army numbers in the hundreds of thousands, but they've brought no air units at all, which makes them easy pickings for Tanya's highly trained force. After wiping out the enemy army, she heads straight for the enemy capital and launches an attack there.

Director: Yuuta Takamura

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Tanya just barely manages to restrain herself from disobeying her superior officers and attacking the Republic remanents. But the Republic forces have escaped overseas, and vowed to fight to the bitter end. The Empire has been victorious, but in its victory it has terrified the rest of the world and spurred them to action. Is true victory possible at all?

Director: Yutaka Uemura

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Takafumi’s uncle recalls the time he almost made friends in the other dimension. Meanwhile, Fujimiya heads to her college campus to meet someone.

Director: Shintaro Itoga

Writer: Kenta Ihara

The secret of Tanya's birth is revealed. Tanya was a cold and unemotional Japanese salaryman who was pushed in front of a train by a man he laid off. An infuriated godlike creature named "Being X" sent him to this world, and reincarnated him as a baby girl... with no promise that he would ever be reincarnated again. Now Tanya has to survive, because this is all she's got!

Director: Yasuhiro Akamatsu

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Thorfinn and Thorkell agree to have a duel over the fate of Askeladd. Thorkell looks forward to facing off against Thors’s son, Thorfinn, and asks him what a true warrior really is. Meanwhile, Canute is suddenly ambushed while he attempts to escape, and has a dream about a certain individual.

Director: Shujiro Ami

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Thorfinn suffers a serious injury in his fight against Thorkell. Thorfinn is told to think about what he has to do to beat Thorkell. Askeladd treats Thorfinn’s wounds so that he may fight again someday, and proposes a joint strategy to help the two of them survive longer.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Thorfinn begins his duel against Askeladd with Canute and Thorkell as witnesses. However, Thorfinn is unable to strike as he stands overwhelmed by the extraordinary mood that overtakes Askeladd after Bjorn's departure. Having noticed Thorfinn's hesitation, Askeladd lays down his sword and provokes Thorfinn into an unarmed fight, which incites Thorfinn's fury.

Director: Yasuo Ejima

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Stuck in an apartment without air conditioning in record breaking heat, Takafumi’s uncle negotiates with the Ice Spirits for help.

Director: Yoshitaka Nagaoka

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Worried that Fujimiya is hanging out with the wrong crowd, her friend from college comes to visit her at Takafumi’s apartment.

Director: Shigeki Kawai

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Noir is the 3rd son of a poor noble and his job position is taken away by a more powerful noble. He also sadly lacks enough skills to attend the Hero Academy. He tries to find a way to be able to use his skill [Great Sage] better and stumbles across a hidden dungeon.

Director: Kenta Onishi

Writer: Kenta Ihara

While Takafumi and his uncle strategize on how to increase their YouTube subscriber count, Fujimiya is worried about the well-being of her crush.

Director: Kazuomi Koga

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Fujimiya tries to catch Takafumi’s attention. Takafumi’s uncle shares a seemingly romantic memory he experienced during his time in the other dimension.

Director: Naomi Nakayama

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Thorfinn kills his first man. As more time goes on Thorfinn kills more men and becomes more skilled. One day when Thorfinn is in battle he gets shot with an arrow and ends up unconscious. An English woman and her daughter help him recover.

Director: Yosuke Yamamoto

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Takafumi’s uncle wakes up from a 17-year coma, claiming he was in another dimension, and he tries to prove it by showing off his magical powers.

Director: Shigeki Kawai

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Askeladd withdraws temporarily from the war against England. While searching for a new source of income, he encounters a skirmish among the Franks and hatches a plot to steal their treasure. Askeladd sends 16 years old Thorfinn, who has grown up into a cold-hearted Viking, ahead as a messenger.

Director: Shingo Uchida

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Askeladd's men continued their march to escape Thorkell. However, Torgrim and his friends were hatching a plot to switch sides and join Thorkell, taking Canute with them. Torgrim finally launches his rebellion and corners Askeladd, negotiating with him to hand over Canute, then Thorkell arrives in the midst of the confusion.

Director: Daisuke Kurose

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Canute’s party arrives in York to attend the Imperial Council. Although Canute had wanted to strike out against King Sweyn, the King was being guarded by the most powerful Jomsviking unit in the Northern Sea while keeping a close eye on Canute. With the situation strained to the breaking point, Askeladd comes up with a plan. Meanwhile, Thorfinn is reunited with a person who knew his former self.

Director: Yusuke Sunouchi

Writer: Kenta Ihara

Takafumi’s uncle reminisces about the time he was tasked with hunting down a mysterious singing demon. Meanwhile, he longs to find his way home.

Director: Shintaro Itoga

Writer: Kenta Ihara

In order to find a way to earn enough money for the enrollment fee to the Hero Academy, Noir visits the Adventurers' Guild. However, the receptionist at the guild, Lola, doubts his skills, so he has to prove himself. Once she finds out he's telling the truth, she's supposed to offer him a reward, and...

Director: Haruka Yabuuchi

Writer: Kenta Ihara

In order to gain LP and money, Noir and the others enter a harem tournament. In this tournament, contestants show off their harems to be judged by a harsh crowd. Noir gets close with Emma, Lola, and Luna in order to try to impress the judges and win!

Director: Keisuke Warita

Writer: Kenta Ihara

After her stunning success with her first mission, Tanya is assigned to test a new piece of technology: a highly unstable prototype calculation jewel. This jewel offers her unparalleled power, but just using it risks her life. Tanya is determined to get out of this project and on to someplace easier and safer (like the front lines of the war), but Being X has other ideas...

Director: Kana Shundo

Writer: Kenta Ihara