The Best Episodes Written By Mamoru Oshii

#1 - Vampire Girl, Bloody Excited

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2021

Mitsugu Bamba, who loves to donate blood, encounters vampire girl Maid Vlad Transylvania.

Director: Shota Hamada

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#2 - Flickering Flame

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2023

While Touko and her companions flee the wreckage of their trucks, Koushi digs through the archive for forgotten tomes. What he discovers casts his mission in a new light.

Director: Goro Kuji

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#3 - Chance Encounter

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2023

Touko loses her way while running from the city watch and receives unexpected help from Kira. Meanwhile, Koushi approaches Yuoshichi and Roroku with a daring plan.

Director: Son Seung-hui

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#4 - Garden of the Gods

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2023

Touko and Kouji follow a treefolk child into a forbidden area of the capital, where they make a startling discovery. But the spies of the gods are hot on their heels.

Director: Sachiko Kanno

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#5 - Malformed Children

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2023

Hinako's illness worsens, provoking a crisis at the Okibi mansion. Meanwhile, Touko joins Akira to confront the gods. New forces and unguessed truths emerge as Flickering Flame draws ever closer.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#6 - Roaring Thunder

Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2024

Koushi struggles to load and operate the Lightning Cannon, but both the gods and the spiders have other ideas. Meanwhile, a chance encounter leads Touko to witness a startling scene.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#7 - Banked Fire

Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2024

While each divine clan pursues a separate goal, visions of the Flickering Flame lead Touko and Koushi toward the palace. But who is she really, and can they trust her guidance?

Director: Goro Kuji

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#8 - The Divine Palace

Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2024

Koushi finally reunites with Hinako. They set out for the palace, but their path brings them face to face with the last of the capital's treefolk. Meanwhile, Touko and Akira encounter a familiar face of their own.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#9 - The Empty Girl

Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2024

Takimi confronts Koushi on the palace steps. The medically minded god insists that only his medicine can save Hinako, but Koushi refuses to let his sister suffer any more experiments. As tensions mount, Kira appears—seeming not quite herself.

Director: Shigeru Ueda

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#10 - Heavenly Beast

Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/2024

Yuoshichi is on the rampage, seeking revenge against the divine clans, but with the Flickering Flame now residing within his own daughter, what lengths will he go to in order to achieve his ultimate goal?

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#11 - Lady Goddess

Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/2024

A fallbeast suddenly descends on the divine palace, adding to the ongoing chaos. Touko instinctively knows that she must hunt it.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#12 - Lamplight

Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/2024

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#13 - You Win

Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/1990

Goto takes Division 2 out to drink in order for them to get to know each other more.

Director: N/A

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#14 - Underground Labyrinth Case

Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 7/25/1990

Something is out stealing stuff from Division 2. It appears to come from an old tunnel. Ota and Shinshi go to check it out. When Division 2 loses contact with them, Noa, Asuma, Hiromi, and Takeo go to find them.

Director: N/A

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#15 - Fractions of the World

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2023

While Koushi meets his new family and learns about the task before him, Touko struggles to keep her place on the truck. But even if she succeeds, an unexpected obstacle may cut her journey short.

Director: Son Seung-hui

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#16 - The Spider Child

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2023

The survivors of the dragon attack receive unexpected aid from Akira, a lady fire hunter with an unconventional hound. Later, they come upon an abandoned child...with ties to the group that wants them dead.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#17 - The Capital

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2023

Their long journey over, Touko's party rests with Shouzou's family in the capital. Koushi enters the forest with the aid of the enigmatic fire hunter Roroku.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#18 - The Lightning Cannon

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2023

War looms over the capital, and Koushi's work with for Yuoshichi Okibi is coming to a head. On the eve of their new weapon's final test, two unexpected visitors complicate the situation. Who can Koushi trust, and what does he truly want to accomplish?

Director: Tsuyoshi Nagasawa

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#19 - Lunar Sickles

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2024

Fiends flood into the factory district ahead of the spider invasion. Despite Akira urging her to run, Touko stands her ground and joins the fight. But what toll will a real battle take on her? And can anyone stem the tide now?

Director: Sachiko Kanno

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#20 - The Great Tree

Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2024

With the fighting continuing unabated, the treefolk from the forbidden quarter are drawn to the surface, where they encounter a familiar face.

Director: Masahiro Kawanami

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#21 - Sea of Trees

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2024

While following secret tunnels toward the palace, Touko and Koushi suddenly find themselves in the middle of the dark forest. They still have a letter to deliver, but the divine clans won't make the journey easy.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#22 - Red Labor Landing

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/1989

Noa and Asuma are sent to investigate on a terrorist who is gonna steal a red labor, a military labor.

Director: N/A

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#23 - SV2 Wiped Out!

Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/23/1990

SV2 orders their lunch from Shanghai Restraunt, as usual. But they never get it. They intend to find out why and won't work until they get their food.

Director: N/A

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#24 - The Three Brides

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2023

On board the armored collection truck, Touko meets fellow reluctant travelers. Meanwhile, in the capital, the orphaned Koushi gets an unexpected offer from a wealthy magnate. Despite his misgivings, this patron could be his ailing sister's only hope.

Director: Shinya Sadamitsu

Writer: Mamoru Oshii

#25 - This Is SV2

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/1989

Noa must adapt to living in SV2.

Director: N/A

Writer: Mamoru Oshii