The Best Episodes Written By Masahiro Yokotani

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(30 votes)

   #1 - Offbeat Steps Under the Moonlight

   S1:E503/24/2021

   The magic Roswaal is using to control the weather generates enough mana to attract the Great Rabbit, which draws closer to the Sanctuary in a massive horde. Emilia takes Roswaal and Ram to shelter in the graveyard with everyone else, but the Great Rabbit horde has already grown enough to engulf their surroundings. Just when all hope seems lost, Subaru and Beatrice appear before Emilia. So begins Subaru and Beatrice's first battle against the Great Rabbit, one of the Three Great Mabeasts.

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   9.4/10(25 votes)

   #2 - Murder Is a Habit

   S1:E766/10/2026

   Shortly after Subaru discovers Meili's corpse, Beatrice finds a book with Meili's name on it in the archive.

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   9.4/10(27 votes)

   #3 - City Scramble

   S1:E592/5/2025

   While the others deal with the other Archbishops, Subaru puts his plan to stop Regulus into action.

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   9.3/10(26 votes)

   #4 - The Result of the Battle for Priestella

   S1:E663/26/2025

   Otto and Beatrice battle Gluttony, the last of the Sin Archbishops terrorizing Priestella.

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   9.3/10(27 votes)

   #5 - Walking Out of the Convenience Store and into a Wondrous World

   S1:E735/20/2026

   Julius overhears Anastasia and Subaru talking about Anastasia's current condition.

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   9.2/10(27 votes)

   #6 - A Journey Through Memories

   S1:E421/27/2021

   As she attempts the first trial, Emilia finds herself in Elior Forest, where she lived when she was younger. Echidna snidely remarks on her audacity to set foot here after so thoroughly disgracing herself before, but Emilia responds with a bold smile and tells her she won’t cave to the malice of a fellow witch. As they proceed deeper into the forest, they come upon a massive tree towering over its surroundings. At its base is a small, barred door, which Emilia identifies as the Princess Room where she was often sent to play as a child.

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   9.2/10(28 votes)

   #7 - Each One's Promise

   S1:E267/8/2020

   Amid dying countless times, Subaru finally led the troops to victory against the White Whale and struck down the schemes of the Sin Archbishop of Sloth. After overcoming a painful ending to his these ordeals, he was reunited at last with his beloved Emilia…only to learn that Rem’s existence had been erased from the world, wiped out by the White Whale somewhere in the middle of his death loop. And now that the White Whale is defeated, Subaru and the others face a crisis no one could have expected.

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   9.2/10(28 votes)

   #8 - A White Sky Asterism

   S1:E704/29/2026

   Subaru and company meet Shaula, keeper of the Pleiades Watchtower, who leads them to the first of its trials.

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   9.2/10(26 votes)

   #9 - Liliana Masquerade

   S1:E612/19/2025

   Liliana gives the performance of her lifetime to help Priscilla defeat the Sin Archbishop of Wrath.

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    9.2/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Conditions of the Knight

    S1:E5611/6/2024

    Bishop Regulus of the Seven Deadly Sins wants to force Emilia to marry him, even though he already has hundreds of wives. While he is having the wedding hall prepared, Subaru and the others are planning to rescue Emilia and reclaim the city...

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    9.2/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Gorgeous Tiger

    S1:E5310/16/2024

    After the incident in the main square, Priestella has fallen into chaos and Emilia has been kidnapped. Now it's up to Subaru and the others to rescue Emilia and the city.

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    9.1/10(26 votes)

    #12 - The Reason I'm Taking You with Me / Gorgeous Tiger Reloaded

    S1:E674/8/2026

    Subaru sets out for the Pleiades Watchtower in hopes of saving his friends and the people of Priestella.

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13. 

    9.1/10(33 votes)

    #13 - Theatrical Malice

    S1:E5110/2/2024

    A year has passed since the battle at the Sanctuary, and Subaru has been spending fulfilling days united with Emilia's camp. However, his peaceful everyday life ends with the arrival of a single letter.

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14. 

    8.9/10(41 votes)

    #14 - I Cried, Cried My Lungs Out, and Stopped Crying

    S1:E85/23/2016

    Subaru’s first day in Roswaal’s mansion begins for the fifth time. Determined to save everyone this time, he makes it a point to keep his best smile on his face in order to earn the trust of the mansion’s staff. But although he works his hardest to make them like him, his body begins to have trouble keeping up with his heart’s intentions. Soon Emilia is unable to bear the sight of him struggling any longer and takes an unexpected action…

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    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #15 - The World Without You

    S1:E310/18/2018

    Even after leaving Fujisawa for Ogaki, not one person remembered anything about Mai Sakurajima. Sakuta and Mai return to school together, but even there they hear from Sakuta's friend Rio Futaba that nobody at school outside of her has any recollection about Mai. At the same time, Sakuta hears of a theory that losing memories concerning Mai is based on a certain action taken, and struggles so that he doesn't lose his memories of her. And seeing Sakuta act as such, Mai makes a certain decision of her own as well...

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    8.8/10(45 votes)

    #16 - Starting Life from Zero in Another World

    S1:E34/18/2016

    Subaru attempts to buy the insignia from Felt and return it to Satella before Elsa arrives at the loot house…but Satella arrives before the negotiations are complete, and Elsa still attacks them.

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    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #17 - This World You Chose

    S1:E611/8/2018

    It is now the last day of the first term, the promised day when pretending to be dating Tomoe ends. It seems as though everything has finally been resolved, but…

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Puberty Continues

    S2:E17/5/2025

    Sakuta has started attending university and meets a girl during a group outing.

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    8.7/10(43 votes)

    #19 - The Morning of Our Promise Is Still Distant

    S1:E55/2/2016

    Subaru now lives and works in Roswaal’s mansion, working with Ram and Rem, and finally getting Emilia to agree to a date with him. But the day of their promised date never comes as Subaru keeps going back to the day he first awoke in the mansion. He’s confused at the thought that he Returned by Death despite having no memory of experiencing anything deadly, but he’s determined to repeat his previous actions up to the point of fulfilling his promise with Emilia.

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    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Dawn After an Endless Night

    S1:E1312/27/2018

    With Sakuta's help, Kaede is able to go to school at night. She is now enthusiastic about heading to school during the day. However, on the following day, the original Kaede's memory suddenly returns, eradicating all memories of the Kaede that had spent the last two years together with Sakuta. A certain person appears before Sakuta, who is overwhelmed with grief because Kaede was no longer around.

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    8.6/10(51 votes)

    #21 - The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End

    S1:E14/4/2016

    Natsuki Subaru is summoned to a parallel world on his way home from the convenience store. He's entranced at first by the fantasy world suddenly stretching before his eyes, but the cute girl he believes summoned him is nowhere to be found, and soon enough he's utterly lost. Then a gang of punks surrounds him, but he quickly learns that he doesn't have any of the powers that he thought all people transported to a parellel world should have. Just when he's about to be beaten senseless, a girl appears...

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    8.5/10(46 votes)

    #22 - Reunion with the Witch

    S1:E24/11/2016

    After being attacked by someone the first time, sliced open by Elsa the second time, and stabbed in the back by punks the third time, Subaru should have been dead, but found himself back where he started in the same parallel world every time. He finally realizes he’s acquired the power to go back to the time and place he started from, which he calls “Return by Death.” In hopes of changing the fate awaiting Felt, Satella, Old Man Rom, and himself, Subaru takes off for the fourth time.

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    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #23 - My Senpai Is a Bunny Girl

    S1:E110/4/2018

    Puberty syndrome – Abnormal experiences rumored on the internet to be caused by sensitivity and instability during adolescence. This year, Sakuta Azusagawa, a second-year student at a high school near Enoshima, meets several girls that are experiencing this “puberty syndrome.” For instance, he meets a wild bunny girl in the library. She turns out to be an actress on hiatus, Mai Sakurajima, who is also his senior at the school. For some reason, no one else can see this enchanting girl. How did she become invisible…? As Sakuta searches for answers to help Mai, they spend more time together, and he eventually learns of her hidden feelings… This is an unusual story that takes place in a town of bright skies and glistening seas, where Sakuta encounters various intriguing girls.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - No Dreams of Santa Claus

    S2:E139/27/2025

    After her boyfriend Takumi Fukuyama was unable to remember who she is, Nene completely forgets her own identity, and believes that she is Touko Kirishima. The only person who can correct this Puberty Syndrome is Takumi, and Sakuta believes doing so will help him protect Mai. He and Ikumi Akagi rush off to Hokkaido, where Takumi’s hometown is. As Takumi welcomes them at the airport, Sakuta shows the trophy that Nene won at a beauty contest...

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    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #25 - All the Lies I Have for You

    S1:E511/1/2018

    Because of the misunderstanding that she was dating Sakuta, Tomoe is able to resolve the agonizing situation of being asked out by the guy her friend is in love with. She pleads with Sakuta to continue acting like they are dating. Despite feeling indebted to Mai, Sakuta could not leave Tomoe alone as she was fearing that she would lose her presence within her class. So, he reluctantly agrees to play the role of Tomoe's fake boyfriend for a while.

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