9.0/104 votes#1 - Water Crusade
Season 1 Episode 165 - Aired 2/23/2021
Vanica has arrived to kill the Queen of the Heart Kingdom and revealed their plan to unleash an army of demons into the world. Thanks to Megicula’s curse magic Vanica has restored to full strength all the Dark Disciples everyone had fought so hard to defeat. But Noelle, Mimosa, and Nero will push past their limits and show the results of their long training; For Aceir Silva, for the world, and for their precious friend, Lolopechka.
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
9.0/103 votes#2 - Black Oath
Season 1 Episode 167 - Aired 3/9/2021
As the battles in the Heart Kingdom begin to come to an end, Asta and Yami decide to work together as they continue in their fight against Dante Zogratis of the Dark Triad.
Director: Naoki Kotani
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
8.8/104 votes#3 - The Messenger from the Spade Kingdom
Season 1 Episode 160 - Aired 1/19/2021
Asta and Yuno were abandoned in front of the church in Hage Village, a village in the outskirts of the Clover Kingdom. And now, we finally find out the truth behind Yuno’s birth! Meanwhile, while Vice Captain Yuno was away, the Golden Dawn’s headquarters was attacked by the Spade Kingdom. Despite being the most powerful squad out of the Magic Knights, they might have finally met their match.
Director: Tazumi Mukaiyama
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
8.0/102 votes#4 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 1: The Exploding Human
Season 20 Episode 484 - Aired 12/1/2016
"The fourth Great Shinobi World War has ended. But Sasuke decides to continue his solitary journey—this time to atone for his sins. Meanwhile, back at the Leaf Village, there is a growing number of missing shinobi. As Kakashi—the sixth Hokage—and the others discuss these incidents, the Leaf is attacked by a mysterious group of shinobi."
Director: Chiaki Kon
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
8.0/102 votes#5 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 2: Colosseum
Season 20 Episode 485 - Aired 12/8/2016
Instead of returning to the Hidden Leaf, Sasuke sets out with Chino and Nowaki to investigate the cause of the exploding humans.
Director: Ayumu Ono
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
8.0/102 votes#6 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 3: Fūshin
Season 20 Episode 486 - Aired 12/15/2016
Orochimaru brings Sasuke to the Coliseum fighting ring, to lure out En Oyashiro, who may have some information regarding the Exploding Human incident. The match is called off when more Exploding Humans appear and the opportunity to meet Oyashiro seems lost. However, impressed by Sasuke’s Sharingan, Oyashiro approaches him in person.
Director: Shingo Okano
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
8.0/102 votes#7 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 5: The Last One
Season 20 Episode 488 - Aired 1/5/2017
Sasuke begins his own investigation into the incidents. He overcomes many dangers on his path to the truth. The Exploding Humans, the Ketsuryugan, the Chinoike Clan, and the Uchiha Clan—just how are they connected? Where does his journey lead? The mystery is about to be solved...
Director: Chiaki Kon
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
7.5/102 votes#8 - Those Who Worship the Devil
Season 1 Episode 146 - Aired 10/6/2020
Though the Magic Knights were able to save Marie from the Devil Banishers, Nero is taken once again and Asta’s 5-leaf clover grimoire is also stolen. Suddenly, they receive a message from one of Damnatio’s subordinates and learn the true identities of the Devil Banishers and Julius orders the Black Bulls yet again to save Nero. The Black Bulls begin their investigation in the town where they think the Devil Banishers were gathering. Will they be able to find out what the enemy’s true motive?
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
7.5/102 votes#9 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 4: The Ketsuryūgan
Season 20 Episode 487 - Aired 12/22/2016
Sasuke uncovers Fuushin’s true identity at last, and begins to fight him. The moment Sasuke tries to read Fuushin’s memories with his Sharingan, a wave of genjutsu from a massive red eye causes Sasuke to lose consciousness. He awakens to find himself alone, and sees tracks in the snow that indicate Fuushin has barely escaped alive.
Director: Osamu Sekita
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
7.4/109 votes#10 - Academy City
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2008
Tōma Kamijō is chased by hooligans after he stops one of them from disturbing a girl. In reality he was trying save him as the girl is Level 5 Psychic Mikoto Misaka, who can control and generate electricity. After losing them, he meets Mikoto who wants a duel but he refuse citing he just a Level 0 psychic. Nevertheless, she "shoots" an electrical bolt at him but it is stop by Tōma right hand which has a power called Imagine Breaker. Angered, she attacks with a powerful lighting strike which only ends up causing a citywide blackout. The next morning, after lamenting his recent bad luck, he finds a young nun hanging outside of his veranda. After feeding her spoiled food, she introduces herself as Index, a nun from the Church of England and is being chase by magicians for she "possess" 103,000 grimoires. After both of them explain each other about their own worlds, Index doesn't believe that Tōma's right hand can nullify other powers while he doesn't believe magic exist. To test their proofs, Tōma use his powers on Index's magical garb which is unfortunately blown into pieces. After biting Tōma in revenge and fixing her garb, Index concludes that his powers are the cause of his bad luck, leaves and thanks him and he tells her to come again if she needs help. After coming back from summer classes, he meets Mikoto again who wants a rematch but when he refuse again, she stomps her foot in anger causing nearby electronics to go haywire including cleaning bots who sounds the alarm which forces both of them to quickly runaway. When he returns home, he finds Index laying on the ground bleeding and behind him a man who calls himself a magician.
Director: N/A
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
7.3/103 votes#11 - Vice Captain Langris Vaude
Season 1 Episode 154 - Aired 12/1/2020
Though Vangeance, the Captain of the Golden Dawn, had asked Langris to return to his duties as vice captain, he continues to distance himself from the squad. Yuno had suddenly moved up all the ranks at a decoration ceremony and Langris asks him to fight him. The rest of the squad seems shocked, but Yuno accepts Langris’ request and fights him and they have a fierce battle. But during their fight, Yuno seems to have some doubts with how Langris is fighting.
Director: Rokou Ogiwara
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
7.0/102 votes#12 - Two Things to Look for
Season 1 Episode 149 - Aired 10/27/2020
The incident with the Devil Believers had come to a close. This whole incident ends up hurting Nero, who witnessed the pain the Devil Believers felt from having less mana and reminds her of her time with the first Wizard King, Lumiere and the magic item he was trying to create to get rid of discrimination in their kingdom. She then gets summoned by Julius. Meanwhile, Asta and the others receive a message saying that the Heart Kingdom and the Spirit Guardians were ready to train them for their fight against the devil.
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
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"Water Crusade" is the best rated episode written by Masanao Akahoshi. It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by Matsuo Asami. It aired on 2/23/2021 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Black Oath".