The Best Episodes Written By Masanao Akahoshi

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Black Oath

   S1:E1673/9/2021

   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.

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   9.0/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Water Crusade

   S1:E1652/23/2021

   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.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #3 - The Messenger from the Spade Kingdom

   S1:E1601/19/2021

   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.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 1: The Exploding Human

   S20:E48412/1/2016

   "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."

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 3: Fūshin

   S20:E48612/15/2016

   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.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 5: The Last One

   S20:E4881/5/2017

   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...

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 2: Colosseum

   S20:E48512/8/2016

   Instead of returning to the Hidden Leaf, Sasuke sets out with Chino and Nowaki to investigate the cause of the exploding humans.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Sasuke's Story, Sunrise, Part 4: The Ketsuryūgan

   S20:E48712/22/2016

   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.

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9. 

   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Vice Captain Langris Vaude

   S1:E15412/1/2020

   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.

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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Academy City

    S1:E110/5/2008

    Kamijo meets Index, who is on the run from a magic society that wants the library of forbidden knowledge stored in her memory. Later, Kamijo is shocked to find Index at his house – bleeding and accompanied by a strange man.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Those Who Worship the Devil

    S1:E14610/6/2020

    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?

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Two Things to Look for

    S1:E14910/27/2020

    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.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - In Zara’s Footsteps

    S1:E1388/11/2020

    Zora wanders off from the rest of the Black Bulls and heads back home to his village to visit his father’s grave. He then meets a boy from his village named Ina. Ina idolizes Zara who became the first peasant to become a Magic Knight and was training hard in hopes to be like him someday. But then, Ina is confronted by a noble boy named Kaito, who was visiting the village on vacation, and is told that his dreams are futile. Enraged, Ina tries to fight Kaito, but Zora stops him. Zora then tells Ina a little story.

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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Charmy’s Century of Hunger, Gordon’s Millennium of Loneliness

    S1:E1378/4/2020

    Asta and the other Black Bulls continue their training in order to face off with the devil. Charmy is trying to use her cotton magic and her Sheep Cooks to create food to enhance her friends’ mana, but she realizes she lacks training. She then decides to seek out someone who can help her. Meanwhile, Gordon is also unhappy with his inability to help his friends, so he decides to go off to train on his own.

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