The Best Episodes Written By Michihiro Tsuchiya

When a supernatural entity starts stealing heart-shaped objects from houses in a small town, Ash, Brock and Misty team up to solve the mystery.

Five year old Goro practices baseball every day to be like his dad Shigeharu, a pro ballplayer,until he injures his elbow and decides to retire.

Friede and Captain Pikachu team up to rescue a lost Bramblin from Pokémon hunters.

Liko's partnership is put to the test after an accident causes Sprigatito to return home.

Gawain's encounter with Quester from the U.S. team leaves him in shock. Lancelot joins some of his American counterparts for a training session.

Still rattled from his previous match with Quester, Gawain keeps duffing his shots. While he deals with his mental block, Platalissa confides in him.

Fuecoco and Wattrel aren't getting along, so Roy sets up some teamwork training!

When Roy's Ancient Poké Ball is stolen, the Rising Volt Tacklers track down the thief!

Liko, Roy and their Pokémon receive some red-hot training from Gym Leader Kabu!

Ed and Al become interested in biological transmutation after witnessing a chimera in Lior, so Colonel Mustang introduces them to an expert in the field, Shou Tucker, the Life-binding Alchemist. Meanwhile, a serial killer whose targets are only State Alchemists is on the loose in Central.

Truths are exposed when Al finds the one called Father, and Mustang hears the tale of Bradley's creation - but the most amazing revelation is reserved for Ed after he once again breaks alchemy's greatest taboo.

Cooperation between Mustang's cabal and Ling Yao's band leads to the capture of a Homunculus. Unfortunately, their actions also capture the eye of the Homunculus hiding atop the military's ranks.

After learning about what happened to Shou Tucker and his daughter Nina, the Elric brothers begin to question what alchemy really is. Meanwhile, Colonel Mustang and the other State Alchemists track down the serial killer Scar.

Chihaya's tragic past is revealed in a magazine thanks to Kuroi. The magazine slanders her, suggesting Chihaya is heartless and Chihaya decides to leave 765 Production studios.

Under rather bizarre circumstances, Nodame makes a visit to the home in which Chiaki grew up, meets his family, and even makes dinner for them (onigiri and nabe). Since the passing of Chiaki's grandfather, tensions seem to have risen within the family, nearly to a breaking point. The pair end up staying over night, and when a nightmare wakes Chiaki, he retreats to his grandfather's audio room. Upon waking to the sound of the opera, Nodame finds Chiaki in the study, listening to records. Eager to play, she convinces him to accompany her on the violin while she plays the piano. There are no pieces performed in this episode; however, Chiaki listens to Matthäuspassion by Johann Sebastian Bach in his Grandfather's audio room.

Finally the time comes for the R-S Orchestra's first concert.

Nodame advances through the preliminaries of the Maradona piano competition, while the R-S Orcherstra's fame increases, drawing more and more attention. The pieces performed in this episode are Piano Sonata D845 by Schubert, Prelude and fugue no.16 (only the fugue) WTK book 2 by Bach, Etude Op. 10, No. 4 by Chopin, Transcendental Etude No. 5 "Feux Follets" by Liszt and L'Isle Joyeuse by Debussy.

Pride and her friends hatch a daring plan to rescue the kidnapped children.

Fed up with her circumstances at the Demon Castle, Princess Syalis goes to great lengths to add luxuries to her castle prison.

Dawner the Hero is having more trouble than expected on his journey to the Demon Castle, so the demon higher ups decide to take some action.

Back at the Demon Castle, Princess Syalis interrupts an important meeting to share about her haunted dreams.

It’s time for Princess Syalis to start acting like a proper hostage, so the demon king issues a decree to help change that.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Pride must prove her mettle as the future queen by passing judgment on an enemy, but she worries this will set her on the road to ruin.

After finishing filming a TV mystery mini-drama, Ryuuguu Komachi and Ritsuko return to 765 Production studios for a break with Mami and the Producer returning as well. Iori decides to treat everyone to some special puddings she bought earlier, but finds out the puddings are gone from the refrigerator. Suspecting the other idols as the culprits, Ami and Mami decide to solve the mystery by playing detectives.

Ritsuko forces a hard dancing routine on Ryuuguu Komachi to prepare them for an upcoming secret concert, much to the group's displeasure. When Azusa is unable to perform, help comes from an unexpected source.