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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - That Is Our Way of Life
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E10

    Sins come to know about the tragic lives of Meliodas and Elizabeth. They decide to go to the walled city of Coland where none other than Zeldris shows up...

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Reservoir
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E10

    It's a lazy day at Souta's house when Nakajima abruptly reveals that his mother guilted him into agreeing to a marriage interview. He's thirty and still single, and Souta's stuck in the same boat. Rinko on the other hand is already married, but not exactly a perfect homemaker. So when she offers to make the boys lunch, they realize she's acting strange...

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Rampaging Love
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    S3:E24

    Estarossa professes his love for Elizabeth. When he loses control after absorbing three of the Commandments, Stigma's army faces him in a final battle.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - From Purgatory
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    S4:E1

    Ban searches purgatory for Meliodas. King, Deriri and the others head to Heaven's Theater to rescue Elizabeth, who's been abducted by Estarossa.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - The Tragic Strike
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S4:E5

    Gowther reveals that his creator, the real Gowther, cast a forbidden spell on Mael and all those who knew him to end the Holy War 3,000 years ago.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 24 - Heirs
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S4:E24

    Arthur's battle with Cath comes to an epic conclusion. The Seven Deadly Sins go their separate ways as peace returns to the world once again.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - War-torn Britannia
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    S3:E22

    The new Holy War commences as the allied forces of Stigma face off against the Demon Clan. Derieri decides to surrender her Commandment to Zeldris.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Just The Slightest Bit of Motivation
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S1:E2

    Even after losing the duel, Glenn lacks all motivation. Yet through his interactions with Sistine and Rumia, he eventually starts genuinely teaching classes that will help them. Meanwhile, suspicious men show up at the academy...

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Memories of the Holy War
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E2

    King and Diane take refuge in the Fairy King's Forest to escape the Ten Commandments. But Gloxinia and Drole find them after a peaceful interlude.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - We Call That Love
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E6

    Diane learns of the back-story of Gowther and makes a promise. King faces his final test in the realm and must make a crucial choice that Gloxinia faced 3000 years ago.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - The Hateful Cannot Rest
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E11

    The party heads to the city of Coland to dispel the distortion protecting Camelot. When Meliodas is trapped in darkness, they must fight without him.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - A Meeting with the Unknown
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S4:E2

    Reunited once again, Ban and Meliodas prepare to face the Demon King, who they suspect holds the key to their escape from purgatory.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - A Single-Minded Love
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E3

    With Wild now an ally, Meliodas brings Zeldris' tragic past to light as the newly formed trio make their way towards the Demon King.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - What the Witch Had Always Wanted
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E21

    The long-fought Holy War comes to a dramatic end. Peace returns to the Kingdom of Britannia once again, but a new threat looms on the horizon.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Unknown Sempai | Sempai in a Box | Sempai Calls | Sempai and the Pigeon
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    The Unknown Sempai: A cute but strange sempai appears! Sempai in a Box: Sempai is cute but vulgar! Sempai Calls: Keys, melon bread, and soaked sempai. Sempai and the Pigeon: Sempai gives birth to a pigeon.

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Sempai Bends | Impenetrable Sempai | Sempai Shifts Responsibility | The Lady Who Stinks at Magic | Sempai Gets Serious
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    Sempai Bends: Sempai trains her fingertips. Impenetrable Sempai: Sempai shows her butt. Sempai Shifts Responsibility: A hairy animal crawls over Sempai. The Lady Who Stinks at Magic: A quick-change outdoors. Sempai Gets Serious: Assistant's confinement is a se~cret

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Sempai's Discomfort | Pop Quiz Sempai | Conquering Sempai | Kimono Sempai | Sempai Off Campus
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E3

    Sempai's Discomfort: Sempai's mortal enemy? Her big sister appears! Pop Quiz Sempai: Sempai wears a flower print. Conquering Sempai: Senpai really gives birth this time. Kimono Sempai: Lots of wazuma. Sempai Off Campus: An outdoor survival game?

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Comparing Couples.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    One day, a gifted graduate student in Saitama University's science department, Himuro Ayame, confesses her feelings to Yukimura Shinya. However, as neither of them have any experience with romance, they are worried as to whether it truly is love or not. They decide to discover "the standard conditions of love" so that they can judge each other's feelings by them. Even as their underclassman in the lab, Kanade, throws up her hands in exasperation, Yukimura and Himuro attempt to quantitatively measure "thrilling palpitations of love" by taking their heart rates while performing actions such as "kabedon," "chin-lift," and "sleeve-roll," but...

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Looking for a New Theory.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E2

    Yukimura and Himuro even kissed, but due to the amount of oxytocin in saliva, they were defeated by Chris and Midori. The impatient Yukimura offers Chris and his colleagues a control experiment again. However, during the experiment with the Yukimura-Suirain pair, Yukimura was tempted by Suirain and stretched out under his nose. Himuro, who was watching it, experimented with Yukimura again, but she was completely disappointed, and the two developed into a silly story. Chris looks down at Yukimura with a frosty eye and is amazed that he is disqualified as a man.

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Taking a Nap.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    Although Professor Ikeda recommended that he go on to a doctoral course, he couldn't decide his course, but he touched on Professor Ikeda's love for muscle training and worked hard on his unfamiliar abdominal muscles on the sofa. Torasuke falls in love with such a thorn field. On the other hand, worried about Himuro who caught a cold at the turn of the season, Yukimura goes to visit his house, but he gets excited by the heat and gets excited by the glossy Himuro. Yukimura suddenly hides in the futon of the ice house

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Going to a Live Concert.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E4

    At Kanade's suggestion, the first "Ikeda Lab Science-type Girls' Night Out" is held at a family restaurant, but Himuro and Ibarada, who are both uncomfortable around people, start talking about their experiences of being all alone. Kanade attempts to liven up the mood with some girl talk about romance, asking Himuro what she likes about Yukimura, but Himuro then pulls out some documents and begins to analyze them in a matter-of-fact manner. Later, Kosuke attends a concert and waves his penlight furiously for Aika's voice actress, Hinamori Ren. When he looks behind him, he sees Ibarada and Himuro!

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Analyzing Their Proof of Love
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E5

    Yukimura and Himuro allow Yamamoto to turn their experiences thus far into a manga and Yamamoto collects proof of love from her readers in return. The manga becomes very popular. Yamamoto, pleased with herself, says that an anime adaptation may not be just a dream. In the meantime, Kanade, still bothered by the love she experienced back in high school, gives some hard thought to the confession she received from Shikijou. Seeing Kanade so full of anxiety over the question, "what is love anyway," Yukimura tries to give her some advice and pulls out a whiteboard where he begins to write out an equation.

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Not Trying to Prove it.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E6

    Yukimura is working hard on his computer, as usual, when Himuro suddenly says, "I am in love with you. Her confession greatly shakes Yukimura. Unlike the last time, Himuro states her feelings matter-of-factly. Yukimura asks, "What theory did you use to determine that you love me?" Himuro replies by taking Yukimura out on a date and begins performing experiments they've done before such as measuring heart rates, using an emotion counter, collecting saliva, and the kiss experiment.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Going on a Group Date.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E7

    After worrying long and hard over what to do about Shikijou's invitation to go hang out together, Kanade decides to try going on the date with him. When Himuro hears about it she leans forward excitedly to congratulate Kanade on finding someone she might fall in love with. Himuro is also eager to observe and analyze Kanade's date from afar in order to put it to good use in her own research. As she's thinking about this, Yukimura arrives and proclaims that he has devised a new standard unit for the measurement of favorable feeling, the Kanade love power. Then, Kanade's date becomes a double date!

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    Writer:Rintaro Ikeda

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Science-types Fell in Love, So They Tried Confessing Their Feelings to Their Juniors.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E8

    Kosuke enjoyed his date with his beloved Aika. They did things like shop for clothes and watch a movie. In the midst of his fun, Kosuke watched Kanade, her date, and a lot of other couples up close. He ends up being made aware he was the only one playing with dolls, and the feeling makes him scream and cry. Meanwhile, Kanade is still in shock from the words Shikijou said to her on their date: "You didn't seem normal." Seeing this, Yukimura asks Kanade for the definition of "normal," and declares that living with an obsession about being "normal" is a truly stupid way to live.

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Rintaro Ikeda Ratings Summary

"That Is Our Way of Life" is the best rated episode written by Rintaro Ikeda. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/11/2019 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Reservoir".