9.0/102 votes#1 - Since I'm Not Popular, I'll See My Old Friend
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/16/2013
Tomoko is enjoying her "Yandere Boys' Verbal Abuse" CD in her room when her phone rings. The caller is her friend from middle school, Yuu-chan. Yuu-chan was plain and geeky in middle school, but Tomoko hasn't seen her since they graduated. Realizing that Yuu-chan will probably ask her how high school life is going, Tomoko sets out to live a fulfilling high school life that she can tell her old friend all about...
Director: Masato Jimbo
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
9.0/102 votes#2 - Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Put On Airs
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2013
Tomoko's mother tells her that her middle-school-aged cousin Kii-chan is coming to visit. Since Tomoko always acted the role of a smart, popular girl in front of Kii-chan in the past, she starts to think up ways to keep her cousin from finding out that her stories about her boyfriend were all lies.
Director: Jin Tamamura
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
8.8/109 votes#3 - I Can't Say It Out Loud
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2021
A rumor complicates Hori and Miyamura's budding relationship. Kyosuke comes home to roost and instantly takes a liking to Miyamura. Sakura evaluates her friendship with Remi.
Director: Yukiko Imai
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
8.5/103 votes#4 - The Hori House
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/16/2023
A lot goes on in the Hori household. The family comes together, the family fights, the family makes up... But no matter what happens, it's always fun.
Director: Yasuo Ejima
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
8.3/107 votes#5 - Until the Snow Melts
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2021
Hori has an unexpected demand of Miyamura. When Yoshikawa learns her fake relationship with Ishikawa might be coming to an end, she's forced to reflect on her own feelings.
Director: Yosuke Yamamoto
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.9/108 votes#6 - The Truth Deception Reveals
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2021
Remi reflects on how she and Sengoku started dating. Miyamura discovers a hidden side of Hori. When Yoshikawa gets asked out, the gang gets Ishikawa to help.
Director: Ryo Kodama
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.5/102 votes#7 - First Mission
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2011
Aria follows Kinji to the arcade where he manages to win some plush dolls for her. The next day, Kinji and Aria learn that a schoolbus has been hijacked by the fabled Butei-killer and fitted with a bomb that will explode if it slows down with an armed convertible preventing the passengers from interfering. As the busdriver gets injured when an attempt to stop the convertible is foiled by heat-detection, Aria and Kinji arrive on the scene, taking out the convertible. With the bus slowly running out of gas, Aria finds the bomb on the underside of the bus whilst Kinji finds and destroys the communications sensor. The bomb is disarmed by the sniper ace, Reki, but Aria is injured by another armed vehicle whilst trying to protect Kinji. As she is treated in hospital, she feels disappointed that Kinji didn't meet her expectations.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.5/102 votes#8 - Caged Bird
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2011
Field trip has finished. Along the way back to Tokyo, someone had planted a bomb within the bullet train where Kinji and the gang are boarded. Not only the bomb will explode if the train's speed is decreased, but they must increase the speed by 10kph every 3 minutes or it will explode. Even worse, Riko had deduced that the culprit is also inside the train! This mission calls for Kinji, Aria, Riko, Shirayuki and the other Buteis present in the train to disarm the bomb and save the passenger. And they've only got 80 minutes until the bullet train reaches Tokyo.
Director: Youhei Suzuki
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.0/103 votes#9 - Sports Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2023
Sports day is officially upon Katagiri High. Miyamura has never had a reason to look forward to the school-wide event, but something (or someone) may just make his last sports day in high school one to remember...
Director: Kenjirou Okada
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.0/103 votes#10 - Sleepover
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2023
Miyamura, Iura, and Ishikawa go to the Sengoku household for a sleepover. Sengoku's cramped bedroom leaves the boys scratching their heads about sleeping arrangements. Their close proximity leads Sengoku to start asking questions about Miyamura refusing to show his skin.
Director: Shougo Ono
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.0/102 votes#11 - Daylight Fantasies, Nighttime Dreams
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2024
Elise runs into Juliane, her former rival in love, at Minchester's birthday celebration. Recalling her previous cruel treatment of Juliane, Elise resolves to treat her with kindness. Just as Elise begins to relax, Minchester makes a shocking announcement.
Director: Hidetoshi Watanabe
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
7.0/102 votes#12 - For a Brief While
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2024
Elise suddenly has the chance to spend time with Ron. She is thrilled, and though he doesn't show it, Elise sends Ron's heart racing. During their date, they get caught up in an accident. Their hearts grow closer, but something weighs on Ron's mind.
Director: Kyohei Oyabu
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
6.7/103 votes#13 - Teacher
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/26/2023
Nakamine-sensei may be oblivious, Terajima-sensei may be strict, and Yasuda-sensei may be a hopeless pervert, but they all have one thing in common... They're all teachers at Katagiri High!
Director: Jun Takahashi
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
6.5/102 votes#14 - Heart-Racing Logout
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2020
Yotsuya's plan to rescue the heretics is successful, as is his vengeance on Kamilto for killing Kahvel's subordinate. He and Tokitate head to Radodorbo with the heretics while Shindou and Hakozaki travel separately in hopes of finding cargo bound for Radodorbo. Along the way, Tokitate becomes invested in what she perceives as a budding relationship between Yotsuya and Kahvel and tries to initiate events to bring them together.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
6.5/102 votes#15 - I Know, Let's Go to Jiffon
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2021
The boy Yotsuya saved in the Chinese restaurant, Torii Keita, turns out to be the fifth player. They're sent to the alternate world again, and after receiving the fifth quest, they head for Cortonel to track down some leads. There they find Kahvel, who is now a mother. The party is shocked to learn that 15 years have passed since their fourth quest, but that isn't the only thing that's changed in this world.
Director: Kumiko Habara
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
6.5/102 votes#16 - We Can't Be Heroes of Justice
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2021
After becoming a Blacksmith, Yotsuya developed two new tactical weapons to use against the orcs: the Storc for close-range combat and the Orc Eater for shooting from a distance. Although they successfully use these to fight off the orcs attacking the stronghold, the orcs learn how to throw projectiles by observing the long-range weapon. Both the humans and the orcs have suffered substantial damages as the battle enters its final stages.
Director: Kyohei Oyabu
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
6.5/102 votes#17 - Dik Throbb
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2021
Jiffon Island has taken severe damage from a series of natural disasters. Some of the survivors have taken shelter in the castle. The Orc Queen, after barely surviving the battle, reaches the boat that was carrying the human children to safety. Giving up hope for the island as it's ravaged by one disaster after another, she tries to escape to a new land with the orc children, but finds herself facing Shindou and the other human fighters first.
Director: Masakazu Takahashi
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
6.5/102 votes#18 - Which Way the Wind Blows
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2024
Elise begins to distinguish herself through her medical knowledge. Then, a patient with a severe, untreatable injury is brought to Teresa Hospital. The enigmatic, handsome young man accompanying the patient shows an unusual interest in Elise.
Director: Katsumi Minoguchi
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
1.0/101 votes#19 - Bodyguard
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2016
After the actual battle with Savage, Hayato was regaining his daily routine. Meanwhile, the mission of being a bodyguard of the world-famous diva Sakura Kirishima comes in. This is to redo the live that was interrupted by the recent Savage invasion. Hayato is taken by the innocent Sakura. Hayato was wondering if this was really a world-class diva, but Sakura was overwhelmed by the performance using Hand Red at the live venue under construction.
Director: Seo Hye-jin
Writer: Sawako Hirabayashi
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"Since I'm Not Popular, I'll See My Old Friend" is the best rated episode written by Sawako Hirabayashi. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Masato Jimbo. It aired on 7/16/2013 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Put On Airs".