8.5/102 votes#1 - When the Leaves Were New
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/13/2009
The day after Fujigaya's theatrical festival, Akira and Fumi head off to Yokohama for a day to play. On that day, Fumi decided to stay over at Akira's place, making Yasuko a bit uneasy as she expressed her thoughts to Akira. After hearing Akira's thoughts on the matter, Yasuko decided to let it go. However, she later decides to invite Fumi to her home...
Director: Saya Aoi
Writer: Seishi Minakami
8.5/102 votes#2 - Love Is Blind
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/20/2009
Fujigaya's school newspaper announces that Mr. Kagami is getting married. He states that he had no prior knowledge of Yasuko's prior experience, after being cross examined by Kyouko. With all this going on, Yasuko has been giving Fumi the cold shoulder, and, unwilling to take any more of this, Akira confronts Yasuko on behalf of Fumi...
Director: Youhei Suzuki
Writer: Seishi Minakami
8.0/101 votes#3 - Drowned Rat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2011
While living in the idyllic No. 6, Sion has a fateful encounter with the wanted fugitive, Nezumi.
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.8/1012 votes#4 - Eternal Leave
Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 5/16/2010
The battle for a nation's soul descends into chaos. Bradley unleashes death on those who dare engage him. Beneath Central, the one responsible for the Fuhrer's creation unleashes something far, far worse.
Director: Yoshifumi Sueda
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.7/107 votes#5 - The Golden Shoes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/10/2004
Yuuichi "Icchi" Taira, a formerly popular sixth-grade schoolboy, starts being bullied at school for his red hat and golden skates which strongly resemble those of Lil' Slugger.
Director: Takuji Endo
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.7/107 votes#6 - A Man's Path
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/2004
Masami Hirukawa is a low-level police officer who, despite calling himself a family man, accepts bribes in the form of cash and women from a local yakuza group. However, Masami squeezes the group a bit too much, and they send their boss to deal with him.
Director: Atsushi Takahashi
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.7/107 votes#7 - Double Lips
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/17/2004
Harumi Chouno, a woman with dissociative identity disorder attempts to defy her prostitute alter ego, Maria. Harumi becomes increasingly desperate when a colleague proposes. She accepts, but is terrified of Maria's existence being found out.
Director: Takuji Endo
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.7/107 votes#8 - Fear of a Direct Hit
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/16/2004
Taeko, a runaway teenager, wanders through the stormy city wanting to forget about her past, as her father repeatedly calls her cellphone but she always answers coldly, saying she will "destroy everything."
Director: Kojiro Tsuruoka
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.7/103 votes#9 - Chance Meeting of a Boy and a Child
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/27/2023
Princess Amit is stunned when Jormungand returns her amulet. But is there more to his rejection than meets the eye? Meanwhile, Ilya's beliefs are challenged when he investigates a string of kidnappings.
Director: Shigenori Awai
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.5/106 votes#10 - The Final Episode
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/18/2004
Tokyo is in ruins because of a black mass, formed by the rampaging Lil' Slugger, that envelops the town. Maniwa contacts the police chief on a screen in the cartoon world telling him what he knows; Ikari smashes the screen and is hailed a hero.
Director: Takuji Endo
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.5/102 votes#11 - The Archpriest and the Truth About the King
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/21/2023
While Leonhart confronts Set, Sariphi encounters a strange creature in the bowels of the palace. This may be the key to all the mysteries that have puzzled her. But will the answers she finds be enough to put an end to Set's madness?
Director: Teppei Takeya
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.5/102 votes#12 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2009
Summer vacation arrives, and Kyouko starts inviting people to a summer trip, even to Kou Sawanoi. It seems like everyone's invited except, Akira and Fumi. However, they are plenty busy with other plans for the summer holiday. However on Kyouko's camping trip during a "test of courage" activity, Kou debates whether or not to reveal a huge secret...
Director: Kazu Yokota
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.4/105 votes#13 - No Entry
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2004
Misae Ikari, wife of Ikari the detective, confronts Lil' Slugger when he comes for her about what humans really are and tells him about the problems he's caused.
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.2/109 votes#14 - Enter Lil' Slugger
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2004
Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer, is suddenly attacked by someone carrying a golden baseball bat. When a pair of detectives interrogate her, she describes the suspect as an elementary school-aged boy wearing golden inline skates and a red hat.
Director: Takayuki Hirao
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.1/107 votes#15 - MHz
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/2004
After Taeko is attacked while both Tsukiko and Kozuka have alibis, Maniwa considers the possibility of another Lil' Slugger existing and looks for connections between the victims in an attempt to pinpoint who will be next.
Director: Hiroshi Hamasaki
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/106 votes#16 - ETC
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/13/2004
Four housewives share gossip that they have heard about Lil' Slugger.
Director: Atsushi Takahashi
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/105 votes#17 - Radar Man
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/11/2004
Maniwa engages in battle with Lil' Slugger and investigates his past. First he visits the mysterious old man at the hospital just before he dies; his last words to Maniwa are "dance with the rabbit".
Director: Atsushi Takahashi
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/1010 votes#18 - Emissary of Darkness
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 3/7/2010
A sinister voice rings out from the shell of Al's armor, and Ed and Greed find themselves under attack. As the Homunculi use the darkness to their advantage, a face from the past arrives to join the battle.
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/102 votes#19 - The Castle on the Sea
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2023
Anne is having a hard time selling her sugar confections. Then she hears that the Duke of Philax is searching for a sugar artisan, so she and the others head to Philax. She’s granted an audience with the duke, but will her skills be good enough?
Director: Miyuki Ishida
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/102 votes#20 - The Holy Beast of Immortality and Rebirth
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/18/2023
Anubis and the senate agree to accept Sariphi as queen—but only if she passes their trials first. Sariphi agrees, but her first task—summoning a Holy Beast—could prove fatal to a human without magical power.
Director: Kiyotaka Kantake
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/102 votes#21 - Blessings and a Vow for the Future
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/6/2023
While Queen Calra continues to delay the rite of blessing, Sariphi finds herself at the mercy of the young Pricess Tetra. The haughty girl has a long list of demands, but what does she really want?
Director: Teppei Takeya
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/102 votes#22 - Flight and the Justice's Ambition
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/14/2023
Leonhart's worst nightmare has come true: his human form has been exposed for all to see! And the scheming Justice Set pounces on this chance to seize power. Sariphi escapes with Leonhart, but can she convince him to face his people again?
Director: Shigenori Awai
Writer: Seishi Minakami
7.0/102 votes#23 - A Queen and the Future of the Kingdom
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/28/2023
Set's spell is broken and Leonhart faces the pretender in his beast form when a final revelation turns the conflict on its head yet again. But even if Sariphi and Leonhart triumph, can they continue to reign?
Director: Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer: Seishi Minakami
6.5/102 votes#24 - Carpenter Bees and a Court Banquet
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/2023
Leonhart announces Sariphi as his queen-to-be, but the beast aristocracy is less than enthusiastic. Can their budding relationship survive the backlash, and can Sariphi make a place for herself in the realm of beasts?
Director: Makoto Sokuza
Writer: Seishi Minakami
6.5/102 votes#25 - A Boy of Love and Hate
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/2023
Leonhart sets out in pursuit of Ilya and the kidnapped Sariphi. Can he overtake them before they reach human territory? And can Sariphi grapple with the hatred in her old friend's heart?
Director: Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer: Seishi Minakami
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"When the Leaves Were New" is the best rated episode written by Seishi Minakami. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Saya Aoi. It aired on 8/13/2009 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Love Is Blind".