The Best Episodes Written By Shingo Nagai

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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - There Were Leaked Pictures of the Game on the Internet Yesterday!

   S1:E119/12/2016

   The deadline for the game is right around the corner, so everyone at the company is staying over night after night to meet the tight schedule. However, Ko Yagami recommends Aoba, Hajime, and Yun to go to the Tokyo Game Exhibit during work hours. What is she thinking?

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   #2 - It's Summer Break!!

   S1:E88/22/2016

   It's summer break for Nene Sakura, aka Nenecchi, but Aoba Suzukaze isn't getting any break from work as the game's closing date draws near. In fact, Eagle Jump is looking for part-timers to help out with the debugging, and Nenecchi may have something to say about that.

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   #3 - The First... Paycheck...

   S1:E47/25/2016

   Aoba Suzukaze receives her first paycheck ever, and a discussion for how to spend it begins at the office. Her colleagues spent their first paychecks on a variety of things like clothes and vacations. How will Aoba spend hers?

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Memories of Minor Days

   S1:E93/6/2020

   Somali and Golem stay for the night at an empty lodge when it starts raining. The two spend time baking together when Somali finds a cookbook. During the night, two friends appear before them.

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   #5 - The Infant Child and the Green Boulder

   S1:E103/13/2020

   Golem recalls back to the time he first met Somali in his forest. Later, when Golem and Yabashira begin their jobs as bodyguards, Somali and Shizuno do arts and crafts when Somali decides she wants to make a gift for Golem.

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   #6 - The Wandering Birds

   S1:E52/7/2020

   When Golem and Somali need to travel across a large desert, two bird travelers, Uzoi and Haitora, offer them free transport. But these travelers harbor secrets, and they could possibly be a danger to Somali.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Dying Flowers Look Up at the Birds

   S1:E62/14/2020

   Hoping to cure Haitora's illness, Uzoi attacks Somali, but realizes she can't bring herself to hurt her. That night, Haitora reveals an important secret to Golem... which Uzoi happens to overhear.

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   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Maxing Defense and Hunting for Crystals

   S2:E73/8/2023

   With the eighth event about to start, Maple and Sally decide to leisurely explore Level 7. Their plans quickly change when they stumble upon a strange crystal...

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   #9 - Maxing Defense and the Eighth Event

   S2:E83/15/2023

   The preliminary round of the eighth event finally begins. The members of Maple Tree fight their hardest, making the most of their new monster companions, in hopes of ranking high for the main event.

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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Maxing Defense and New Teams

    S2:E103/29/2023

    The second day of the eighth event begins with forced teleports that send players in all directions, a dark void that swallows up some parties' bases, and the disabling of maps. On top of all this, those who survived the first night are left to fight either alone or with members of rival guilds.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - There are some problems a bottom-tier character can’t fix alone

    S1:E82/26/2021

    Mimimi’s at her breaking point. A deeper dive into her past reveals why she’s so driven to beat Hinami, while Hinami’s motivation remains a mystery.

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    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Defense and Third Event

    S1:E82/26/2020

    The third event is packed with people making it hard to compete for cowbells. Following the event, Maple gets into gear to explore new content on the third level.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Defense and Fourth Event

    S1:E93/4/2020

    Guilds prepare for all-out war as the big competition finally begins. But sneaky Sally has some tricks up her sleeve that hopefully gives them the upper hand.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Defense and Mighty Foe

    S1:E113/18/2020

    Maple Tree is vastly outnumbered and struggles to stay on the board. As guilds get wiped out left and right, they must face a mighty foe that may be their undoing.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The characters who become your friends after you clear a hard event usually have high stats

    S1:E52/5/2021

    Tomozaki makes a new friend, then goes on a shopping trip for Nakamura’s birthday—of all things. Naturally, Hinami turns it into a teaching moment.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Important items are usually lying around in enchanted forests

    S2:E72/14/2024

    It's up to Tomozaki to find a suitable play to perform at the culture festival, all while trying to check more of Hinami's tasks off his Pinsta list.

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    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Defense and Spoils of War

    S1:E52/5/2020

    Maple and Sally make new friends and fall into more trouble as the second event winds down. But to reach their goal of 20 medals, they may have to resort to PvP.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Maxing Defense and Tower Conquest

    S2:E42/1/2023

    Maple and Sally continue to work their way up the ten floors of the tower as they attempt to complete the event before anyone else.

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    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Defense and Second Event

    S1:E41/29/2020

    Though Maple and Sally get off to a clumsy start in the second event, their tenacity and teamwork is rewarded in more ways than one.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Once you start speedrunning the minigames, you seriously can’t stop

    S1:E62/12/2021

    The student council election is approaching, and Tomozaki joins Mimimi’s campaign. Turns out they both have their reasons for wanting to beat Hinami.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Maxing Defense and Tentacles

    S2:E52/8/2023

    Level 7 has been released, and it introduces a new feature: players can now tame monsters. The members of Maple Tree explore the new level in search of their ideal companions.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - When a mentor character becomes a boss, they’ll push you to the edge

    S1:E72/19/2021

    Tomozaki brings his gamer’s cunning to Mimimi’s campaign speech—but Hinami’s a gamer, too. Tama tells Tomozaki how she and Mimimi became friends.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Sometimes the ancient tome in the first town is the key to the final dungeon

    S2:E123/20/2024

    Tomozaki tries to show Kikuchi the issues with her world view. Mimimi and Tomozaki perform their comedy routine. The curtain rises on the class play.

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