10.0/102 votes#1 - The Birth
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2001
Teenage orphan Joe Shimamura awakens on a surgical table with no memory of how he got there, but follows the advice of a strange voice in his head that helps him escape his island prison and robotic pursuers.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
9.0/102 votes#2 - Howl
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2014
Hak is accused of murdering King Il. In order to protect Yona and the Wind Village, he gives up his title of chief and decides to wander alone.
Director: Masaki Matsumura
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
9.0/102 votes#3 - Red Hair
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2014
Though Hak continues to fight off the soldiers pursuing him, a poison prevents him from fighting like his usual self
Director: Yoko Kanamori
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
9.0/102 votes#4 - Blindfolded Dragon
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2014
In their search for the Blue Dragon, Yona and her friends visit a hidden village carved from stone. Though Ki-Ja insists the Blue Dragon is there, the villagers claim there is no Blue Dragon.
Director: Fumiya Kitajou
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
9.0/102 votes#5 - Chain of Courage
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/2015
"Why are you always so reckless, Princess? Sometimes I wish I could tie you up..." Sensing the impending battle against Kumji, the pirates steel their resolve. Meanwhile, Yona heads into the town for reconaissance with Jeaha and happens to spot Lord Kumji. Based on the stories of the townsfolk, Jeaha determines the day of Kumji's human trafficking deal with the Kai Empire, Kouka Kingdom's neighboring country. With Jeaha's report, the pirates immediately begin working on a strategy under Captain Gigan, when Yona suddenly says the unthinkable.
Director: Seimei Kidokoro
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
8.5/102 votes#6 - Villain in Glasses
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2013
After the success of their Crescent Burger, Marielle and Henrietta meet with the members of the major crafting guilds of Elder Tale: Karashin of Shopping Street 8, Michikata of the Marine Agency ,and Roderic of the Roderic Merchant Association. They use Shiroe's plan to dangle the secret recipe of the Crescent Burger in front of them, and the talented account Henrietta opens negotiations. What she wants is...
Director: Takanori Yano
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
8.5/102 votes#7 - Chaos
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/2014
Akihabara is amazingly busy since the Scales Festival began. There are many land people in town, causing accidents, spreading rumors, and starting couples' fights, and even Shiroe can't deal with them. An influential noble named Marves arrives from Minami to see Laynessia. Laynessia tries her best to deal with him, but he gets closer and closer to her...
Director: Kenichi Maejima
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
8.0/101 votes#8 - Hyoketsu in the Moonlight
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2016
As members of the group left behind try to make sense of their situation, Masaki, Hayato, Mitsumune, and the bus driver continue toward the tunnel. Masaki finally explains why she is adamantly against going through the tunnel, but how much of what she says can be trusted?
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
8.0/102 votes#9 - Echoing Fear
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2015
The blue dragon warrior, who experienced a voice telling him to protect Hiryuu when he touched Yona, while recognizing Ki-Ja as the white dragon, is dazed and escapes into the caves. Yona and Yun enter the caves, leaving Hak and Ki-Ja behind to deal with the villagers. They find the agitated blue dragon warrior, and Yona calmly asks him to be her ally. The blue dragon warrior tells her to leave, and they return to Ki-Ja who is holding back the hostile villagers. An earthquake traps the villagers with Yona, Ki-Ja and Yun. A villager explains the curse, until the blue dragon warrior enters. Out of fear, the villager strikes the blue dragon warrior, knocking off his mask.
Director: Seimei Kidokoro
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
8.0/102 votes#10 - Resolve
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2013
Shiroe returns to Akihaba and Marielle tells him what the town is like. The initial chaos has subsided, but the larger guilds are in control, and evil guilds are tricking new players and taking advantage of them. Shiroe is angred by this, and tells Naotsugu, Akatsuki, and Nyanta of his plan. And then he tells the Crescent Moon Alliance that he's going to clean up the city of Akihabara.
Director: Takashi Ando
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.5/102 votes#11 - Here to There
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/2015
The Orbital Knights rally under Princess Asseylum’s new proclamation with renewed determination. Slaine launches a new operation, partly to contain the factions who are against him. Elsewhere, Capt. Magbaredge, who has been summoned by senior UFE officials, realizes just what they think of the Deucalion. There, she receives orders for a new mission.
Director: Yoshihito Nishouji
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.5/102 votes#12 - The Light of Day
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/2015
The UFE is overwhelmed by the Mars Knights’ advance. Inaho and the Deucalion take part in the fighting, but they find themselves hard pressed by an unexpected attack. Elsewhere, Slaine unburdens himself to Eddelrittuo. A Mars Knight who requested an audience with Princess Asseylum did so with an ulterior motive.
Director: Nanako Fujisawa
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.5/102 votes#13 - Out of the Past
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/2015
The Deucalion receives new orders, but Capt. Magbaredge senses that another mission is in motion behind the scenes. Inaho takes action to protect Princess Asseylum. Elsewhere, Slaine explains his intentions to Princess Lemrina. He does not know that the situation is changing…
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.2/104 votes#14 - Garden of Amahara
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/2011
Yukio sets out to the school's Exorcist-only shop to stock on some supplies along with Rin. There they find that the owner's daughter, Shiemi Moriyama, is being afflicted by a demon that dwells in her family's garden and, to save her life, they confront it by themselves.
Director: Junichi Sakata
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.0/101 votes#15 - Three Yuunas Is a Crowd
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2016
Their escape plans thwarted, Mikage's group returns to the village to report their findings, only to find that Jack has broken free. As accusations fly, their unease only grows...
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.0/101 votes#16 - The Monk's Immorality
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2016
While the two groups reunite in the village, the mounting suspicion of each other strains the group dynamic. As the group struggles to find some semblance of cohesion, more members begin seeing apparitions...
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.0/102 votes#17 - Soldiers' Pay
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2015
Lt. Marito, who is serving with Yuki Kaizuka, receives orders for a new operation. Yagarai is concerned about the position this will put Yuki in, who has been assigned to a unit away from the Deucalion. Meanwhile, a group of Mars Knights who oppose the Earthborn Slaine’s rise to power plan a new attack on Earth in hopes of securing more power of their own.
Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.0/101 votes#18 - Blood-stained Triangle
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2012
As Lupin attempts to woo Fujiko, she tells him about a jewel peacock at the bottom of a pyramid in Egypt. Meanwhile, Jigen, who is short on cash after being scammed, goes on a search for the peacock as well. Jigen soon finds himself fighting against not only Lupin, but the various traps set up by looters. After both Lupin and Jigen fall into a trap together, Fujiko appears revealing the peacock will appear if one of them dies in the trap. However, they both manage to escape by sacrificing some scorpions. The peacock reveals itself, but Fujiko is forced to give it up in order to escape from the pyramid.
Director: Shin Itagaki
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
7.0/103 votes#19 - Mask
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/28/2011
Rin and Yukio find that their friends from the monastery where they were raised where attacked by a masked individual who covered their entire bodies with an seemingly indestructible spider web. While pursuing the culprit, whose objective is to attack anyone related to the son of Satan to make him suffer, Yukio stumbles into Neuhaus who flees without further explanation. Despite having his sword sealed by the web, Rin insists to go after the masked one but is held back by Yukio and Shura, until he gets word that his Suguro, Renzo and Konekomaru are being attacked too and rushes to help them. By managing to control his flames properly, Rin defeats the attacker, who flees thanks to Neuhaus who reveals her to be his wife, and safely releases his friends.
Director: Kazuhide Kondo
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
6.7/103 votes#20 - The Wager
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/31/2011
Shiemi manages to calm down Rin, who is captured by Arthur Auguste Angel, the current paladin, and taken to the True Cross Order Headquarters in the Vatican along Shura and Mephisto Pheles. Meanwhile, Rin's classmates become astonished when Yukio reveals to them that he and his brother are sons of Satan, but offer their help regardless, and they set for Kyoto looking for the descendant of the swordsmith who forged the Demon-Slaying Blade to have it fixed. Before the Order's upper echelons, Mephisto states that his reason for keeping Rin alive is to have him confront Satan, and just when he is trying to convince them to agree to his plan, an enraged Amaimon breaks in, eager to confront Rin once more.
Director: Junichi Sakata
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
6.2/104 votes#21 - Some Day, for the Third Time...
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2016
Ikta and his soldiers are sent to deliver supplies to the struggling imperial armies as the war continues. Unused to fighting in the high mountains, and led by incompetent leaders the imperial soldiers suffer heavy casualties. Ikta devises a brilliant stratagem to retake an enemy fortress, but when a messenger begs him for help in saving his allies, he's forced to choose between risking his own soldiers life, and bringing another imperial force to certain doom.
Director: Tetsuo Ichimura
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
6.0/101 votes#22 - An Invitation to the Port City Engulfed In Darkness
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2023
Ordered to obtain intel on the Empire's hero, Lavi's group of four find themselves in the Port City of Ordis. They're there to infiltrate a party, but Lavi has other ideas, much to Talion's chagrin.
Director: Fumihiro Ueno
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
5.0/101 votes#23 - Memories Burning Crimson
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2023
After encountering the Ashen Chevalier and witnessing the might of the Empire's hero, Rean Schwarzer, Lavi and gang have a short layover in Celdic before their next train. But waiting there for them is the Intelligence Division's Lechter.
Director: Kazuki Yokouchi
Writer: Shinsuke Onishi
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"The Birth" is the best rated episode written by Shinsuke Onishi. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/14/2001 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Howl".