The Best Episodes Written By Takamitsu Kohno

In the Doma household, winter means lazy days beneath the kotatsu! Umaru reflects on her interesting year while Taihei tries to collect on a promise she made to him.

Umaru, aka UMR, is a force to be reckoned with in the arcade. She’s invited to participate in a fighting game championship only to bump into her school rival, Tachibana.

Umaru and Ebina discover that their appetites match, the council in Umaru’s head furiously debates about the perfect snack, and Taihei tries to get Kirie excited for summer.

An open job for the Guild pits Rein and Kanade against the Guard Dog of Stride Bridge... a violent raider with a surprising identity!

It is Tooru Kokonoe's first day and he attends the entrance ceremony for Kouryou Academy where all the students have to demonstrate their capabilities with their Blaze weapons.

Tor and Julie settle in as roommates until the time comes to form official Duos. Each has an ideal partner in mind, but will they get what they want?

Tor and Julie face an unexpected hurdle at the end of their mock-battle tournament. Julie confronts Tor about someone from his past.

Koryo Academy is under attack! Tor and Julie work together in battling the chief of the marauding corps, while Tomoe searches for a missing Miyabi.

The idea of wanting to protect someone is still foreign to K, so in a dramatic, no-holds-barred faceoff, Tor decides to show him how it's done.

At the gym, Fujio shares his worries with Shinichi and two other regulars about his daughter having a boyfriend. Since Shinichi spends so much time training, Hana feels neglected by him and reiterates that he is the one who likes her in response to Yanagi's teasing. The next day, still under the delusion that Shinichi has feelings for her, Tsuki spends time at the café and leaves him alone with Hana for his cooking lesson, in the hopes their relationship develops. Later, she bumps into him on her way back home and erroneously believes he and Hana had sex. On November 29, Hana spends time with Shinichi for his 21st birthday and he privately acknowledges she is special to him. Meanwhile, she realizes he will graduate from college in a little over a year, and requests he do something outrageous.

With Tania added to the team, Rein unlocks new power and takes the team on a series of new quests!

Hana reminisces about high school with Sakurai while his father warns him about their relationship. Sakurai gets solid advice from an unlikely source.

The party forges a plan to save Runa from the Shadow Knight, but receives an unexpected reception back in town.

Sakurai asks Uzaki to join him cuddling friendly felines at a cat café. Uzaki asks Sakurai to accompany her to a pub for drinks on her 20th birthday.

Uzaki tries to get Sakurai out of the house over the extended Golden Week holiday. A crowded train takes Sakurai someplace he doesn’t want to go.

Sakaki shows pictures of Hana and Shinichi napping together on campus to Ami. The four of them then go clothes shopping, and Hana shares with Ami that she has been going swimming with Shinichi, who complimented her on her bathing suit. Later, they play futsal and meet acquaintances of Sakaki, who challenge him to a game. On another day, Hana daydreams she is Shinichi's upperclassman while they head to her house. After Tsuki taught Shinichi how to make udon, he became good at it but Hana gives him harsh criticism. While Shinichi practices properly cutting the noodles, Tsuki still misinterprets his motivations, and a conversation with Hana only makes the misunderstanding worse. That evening, Hana's younger brother, Kiri, eagerly eats the udon prepared by Hana's senpai, who he erroneously believes is a woman.

When Rein's next job comes from the Hero himself, he and his party attempt to conquer the aptly named "Lost Woods."

Umaru spends Christmas evening with her friends, and Sylphyn remembers a childhood Christmas wish. On New Year's morning, Umaru receives a suspicious gift from Taihei.

Umaru and the gang have a spontaneous get-together, but when things don't go as expected, hilarity ensues.

Sylphin invites UMR over to her house, where a slight misunderstanding leads to some awkwardness. Later on, Umaru seems to have found a weakness in Hikari’s armor.

Takashi is late for school and gets distracted by his friends along the way; Shusuke and Karuo plan a party.

Hayato Narita is hired to help a girl find her stolen bicycle; Shusuke Chitose reviews the autobiography of an ex-porn star.

Takashi has a difficult time coming to terms with the various conditions that come with dating Asuka.

Haneda's day out features a slightly creepy conversation; Watarai gets physical when her boyfriend disappears into his dreamland!

Haneda releases his fantasy world, and discovers the reason behind his very existence before reaching out to everyone who helped him.