The Best Episodes Written By Takawo Yoshioka

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(11 votes)

   #1 - Everybody Loves Somebody

   S1:E41/31/2021

   The student council room becomes a cool hangout. Hori tries to get Miyamura flustered. An old friend brings out a new side of Miyamura. Later, when Hori gets sick, Miyamura comes to her rescue.

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   8.7/10(11 votes)

   #2 - This Summer's Going to Be a Hot One

   S1:E62/14/2021

   Miyamura ends up staying the night. Rumors spread like wildfire at school. Shindo calls the couple over to share a bag of candy. A second-year girl begins to stalk Miyamura.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Moments

   S0:E15/15/2015

   The OVA focuses on Kousei, Emi, and Takeshi when they were younger, showing their troubles during their competitions and the beginning of their rivalry.

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   8.2/10(15 votes)

   #4 - I Will Defeat My Ex-girlfriend!

   S1:E52/3/2012

   While Kiba and Koneko back him up, Issei rushes in to rescue a critically injured Asia. Leaving the others behind, Raynare and Issei become engaged in a duel to the death! Elsewhere, Rias and Akeno have their hands full with Raynare's fallen angels.

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   8.2/10(15 votes)

   #5 - Spring Wind

   S1:E223/20/2015

   Knowing her time is limited, Kaori undergoes a risky operation, hoping to have the chance to play with Kousei on stage one more time.

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   8.2/10(20 votes)

   #6 - A Tiny Happenstance

   S1:E11/10/2021

   Hori-san lives a double life: trendy, popular girl at school, simple, strong-willed caretaker at home. After a chance encounter with her classmate Miyamura, she finds out that she’s not the only one who hides her true self away.

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   8.1/10(9 votes)

   #7 - Reminiscence

   S1:E99/19/2004

   More of Lucy's past is revealed: Her meeting with Kouta, their friendship that will end in tragedy, and the reason why Lucy became the killer she is today.

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8. 

   8.1/10(9 votes)

   #8 - Open House Begins!

   S2:E88/25/2013

   Issei learns more about the feud between the Twin Sky Dragons and Rias and Sona have to deal with troublesome family members at Open House.

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   8.1/10(12 votes)

   #9 - Dragon of Dragon

   S3:E95/30/2015

   The sudden death of Asia surprises Issei and makes him trigger Juggernaut Drive. While Rias and her household try to save him, Azazel and Sir Zechs meet the leader of the Chaos Brigade! What is her true intention for creating the organization?

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    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Attack

    S1:E48/15/2004

    After alerting the soldiers and Kurama to Lucy’s whereabouts, Nana confronts her and the two begin to fight in a cemetery. Can Nana hold Lucy off long enough for Kurama and the others to arrive? Meanwhile, hearing loud noises in the cemetery, Mayu stumbles upon the two fighting.

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    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #11 - I'm Here to Keep My Promise!

    S1:E123/23/2012

    Issei wakes up to find that the battle is over, and he has lost. Rias and the others are at a party in honor of her engagement to Riser, but with some help from Grayfia and Asia, Issei decides to crash it, rescue Rias, and bring her home with him!

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12. 

    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #12 - I'm Saving My Friend!

    S1:E41/27/2012

    Issei is determined to get stronger. He spends some more time with Asia, but once again, their circumstances keep them apart. Issei finds out that although pawns may not be very strong, they have a power that allows them to act like other chess pieces.

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13. 

    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #13 - The Acclaimed Battle Continues!

    S1:E113/16/2012

    Kiba becomes entrenched in battle against Karlamine, one of Riser's knights, while Akeno fights Yubelluna, his queen. Meanwhile, Issei takes on Ravel and the other remaining pieces. Rias launches an all-or-nothing sneak attack against Riser.

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    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Innermost Feelings

    S1:E68/29/2004

    Bando escapes from the hospital, still trying to find Lucy to satisfy his grudge against her. Professor Kakuzawa Yū's decapitated body is found by his assistant and Kohta. While searching for Lucy, Kohta and Yuka develop a fondness for each other as displayed through a kiss. Finally, Lucy is found by Kohta and Yuka and taken back home.

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    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Clash of the Twin Sky Dragons!

    S2:E129/22/2013

    Issei battles Vali and discovers hidden depths to his power as the Twin Sky Dragons face off.

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    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #16 - I Would Gift You the Sky

    S1:E134/4/2021

    As graduation approaches, Miyamura reflects on the past year, an uncertain future, and the new life he’s found.

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    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #17 - The Last Day of Summer Break!

    S3:E55/2/2015

    With Loki defeated, Rias and her household return to the human world to finish up their last days of summer. A pile of homework awaits Issei, but he goes on a date with Akeno instead! Akeno throws herself at Issei, hoping to forget her terrible past.

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18. 

    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Confrontation

    S1:E79/5/2004

    After fighting, Bando and Nana realize that they are allies and not enemies. Nana agrees to bring Lucy to the beach when she senses her. Meanwhile, at the temple, Mayu meets Nana. The two become friends and Mayu agrees to bring Nana back to her house for food.

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    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #19 - It's Hard, but Not Impossible

    S1:E93/7/2021

    Miyamura runs into some unfriendly faces. Hori tries to get Miyamura to fulfill her darkest desires. Mizouchi's love is unrequited. Tanihara confronts his past with Miyamura.

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    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #20 - The Showdown Begins!

    S1:E103/9/2012

    The time for the start of the Rating Game arrives, and the contestants are transported to a battlefield in an alternate dimension. While Asia and Rias remain at their base, Issei and Koneko face the opposition, and Issei reveals his new signature move.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #21 - In the Passing Rain

    S0:E14/21/2005

    Trying to fit in, Nana gets scolded and runs off. She meets Bantou and promises to bring him Nyuu. But when it begins to rain and Nyu hits her head, will Nana survive? Parts of Lucy’s past are revealed, including her connection with Kurama.

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    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #22 - The Beginning

    S1:E89/12/2004

    After Lucy is knocked out by Nana Kouta tends to her. She sleeps and relives her childhood in a dream, revealing many things about her. Meanwhile, Nana tells Mayu about Lucy and the diclonius and Arakawa is called in to work for Director Kakuzawa...

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23. 

    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Departure

    S1:E410/31/2014

    Kousei and Kaori arrive just in time for the competition, however without a chance to practice the piece how will Kousei be able to perform? And how can he survive on stage with the memories of his mother still haunting him?

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    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Cat and Dragon

    S3:E34/18/2015

    Koneko's sister Kuroka has appeared to take her sister away from Rias Gremory. Issei and Rias chase after her to stop that from happening. At the same time, a figure who objects to these alliances between mythologies appears at the great gathering.

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    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #25 - We Will Save Asia!

    S3:E85/23/2015

    Rias and her household leaves the fighting of the Chaos Brigade to the adults as they rush toward the temple to save Asia. There, Diodora replaces the Rating Game with a little game of his own. They must fight against his forces to get Asia back!

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