The Best Episodes Written By Yasuhiro Nakanishi

Every TV Episode Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for If I Could Take One Step Toward You
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - If I Could Take One Step Toward You

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    S1:E9

    Miorine rejects Shaddiq's business offer and challenges him to a duel. They agree on a team battle, but her side lacks mobile suits and pilots.

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  2. Background image for What They Wish For
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - What They Wish For

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    S1:E14

    Behind the scenes of the vibrant Open Campus, Suletta learns what Sophie wants to get from their duel. Nina, meanwhile, feels responsible for the situation. As they each pursue their respective desires and strategies, the Rumble Ring kicks off.

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  3. Background image for The End of Hope
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The End of Hope

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    S1:E20

    Guel learns that Shaddiq is the mastermind behind the kidnapping of Sarius.

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  4. Background image for Unrelenting Tenderness
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Unrelenting Tenderness

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    S1:E23

    Piloting the Calibarn, Suletta confronts Ericht head-on. Guel squares off against Lauda, who is burning with bitter hatred for Miorine. And amid the chaos of battle, a rocket carrying Miorine and the others makes its way to Quiet Zero.

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  5. Background image for Is my fate going to change?
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Is my fate going to change?

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    S1:E7

    Nagi invites Hiro to join his group for a school field trip. The group is plunged into chaos with the addition of a couple more members.

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  6. Background image for Are you going to marry him?
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Are you going to marry him?

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    S1:E8

    Sachi notices something going on between Erika and Nagi and decides to try to get to the bottom of it. Both she and Nagi are on the verge of a big decision.

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  7. Background image for Dual Confessions (2) / The Shuchiin Afterparty
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Dual Confessions (2) / The Shuchiin Afterparty

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    S3:E13

    Shroud in a cape and dressed in the guise of the phantom thief Arsène, Shirogane waited for Kaguya's arrival atop the clock tower roof overlooking Shuchiin. When asked why he would do such a thing, Shirogane answered that there was something he wanted to show Kaguya. The festival's afterparty has already begun as the sun set over this school and the students could be seen encircling and enjoying the bonfire. While the emotions that could not be expressed with words mingled between Shirogane and Kaguya's hearts... Shirogane carried out his ultra-romantic operation!!

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  8. Background image for I Will Make You Invite Me to a Movie / Kaguya Wants to Be Stopped / Kaguya Wants It
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #8 - I Will Make You Invite Me to a Movie / Kaguya Wants to Be Stopped / Kaguya Wants It

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    S1:E1

    Shuchiin Academy is a beacon for talented students with a bright future ahead of them. The vice-president of Student Council, Kaguya Shinomiya, and the president, Miyuki Shirogane, are attracted to each other, but they are both too proud to be honest about their feelings, so all they do is think about how to get the other person to confess their love. Six months pass without anything happening between them, but then one day, the secretary, Chika Fujiwara, comes in with news about how she won a pair of free tickets to see a movie, a movie that supposedly turns males and females who see it together into romantic couples. This is the trigger that kicks off the romantic game of wits...

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  9. Background image for Kaguya Wants to Handle It / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Show Off / Kaguya Wants to Be Covered
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Kaguya Wants to Handle It / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Show Off / Kaguya Wants to Be Covered

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    S1:E5

    When it comes to studiousness, Shirogane is second to none, but as for athletics, he's hopeless, which is why he's training hard for volleyball in the gym after school. However, no matter what he does, Shirogane isn't showing any signs of progress. Playing volleyball for P.E. is only a week away, and at this rate, his image as the perfect president of Student Council will be crushed. Just as Shirogane gives in to despair, Fujiwara shows up. Swallowing his pride, he begs her to coach him, and so Shirogane's days of training under the enthusiastic tutelage of Fujiwara begin. Will he be able to deliver an average serve in time?

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  10. Background image for Chika Fujiwara Wants to Beat a Rhythm / Ai Hayasaka Wants to Talk / Maki Shijo Wants Some Help
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Chika Fujiwara Wants to Beat a Rhythm / Ai Hayasaka Wants to Talk / Maki Shijo Wants Some Help

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    S3:E5

    Shirogane couldn't tell Ms. Herthaka that sometimes humans need to expose their weaknesses and endeavors to practice rapping which should be able to convey that. But his rapping skills are catastrophic. Fujiwara, who previously taught him singing and dancing, tags along for practice. But she's a total amateur when it comes to rap that she's on the level where she's convinced it's all simple-minded puns. So Fujiwara begins special training. With the advice from Shirogane who has overflowing knowledge on rap music, she rapidly improves... But something is still missing!

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  11. Background image for I Like You
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - I Like You

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    S1:E12

    Akane, who was now determined to confess her feelings to Yamada, reaches out to ask for advice from Momoko, the friend who consoled her after her most recent break up, and Rurihime, or rather Eita. As to not lose the momentum she got from that, Akane heads to Yamada’s apartment without any forewarning, but she had arrived just when he is rushing out of his home to get to cram school and can’t get herself to tell him how she feels. They decide to meet again after he finishes his lessons but are then met with a sudden rainstorm. Along with the rainstorm, Tsubaki also makes a sudden and impulsive action, which ended up leading to Akane and Yamada’s plans to meet up being cancelled…

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  12. Background image for Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Work / Kaguya Wants Him to Join In / Kaguya Wants to Control It
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Work / Kaguya Wants Him to Join In / Kaguya Wants to Control It

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    S1:E7

    Kashiwagi's boyfriend goes back to Shirogane for more romantic advice while Kaguya eavesdrops again. Thanks to Shirogane's advice the first time around, the boy has been dating Kashiwagi, but a month has passed and the two haven't even held hands yet. To Kaguya, the question of what to do in order to hold hands is so simple that she's disgusted by it, but for Shirogane, who doesn't actually have any experience when it comes to romantic relationships, it's a relief since he feels capable of addressing the problem. However, like the previous occasion, Shirogane's advice seems to go in an unexpected direction...

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  13. Background image for You aren't going to beat me!!!!
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - You aren't going to beat me!!!!

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    S1:E3

    Living together with Erika gives Nagi an opportunity to focus on exam prep, except when they run into trouble.

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  14. Background image for Ai Hayasaka Wants to Get Soaked / Chika Fujiwara Really Wants to Eat It / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to See You / I Can't Hear the Fireworks, Part 1
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Ai Hayasaka Wants to Get Soaked / Chika Fujiwara Really Wants to Eat It / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to See You / I Can't Hear the Fireworks, Part 1

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    S1:E11

    Half a month into their summer vacation, Kaguya spends her days moping around, unable to see Shirogane without the student council to throw them together. However, she does have plans to see a fireworks display with the other members of the student council toward the end of the break. Kaguya has never been able to make summer memories because of her strict upbringing as the daughter of the head of a financial conglomerate, so she is anticipating the day she can have fun with everyone. But the day before the event, Kaguya's father suddenly summons her home to Kyoto...

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  15. Background image for Kaguya Wants to Trade / Chika Wants to Go Somewhere / Miyuki Wants to Hide His Ignorance
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Kaguya Wants to Trade / Chika Wants to Go Somewhere / Miyuki Wants to Hide His Ignorance

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    S1:E2

    The students at Shuchiin Academy are under the impression that Shirogane is a veteran when it comes to romantic affairs, and so it is that despite the fact that Shirogane actually has no romantic experience whatsoever, a male student comes to him seeking advice on a matter of the heart. But if the truth about Shirogane's lack of experience got out, he would lose his dignity as the president of student council. So he nervously takes on the student's request with false bravado: "If it's about love, leave it to me!" Kaguya finds herself in a position to surreptitiously eavesdrop and does so as a chance to hear Shirogane's views on love, but finds his advice off the wall...

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  16. Background image for Kaguya Won't Forgive / Kaguya Wants to Forgive / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Go Somewhere
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Kaguya Won't Forgive / Kaguya Wants to Forgive / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Go Somewhere

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    S1:E10

    Kaguya and Shirogane had an argument over the "home visit incident" and as they're both unable to be honest about their feelings, a hostile mood pervades the student council room. Since Kashiwagi has a boyfriend, Kaguya goes to her for "romantic advice," although she lies, saying she's "asking for a friend." Meanwhile, when Shirogane asks romcom fan Ishigami how he can make up with the "person of the opposite sex" he had a fight with, the class treasurer goes off on a heated rant... After getting an earful of various advice, Kaguya and Shirogane begin to realize how they really feel about each other.

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  17. Background image for Kaguya Wants to Know / Kaguya Wants to Give a Gift / Chika Fujiwara Wants to Confirm It
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Kaguya Wants to Know / Kaguya Wants to Give a Gift / Chika Fujiwara Wants to Confirm It

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    S2:E2

    Kaguya finally gets to go window shopping and watches vigilantly for her chance to befriend Shirogane’s sister, Kei. While the Fujiwara sisters get in the way, she eventually manages to position herself next to Kei. But then, she can only see Shirogane’s resemblance in Kei’s profile, making her heart beat wildly out of control. Kaguya still decides to take the opportunity to figure out what she should give Shirogane for his birthday when Kei mutters that she isn’t very close to her brother. What secrets will Kei spill about Shirogane?

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  18. Background image for I Don't Want to Make Miko Iino Smile / I Want to Make Miko Iino Smile / Kaguya Isn't Getting Called
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - I Don't Want to Make Miko Iino Smile / I Want to Make Miko Iino Smile / Kaguya Isn't Getting Called

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    S2:E6

    The fateful day of the student council elections finally arrives, but Miko’s efforts are in vain, and it appears that Shirogane’s past experience as the president has given him the edge to be the projected winner. Kaguya gives a perfect endorsement speech showing that Shirogane and his team are leagues above Miko’s camp. However, for some reason Ishigami looks troubled. He is worried that Miko, who suffers from stage fright, will be unable to deliver her speech, and become the laughing-stock of the whole school. As Ishigami is visibly frustrated by this prospect, Shirogane utters “I just need to win in a way so that Miko Iino won’t be ridiculed by the other students, right?” as he heads for the stage…

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  19. Background image for The Student Council Wants to Move Forward / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Make Her Confess (2) / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Make Her Confess (3)
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Student Council Wants to Move Forward / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Make Her Confess (2) / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Make Her Confess (3)

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    S3:E6

    Parent-Teacher Conferences to determine each student's future begin at Shuchiin Academy. One wishes to continue in the academy's university, one is considering taking exams for a different university – both will declare their future plans. Fujiwara, who is joined by her father, jokes around and expresses her desire to go to a university outside of the academy. Meanwhile, Kaguya's father didn't show up, but she informs them just as her parents instructed – that she will continue to Shuchiin's university. While Maki, Hayasaka, and the others each discuss their dreams, last but not least is Shirogane who is taking the exam. In a clear and confident tone, he declares the road he must proceed. And that answer is...!

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  20. Background image for You're going to be my boyfriend.
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - You're going to be my boyfriend.

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    S1:E1

    Umino Nagi was swapped with another child at birth. He’s going to meet his real parents today, but on his way to school, he meets a girl who is threatening to die to get out of her engagement.

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  21. Background image for Would you please go out with me...?
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Would you please go out with me...?

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    S1:E4

    Having scored higher than anyone else in his grade, including Hiro, Nagi decides to finally confess to her.

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  22. Background image for Can we do our morning study sessions together...?
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Can we do our morning study sessions together...?

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    S1:E5

    Hiro and Nagi begin studying together in the mornings, but unexpected circumstances put a wrench in their relationship.

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  23. Background image for It's not that I like you, yet.
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - It's not that I like you, yet.

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    S1:E12

    Nagi tries to redeem himself after embarrassing himself in front of Hiro on their amusement park date.

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  24. Background image for Their Choice
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Their Choice

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    S1:E8

    Miorine wastes no time recruiting her housemates for her new company that will handle Gundams, but they must first decide on a business plan.

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  25. Background image for Envoys from the Earth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Envoys from the Earth

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    S1:E13

    It has been two weeks since the attack on Plant Quetta. At first glance, it seems daily life at the school has remained peaceful, but a gag order has been imposed regarding the incident, and the members of Earth House feel suffocated. As preparations get under way for the next day's Open Campus event, a pair of transfer students appear before Suletta.

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Yasuhiro Nakanishi Ratings Summary

"If I Could Take One Step Toward You" is the best rated episode written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi. It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by Shinya Watada. It aired on 12/4/2022 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "What They Wish For".