The Best Episodes Written By Yasunori Yamada

#1 - Cage of Blood

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2005

With Tousai dead and lord Teyasu's ninja scroll lost to the Iga, the plan to rip the Kouga apart unnoticed is slowly falling apart. With her dying words, Okoi tells Saemon the registry's true location. Determined to make it out alive, Saemon will hold up his ruse long enough to walk out with the scroll in his hands and take vengeance for his sister's death along the way.

Director: Kazuo Sakai

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#2 - A Swarm of Butterflies

Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/5/2005

Saemon, now having the appearance of Nenki, begins to confront Hotarubi. As the Kouga ready themselves to continue on to Sunpu, Tenzen knowing they can not wait for Nenki and Harutobi, leads the Igas across the ocean in hopes of stopping Gennosuke before he reaches his destination.

Director: Shigenori Awai

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#3 - Reckoning

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/19/2005

Still on the sea, Gyobu uses his art to move around freely to take care of the remaining Iga, but Tenzen proves to be a toilsome foe to kill.

Director: Hiroyuki Kambe

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#4 - The Strongest Girl in Tenbi

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2011

It's time for the clubs at Tenbi to negotiate their annual budgets! Takeru and Uru try to work together to help the Security Committee, but their work is interrupted by an assailant who claims to be responsible for the random acts of violence on campus.

Director: Harume Kosaka

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#5 - Stormy Games

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2011

The boys of Tenbi Academy petition the faculty for co-ed swim classes (for the sake of gender equality, of course). Naturally, the girls protest. There's only one way to solve this dilemma: a boys-versus-girls water fight full of swimsuits and nosebleeds!

Director: Yoshihiko Iwata

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#6 - Macaron Limited-Time-Only Service Day

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2011

Takeru gets a Maken! The secret history of Makenki! A dangerous new threat! But most important, the girls of the Security Committee don their skimpiest outfits and get jobs at the local maid cafe in order to pay for their bikini-filled summer camp.

Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#7 - Conspiracy

Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/16/2005

Oboro and Akeginu discovers the lifeless bodies of Hyoma and Koshiro. Thinking that Koshiro was killed by Hyoma, Akeginu repeatedly stabs the already dead body of Hyoma.

Director: Shin Matsuo

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#8 - Level Up

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2015

The Rite of Sublimation has given Tor and his friends upgraded powers. Lilith has another proposal for Tor ahead of a challenging inter-class battle.

Director: Atsushi Nakayama

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#9 - Silver-Blonde, Yellow Topaz

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2015

The class is off to a seaside summer camp, but this is Koryo Academy. No ordinary school function is complete without some kind of combat.

Director: Atsushi Nakayama

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#10 - Reign Conference

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2015

Miyabi is still MIA as Koryo Academy prepares to host the mysterious Reign group. Tor presses Lilith for answers about Absolute Duo.

Director: Atsushi Nakayama

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#11 - Tsuki Uzaki Wants a Thrill?

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/2020

Sakurai meets Uzaki’s mother, who’s surprised to learn some basic facts about him. A sudden change in personality leaves Uzaki’s coworkers befuddled.

Director: Akihiro Nagao

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#12 - The Whole Uzaki Clan Wants to Get Together!

Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2022

Hana is upset that Shinichi calls other women by their first name but not her. Shinichi gets a coupon for a gym's free trial, and meets a trainer named Fujio. At the Uzaki household, it is revealed that Fujio is none other than Hana's father. He calls a family meeting when he finds out that her senpai, who he had assumed was a girl, is in fact a guy. The situation escalates when Hana defends Shinichi to her father and younger siblings. Kiri is dismayed to learn that the maker of the udon he had enjoyed is male, while Yanagi is highly amused by it all. Meanwhile, Shinichi tries to sweat out his Hana-induced inner turmoil.

Director: Ryuta Yamamoto

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#13 - The Asai Family Wants to Look Out for Us!

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2020

Turns out the café-owner’s daughter Ami loves people-watching, too. Sakurai comes down with a really bad cold. Uzaki has a big request for her senior.

Director: Shinichi Fukumoto

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#14 - Uzaki-chan Wants to Be Number One!

Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2022

Annoyed that Hana and Shinichi's relationship has not moved forward, Ami and Sakaki decide to shake Hana out of her confident attitude by telling her she might lose Shinichi to other women if she lets her guard down. While teaching Shinichi to cook croquettes at her house, Hana is still bothered by her conversation with Sakaki. Meanwhile, her mother once again misinterprets Shinichi's intentions when he asks what is her first name. The croquettes turn out really good though.

Director: Takahiro Hirata

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#15 - We Want a Thrill Before Christmas!

Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2022

Tensions are high between Sakurai and Hana as the lovers' holiday of Christmas approaches. Sakurai gets a shock when he touches base with his family.

Director: Masashi Tsukino

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#16 - Didn't I Say I'm Not Going Into the Forest Anymore?!

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2019

Now that they each know the burdens of each other's pasts, the Crimson Vow has only grown closer. Their job guarding has come to a successful close and they have a moment to enjoy a brief rest, but sudden bad news brings the smoldering embers of Reina's resentment roaring back to life. How will Mile and the others face this first threat to the Crimson Vow? Their friendship is about to be tested...

Director: Taro Kubo

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#17 - Didn't I Say Surprises Should Be Kept Secret?!

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2019

Someone once said that to be alone is to be indifferent to one's surroundings... Preposterous! When you're alone, because you're alone, you are more sensitive to your surroundings than anyone else. That is why Mile, with a long history of alone-ness, notices. She has noticed. And she wonders, "could it be that everyone's avoiding me?!" Mile fears the looming threat of being alone again. What are Reina and the others' true intentions?

Director: Motomasa Maeda

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#18 - Yushi and Kotobuki-so

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2017

Director: N/A

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#19 - A Dawn Without Light

Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/9/2005

As Hyoma and Koshiro battle, it is revealed that Hyoma was Gennosuke's mentor teaching him how to use his ability.

Director: Hirokazu Yamada

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#20 - The Quiet Princess, the Knight, and the Samurai

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2023

Rentaro has encountered his third soulmate: the shy and smol Yoshimoto Shizuka. How will he get her to open up to him and, more importantly, how will he choose to deal with her?

Director: Yuuki Gotou

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#21 - Didn't I Say This Was the Crimson Vow's First Step?!

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2019

Now full-fledged Hunters, Mile, Reina, Mavis and Pauline form the "Crimson Vow." That said, they're still just novices, so they work some questionable side-jobs while steadily gaining experience through straight-foward quests. One day, while on a quest as guards, they are attacked by bandits. The bandits think they'll have an easy time of things, but Reina's acting strangely...

Director: N/A

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#22 - Just When You Think It's a Hanky-Panky Episode

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2023

Rentaro has a plan to break the ice between Hakari, Karane, and Shizuka, and it involves laughter and Old Maid. But things take a turn for the unexpected.

Director: Youichirou Aoki

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#23 - Kiss Zombie Panic

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2023

Under attack from the kiss zombies, can Rentaro and Kusuri figure out a way to turn them back to normal? Or are they doomed to smooch forever?

Director: Ryuta Yamamoto

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#24 - Summer! The Beach! I Want to Test My Courage!

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2020

Uzaki starts her part-time job. Sakaki orchestrates a summer getaway for the four friends, including a fun day at the beach and a spooky night walk.

Director: Tatsu Yamamoto

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

#25 - Innocent Invitation

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2007

The Venus Vanguard gets a request from a new client about a strange shadow that may be the cause of some recent disappearances. When Lucia and Sumire try to fight it, Lucia soon discovers that she will need Sumire's help more than she thought.

Director: Yohji Satoh

Writer: Yasunori Yamada