The best episode written by Yusuke Watanabe is "over[Z]ealous", rated 8.7/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Takumi Doyama". "over[Z]ealous" aired on 7/23/2023 and is rated 1.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "[L]one wolf".
▶▶ Pod 042 - Report: YoRHa Unit 2B has successfully defeated the abnormal machine lifeform identified as <Eve>. Hypothesis: Machine lifeforms in the region will gradually weaken due to the loss of Eve, the core of the machine network. 9S returns to the Bunker for body repairs and data overhaul. Hereafter, until the completion of 9S’s repairs, 2B—together with this unit and Pod 153—will carry out the order to destroy <Adam> assigned by Command.
Director: Takumi Doyama
Writer: Yusuke Watanabe
▶▶ Pod 042 and Pod 153 - Joint Report: Data discovered. Presumed to be part of a record from the past. Transferring to shared server. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 8, 11941. I’ve encountered androids dispatched to Earth on a top-secret mission. These unknown androids call themselves <YoRHa Soldiers>. Command that abandoned us. YoRHa Soldiers with nothing but secrets and full of mysteries. But you can’t protect your family if all you do is doubt. …I hope my choice, our battle, will be a breakthrough in this long war of attrition. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Director: Toshimasa Ishii
Writer: Yusuke Watanabe