The Best Episodes Directed By Akiko Sano

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #1 - I'm the One Who's Gonna Win

   S1:E93/1/2026

   Utage tries to get her summer vacation homework done as Ouri tries to get her to look his way.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Tamon's B-Side

   S1:E62/8/2026

   Tamon is feeling sad after being replaced as center but also wants to show Utage how much he appreciates her.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - I Choose the Beauty of the Elves Over the Normies of the Human World

   S1:E1012/11/2025

   Iana has fought hard to change the Dark History, but she realizes that the story is being altered in ways that she can't control. While visiting a country villa, Iana and the others meet a boy accompanying a wounded elf and decide to look after them—an event that signals that the vampire incident is about to occur. As Iana prepares to check the vampire's tomb, Sol asks her to take him along.

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   6.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Self-Evaluations Are Unreliable

   S1:E912/4/2025

   To save Cheneau, Menoa, and the abducted beauties, Iana confronts Duchess Amaryllis as the brilliant villainess, Iana Magnolia! The Hydrangea unit arrives just in time, but Iana realizes that the captured duchess is resolved to die and acts to save her. The case is closed. Or, it should have been, but for some reason, Sol is enraged. Has this incident flipped his murderous motivation switch?

   Director:Akiko Sano

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