The BEST episodes directed by Kotomi Deai

Touko and Shigeru
star
9.40
57 votes

#1 - Touko and Shigeru

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 10

Touko and Shigeru are the kind elderly couple who took in Natsume when no one else would. But what were they like before they let Natsume move in?

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The Days Eater
star
9.32
53 votes

#2 - The Days Eater

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 1

Natsume helps a youkai out of a pot, and as a "reward", is made young again. But Natsume is already young, and making him younger just confuses him and addles his memories. When he doesn't know who to trust, will he have the strength to know who his real friends are?

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It Must Not Be Bound
star
9.20
56 votes

#3 - It Must Not Be Bound

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 5

Natsume's friend Taki lives in a house filled with traps and mazes for youkai. She can't see the youkai herself without the aid of a special circle, but she can hear them when they're trapped in her house. She saves one of them, but it refuses to leave her home. Natsume suspects that there may be danger involved, and visits her to make sure that everything is okay.

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Mischievous Rain
star
9.12
59 votes

#4 - Mischievous Rain

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 2

On a rainy day, Natsume meets a young girl youkai. Her name isn't in the book of friends, but she wants his help anyway: she wants him to find a man she met once. The man couldn't see Youkai normally, but a mischievous trick of the weather let him see her for just one day. For the next fifty years she visited him, hoping he'd see her one more time, but he never did. Now he's vanished. Can Natsume find him for her?

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It Blooms Tomorrow
star
9.04
52 votes

#5 - It Blooms Tomorrow

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 2

Natsume's town is visited by a stonewasher: a powerful magical being capable of purifying tainted rocks. The stonewasher is looking for its lost student, and turns to Natsume for help.

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A Day That Will Someday Come
star
9.02
56 votes

#6 - A Day That Will Someday Come

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 8

Natsume is on his way home when he finds a letter on the ground. The letter seems to belong to a nearby man, who asks Natsume to take him to his school. The man is actually a youkai, who was once deeply involved with a human girl. He cut the relationship off, but the girl isn't ready to give up...

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The Bound Ones
star
9.00
50 votes

#7 - The Bound Ones

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 5

Natsume finds that Tsukiko's home is haunted by not one, but three separate youkai, each with its own motivations. One wants to protect Tsukiko's father, and the other two... Natori wants to exorcise them and protect Tsukiko, but Natsume wants to find some way to protect them. Is there a peaceful solution?

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Unchanging Form
star
9.00
61 votes

#8 - Unchanging Form

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 1

Natsume continues to spend his days giving back Youkai their names from the book of friends. One day, as he's heading home, he finds himself chased by a giant, rolling pot. The youkai in the pot insists that his grandmother Reiko stole a doll from her. When she threatens to hurt his family, however, he's forced to go out and find it. But would his kind, smiling grandmother Reiko really steal a doll from someone?

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To The Ephemeral Ones
star
9.00
54 votes

#9 - To The Ephemeral Ones

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 11

Natsume has come down with a cold after adventuring in the hills. All of his friends, both human and youkai, do their best to make him feel better. As he lies in bed, he begins to realize how much the people around him care for him, and how valuable the bonds he's established are.

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The Sealed Room
star
9.00
49 votes

#10 - The Sealed Room

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 10

Natori is trying to find information on Natsume and his book of friends. Meanwhile, Natsume visits his house to deliver some of Touko's homemade jam. But this is the start of an adventure...

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What Matters
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8.98
52 votes

#11 - What Matters

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 11

Natori's group searches the Hakozaki mansion for the study. But other forces want the powerful magics contained within, and Natsume doesn't want them to have it...

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Following a Narrow Path
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8.94
54 votes

#12 - Following a Narrow Path

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 9

While on the run from a fearsome youkai, Natsume accidently sits on a tiny mushroom youkai. The mushroom youkai is incensed, as it has a meeting with a 'noble person' later in that day. It insists on Natsume helping it prepare for its meeting with this 'noble person', and Natsume finds himself drawn into the strange story of its past...

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Shadow of Linked Chains
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8.91
53 votes

#13 - Shadow of Linked Chains

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 4

Natsume arrives at the exorcist meeting to help smoke out the youkai that Matoba wants to find. But he quickly discovers that the situation is more complicated than it first seemed. The youkai is capable of replicating itself to possess targets, and no one but Natsume is able to see who is possessed. Natsume and Nyanko-sensei search the halls, still unsure if they even want to be there.

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Nitai-sama
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8.87
53 votes

#14 - Nitai-sama

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 3

Natsume gets a call from his old "friend" Shibata, who he once helped with a youkai problem. Shibata wants him to come visit, and Natsume reluctantly agrees. He and Tanuma pay Shibata a visit, and have a pleasant chat at a park. But when Shibata mentions a local haunted house, Natsume finds his visit has turned into more than he expected...

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The Letter From the Exorcist
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8.84
55 votes

#15 - The Letter From the Exorcist

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 3

Natsume receives a letter from Matoba, an exorcist whom he's had unpleasant dealings with in the past. The world of exorcists is a dangerous place lately, and Matoba wants Natsume's help. Natsume wants to refuse, but Matoba threatens to reveal Natsume's powers to his adopted family, which would spell the end of his peaceful life.

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A World Unbent
star
8.83
53 votes

#16 - A World Unbent

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 8

Natori's family has always been exorcists... until they lost the abililty to see youkai. After generations of fearing the youkai's revenge, Natori is suddenly born with the ability to see them. His family doesnt want anything to do with his powers, though, and he's left to figure out how to live on his own. His life changes when he meets a young Matoba at an exorcist gathering, and the two of them end up hunting a powerful youkai together...

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Lying Eyes
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8.83
52 votes

#17 - Lying Eyes

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 4

Natsume watches a movie starring Natori, and when he's done he finds one of Natori's paper dolls. The doll is soaked and the text on it is impossible to read, and Natsume becomes concerned for Natori's safety. He travels to the location that's just barely legible on the doll, and finds a young woman whose home is haunted by not one, but three youkai.

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Soundless Valley
star
8.81
52 votes

#18 - Soundless Valley

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 6

While out on an errand for Touko-san, Natsume is caught by two hairy-ball youkai, who influence him with dark energy and make him unable to speak. He is rescued by a bird-like youkai name Hidaka, who takes him to her "nest" in an abandoned valley.

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Nishimura and Kitamoto
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8.80
55 votes

#19 - Nishimura and Kitamoto

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 6

Natsume's friends reflect on how they met him, and the difference he made in their lives. He's found a home, and he means a lot to the people who live there.

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Gomochi's Benefactor
star
8.78
54 votes

#20 - Gomochi's Benefactor

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 7

Natsume meets a youkai named Gomochi, who has come in search of Reiko. The youkai has a message for Reiko, and wants to thank her for a favor she did him long ago. In hearing his story, Natsume comes to learn more about his mysterious grandmother.

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Distant Festival Lights
star
8.76
51 votes

#21 - Distant Festival Lights

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 5 - Episode 7

Natsume and his friends go to a distant hot springs to help with the renovations. When he arrives, he meets an old friend of Tanumas, but he quickly gets caught up in local youkai trouble. Tanuma's old friend is actually a youkai, and she threatens terrible things if Natsume reveals her secret.

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What Flows
star
8.74
54 votes

#22 - What Flows

Natsume's Book of Friends - Season 6 - Episode 9

Natsume travels to an inn for a study session with the rest of his class. While he's there, a flood washes away a local shrine. The shrine is said to house three masks, but Natsume can see four...

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The Last Milk
star
8.29
28 votes

#23 - The Last Milk

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 9

Despite knowing that there is nothing he could do for Komaba's sake, Hachiken claims to Mikage that it is fine for them to rely on him and they pay a visit at Komaba's farm to pay their respects as all their cows are seized to pay for their debt. However, Mikage's farm is also in dificulties and when they are forced to sell all their horses, she comes with an important decision with Hachiken's support.

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After the Rain
star
8.25
8 votes

#24 - After the Rain

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 8

Misa is back where she belongs, but what happened between her and Mamechiyo? And what is Shuten up to, anyway?

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Mikage Gives It Her All
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8.00
58 votes

#25 - Mikage Gives It Her All

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 6

Hachiken wakes up at the hospital and comes face to face with his father, who wastes no time blaming the Ezono institution for Hachiken's fatigue. Meanwhile, Mikage and the Equestrian Club work their hardest to make the festival a success and praise Hachiken for all his hard work upon his return.

Over and Over Again
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7.96
28 votes

#26 - Over and Over Again

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 11

Hachiken returns home to Saporro to obtain his brother's study guides for Mikage and has a frustratingly insightful encounter with his father. Afterwards Hachiken's mother visits Ezonoo to better understand the school he choose and leaves knowing that he is growing into a better person. Finally, as the winter season approaches, Hachiken and his friends begin planning their respective futures.

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Dream
star
7.93
29 votes

#27 - Dream

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 10

Determined to follow her dream of working with horses, Mikage is allowed to work under her uncle instead of inheriting her father's farm under the condition of making into college and Hachiken agrees to help her.

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Run Towards The Future, Hachiken!
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7.92
36 votes

#28 - Run Towards The Future, Hachiken!

Silver Spoon - Season 1 - Episode 11

The bacon Hachiken prepared with Pork-Bowl's meat becomes a fad among the students and it does not take long for it to run out. As Komaba plays in the local Baseball team aiming for the nationals, his friends come to the stadium to cheer for him and Hachiken realizes that six months has passed since he enrolled in Ezono and unlike his friends, he still has not decided what path he should take in life.

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The Future Is in Our Hands
star
7.89
9 votes

#29 - The Future Is in Our Hands

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 12

What can four Rest girls do thrown in amongst Bests and robots and aliens? In the midst of all the fighting, can the girls bring peace?

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Hachiken Stays With the Mikages
star
7.83
65 votes

#30 - Hachiken Stays With the Mikages

Silver Spoon - Season 1 - Episode 6

Hachiken learns that the dorms will be closed for summer vacation but refusing to return home, he accepts Mikage's offer to work at her family's farm. However, once realizing that he has not warned his parents about it, he looks for a place with cellphone signal until he gets lost and is rescued by Komaba.

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Minamikujou Appears
star
7.76
58 votes

#31 - Minamikujou Appears

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 4

Hachiken participates in his first official jumping competition. In the occasion he and Mikage have a short meeting with Ayame Minamikujou, Mikage's childhood friend and self-proclaimed rival, and is startled when meeting his brother again by surprise.

Hachiken Has His Hands Full
star
7.74
58 votes

#32 - Hachiken Has His Hands Full

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 5

With the Ezono Festival fast approaching, the Equestrian Club begins work on Ban'ei horse racing track, despite Hachiken tasking himself with way too much work. Afterwards Hachiken takes initiative and asks Mikage out on a date and his feelings for her are revealed by her friends. However, on the morning of the festival, Hachiken suddenly collapses on the race track

Hachiken Howls
star
7.63
30 votes

#33 - Hachiken Howls

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 8

Hachiken discovers that Komaba has lost not only the Championship, but the last chance for him to settle the debts of his farm and is forced to quit school and look for a job to help at home. Despite knowing that there is not anything he can do about it, Hachiken can't bear to accept the fact that Komaba was forced to give up on his ambitions before he could even get the chance to fight for them.

Komaba Stands on the Pitcher's Mound
star
7.63
57 votes

#34 - Komaba Stands on the Pitcher's Mound

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 7

The time has come for the Regional Baseball Championship and the students cheer for Ezono's team, hoping for them to reach the National tournament, specially for Komaba who is one of the team's highlights.

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Lightning Speed
star
7.56
9 votes

#35 - Lightning Speed

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 6

Chiaya's back, but they lose Yukina as things come to a head in old Aichi and old Mie. How will they ever learn to coexist peacefully?

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Center of the World
star
7.42
19 votes

#36 - Center of the World

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 2

Nozomi and the other Hiyoshicho Propellers are trapped on a roller coaster! Can Masami save them without revealing Maccha Green's true identity?

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Dream
star
7.42
12 votes

#37 - Dream

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 4

The girls escape with the help of a Comima staff member, but a new threat appears. Can they clear their names and get Chiaya's stone back?

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Hachiken Adopts Vice Prez
star
7.34
62 votes

#38 - Hachiken Adopts Vice Prez

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 2

Hachiken finds an abandoned puppy during cleaning and decides to adopt it. However, taking care of his new dog is not an easy task, as not only he needs money for vaccines and registration, but have to train it.

No No No
star
7.33
6 votes

#39 - No No No

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 10

Ai is taken in by a poor peach grower and her daughter, and Yukina is lost again. Can Nozomi help Kaguya and Kuramochi by herself? And where's Chiaya?

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Hachiken Jumps High
star
7.24
62 votes

#40 - Hachiken Jumps High

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 3

The newbies from the Equestrian Club have their first jump class, but Hachiken is the only one who fails to have his horse jump an obstacle, bringing some unpleasant memories of his past to surface. Claiming that it needs more than words to have him figure out the reason why, Mikage takes him to a competition where he sees some jockeys and horses in real action.

Hachiken Becomes the Club Vice President
star
7.08
61 votes

#41 - Hachiken Becomes the Club Vice President

Silver Spoon - Season 2 - Episode 1

The seniors from the Equestrian Club appoint Hachiken as the new vice-president against his will. Troubled about it, he later witnesses Mikagi crying after having a serious conversation with Komaba and can't stop worrying about them as well, even after they tell him to forget about it.

Give Me the Stars
star
7.00
8 votes

#42 - Give Me the Stars

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 7

The girls are now in Kyoto, where the captain of the squad they are trying to help is kidnapped. Can they save the captain and the rock festival?!

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Thieves of the Night
star
7.00
7 votes

#43 - Thieves of the Night

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 9

The girls find themselves in Hiroshima by way of Okayama, but can they work through their own troubles and help the locals at the same time?

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Losing to Win, and What Comes After
star
6.96
148 votes

#44 - Losing to Win, and What Comes After

91 Days - Season 1 - Episode 4

Avillo and Nero adjust to life on the run while an assassin sent by Don Orco tails the duo; Avillo notices a discrepancy between the letter and his memory of the massacre.

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King of Rookies
star
6.86
22 votes

#45 - King of Rookies

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 1

Nozomi Moritomo is an average girl who just wants to help, but can a lowly Rest like her make a difference in the battle of the Bests?

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Rose of Passion
star
6.86
7 votes

#46 - Rose of Passion

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 11

Things are getting heated up in Okayama, but how is the Nayotake family involved? Will the girls be able to reunite and resolve everything?

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Disappointing Person
star
6.78
9 votes

#47 - Disappointing Person

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 5

Aichi and Mie are up in arms and things are tense after all the shachihoko in Nagoya were blown up. Can the girls bring peace to the warring nations?

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I Wanna Be a Hero
star
6.44
18 votes

#48 - I Wanna Be a Hero

The Rolling Girls - Season 1 - Episode 3

The girls set out to Tokyo to gather Moonlight Stones with Chiaya and find themselves in the middle of "Always Comima."

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