The BEST episodes directed by Yuu Kou

#1 - #16

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 16

#2 - #15

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 15

#3 - Older Sister

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 13

Rosette, Chrono and Azmaria are on a train headed to San Francisco, where they believe Joshua is. While on the train, Rosette sees a photo of Joshua in a bag of treats that someone gives her. But this leads her to fall into a trap set by the Sinner Rizel.

#4 - Horn

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 10

Aion appears in front of joshua and gives him Chrono's horns. Later Joshua start to stop time, making all stones. Rossette is unable to do anything but she decides to make a pact with Chrono so she could save Joshua.

#5 - Pursuer

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 15

Duke Duffau, a man who is also after Aion, shows up at Satella's door. He asks for Rosette and the others to ally with him. The Magdalene Order is unsure what do to about him and leave the decision up to Rosette.

#6 - Four People

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 18

All are stressed, Azmaria, seeing everyone suffering decides to take Chrono, Rosette and Satella to a festival. At first they didn't like the idea but then they start to have fun. Rosette and Chrono are alone and see the sky, then they kiss each other. Afterward Rosette sees Aion's bird and starts to run toward it. Rosette sees Joshua...

#7 - Holy Night

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 12

Its Christmas time at the Magdalene Order and everyone is preparing. This will be the first time Azmaria can have a nice Christmas, so she wants to find the perfect gift for Rosette. Meanwhile, Rosette finds more clues to Joshua’s whereabouts.

#8 - Head

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 19

Rosette finally meets Joshua but he doesn't remember her. Aion already has the 12 apostles and is going to accomplish his dream. Rosette is revealed to be an apostle too, a reincarnation of Mary of Magdalene. And Fiore is the missing sister of Satella.

#9 - Puppets

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 8

Rosette is happy and in high spirits, because she was called to go and pick up Minister Remington from Grand Central Station. But it's all a trap laid by the Sinner Rizel, who is aiming for Rosette. Rizel, who has received orders from Aion, skillfully manipulates the words of innocent people and tries to take Rosette away. Rosette hears that Joshua is in pain, leaves Minister Remington behind, and heads for the train...

#10 - Sinner

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 4

Viscount Lerajie finds a way to snatch Azmaria from the protective custody of the Magdalene Order, and Chrono is severely wounded in the process. To get Azmaria back, Rosette is prepared to undo the seal that binds Chrono, but to do that would cause great harm and tragedy to herself. Meanwhile, up inside an airship, Ricardo is trying to obtain a new life by harnessing Azmaria’s powers. But Lerajie double-crosses Ricardo, and makes the power that flows in from the Astral Line his own.

#11 - Magdalene

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 21

While still frozen in place, Chrono remembers his past when he still worked with Aion. He remembers the first women he loved, Mary Magdalene, and her prediction of her own death by Chrono's hands.

#12 - Accomplices

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 17

The Pursuers (Duke Duffau's group) and the Magdalene Order battle the Sinners Genai and Vido.

#13 - The Servants

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 3

Rosette and Chrono receive orders to take Azmaria, one of the Apostles spoken of in the Prophecy of Fatima, into protective custody. For this mission, they must infiltrate a hotel managed by the tycoon and devil worshippers Ricardo. Rosette and Chrono try to get Azmaria out but are attacked by the Viscount Lerajie, who knows something of Chrono’s past. When innocent people get hurt in the fight, Azmaria thinks it is all her fault. Her horrified feelings of regret, however, activate a hidden power, and the people’s wounds are miraculously healed.

#14 - Joshua

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 9

Rosette takes Chrono and Azmaria to the Seventh Bell orphanage. While at the orphanage Rosette explains how she and her brother Joshua met Chrono four years ago and the events that followed.

#15 - Poison

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 20

Chrono and Joshua battle in the sky over San Francisco, causing damage to the city below. Meanwhile, the battles with Aion's Sinners continue. Although everything is in vain because Aion captures Rosette and makes his escape.

#16 - Noise

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 23

Chrono receives a letter telling him to meet Rosette in an abandoned church. When he arrives, he is surprised to learn of Rosette's desire to cancel their contract. Later, after letting Aion get away once, Chrono prepares for their final battle.

#17 - Prayer

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 14

After the escapade on the train Rosette and the others arrive in San Francisco. After Chrono passes out from a fever, Rosette ends up running all around the city looking for a remedy to cure a fever and work on a devil.

#18 - Jewel Witch

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 6

Rosette's first mission as a Militia is to recover a corpse being smuggled by the Mafia, who desire power. Rosette, who brought Azmaria (now an apprentice exorcist) to where the smuggling is taking place, meets Satelle the Jewel Witch. Rosette goes along with Satella in order to follow the corpse released by the smugglers, but Satella, who harbors a strong hatred for devils, discovers Chrno's true identity and sees him as an enemy.

#19 - Believer

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 16

Rosette and the Magdalene Order start to work together with Daffau and his friends. Meanwhile; Satella, who disagrees with Rosette's decision to work with devils, starts to do some exploring and investigating of her own. She ends up being captured by a follower of Aion in an abandoned mine. As Aion appears before her, what will she do?

#20 - Goodbye

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 22

Under the control of Aion, Rosette has been using the power of miracles to heal the sick and wounded. Meanwhile, Fiore escapes from the Madgelene Order with Joshua. Satella finds her on the streets. Will she have to fight her older sister?

#21 - Devil

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 7

The red moon appears, the statue of Mary cries tears of blood, and as the disasters prophesized in the Bible occur, the seal on the land that is connected to Pandemonium is undone. In order to reseal the area, the Magdalene Order is dispacted to Central Park where the dead have returned and miasma is scattered all about. But Rosette and Chrno's old enemy, Aion, reveals himself. Aion, who desires the power of the Apostles, is aiming for Azmaria and reaches out his devil's hand...

#22 - #11

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 11

ETU vs Nagoya Grand Palace. In the first half, ETU is faced with a relentless assault, but thanks to Tsubaki’s repeated smooth plays, the danger of losing a point is always averted. Fuwa slowly starts to realize that Tatsumi’s plan has been set in motion. However, ETU does not launch a full assault. While Matsubara can’t hide his worries about the defense-only match, Tatsumi is grinning smugly. And the thing Tsubaki sees when he gets on the field is…!

#23 - #12

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 12

#24 - Silver-Coloured Shadow

Monochrome Factor - Season 1 - Episode 1

Akira Nokaido is a typical slacker. On his way home from school, he meets a man named Shirogane. Although he has no interest in what Shirogane has to say, the strange man reveals they will meet again. What does Shirogane want with Akira?

#25 - Chrono

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 24

Things are starting to get back to normal at the Seventh Bell Orphange after everyone has become unfrozen. Meanwhile, Azmaria and everyone at the Magdalene Order are still searching for the missing Rosette and Chrono, who have decided to stay hidden so they can spend some time together before Rosette's life runs out.

#26 - Beast

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 11

A big black dog-like beast is attacking, and killing, members of the mafia in New York. But there are problems when the Rosette and Magdalene Order try it defeat this beast; it seems to have no physical body and can run much faster than any car. Can Rosette defeat it using a new machine Elder invented?

#27 - The Farewell Wedding Ceremony

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 12

Louise is secretly approached by one of Henrietta's advisors and is asked to hold the enemy off while the Queen escapes. Knowing that it is a suicide mission, Louise plans to send Saito to safety, but not before marrying him. Catching wind of her plan, Saito uses a sleeping potion on Louise after they wed and asks Julio to take care of her and sets out to meet Albion's advancing troops. Louise faints before she can tell him she has always and still loves him. Despite his valiant efforts, Saito falls in the battlefield. Back at the academy, Louise collapses in grief at Saito's death, however, suddenly the magical flower that is connected to Saito unexpectedly comes back to life. Louise runs out and meets Saito who is very alive. When Saito fell, the Fairy, who resembles an Elf, saved him, revived him from death and healed him back health. While explaining, Saito mentions the fairy's large breasts which then Louise uses as an excuse, flies into a jealous rage, forgets about being sad about him and starts trying to explode Saito yet again.

#28 - #04

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 4

ETU put the fruits of their pre-season training camp to the test by taking on reigning champions Tokyo Victory in a pre-season friendly…

#29 - #17

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 17

#30 - #25

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 25

#31 - #20

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 20

#32 - Contractor

Chrono Crusade - Season 1 - Episode 2

Elder, a mad scientist, is responsible for the equipment the soldiers of the Magdalene Order use. And he has just invented his latest masterpiece, the "Spirit:" a bullet that, as the devil sealed inside of it begins to materialize, transforms the released spiritual energy into a powerful destructive force. Rosette, who is entrusted with the Spirit, loads it into her gun during a mission--and then promptly loses both gun and bullet! Rosette and her friends scramble to find the Spirit before Sister Kate discovers it's missing, but it's already too late: the bullet has fallen into the hands of a devil...

#33 - #23

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 23

#34 - #24

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 24

#35 - Wings of Freedom

The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 12

Louise has a nightmare in which she loses the ability to cast magic; waking up, she finds that her nightmare has come true. In Tristain, Henrietta dispatches the Ostland and Colbert to rendezvous with Saito, carrying a type of cannon and Agnès offers the assistance of the Musketeer Corps. Saito, under Tabitha's guidance, learns to read quickly, while Louise broods over her inability to cast magic. Overhearing Tabitha telling Saito that under the influence of Gandálfr, the heart will experience changes, Louise wonders if Saito loves her because of Gandálfr's influence. Louise is captured. Guiche, Kirche, and Tabitha's attacks prove ineffective against an attacking golem. Louise decides to sacrifice herself for her friends.

#36 - The Silver Pentecost

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 11

Henrietta's forces enter South Gotha and claim it. Scarron's traveling tavern sets up shop, and Saito and Louise are reunited with Siesta, Jessica, and Guiche. Guiche shows off a medal and relates a story of coming back from the dead, which no one believes. Using the Ring of Andavari, Sheffield causes some of Henrietta's troops to attack the city from within.

#37 - The Queen's Holiday

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 6

Saito and Louise are ordered to be at Scarron's inn to receive further instructions. They take their previous positions and costumes back, and are surprised by Gulio's appearance. Saito runs into Henrietta who asks him to protect her as she poses as a commoner in order to lure out one of her enemies. Saito and Henrietta evade detection from the soldiers searching for the Queen by behaving like sweethearts, while Louise learns of the details of the Queen's mission from Agnes. In a theater in town, while Scarron and his girls are in the middle of performing a play, Henrietta confronts her enemy.

#38 - The Spy's Seal

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 5

Louise's sisters move in and make Saito do the work. Siesta makes a pass at Saito when Louise shows up. Just when Louise was about to strike him with a newer whip an explosion happens. A thief stole something from the principal's office and the principal marked the woman with a magic seal on her chest. Saito tries to do it secretly but Louise finds him and tries to hurt him again. Then a commotion in her eldest sister room gets their attention. The thief is found out and when everything is done and over with because Saito didn't tell her what he was ordered to do along with other things that was justifiable she beats him with her new whip out of spite.

#39 - The Sleipnir Ball

The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 7

Siesta, in an effort to win Saito, challenges Louise to a contest. If he can locate Louise at the Seipnir ball, she will relinquish her advances towards him. Louise accepts, telling Saito that if he succeeds, she will allow him to “continue what he started before”. The ball arrives, and each participant takes a turn at the mirror of truth, which transforms him or her into their ideal self. Saito, on the way to the ball, notices a dark shape flying over the academy. Believing Louise to be in danger, he rushes in and begins to search for her. Locating her on the balcony, he has a brief conversation with her before the two kiss. Sheffield then arrives and disrupts the ball, destroying the mirror and reverting everyone to their former selves. Saito then discovers that the girl he kissed is not Louise, but is in fact Princess Henrietta, who had taken Louise's form.

#40 - Her Majesty, the Queen's Zero

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 1

Louise tries to prevent Saito from looking at other girls, but her plan fails. The newly crowned Queen Henrietta assigns the code name 'Zero' to Louise for a mission. When they get home Louise insists she tell him about the misunderstanding that Agnes said. When he tried to explain she beat him until morning causing bruises all over his body. The next morning, Saito and Louise are informed that Henrietta has been kidnapped.

#41 - #02

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 2

The awaited scrimmage between the ETU starting line-up and the reserves begin. Tensions esclate within ETU as Tatsumi’s sharp analysis of the current ETU squad allows him to lead the reserves to an unexpected victory over the starting lineup. Further surprises await ETU as Tatsumi announces that “Mr. ETU” Murakoshi, the iconic captain, is to be stripped of his captaincy…

#42 - #21

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 21

#43 - The Three Vallière Sisters

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 4

Eléonore drags Louise, Saito, and Siesta back to the Vallière house, where Louise is announced to be engaged to a duke. Saito goes to talk to her at night but instead finds her sister who beats him like Louise does. Saito confesses his true feelings to Louise, makes out with her in a childhood boat, fights his way out of the Vallière residence, and heads back to school with Louise. She doesn't believe him about what happened in an earlier incident and beats him again while Siesta tells herself she is the only one for Saito.

#44 - The Underground Secret Document

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 7

Henrietta is convinced to sign a declaration of war against Albion. News of a victorious battle for the Tristain and Germania allied forces reaches a town that Louise and Saito are currently in. Saito discovers a sailor uniform on sale at a clothes merchants shop, and buys it, opting to give it to Siesta rather than to Louise. Upon returning to the academy, the two join Agnes and Julio on exploring a secret archive hidden beneath the school, which Agnes was denied permission. Agnes wishes to obtain the information there regarding her home town of D'Angleterre's burning to help carry out her revenge against those involved. Eleonore is picked to open to lock to the entrance. As the group heads farther down, they are joined by Siesta, who is wearing the sailor uniform Saito gave her earlier. After discovering that Saito gave the sailor uniform to Siesta because Louise lacked the chest size to make it look good, Louise blows a part of the cave in the way they came. With little to do but move further, the group finds the archives and are sent to look for the records regarding the town of D'Angleterre's burning 20 years ago. When Siesta trips and makes a mess of the books, Eléonore returns them to their proper place with magic, which triggers the archives' security system and begins to bring the bookshelves to a close. Agnes finally finds the information regarding D'Angleterre's burning, but a part of the page that lists the person who led the attack is missing. The group narrowly escapes the collapsing of the bridge that led them to the archives. Upon realizing that Louise had blocked their way out from before, Julio grants Saito permission to have intimate moments with Siesta. Siesta is happy to oblige and Saito also thinks it to be a good idea, however, Louise is watching and is preparing to blow something else up. When Saito points out that the cave in she made earlier is in the opposite direction, Louise tells him to shut up and blows them up anyway.

#45 - Crisis at the Institute of Magic

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 8

Albion sends hired mercenaries to make a surprise attack on the Magic Academy and take all of the people from the royal families hostage. Saito and his friends plan on how they will rescue the people taken hostage as it will take too long for the reinforcements to come from the palace. It is discovered the captain was one of those who attacked Agnes's town D'Angleterre's and burnt it to the ground 20 years ago.

#46 - Pursuit Aboard the Ostland

The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 8

Colbert is alive. He was saved by Tabitha before death. Using knowledge from the dragons plumage he constructed an air ship with an advanced engine. Louise is still suspicious about what she witnessed between Henrietta and Saito and enlists the help of Siesta and Tiffania to capture Saito and force him (by using magic) to reveal what happened the previous night. Pursed across the ship (under the mistaken impression the magic will remove his clothes) by the increasingly desperate trio he is finally cornered and it is revealed to all about Tabitha's involvement in the previous nights escapade. Saito and Henrietta have difficulty meeting each others eyes throughout the episode but the episode concludes with Louise's resolution to trust Saito while Siesta is still concerned.

#47 - Captive in Alhambra

The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 11

Using her talents at persuasion, Kirche discovers that Tabitha is being held in Al Hambra. Upon arriving there, the gang decide upon a plan of attack.

#48 - Enemy on the Snowy Alps

The Familiar of Zero - Season 2 - Episode 10

Henrietta has a special mission lined up and Louise and Saito are the perfect candidates. But Saito hesitates to go into battle because of what Mr. Colbert mentioned before.

#49 - #05

Giant Killing - Season 1 - Episode 5

#50 - Tabitha's Little Sister

The Familiar of Zero - Season 3 - Episode 9

A nude girl falls from the sky and introduces herself as Tabitha's younger sister. Is she really who she says she it?