Due to recent activity (or lack thereof), the Weekly Episode discussion thread is being folded into one complete thread (consequently, there will be no polls), where all discussions concerning the anime episodes will take place (individual topics can still be created based on anime material (i.e. discussions concerning filler character, etc), but individual episode threads are being phased out...for now).
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Episode 254
Super S Rank Top Secret Mission -
ドS級極秘任務 ~
Doesu-kyū Gokuhi Ninmu.
Animation Supervisor: Kouji Furuya (244) & Ken'ichi Hirata
Storyboard: Toshiyasu Furukawa (227)
Episode Director: Hideki Takayama (244)
Screenplay: Yasuyuki Suzuki (254, 246, 238)
Next Episode:
The Artist Returns -
芸術家再び ~
Geijutsuka Futatabi.