The Best Episodes Directed By Fumihiro Ueno

Team Rocket goes on a revenge mission to capture more Pokémon for their boss. The first step? Sending a Mime Jr. to gain Pikachu's trust.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka

Nidothing, Liko and Roy help a female Oinkologne win the attention of a popular male.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: N/A

A battle against the black Rayquaza makes Liko realise all she has accomplished so far!

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

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After Roy sneaks onto the Brave Olivine, he and Fuecoco get their chance to shine!

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

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A visit to the Wild Area turns into a curry-making adventure for the Rising Volt Tacklers!

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

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Searching for Arboliva, Liko, Roy and Mollie discover a forest devastated by wildfire.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

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A stop at the Battle Café in Motostoke brings back painful memories for Murdock.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: N/A

Shio runs into Mitsuboshi on town at night, which reawakens memories of her painful past. Shio's father was abusive towards his wife. Shio sees an illusion of her mother, who tells her that she'll never forgive Shio. Shio passes out in a park, and thugs creep up around her.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Misaki Morie

Satou is holding a trash bag covered in blood. She tries to throw it away in the river, but senses someone nearby. The next day at school, the class president, Kitaumekawa, worries about Satou and tries to talk to her. Meanwhile, Asahi is handing out flyers around town looking for Shio.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Touko Machida

The girls in class aren’t the only snacks Ataru has his eye on. When teachers crack down on off-campus snacking, a no-holds-barred snack battle begins!

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Yuko Kakihara

Lum has a new suitor, but it doesn’t take long before there’s trouble in paradise.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Hayashi Mori

Whodunit? No one saw what happened to the principal despite all of them being in the same room. Later, chaos ensues when flowers start spreading rumors around town.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Yuta Suzuki

Shoko starts to get suspicious about Satou, and runs into Asahi passing out flyers. Satou says that she has to go to Mitsuboshi's place to deliver a notebook with a message from work, but when Mitsuboshi opens the notebook, he finds a message asking whether he wants her to let him see Shio.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Touko Machida

After Hinata's funeral, Takemichi tells a grieving Naoto what he plans to do next. Why did the same future happen even though Draken remained by Mikey's side? Takemichi decides he wants to go see Draken and ask him himself, but they find out that he's no longer in Toman in this world and is on death row.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Yoriko Tomita

The new year begins, and as Ryokushou welcomes it they sell a sweet called hanabira mochi. They only made enough to accommodate their advance orders, but a man without a reservation suddenly appears. After hearing the man's feelings toward his late mother, Nagomu makes a decision to... Later, everyone from Ryokushou goes to Yamakuni Jinja for hatsumode—the first sacred visit of the year.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Hitomi Amamiya

Jilted and heartbroken, 20-year-old Kinoshita Kazuya turns to Diamond, a Rent-A-Girlfriend app that leads him to a fateful encounter with Mizuhara Chizuru, one of the talents on offer.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Mitsutaka Hirota

Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

The Kotetsujyo arrives at Shitori Station, the first populated station it's encountered since leaving Kenkin Station. Ikoma and the others leave to shop for some supplies, and experience their first moment of peace in ages. Meanwhile, Ayame negotiates with Shitori Station to see if they could spare some food, but food is precious everywhere...

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Ichiro Okouchi

One morning, on her way to school, Itsuka spots someone who looks like her father getting on a bus. She gets on the same bus to see if it really is him, but ends up falling asleep. Having lost sight of the person who looks like her father, Itsuka arrives in Ohara near the Sanzen-in Temple where she happens upon someone unexpected.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Reiko Yoshida

Splitting up with Weather Forecast, Anastasia tries to recover his physical body after the enemy Stand Bohemian Ecstatic separates it from his soul.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

Ordered to obtain intel on the Empire's hero, Lavi's group of four find themselves in the Port City of Ordis. They're there to infiltrate a party, but Lavi has other ideas, much to Talion's chagrin.

Director: Fumihiro Ueno

Writer: Shinsuke Onishi