The Best Episodes Directed By Hideya Takahashi

Every TV Episode Directed by Hideya Takahashi Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - STEEL BALL RUN
    9.6/10(31 votes)

    #1 - STEEL BALL RUN

    S6:E1

    After a fateful encounter with outlaw Gyro Zeppeli, former racing prodigy Johnny Joestar enters the Steel Ball Run, the first horse race across America.

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 28 - Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling
    9.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling

    S4:E28

    In the aftermath of the battle between Risotto and Doppio, Abbacchio uses Moody Blues to try and uncover the boss's identity. But the boss is adamant about keeping his identity a secret and executes his next gambit against the group.

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Bucciarati Is Coming
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Bucciarati Is Coming

    S4:E2

    Faced with Bucciarati's Stand, Sticky Fingers, Giorno desperately uses Gold Experience to defend himself.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - File 3: Giovanni
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - File 3: Giovanni

    S1:E3

    Red arrives in Saffron City to find Team Rocket's fingerprints on everything. When he rescues a Silph Co. secretary, he learns that Team Rocket has taken over the company! This stems from their desire to get their hands on the Master Ball, the ultimate Poké Ball that has been in development for years. However, one more surprise lies in wait for Red at Viridian City, and this may be the biggest one yet!

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Crimson Killing Intent
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Crimson Killing Intent

    S1:E10

    Kirito has agreed to a duel with the head of the Blood Alliance Knights. If Kirito wins, Asuna is free to leave the Knights and if he loses…

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - For the Third Time, He Turns Back on the Path from Whence He Came
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - For the Third Time, He Turns Back on the Path from Whence He Came

    S1:E9

    Yui invites Hachiman and Komachi to the annual summer fireworks festival. The pair run into Haruno, who explains the complicated relationship between herself and Yukino.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - And So, Their Festival Will Never End
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #7 - And So, Their Festival Will Never End

    S1:E13

    A mysterious request to helm the upcoming sports festival arrives. The group must band together to figure out a way to pull it off.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - In Other Words, He Doesn’t Have Many Friends
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - In Other Words, He Doesn’t Have Many Friends

    S1:E4

    Hachiman has a small crisis concerning little sisters and what they mean. Afterward he receives a mysterious text, outlining the club’s next student request.

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Thing That Lurks in the Storeroom

    S3:E5

    Natsume helps clean the stoeroom at Taki's house with Tanuma. He realizes that one of the kimonos that her grandfather, who researched youkai, used to ward off demons was missing, but decides not to tell them so they won't be scared. But that kimono was an old doll youkai, who was trying to recover its body which was torn apart when her grandfather sealed it

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Broken Mirror
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Broken Mirror

    S3:E10

    After a brief incident in the forest, Tanuma has become distant to Natsume like he is avoiding something. In the meantime, there is something breaking glass around the school.

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Hideya Takahashi Ratings Summary

"STEEL BALL RUN" is the best rated episode directed by Hideya Takahashi. It scored 9.6/10 based on 31 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/19/2026 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling".