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The Best Episodes Directed By Hikaru Murata

Every TV Episode Directed by Hikaru Murata Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Hikaru Murata Ratings Summary

"DON'T CHASE A SHADOW" is the best rated episode directed by Hikaru Murata. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Masaki Hiramatsu. It aired on 11/30/2024 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "KILL THE KING".

  • DON'T CHASE A SHADOW
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - DON'T CHASE A SHADOW

    Season 2 Episode 35 - Aired 11/30/2024

    The change in Mayuri's Spiritual Pressure is also felt elsewhere by Urahara and Kyoraku.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

  • KILL THE KING
    9.0/102 votes

    #2 - KILL THE KING

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 10/12/2024

    Ichigo and his friends hurry to the Reio Greater Palace to stop Yhwach.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

  • Kill the Shadow
    8.9/107 votes

    #3 - Kill the Shadow

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2022

    The Wandenreich mobilizes its elite force, the Stern Ritter, to annihilate the Soul Society. Creating massive flaming pillars of Reishi as a distraction, the Stern Ritter easily enter the Soul Society to bring carnage to the Soul Reapers.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Tomohisa Taguchi

  • The Battle
    8.7/106 votes

    #4 - The Battle

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2022

    Kenpachi Zaraki removes his eye patch to fight Retsu Unohana, a.k.a. Yachiru Unohana, “The First Kenpachi.” Meanwhile, Ichigo and Renji head to Hoohden to meet Oh-Etsu Nimaiya, the man who is said to have created the Zanpakuto.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

  • A
    8.7/103 votes

    #5 - A

    Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 10/5/2024

    The battle between Squad Zero and Yhwach's Royal Guards for the Soul King rages on.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

  • Torrential Downpour Warning
    8.4/108 votes

    #6 - Torrential Downpour Warning

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2022

    Jolyne reaches the courtyard. Pucchi recalls his talks with DIO and his reason for hunting Jotaro when Weather unleashes a squall of poison dart frogs.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • A Little Story from the Past ~My Name Is Doppio~
    8.3/103 votes

    #7 - A Little Story from the Past ~My Name Is Doppio~

    Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 4/13/2019

    On the island of Sardinia, a boy named Doppio is searching for Trish and the others on orders from Passione's boss. But Doppio has a dark secret, one that becomes apparent when he encounters Risotto of La Squadra.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Shin'ichi Inotsume

  • The Blood Warfare
    8.3/1039 votes

    #8 - The Blood Warfare

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2022

    The Soul Society is observing a sudden surge in the number of Hollows being destroyed.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Tomohisa Taguchi

  • Crazy D (Diamond) Is Unbreakable (2)
    8.2/104 votes

    #9 - Crazy D (Diamond) Is Unbreakable (2)

    Season 3 Episode 38 - Aired 12/17/2016

    Josuke and Hayato try to force Killer Queen and Stray Cat into close-quarters combat by going into a nearby house. However, air bullets start to show up in the house. Josuke tries to dodge them by throwing around ash from an ashtray so he can see where they are going, but for some reasons, the air bullets keep chasing after Josuke. There's no way that Kira should be able to see them from the outside, so Josuke and Hayato start panicking...

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: N/A

  • THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN
    8.0/101 votes

    #10 - THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2020

    After a long journey, the team finally reaches their destination. Before the children say their goodbyes, Brother shares his side of the story.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Hikaru Murata

  • BABEL
    8.0/101 votes

    #11 - BABEL

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2020

    Drastic measures are taken to subdue the civilian uprising. Knowing it's their last chance to save Brother, Courier and crew race towards a showdown at Kansai Station.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Tomohisa Taguchi

  • Is Being Able to Retrace One's Past and Ancestors A Reason to Be Happy or Unhappy?/Does Getting a Job Doing What You Love Really Bring Happiness?
    8.0/102 votes

    #12 - Is Being Able to Retrace One's Past and Ancestors A Reason to Be Happy or Unhappy?/Does Getting a Job Doing What You Love Really Bring Happiness?

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2017

    As the girls discuss what kind of hairstyle would suit Himeno, she explains how her ancestry led her to have red hair.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Touko Machida

  • Take Flight
    7.8/104 votes

    #13 - Take Flight

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2018

    Tsubasa Oozora has just moved to Nankatsu in Shizuoka. He is a passionate soccer boy and instead of helping with the move, he runs away to dribble his ball around the city. What happens next is close to a fated encounter. He meets Genzo Wakabayashi. He is a young, genius goalkeeper. Tsubasa watches him catching one ball after another from his middle school partner and is impressed by Wakabayashi’s skills, so he challenges him. He says that he can shoot the ball all the way to Wakabayashi’s house and land it on the roof. As proof, he writes something on the ball.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Atsuhiro Tomioka

  • The "G" in Guts
    7.7/103 votes

    #14 - The "G" in Guts

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/16/2019

    Because of their own wills and their sense of justice, Bucciarati and the others end up betraying the organization. Trish also wants to find out who her father truly is, so she tells the others that her mother met her father in Sardinia. They all decide to have a meal in Venice before they leave and Narancia is suddenly attacked by a Stand. The boss's own personal elite guard was now on the move.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Shogo Yasukawa

  • The Last 9 Days
    7.7/106 votes

    #15 - The Last 9 Days

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/8/2023

    Ichigo prepares to leave the Royal Palace to return to the Seireitei but is stopped by Hyosube, who claims that Ichigo cannot defeat Yhwach as he is now.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

  • BLACK
    7.5/1015 votes

    #16 - BLACK

    Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 9/30/2023

    Yhwach performs Auswählen to bestow power to his fallen Royal Guards.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Masaki Hiramatsu

  • Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food
    7.2/104 votes

    #17 - Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/2016

    Josuke and Okuyasu visit a brand new Italian restaurant in Morioh. Rather than customers choosing items from a menu, the chef, Tonio, decides what the customer will eat after he looks at them. Tonio wants Okuyasu to feel better, and first, offers him water. Okuyasu is moved at how wonderful it tastes. He's actually moved to tears at how delicious the water is, but then starts showing even weirder symptoms...

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: N/A

  • MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
    7.0/101 votes

    #18 - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2020

    When the infiltration doesn’t go as expected and they’re running out of time, the group will have to improvise to pull off the ultimate heist.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Yoshifumi Sasahara

  • Sheer Heart Attack (1)
    6.7/103 votes

    #19 - Sheer Heart Attack (1)

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 9/3/2016

    Jotaro and Koichi try to track down the owner of the button and run into the murderer, Yoshikage Kira and his Stand, Killer Queen's bomb, Heart Attack at Centipede Shoes. Koichi wants to go after Kira, but Jotaro tells him not to. However, Koichi isn't satisfied with Jotaro's decision and decides to act on his own, right when Sheer Heart Attack attacks again...

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Paths
    6.5/102 votes

    #20 - Two Paths

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2016

    Akane and the team were able to escape the collapsing Divine Gate, but Arthur has gone missing and the World Council has imposed a martial law to find everyone. Meanwhile, Loki joins the Geniuses of Divine and has something else up his sleeve.

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: Daisuke Watanabe

  • Another One Bites the Dust (1)
    6.3/103 votes

    #21 - Another One Bites the Dust (1)

    Season 3 Episode 35 - Aired 11/26/2016

    After being cornered, Kosaku Kawajiri gets rid of Hayato. Though he made it look like an accident, Rohan and the others have spotted Hayato, and were coming to the Kawajiri household the next day to ask him some questions. At this rate, he's going to be found out and caught... Kawajiri fell into despair when suddenly, Yoshihiro's arrow suddenly stabs him...

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: N/A

  • Highway Star (2)
    5.7/103 votes

    #22 - Highway Star (2)

    Season 3 Episode 29 - Aired 10/15/2016

    Jotaro tries to track down the mysterious foot print Stand's user. He manages to outrun the Stand with a motorcycle, and thinks to call Koichi and ask him to find the user by using Echoes. Meanwhile, the mysterious Stand keeps chasing Jotaro. Jotaro manages to get his hands on a cellphone and manages to call Koichi, but then he realizes that the ocean i right in front of him...

    Director: Hikaru Murata

    Writer: N/A