The Best Episodes Directed By Hiromichi Matano

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - A Squad's Worth of Passion!

   S25:E512/10/2023

   Ash and friends decide to cheer on their old pal Squirtle at the Firefighting Squad Show, but the famous Pokémon's managers won't let the group say hi.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - The Final Face Off (5)

   S1:E1421/28/2003

   Marik’s The Winged Dragon of Ra has destroyed both Slifer the Sky Dragon and Obelisk the Tormentor! Will the combined force of all of Yugi’s monsters be enough to defeat an Egyptian God Card that terminated two other powerful Egyptian God Cards? The fate of the duel, and the world, hangs in the balance with the finale of the Battle City Tournament!

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   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #3 - The Story of Mercilessness

   S1:E93/4/2019

   Dororo comes down with a high fever. While woozy from its effects, the youngster catches a glimpse of some red spider lilies, which stirs up memories of past days spent with parents Hibukuro and Ojiya.

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   7.9/10(17 votes)

   #4 - The Stranger

   S1:E511/6/2014

   Running late to school, Shinichi sees Nagai in trouble with some punks. When Shinichi steps in to help, he meets a high school student, Kimishima Kana. Shinichi and Satomi share a close moment when she tends to his injuries, but his life is about to take a sudden turn with a single phone call from his father...

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   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #5 - Life and Oath

   S1:E233/19/2015

   With no chance to survive, Shinichi pulls off a desperate move.

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Yugi vs. Pegasus: Match of the Millennium (4)

   S1:E381/16/2001

   Yugi crumples in exhaustion under the crippling power of the Shadow Game. His friends yell desperate encouragement, but their voices cannot penetrate the sphere of darkness. Yugi’s chance at victory is slipping away, as is his life!

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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Everyone's Night

   S4:E93/7/2020

   The new year has come and the members Karasuno High School Volleyball team were nervous. The long-awaited battle on the orange court, the Spring Tournament, was finally here!

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   7.5/10(15 votes)

   #8 - The Blue Bird

   S1:E1112/11/2014

   Kana's feelings for Shinichi grows day by day, and so does Shinichi's apprehension about Kana's ability. As ordinary life returns, Satomi struggles with her mounting suspicion that something has changed in Shinichi. Meanwhile, a new parasite appears to wreak havoc in a local gang hideout. Everyone's lives are about to get shattered yet again.

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   7.4/10(13 votes)

   #9 - The Adventure of the Dying Detective

   S1:E172/5/2015

   Having determined Tamura to be a threat, Kusano's group moves to eliminate her. Meanwhile, Kuramori moves to avenge his family's death by abducting Tamura's baby. With her baby in his arms, Kuramori faces Tamura and threatens to throw the infant down a steep slope--what will Tamura do?

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    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Playing with a Parasite (1)

    S1:E637/10/2001

    The trickster Insector Haga spins a web of lies to bait Jonouchi into a lopsided duel! Haga secretly infests Jonouchi’s deck with a parasite that prevents Jonouchi from summoning strong monsters! Without the support of his most powerful beasts, what chance does Jonouchi have against a monster that even Yugi didn’t dare face at Duelist Kingdom: Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth!?

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    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Legendary Fisherman (2)

    S1:E698/21/2001

    Kajiki’s oceanic warrior The Legendary Fisherman unleashes a wave of destruction by stealthily destroying Jonouchi’s monsters from the depths of the sea! Jonouchi has to put his skills, training and experience to the ultimate test before he’s all washed out!

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    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Back to Battle City (3)

    S1:E1249/17/2002

    Jonouchi may have fought some of the fiercest fights in Battle City, but has all his frontline training taught him to become an elite duelist, or is he still a cut below the other three big boys of Duel Monsters? Jonouchi’s gonna show what he’s made of in the conclusion to the four-man battle royal!

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    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Final Duel (1)

    S1:E2219/8/2004

    The time of destiny is now! Yugi vs. Atem! If Yugi defeats Atem, Yugi proves he's ready to stand on his own, and Atem can join his friends in the world beyond... but Yugi and Atem will be separated forever! If Atem defeats Yugi, they can stay together... but Atem will not journey to the next world! The final test is about to begin!

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