The Best Episodes Directed By Hiroshi Ikehata

Every TV Episode Directed by Hiroshi Ikehata Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for This Is My Final Duty!
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - This Is My Final Duty!

    S1:E22

    The Gurren-Lagann and the Arc-Gurren join together to form the massive Arc-Gurren-Lagann and stop the Human Annihilation System.

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  2. Background image for Witchling and a Vampire
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Witchling and a Vampire

    S1:E3

    A mischievous young witch stirs up trouble between Moka and Tsukune, but will a ghastly confrontation with a trio of lizardmen change her outlook on love?

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  3. Background image for Akiba's First Trip
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Akiba's First Trip

    S1:E1

    Tamotsu Denkigai is just another otaku, prowling the streets of Akihabara for elusive rare figurines and other treasures. However, the streets of Akihabara aren't what they used to be - pretty cosplayers are ripping each other's clothes off!

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  4. Background image for We Formed a Team - Call Us Electric Mayo!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - We Formed a Team - Call Us Electric Mayo!

    S1:E2

    Tamotsu, Arisa and Niwaka visit Matome's hideout, where they discuss Tamotsu's new powers and the current state of Akihabara. What evil lurks in the streets of their favorite town?

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  5. Background image for What Happens When You Mindlessly Follow Someone Who Offers You an Idol Debut
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - What Happens When You Mindlessly Follow Someone Who Offers You an Idol Debut

    S1:E3

    Tamotsu finds a series of new hobbies, and being who he is, he runs off to pursue them. Meanwhile, Arisa, Niwaka and Matome go on patrol without him, and receive a type of attention that they did not expect.

    Writer:Go Zappa
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  6. Background image for Ham Radio Fighters
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Ham Radio Fighters

    S1:E4

    Deadly radio waves send Akihabara to chaos. The team must employ classic radio technology to counter the threat.

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  7. Background image for No Reason I'd Lose
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - No Reason I'd Lose

    S1:E5

    During his "training session" in one of Akihabara's video game arcades, Tamotsu is confronted by a mysterious enemy who challenges him in a fighting game.

    Writer:Yu Sato
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  8. Background image for Your Memory Is Full
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Your Memory Is Full

    S1:E6

    Tamotsu needs a new PC, and he decided to build one from scratch. He's trying to create something totally one-of-a-kind, and gets more than what he expected.

    Writer:Go Zappa
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  9. Background image for Only a Liar Says Something Is Too Hard
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Only a Liar Says Something Is Too Hard

    S1:E7

    Tamotsu is short on cash again, so he must find a new part-time job. He finds a job that pays great hourly wages... But at what cost?

    Writer:Yu Sato
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  10. Background image for Akihabara Grand Tournament
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Akihabara Grand Tournament

    S1:E8

    A mysterious duo is purchasing all the rice cookers in town, messing with the balance of the retail market. The culprit is someone Arisa didn't expect to see.

    Writer:Yu Sato
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  11. Background image for Whoa, I Battled with Game Cards!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Whoa, I Battled with Game Cards!

    S1:E9

    Arisa helps Tamotsu rediscover a card game that he stopped playing a few years ago. Meanwhile, another Bugged One conspiracy is at play, causing chaos within the Akihabara vigilante groups.

    Writer:Go Zappa
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  12. Background image for Did You Open Your Pyloric Canal?!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Did You Open Your Pyloric Canal?!

    S1:E10

    Tamotsu suddenly realizes that he wants to have girlfriends and go on dates! Niwaka and Arisa conspire to send Tamotsu and Matome on a "practice date," but the event does not play out in the way they imagined.

    Writer:Yu Sato
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  13. Background image for The Midsummer Akiba Festival Begins!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Midsummer Akiba Festival Begins!

    S1:E11

    The Akihabara Festival, a major government-backed event, is about to begin. As everyone works hard to prepare, behind the scenes, an unknown group conducts unspeakably evil deeds to ruin the fun.

    Writer:Go Zappa
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  14. Background image for Electric Mayo's Falling Apart!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Electric Mayo's Falling Apart!

    S1:E12

    With the new Akiba Ban law in effect, otaku and otaku culture is being pushed out of Akihabara. Meanwhile, Tamotsu loses his powers, forcing Electric Mayonnaise out of commission.

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  15. Background image for Akiba's Last Trip
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Akiba's Last Trip

    S1:E13

    The cultural cleansing of Akiba is turning into something more closely resembling an ethnic cleansing operation, and Akiba residents are being rounded up by the police. Can Matome and Tamotsu defeat the mastermind and save the day?

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  16. Background image for Black Bullet
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Black Bullet

    S1:E4

    Hiruko instantly takes care of 29 civil officer pairs and comes face to face with Rentaro and Enju again. Rentaro shows his true power to Hiruko, proving that he's not the only one that was part of the New Human Creation Project and they battle again.

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  17. Background image for A Once in a Lifetime Chance
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #17 - A Once in a Lifetime Chance

    S1:E9

    The final round of Honnouji Academy’s Naturals Election is about to begin and the Elite Four all want to be the first to fight Ryuko. Her homeroom teacher, Aikuro Mikisugi, is concerned if she’ll be able to make it through one fight, let alone all four!

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  18. Background image for The Last Hope
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - The Last Hope

    S1:E1

    Year 2031: Tokyo Area. Most of the human race has been wiped out by the parasitic Gastrea. Part of the Anti-Gastrea movement, high school student Satomi Rentaro works as a civil officer for Tendo Civil Securities. On a mission, he meets a suspicious man in a mask and a tuxedo: Hiruko Kagetane.

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  19. Background image for In the Still of the Moonlit Night, the Dawn Sky
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - In the Still of the Moonlit Night, the Dawn Sky

    S1:E7

    Rentaro gets hurt trying to protect Seitenshi from the sniper. The security plan that Seitenshi's bodyguards had set up were leaked to the sniper. Enju had gone after the sniper and falls into a coma.

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  20. Background image for The Children of Fate
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Children of Fate

    S1:E3

    Enju is treated like an outcast at her school when it is found out that she is one of the Cursed Children, who have the Gastrea virus within them. Despite her sadness, they go look for the host Gastrea. She gives it her all and instantly is able to recover the case...

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  21. Background image for The Heart of Taurus, the Spear of Light
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Heart of Taurus, the Spear of Light

    S1:E11

    The outdoor classroom is completely destroyed because of the bombing. Hope is starting to be destroyed along with the Monolith as the JASDF and Gastrea face off. However, the ones to show up at the civil officers' base were JASDF who had been turned into Gastrea themselves.

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  22. Background image for Resurrected Nightmare
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Resurrected Nightmare

    S1:E10

    Kyōma starts to connect the dots as he fights with an old comrade controlled by K.K., and the truth is revealed about Lwai.

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  23. Background image for Those Who Lurk Underground
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Those Who Lurk Underground

    S1:E14

    In a violent clash with Greed, King Bradley proves to be a brutal opponent. But the man who finally destroys the Ultimate Shield is more powerful than even the Fuhrer himself.

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  24. Background image for Disappointing Person
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Disappointing Person

    S1:E5

    Aichi and Mie are up in arms and things are tense after all the shachihoko in Nagoya were blown up. Can the girls bring peace to the warring nations?

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  25. Background image for Rain of Sorrows
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Rain of Sorrows

    S1:E5

    After learning about what happened to Shou Tucker and his daughter Nina, the Elric brothers begin to question what alchemy really is. Meanwhile, Colonel Mustang and the other State Alchemists track down the serial killer Scar.

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Hiroshi Ikehata Ratings Summary

"This Is My Final Duty!" is the best rated episode directed by Hiroshi Ikehata. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Kazuki Nakashima. It aired on 8/26/2007 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Witchling and a Vampire".