The Best Episodes Directed By Junya Koshida

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(10 votes)

   #1 - Conclusion of the Death Match! White Pride and Black Desire

   S1:E5911/22/2005

   Ichigo Kurosaki and 6th Division Captain Byakuya Kuchiki's battle reaches its conclusion.

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   #2 - Goodbye...Rangiku

   S1:E3082/8/2011

   Ichigo Kurosaki emerges from his training and forces Sōsuke Aizen into battle away from Karakura Town.

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   8.1/10(11 votes)

   #3 - The Despicable Shinigami

   S1:E438/2/2005

   Uryū Ishida and Orihime Inoue are confronted by 12th Division Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

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   8.1/10(15 votes)

   #4 - The Encounter, Abarai Renji!

   S1:E161/25/2005

   Two Shinigami, 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai and Captain Byakuya Kuchiki, arrive in the Human World to take Rukia Kuchiki back to the Soul Society.

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   8.0/10(17 votes)

   #5 - The Legendary Quincy

   S1:E1112/14/2004

   Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Uryū Ishida, a Quincy.

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   8.0/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Hitsugaya Roars!

   S1:E489/6/2005

   10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya battles 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru.

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   8.0/10(9 votes)

   #7 - Senbonzakura, Crushed! Zangetsu Thrusts through the Sky

   S1:E5711/8/2005

   Ichigo Kurosaki and Captain Byakuya Kuchiki continue their battle.

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   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Ichigo, Mastering the Fullbring!

   S1:E35312/20/2011

   As Shūkurō Tsukishima arrives at Xcution, a battle ensues.

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   7.8/10(11 votes)

   #9 - Renji's Confrontation

   S1:E305/3/2005

   Having been led to the base of Senzaikyū, Ichigo Kurosaki begins his rematch with 6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai.

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    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Aizen Assassinated! The Darkness which Approaches

    S1:E356/7/2005

    While the Gotei 13 deals with the death of 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen, Ichigo Kurosaki and his group attempt to enter Senzaikyū once again.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - For the Sake of the Believers! Byakuya vs. Hitsugaya!

    S1:E3256/7/2011

    As Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto fights the Reigai, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki encounters a Reigai of Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

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12. 

    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Release the Death Blow!

    S1:E274/12/2005

    Ichigo Kurosaki completes his battle with 11th Division 3rd Seat Ikkaku Madarame while his friends continue to progress through the Seireitei.

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    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Enter! The World of the Shinigami

    S1:E213/1/2005

    Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter Soul Society.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Evolution?! The Menace of the Final Sword Beast

    S1:E2654/6/2010

    The Zanpakutō Spirits struggle with the final Tōjū until their wielders arrive to help.

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15. 

    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #15 - The Final Getsuga Tenshō!? Ichigo's Training!

    S1:E30212/21/2010

    Ichigo Kurosaki begins training to learn the Final Getsuga Tenshō. Sōsuke Aizen and Gin Ichimaru arrive in Karakura Town.

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    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Climax! Kyōraku vs. Stark!

    S1:E2776/29/2010

    Captain Shunsui Kyōraku and Coyote Starrk decide to get serious in their battle.

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    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Hueco Mundo moves again! Hitsugaya vs. Yammy

    S1:E1388/29/2007

    Several Arrancar head into the Human World.

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    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Elite! The Four Shinigami

    S1:E2164/21/2009

    As Ichigo Kurosaki confronts Ulquiorra Cifer, the battle for the four pillars begins in Karakura Town.

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    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Vizard! The Power of the Awakened

    S1:E1224/18/2007

    Ichigo Kurosaki goes to where the Visored are in hopes of learning how to control his Hollowfication.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - A New Enemy! The True Nature of the Sword Beasts

    S1:E2572/9/2010

    10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya battles a Tōjū which has been absorbed by a Hollow.

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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Senbonzakura's Bankai! Offense and Defense of the Living World

    S1:E24912/8/2009

    11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki faces off against Tenken's Bankai, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, as Muramasa frees his master, Kōga.

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    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Renji Abarai, Bankai of the Soul!

    S1:E907/25/2006

    Gesell turns on its master. Ichigo Kurosaki attempts to fight Jin Kariya with little success.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Power of the Soul! Los Lobos, Attack!

    S1:E2828/3/2010

    Love Aikawa and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi battle against Coyote Starrk.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Uryū is Attacked, A Threat Draws Near the Friends!

    S1:E34510/25/2011

    After Ichigo Kurosaki and Orihime Inoue visit Uryū Ishida in the hospital, Keigo Asano is attacked.

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    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Zangetsu Becomes an Enemy

    S1:E2338/18/2009

    Muramasa releases Zangetsu, and Ichigo Kurosaki fights him as his inner Hollow begins to take control.

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