The Best Episodes Directed By Kanji Wakabayashi
Every TV Episode Directed by Kanji Wakabayashi Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Kanji Wakabayashi Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Kanji Wakabayashi is "Detective Suk", rated 10/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Ryu Nakamura". "Detective Suk" aired on 2/23/2005 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Unrelated Murders".
10.0/10 2 votes#1 - Detective Suk
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 2/23/2005
A new inspector, detective Suk is on the case of Zeman's homicide. During his investigation, he discovers that there is more to Zeman's murder than first assumed. Suk also meets a lady whom he falls head over hills for
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Ryu Nakamura
10.0/10 2 votes#2 - Unrelated Murders
Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 7/13/2005
Egon Weisbach was one of the first investigators in the murder of the Liebert parents. On his last day on the job before retirement, he is escorting a convicted serial murderer but wants to know why he killed someone who did not fit his modus operandi. At the same time, Dr. Gillen is interviewing several murderers wondering why they killed someone who also did not fit their usual targets. Both realize that all these criminals committed murders outside their usual scope at the request of a young man, presumably Johan.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Masatoshi Hakata
10.0/10 1 votes#3 - Musica Ex Machina (Phase 1)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2012
The assassin group Orchestra is out to earn a little cash and Koko just so happens to be visiting the same town as them. Now Koko must run for her life or die by the hands of a quirky team who claim their gunfights are musical.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
9.7/10 3 votes#4 - The Rose Mansion
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 4/13/2005
Lunge investigates the secret behind the Red Rose Mansion. Tenma and Grimmer separate, but Tenma finds himself in trouble.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Masahiro Hayashi
9.5/10 4 votes#5 - The Town Massacre
Season 1 Episode 70 - Aired 8/31/2005
As time passes, more people in Ruhenheim are being shot dead by mysterious people and each other. Both Grimmer and Lunge determine that the owner of a local hotel is Klaus Poppe, also known as Franz Bonaparta. After subduing a man who was giving weapons to everyone in the town, they obtain information that one of the ringleaders is in a second hotel.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Masatoshi Hakata
8.0/10 1 votes#6 - Resign
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/29/2003
Exile enters Disith territory, followed by the Guild and alliance fleets. The alliance fleet loses one-quarter of its ships after Exile continues its indiscriminate attack, but Sophia orders it to continue at all costs to defeat the Guild. In the Grand Stream, Dio pursues Claus's vanship and relives their race at Horizon Cave. However, when he realizes Lucciola is not with him, Dio falls into despair and is thrown off his vanship by a gust of wind. Just as the alliance fleet falters in its attack, the Urbanus leads the remaining ships in protecting the Silvana as she makes a final attack at Delphine's ship. Alex, still a prisoner of Delphine, catches her off-guard and strangles her before breaking her neck. As the Silvana destroys Delphine's ship, Wina hears Alex's final words at her listening post. Claus and Lavie finally cross the Grand Stream into Disith, completing the feat that their fathers could not achieve. There, they find the remaining alliance fleet and bring Alvis to Exile. Claus recites all four Mysteria, to which Alvis responds, and Exile sheds its defensive cocoon to reveal a starship. Inside it, Claus and Lavie find their fathers' vanship and remains. The world they have been living in is revealed to be in the shape of an hourglass, and Exile takes Claus, Lavie, and many others to a new, conflict-free world. Claus and Lavie are reunited with Dunya and Mullin, the latter of whom has recovered from his injuries. They are joined by Alvis, Tatiana, Alister, Holly Mad-thane, and several children.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Koichi Chigira
8.0/10 3 votes#7 - The Black Card
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2007
It doesn't take much effort for Claire to quickly complete her job and so Claire and Raki are off while she waits for another job. A strange man from the organization comes to give Claire a new set of clothes but not only that, he also gives Claire a "Black Card". What does this Black Card mean to Claire? Raki later has an encounter with the same man from the organization, who explains to him exactly what Claymores are (half human, half Yoma).
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi
7.4/10 12 votes#8 - Physically Necrosis
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/6/2011
Despite his many attempts, Okabe is unable to prevent the death of Mayuri, so he turns to Makise for help solving the riddle of time travel. Later, Suzuha's true identity is revealed
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Jukki Hanada
7.3/10 3 votes#9 - Meet the Angel
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2023
Amane Fujimiya is a socially awkward first-year high school student who lives by himself in an apartment. His neighbor is schoolmate Mahiru Shiina, a girl who is so beautiful and so unreachable that the other students call her an "angel." On the way home one day, Amane notices Mahiru sitting alone on a park swing, drenched in the rain, so he lends her his umbrella. When Amane catches a cold the next day, Mahiru insists on taking care of him, and the two next-door strangers embark on an unusual new relationship.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
7.2/10 12 votes#10 - Paradox Meltdown
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/24/2011
With his new discovery in mind, Okabe continues his attempts to protect Mayuri while also trying to avoid Kurisu's potential impending fate.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Jukki Hanada
7.0/10 2 votes#11 - Prudence
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2004
Koyuki tries to memorize the scales at Saitou's place. Later we can see Koyuki talking with the bullies and then scolded in the teacher's office. Maho meets with him, and at Saitou's place, Koyuki tells her why he started to work for the old man. This marks the first appearance of Ryusuke's guitar, "Prudence" ("Lucille" in the Japanese original), notable for the several bullet holes it bears.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Osamu Kobayashi
6.8/10 12 votes#12 - Chaos Theory Homeostasis I
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2011
The latest experiment for Okabe and his lab mates leads to the disappearance of one of their own. Next, they'll attempt to use their time travel technology to make a young boy's dream a reality.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Toshizo Nemoto
6.6/10 12 votes#13 - Parallel World Paranoia
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2011
Okabe suspects his microwave oven is behind the recent unusual events.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Jukki Hanada