The Best Episodes Directed By Kazuya Murata

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Castaway

   S1:E14/7/2013

   Humans have left Earth and have made a paradise in space, Avalon, as humanity's new home and created the Galactic Alliance of Humanity to expand their journey through it. A threat known as Hideauze appeared before the Alliance and a war rages between them. Second Lieutenant Ledo and his A.I. Robot Partner Chamber joins the latest attack against the Hideauze. The attack ultimately ends in failure and a retreat order is issued, but Ledo is unable to return and is cast out into space. 6 months later, the salvage ship Gargantia retrieves Chamber, but are unable to take it apart. After everyone leaves, Ledo decides to take a look around and gather intel on where he is, but is soon chased and kidnaps one of the crew, Amy. He is chased outside to find out he is on a habitable planet, which shocks him enough to release Amy. The crew pins him on a pylon, and he calls Chamber, which the entire crew is surprised to see moving and floating.

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   7.8/10(14 votes)

   #2 - Knight

   S1:E172/8/2007

   An inauguration ceremony of Clovis' memorial art museum is being held, with Euphemia judging the art works. Lelouch agrees to help Kyoshiro Tohdoh's comrades rescue their leader and Shirley finds an old crumpled letter detailing her previous knowledge of Zero's identity. During the rescue mission, Lelouch convinces Tohdoh to join the Black Knights. The Lancelot appears and attempts to stop them, but Lelouch is able to predict its movements and plan a counterattack. When Tohdoh slices open the cockpit, revealing Suzaku within, Lelouch is shocked, having originally planned for Suzaku to become Nunnally's knight. He orders an immediate retreat as reinforcements arrive. Seeing Suzaku's bravery and creed, Euphemia announces to the media that he will be her knight.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Tandem Mirror

   S1:E213/6/2004

   Debris Section has been assigned to the Moon for a month to help collect debris from the Tandem Mirror Drive disaster. In training as a finalist aboard the Von Braun, Hachimaki learns that one of his fellow candidates is planning to sabotage the mission.

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   7.3/10(19 votes)

   #4 - The False Classmate

   S1:E310/19/2006

   Lelouch confronts Clovis about the murder of his mother, Marianne vi Britannia, before killing him. When he returns to Ashford Academy, he discovers that Kallen Kōzuki, one of the terrorists he helped in Shinjuku, attends the same school. The limitations to his newfound power are also revealed to him when he attempts to question her then erase her memory, so he creates a cunning deception to ease her suspicions of his identity. When the death of Prince Clovis is announced in the media, it is Suzaku Kururugi who is accused of the murder.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Ignition

   S1:E161/31/2004

   Hachimaki is left adrift in space in the middle of a solar flare and miraculously survies. But he is diagnosed with Acute Spatial Disorder and unless he can overcome it, he will be grounded from space for the rest of his life.

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   7.0/10(2 votes)

   #6 - A Sky of Stardust

   S1:E1012/6/2003

   Tanabe is preoccupied with her discovery of Gigalt's illness. Yuri's involvement in a famous high-altitude shuttle accident is revealed. On a routine debris retrieval mission, Yuri finds the only keepsake of his deceased wife.

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   6.9/10(16 votes)

   #7 - Refrain

   S1:E912/7/2006

   Told mostly from Kallen's perspective, her rocky relationship with her biological mother is revealed. The Black Knights are sent on a mission to take out the drug "Refrain", and find themselves to be popular among the Elevens. Kallen's mother is found among the Refrain users, and is arrested following the Black Knights' destruction of the drug stockpiles. Kallen promises to have changed the world by the time she is released.

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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - Blue Sky Fish

   S1:E24/24/2005

   As the girl leaves to deal with the United Federation Forces, Holland, the leader of the Gekkostate, decides to get involved as well. Renton As the girl leaves to deal with the United Federation Forces, Holland, the leader of the Gekkostate, decides to get involved as well. Renton notices that the girl is in trouble, and his grandfather orders him to deliver the attachment known as the Amita Drive. He decides to use his REF-board to get to her, but will his foolish choice lead to something that he has never imagined before?notices that the girl is in trouble, and his grandfather orders him to deliver the attachment known as the Amita Drive. He decides to use his REF-board to get to her, but will his foolish choice lead to something that he has never imagined before?

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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Paper Moon Shine

   S1:E96/12/2005

   The Gekko arrives at Ciudades Del Cielo at the holy land of the Vodarac. The city itself is in ruins, but it's still called the "Beautiful City of the Sky." While they're there, Renton decides to have some fun lifting, but is interrupted when Holland punches him. This makes Renton fly away into the city crying. Afterwards, though, the beginning of a military bombing is signaled by sirens.

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