The Best Episodes Directed By Kenichi Kawamura

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Champion Road

   S0:E24/18/2003

   Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
2. 

   9.2/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Death Match

   S1:E274/9/2001

   Ippo VS Mashiba continues.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
3. 

   9.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Test of Endurance

   S1:E151/15/2001

   Ippo defeats Jason via K.O. after a tough match.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
4. 

   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Comeback Anxiety

   S1:E6112/11/2001

   Miyata Ichirou defeats Li Chou Bil.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
5. 

   8.7/10(6 votes)

   #5 - The First Step

   S1:E110/3/2000

   Ippo is a high school student who works full time at his mother's fishing though. Because of this, he gets bullied on by the kids at his school. That's when his life turns around, when a professional boxer happens to be jogging along the way, and introduces Ippo to the world of boxing.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
6. 

   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Revival

   S1:E6212/18/2001

   Coach returns from the hospital, and Makunochi "hits without being hit".

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
7. 

   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Lollapalooza

   S1:E723/5/2002

   What wonder what Dempsey Roll early in the 1st round, Ippo sends his best and most powerful blow while Sendo had not yet had time to get into position. The champion is found on land that is a panic down. But we suspected that Sendo was not going to stop there, he gets up with difficulty ... In revenge and especially to repel the new qu'Ippo Dempsey Roll is about to launch, the champion sent a straight right in the custody of our hero, not to worry, in theory ...

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
8. 

   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - The Long-Awaited Reunion

   S1:E287/22/2020

   On the way to the Sanctuary, Subaru unwittingly finds himself invited to a witch’s tea party, where the hostess introduces herself as Echidna, the Witch of Greed. Subaru is alarmed, but Echidna encourages him to sit and drink his tea before it gets cold. When he somehow makes it back outside after a conversation with Echidna, he finds Otto lying on the ground, battered and beaten. Then, before he even has a moment to assess the situation, Subaru himself is attacked.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
9. 

   8.1/10(89 votes)

   #9 - Departure x And x Friends

   S1:E110/2/2011

   The story begins with a young boy named Gon, who aspires to be a hunter just like his father Ging. Ging leaves his son in the care of Mito, Gon's aunt, and has not been seen since. Gon catches the local monster fish, "Lord of the Lake", in order to prove his ability to take the exam. Although Mito is reluctant to let Gon leave his home, she relents after he is determined to understand the reason his father left him and his interest of being a hunter.

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Kenichi Kawamura

   Writer:N/A
10. 

    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Challenger

    S1:E5210/9/2001

    Recap episode.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A
11. 

    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #11 - A Gathering of Adventurers

    S1:E1112/23/2018

    Goblin Slayer does his usual rounds around the farm and finds a bunch of goblin footprints, and realizes that they're planning to attack the farm that night. Goblin Slayer tries to convince Cow Girl and her uncle to leave, but she refuses to leave, wanting to protect the one place that Goblin Slayer has to come home to. In order to protect the farm Goblin Slayer heads to the guild to make a request...

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A
12. 

    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Beyond Good and Evil

    S1:E911/27/2014

    Yuko is drawn to Shimada Hideo, but gradually realizes that something is seriously amiss with Shimada's face itself. As Yuko pursues Shimada's secret, she connects the dots between him and her brother's police investigation.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A
13. 

    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Something Wicked This Way Comes

    S1:E151/22/2015

    Though still full of doubt, Kuramori has, for the time being, accepted Shinichi. Soon after, Kuramori's resolve is severely shaken by witnessing a parasite murder a human being. Shinichi is frustrated by the turn of events, but the lull is cut short when a new parasite appears...

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A
14. 

    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Traces of Intense Battles

    S1:E315/7/2001

    Episode 31 is a retrospective on the hope that managed Ippo championship. It is made in the form of a newspaper article commented and written Fuuji, journalist of the monthly "boxing fan."

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A
15. 

    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Boxer's Fist

    S0:E13/21/2003

    A special episode included in the DVDs. It tells how Takamura started boxing.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura

    Writer:N/A