The Best Episodes Directed By Makoto Sonoda

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   #1 - Protect Them! The Cloth Repairer and the Legendary Ore!

   S1:E177/29/2012

   The Bronze Saints arrive to a desert area, in which they meet a young girl from the people of Jamir, called Raki, who at first attacks them. After realizing they are Saints, by tradition connected to the people of Jamir, Raki takes them through a shortcut to avoid the desert areas, only to be greeted by the challenge of Kerberos Dorie, who seeks to capture Aria. Managing to defeat Dorie after a difficult battle, the Bronze Saints resume their journey, bidding farewell to their young benefactor, who later is joined by her mentor, Appendix Kiki, the former apprentice of the legendary Aries Mu, now a young man, who realizes the Bronze Saints are the new embodiment of hope in this era.

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   #2 - For Aria's sake! Eden's Wrathful Lightning Strike!

   S1:E208/19/2012

   Learning of Souma's defeat, Eden leaves the Sanctuary in order to find Aria himself. He eventually manages to track down Aria, who is accompanied by Kouga and Yuna. After easily defeating Yuna, Eden and Kouga have their long awaited fight. However, the Orion Bronze Saint easily dominates the battle despite Kouga's best efforts. Not wanting to see her friend hurt, Aria allows Eden to take her away.

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   #3 - Sublime Pride! Mycenae's Kingly Fist!

   S1:E3612/9/2012

   After leaving Eden, Mycenae returns to guard his House, where Haruto and Souma arrive promptly. The young Saints find themselves to fight their way through the House of Leo, but the ferocious Mycenae proves to be an almost impossible foe to overcome, even when the two teenagers fight him together and neutralize his King's Roar technique. When he unleash his King's Emblem, Haruto risks his life by stopping Mycenae's final attack. Souma retaliates with a Lionet Bomber powerful enough to crack one of the shoulder pads on his Gold Cloth. The fierce determination of the ...

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   #4 - The Malevolent War God! Mars and Ludwig!

   S1:E452/17/2013

   Kouga finally reaches Mars' location, determined to stop him. As the War God deflects his attacks and counterattacks, Eden arrives in time to save Kouga. Mars then reveals to the true story from the days when he was known as Ludwig, a normal human who sought revenge for the death of his beloved wife, Misha. He deflects Eden's attacks before removing his mask, revealing himself as a human no longer.

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   #5 - Seiya's True Feelings! The Lie From His Return!

   S1:E922/23/2014

   After donning his New Gold Cloth, Seiya battles Titan, who questions his loyalty to Athena and the Sagittarius Saint reveals that his drive to follow Saori comes from his feelings for her. Knowing how he feels out of his devotion to Pallas, the Pallasite attacks with all his Cosmo, just to be wounded by Seiya's arrow. Pallas intervenes to protect Titan and Saori then reconciles with her, seeing how she has reformed after assuming her love for him. However, Europa appears and uses the curse laid on the goddesses to drain their Cosmo and pours it on Subaru, who is ...

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   #6 - The Offense and Defense Assasin! Shun's Secret Chain!

   S1:E7911/10/2013

   Koga, Yuna, and Souma advance through the first path while Shun stays behind to deal with the enemy reinforcements. However, the Secondary Pallasite Surtr blocks their path enveloped in a defensive barrier that seems impenetrable, until Shun catches up with them and realizes the secret behind the enemy's trick.

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   #7 - Fighting Destiny! The Confession of Rebellion!

   S1:E851/5/2014

   After dealing with Paradox, Gallia turns her attention to Athena and the Gold Saints, easily deflecting all their attacks until she reveals her Photontector. Meanwhile, the other three groups figure out the meaning of their endless running, figuring out that someone has put them into an endless corridor. As Seiya's attacks are easily deflected, and Gallia is about to kill him, Pallas informs her to stand back, with Gallia mocking Pallas for receiving no love in spite of being the Goddess of Love. However, Integra and Paradox combine their Cosmo, and destroy Europa's ...

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   #8 - The Beginning of the End

   S1:E2710/15/2006

   With DATS HQ destroyed and Kurata on his way to the Digital World, the DATS seek out Dr. Crier to ask him to reactivate his digital gate. When they go through, they end up running into Kurata's henchmen: Kouki, Nanami, and Ivan. When their Bio Digimon forms prove too powerful for the DATS to handle, Sampson and Kudamon appear to help out.

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   #9 - The Final Bio-Hybrid Battle

   S1:E3311/26/2006

   By incapacitating ElDoradimons' movements, Kurata opened up a massive digital gate that sucks the titanic Digimon along with all its inhabitants to realise into the human world. Once more in the human world, Kouki challenges both Marcus and Agumon for a final showdown to determine the stronger fighter between both. Meanwhile, the other DATS and the digimon citizens are busy fending off the Holy Capital from the intruding Gizumon. However, Kurata again outsmarts his foes ordering the Gizumon to initiate operation Digital Hazard.

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    #10 - Justice Equals Power

    S1:E432/11/2007

    Biyomon returns to the Damon household with numerous Fresh and In-Training Digimon in tow. Yoshi and Keenan help out in taking care of them, despite all of the headache-inducing antics of the childish Digimon. Duftmon, under the orders of Yggdrasil, attacks the real world nearby the Damon household. Rosemon and Ravemon do their best to stop the Royal Knight but fail. However, both go through Burst Digivolution and defeat Duftmon once and for all.

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    9.9/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Signs of a Turnabout! The Autonomous Ultra Instinct Erupts!

    S1:E11611/19/2017

    Goku unleashes stupendous ki. In his battle with Kafla, he has once more reached Ultra Instinct. His body unconsciously dodges Kafla's attacks, which triggers her to launch an even fiercer assault. Then after avoiding her attack, Goku fires a Kamehameha at point-blank range!

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    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - The Son of a Hero! Ryūhō versus Kōga!

    S1:E44/22/2012

    Ryūhō, the son of the legendary Bronze Saint Dragon Shiryū returns to the Palaestra after a short absence. The young Saint apprentices are subjected to a strict training to master their Cosmo element. Kōga is later forced to battle Ryūhō in an intense element-to-element duel.

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    #13 - The crisis of Sanctuary! Dash, Ninja Saint!

    S1:E95/27/2012

    The malevolent entity known as Mars invades Sanctuary, accompanied by Capricorn Ionia and the young girl they claim to be the new Athena. Mars then completely obliterates the millenia-old Sanctuary, replacing it with his very own fortress. Meanwhile, Kōga manages to escape the Saint Prison with the help of Wolf Haruto, and after rejoining the other Bronze Saints, they set off together to invade Mars' headquarters, to rescue the young girl and to learn about the whereabouts of the true Athena

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    9.1/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Admiral Kizaru's Fierce Assault! The Straw Hats Face Certain Death!

    S11:E4046/7/2009

    Zoro's barely breathing, and Admiral Kizaru is ready to stomp him into oblivion. The battered and beaten Straw Hats could certainly use a powerful friend right about now.

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    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Warriors of Justice Close In! The Pride Troopers!

    S1:E1017/30/2017

    The Pride Troopers of Universe 11 launch an assault on Goku's team.

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    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Fists Full of Emotion! Luffy Unleashes Gatling with All His Might!

    S9:E3095/13/2007

    Luffy lies battered and badly beaten, but Usopp's desperate pleas inspire the rubber-man to mount one final, furious attack on Rob Lucci!

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    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Scaffold at Last! The Way to Ace Has Opened!

    S13:E47912/12/2010

    Whitebeard orders his men to help Luffy clear a path to the execution scaffold, but someone close to the Rubber-man rises up to derail the rescue mission at the last second!

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    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Landing at the Maiden Island! The Harsh Reality Falls upon Luffy!

    S13:E4913/27/2011

    Power-hungry pirates terrorize innocent citizens once protected by Whitebeard, and Luffy’s nightmarish awakening sends him on a reckless rampage that could land him in an early grave!

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    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Hard Battles, One After Another! Devil Fruit Eaters vs. Devil Fruit Eaters!

    S13:E4689/26/2010

    Supernatural powers take center stage in the battle to save Ace as Luffy and his uniquely talented allies throw down with the Navy’s own arsenal of Devil Fruit Eaters!

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Freedom Taken Away! The Nobles' Plot Closing in on the Brothers!

    S13:E5005/29/2011

    The brothers are captured by a gang of pirates, and Sabo is handed over to his noble father, where the boy quickly discovers a sinister plot to destroy Gray Terminal forever!

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    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Save Me, Hero!! My Enemy Is the Immortal Princess

    S10:E3606/29/2008

    Usopp is forced to go through a gauntlet of Perona's Horo-Horo powers, including an untouchable body, size manipulation, passing right through him and creating explosive mini-Hollows that slowly rip away at his stamina and body. Temporarily turning into Sniperking to finally dispatch Kumacy, Usopp is forced up against a desperate wall until he finally realizes Perona's sudden change. Usopp uses one of his attacks to destroy a nearby wall, revealing Perona's body lying helplessly in her bedroom.

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    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Unexpected Relanding! Luffy, to Marineford!

    S13:E5118/21/2011

    Luffy, along with Jimbei and Dark King Rayleigh, causes quite the commotion upon his return to Marineford. Meanwhile, powerful pirates all across the globe wreak havoc on the innocent!

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    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Rescue Camie! The Archipelago’s Lingering Dark History

    S11:E3943/29/2009

    Camie was abducted by a dastardly gang of kidnappers, and her next stop is the auction house unless the Straw Hats can rescue her. To make it in time, they’ll have to hitch a ride on some flying fish!

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    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #24 - The Promise from a Distant Day! The Pirates' Song and a Small Whale!

    S10:E37811/23/2008

    Hogback and Absalom escape Thriller Bark with the unconscious Moria, revealing that Blackbeard's Warlord status from defeating Ace. The next day, the Straw Hats celebrate their victory over Moria, but do not know why Zoro is so badly wounded. Sanji hears the story from the Risky Brothers, but prevents them from telling anyone else, saying it would trouble Luffy greatly to hear that Zoro suffered for his sake, but Robin eavesdrops on the conversation. Luffy tells Brook that Laboon is alive, and he is overjoyed to hear it, and begins to think about the time 50 years ago when he and his pirate crew first met Laboon.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #25 - I Can't Protect Anyone Unless I Win! Third Gear Activated

    S9:E3044/8/2007

    Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and company find themselves trapped in to tunnel filled with rapidly rising water. Meanwhile, Luffy musters the strength for one last stand in his battle with Lucci.

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