The best episode directed by Mihiro Yamaguchi is "The Fighting Spirit Within", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by N/A". "The Fighting Spirit Within" aired on 8/28/2001 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Battle To the Limit".
The tactics of the coach against Vorg is based on a succession of sudden melee after which the least enduring two boxers will drop his guard for breath. The victory Ippo so upon his endurance. He will have to work hard breathing and cardiovascular system. In order to have a chance, the coach must impose an extremely strong pace to Ippo. Because of that, a few days before the game, Ippo begins to think that it will not recover in time from his training.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: N/A
The race is underway with Takumi behind the wheel of the Eight-Six. His competition, Takeshi, drives the Three-Two with undeniable skill - but he can’t seem to pull away from Takumi!
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Nobuaki Kishima
When Takumi stuns everyone with his skills in the Eight-Six, Iketani and Itsuki start plotting a way to get the new hotshot to join the SpeedStars.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
Aboard a sand steamer, Vash meets a kid named Kaite - who might be up to no good - and finds himself going up against the notorious Bad Lad Gang.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Shouji Yonemura
A longtime acquaintance of Inugami, the vampire Mihai, has been staying at the office. Kabane and the others unexpectedly end up in an arm-wrestling competition with him, but are outclassed by the extraordinary vampiric power that he possesses.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Noboru Kimura
The Humpty Dumpty satellite has a great fall towards Tengu City. Will Natsumi realize her own self-worth before the city is reduced to rubble?
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hideki Shirane
Shingo’s itching to take on the Eight-Six in a dangerous race, but with nobody stepping up to accept the challenge, he takes drastic measures to get his way.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hiroshi Toda
Guts and Caska try to fight their way back to the Hawks while the enemy army they were fighting from before try to stop them.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: N/A
Guts is now a commander of Griffith's army, taking many risks in battle, Casca takes him to task for it. Griffith is knighted in the Midland court much to the nobles' dismay.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Shinzo Fujita
Ikta has been appointed an Imperial Knight, and his new life at the High-Level Officer's School begins. The easily-bored Ikta has difficulty fitting in, and its not long before he's picking fights and making enemies among the upper ranks. He's set up in a trap to be humiliated during a mock exercise, and to make matters worse, his platoon commander won't listen to a word he says. The reason: because he slept with her mother!
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Shogo Yasukawa
Rudy is officially Eris’s tutor, but she doesn’t want to learn anything but magic. As Rudy struggles to get her interested in other subjects, he realizes that non-stop lessons are causing her stress and proposes a day off in the city.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: Hiroki Hirano
Katsuki Yuuri has already obtained "love." With Victor's fading warmth in his heart, Yuri goes out to the rink for his free skate that will determine whether he'll qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Yurio firms his own resolve after eating special pirozhki, the epitome of love in Moscow.
Director: Mihiro Yamaguchi
Writer: N/A