The Best Episodes Directed By Nanako Shimazaki

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Heartbroken

   S1:E5811/20/2001

   While the coach Okita Date and congratulated the champion, Ippo wishes to thank for this game then goes on a stretcher to applause from the audience ... We then see Takeshi Sendo raging against Ippo! He thought that he would win and would give him a match demand, but he realizes that there are now two people above him. Vorg then appeared, both boxers are actually in the same situation, they want to take their revenge on Makunouchi!

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - 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.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #3 - The White Fangs of the Wolf

   S1:E458/14/2001

   Gero-michi leaves and has to move away.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Surpass That Moment

   S1:E733/12/2002

   Ippo happens somehow to join his corner. This end of the second round was very rude for the challenger, the 3rd round starts in exactly the same way as has finished the second. Ippo gets scared, he knows a single shot Sendo could send it to the mat. Distraught, our hero does not know what to do, he took refuge behind his guard and cash titanic blows champion. After an uppercut and a smash Sendo took the full brunt, it makes up for in accuracy and sends a desperate shot ...

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   9.0/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Code ETD

   S2:E376/25/2011

   Happy and Charle rush back to the city to save their friends. Meanwhile, Lucy is imprisoned and she pleads Erza Knightwalker to let her go and save her friends. The Edolas Erza attempts to kill Lucy by dropping her from the tower with her spear. But Happy and Charles save Lucy from her fall. Charles finds out Natsu and Wendy's location. The magic-crazed King activates Code ETD (Exceed Total Destruction)on the Exceeds that were after Charles and Happy, turning them into lacrima. Erza ambushes the three of them, but Earthland Erza and Gray step in to save their comrades.

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   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Shadow Boxing

   S1:E410/24/2000

   Ippo practices shadow boxing.

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Another Semi-Final

   S1:E233/12/2001

   Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #8 - The Eastern Japan Rookie Championship Tournament Begins

   S1:E1312/25/2000

   Ippo and his opponent Jason prepare for the first match of the Rookie King Tournament.

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   8.7/10(4 votes)

   #9 - To Enemy Ground

   S1:E304/30/2001

   Ippo learns how to heal his right fist and gets ready for the All Japan but something happens his powerful right punches!

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Takamura's Tears

    S1:E661/22/2002

    Takamura fights a bear.

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    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Why Don't You Come Inside, Senpai-kun?

    S2:E41/29/2023

    Senpai visits Nagatoro’s home to deliver handouts from school. Her sister lets him in and decides to mess with both him and Nagatoro.

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #12 - A Pleasant Dinner Table

    S1:E627/6/2005

    While trying to escape from police in Frankfurt, Tenma is hit by a van. He awakes in the Turkish Quarter of the city, the same one that he saved from The Baby's plot. The man who saved him plans to kill Petr Capek at a convention, but he fails at this task and is shot dead. Nina, in Frankfurt, sees the picture of Petr Capek and it triggers yet another memory.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Determination

    S1:E535/4/2005

    After hearing Roberto's threat against Eva, Tenma decides to confess to all charges against him so he can be placed in the same van transporting a prisoner to a Federal Penetentary as the prisoner is arranging for a jailbreak.

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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Secret Woods

    S1:E2610/6/2004

    A man who claims to be the son of a millionaire has committed suicide, and a detective is determined to solve the case.

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