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The Best Episodes Directed By Nanako Shimazaki

Every TV Episode Directed by Nanako Shimazaki Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Nanako Shimazaki Ratings Summary

"My Romance" is the best rated episode directed by Nanako Shimazaki. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Natsuko Takahashi. It aired on 4/16/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "My Friend".

  • My Romance
    10.0/102 votes

    #1 - My Romance

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2015

    Takeo and Rinko are now text pals. Takeo's heart skips a beat every time he gets a girly text from Rinko, but he believes Rinko has fallen for Suna and vows to make her dream come true.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • My Friend
    10.0/102 votes

    #2 - My Friend

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/28/2015

    Rinko's birthday is fast approaching, and Takeo plans out their birthday date with Suna's help. Sensing something amiss with Suna, Rinko suggests inviting Suna to their date, but Suna says that he has something he needs to do that day...

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • My Ocean
    10.0/102 votes

    #3 - My Ocean

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/18/2015

    Summer means going to the beach! Takeo and Rinko's crew get together for a beach outing. Always dazzled by Takeo's superhuman abilities, Rinko's plan is to set Takeo's heart a-flutter with her swimsuit, but will it result in anything more?

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Seiko Takagi

  • My Girlfriend
    10.0/102 votes

    #4 - My Girlfriend

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/16/2015

    Mariya Saijou, a classmate of Takeo's, would not count running as one of her favorite activities, but she ends up being assigned to a relay at the school festival along with Takeo. He tries to help her improve through practice. Mariya, who barely knows Takeo, gradually comes to realize his rare qualities...

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Natsuko Takahashi

  • My Birthday
    10.0/102 votes

    #5 - My Birthday

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/6/2015

    Takeo's long-awaited birthday has finally arrived. Rinko really wants to make it a memorable one by attempting a first kiss. But Takeo's obliviousness may ruin everything...

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Seiko Takagi

  • The Letter to Me
    10.0/102 votes

    #6 - The Letter to Me

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/3/2015

    With help from Takeo and Rinko, Yukika finally manages to tell Sunakawa her feelings. Yukika takes it even a step further by inviting Suna to go on a date with her to a zoo! Yet despite having had a great time there, Yukika looks unhappy...

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Seiko Takagi

  • Determination
    9.5/102 votes

    #7 - Determination

    Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 5/4/2005

    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.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

  • A Pleasant Dinner Table
    9.3/103 votes

    #8 - A Pleasant Dinner Table

    Season 1 Episode 62 - Aired 7/6/2005

    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.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Seigo Nishikawa

  • Another Semi-Final
    9.0/102 votes

    #9 - Another Semi-Final

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/2001

    Ippos day off. Miyata and Mashiba face off.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Woods
    9.0/102 votes

    #10 - The Secret Woods

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/6/2004

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

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Namiko Abe

  • Shadow Boxing
    8.7/103 votes

    #11 - Shadow Boxing

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2000

    Ippo practices shadow boxing.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 4
    8.7/107 votes

    #12 - Episode 4

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2023

    Professor Ochanomizu brings a battered robot dog home and attempts to fix it. Soon after, a mysterious man claiming to be the owner visits his house.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Tatsuro Inamoto

  • Lost July
    8.5/105 votes

    #13 - Lost July

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/1998

    Vash is completely smitten with Elizabeth, a stunning beauty who has arrived in town to repair the local plant. Hopefully Vash isn’t too distracted by her charms - because the enemy is very close indeed.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Yosuke Kuroda

  • Specter
    8.5/102 votes

    #14 - Specter

    Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2018

    Shinpachi is forced into a plot to assassinate the inaugural prime minister of Japan, Donald Zuramp!

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Masaki Tachihara

  • Why Don't You Come Inside, Senpai-kun?
    8.2/105 votes

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

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2023

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

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • Another World, Another Girl
    8.0/101 votes

    #16 - Another World, Another Girl

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2019

    Shido wakes up and finds that the world around him is different. His attempt to thwart disaster may have succeeded, but for how long will it last?

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Hideki Shirane

  • At Last, the Real Thing!
    8.0/101 votes

    #17 - At Last, the Real Thing!

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2010

    With Keita ill before the big exams Ako and Riko step up to the mark by getting out of school and making Keita feel better by nursing him back to health, but a slow recovery is the last thing Keita wants as his two stepsisters fight for the place closest to his heart. Both of them end up licking the sweat off his body, which passes the cold over to them whilst Keita makes a full recovery. The final exams are overseen by Yūzuki, who is surprised to find Keita there. Whilst Keita takes his exams, Ako and Riko remember how Keita was there for them when they were taking their exams. After returning from his exams, Keita gives his thanks to a sleeping Ako and Riko, who are surprised about it once he leaves.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: N/A

  • Encephalopathy
    8.0/102 votes

    #18 - Encephalopathy

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/18/2003

    Voices are creeping the underground world (the film which Doc and Ichise watched) retelling Lux's history, the surface world of Hades, and many prophetic things about Ichise. Shinji attemps to kill everyone of the Class. A voice sounding like Ran tells Onishi to kill the Obelisk.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Chiaki J. Konaka

  • Idiots & Juveniles & Heroes &...
    8.0/102 votes

    #19 - Idiots & Juveniles & Heroes &...

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/24/2010

    Aratake, the strongest delinquent in school, and his gang can't believe Naoya Shirakawa, a former gang leader himself, has gone soft; so the gang abducts a cross-dressing Yukimura, who they mistake for Naoya's girlfriend.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Masahiro Yokotani

  • Noise and Disharmony
    8.0/101 votes

    #20 - Noise and Disharmony

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2012

    When young Hibiki is attacked by the Noise, she suddenly transforms into an armored warrior to fight them off. But when the government comes to clean up, instead of actually thanking her, they... arrest her...?!

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Akifumi Kaneko

  • To Enemy Ground
    8.0/102 votes

    #21 - To Enemy Ground

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/30/2001

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

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Ryosuke Nakamura

  • You’re Not Getting Out Alive
    8.0/101 votes

    #22 - You’re Not Getting Out Alive

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2020

    After a sudden call from Mato, Minare goes on air for the first official episode of her program to give a fictitious report about how she killed Mitsuo, her ex-boyfriend.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: N/A

  • Chii Doesn't Do Anything
    8.0/103 votes

    #23 - Chii Doesn't Do Anything

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/16/2002

    Hideki discovered that Shinbo and Ms. Shimizu on the street hugging each other. The next day, Shinbo and Ms. Shimizu aren't at class. And then Sumomo is left in Hideki's care! Could something be up with those two? And isn't Ms. Shimizu married?

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Sumio Uetake

  • That Which You Want to Protect...
    7.5/102 votes

    #24 - That Which You Want to Protect...

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2005

    Alice is in a pretty bad mood. Her dorm doesn't allow pets but she's secretly taking care of a kitten; her mentor Athena is an absolute clutz; and to top it all off, she has decided that her left hand isn't as skilled as her right hand, and is therefore useless. Though Alice certainly does have a strange set of problems, and they all seem separate from each other, she's certain to discover that the answers to each all are connected.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Reiko Yoshida

  • No Entry
    7.3/106 votes

    #25 - No Entry

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2004

    Misae Ikari, wife of Ikari the detective, confronts Lil' Slugger when he comes for her about what humans really are and tells him about the problems he's caused.

    Director: Nanako Shimazaki

    Writer: Seishi Minakami