8.3/1011 votes#1 - The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2004
When a Hollowfied Sora Inoue attacks his younger sister, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki set out to save her.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
8.2/108 votes#2 - June 17, Memories in the Rain
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2004
Ichigo Kurosaki goes to his mother's grave with the rest of his family.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Masashi Sogo
8.2/106 votes#3 - Ichimaru Gin's Shadow
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/2005
After completing their training, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends depart to Soul Society to rescue Rukia Kuchiki.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Masashi Sogo
8.0/103 votes#4 - Zaraki Kenpachi Approaches!
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 6/14/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki begins his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Rika Nakase
8.0/101 votes#5 - Fleeting Light
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2008
Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Noboru Takagi
7.5/102 votes#6 - Rukia's Resolution, Ichigo's Feelings
Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 1/10/2006
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends say their goodbyes in Soul Society before heading back home through the Dangai.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Masashi Sogo
7.5/102 votes#7 - The Soul-Stealing Mirror! Utsushimi
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2000
People all over town begin acting strangely, but it isn't their fault, as most of them have been replaced by mirror world clones of themselves! With Satsuki and Hajime the last two people in the town who haven't been swapped, they'll have to find a way to end this ghost, before they end up in the mirror!
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi
7.5/102 votes#8 - Two Hearts Passing
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2013
Ever since the school trip, Kazusa hasn't come to school. Haruki tells himself that it's because she's practicing for the upcoming recital, but part of him is still struggling over what's happened. And even when he's with Setsuna that doesn't go away. He finally invites Ogiso to a birthday party, with just the two of them, to finally come to terms with his feelings. But he doesn't know that Kazusa is making a big decisions of her own...
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Fumiaki Maruto
7.3/103 votes#9 - Breakthrough! The Shinigami's Encompassing Net
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/26/2005
Uryū Ishida defeats 7th Division 4th Seat Jirōbō Ikkanzaka while Ichigo Kurosaki and Ganju Shiba encounter 4th Division 7th Seat Hanatarō Yamada, who personally knows Rukia Kuchiki.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Michiko Yokote
7.0/106 votes#10 - Old Wounds Revisited
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 9/10/2000
Last year's 2nd year and 4th group teacher "Noboru Saito" stabbed his chest and was hospitalized. Saito is the person who created the cause of the current 3rd grade and 4th class teacher bullying. At the same time as the incident, Ya stopped coming to school. Kikuchi and Murai are suspicious that "Maybe Masa stabbed Saito?"
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Masashi Sogo
7.0/101 votes#11 - The Talking Mary Doll! Shadow of Terror
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2001
The gang finds a strange doll in the trash. Satsuki prevents Keiichiro from bringing the doll home, but it shows up regardless. And then, late at night, Satsuki gets a phone call from none other than the doll herself! With the doll stalking her relentlessly, how will she ever be rid of it?
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi
6.8/106 votes#12 - Alone in the Dark
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 8/13/2000
Yoshikawa jumped into the sea to help Kyoko who had fallen into the sea. Although he managed to save his life, Kyoko's anxiety about getting lost in a maze-like cave is only increasing. Yoshikawa peels off such an apricot. At that time, Onizuka, who thought that "Yoshikawa and Kyoko must have found the buried treasure" in Notenki, was running through the jungle-like rainforest with Reimi in order not to be overtaken by them? !!
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Masashi Sogo
6.7/106 votes#13 - Beauty + Brains = A Dangerous Mix
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/19/1999
A beautiful woman named "Urumi Kanzaki" appeared in front of Onizuka who lamented that she wanted a lover. The two stop by a laundromat to dry their soaked clothes, but Onizuka gets caught up in her tricks and is suspected of being molested. The next day, Reimi appears again in front of Onizuka, who teaches with a moody face. Reimi hasn't attended school yet, but she is a student of 3rd grade and 4th class, and has been a genius child since the beginning of the school, which boasts an IQ of 200 or more.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Satoru Nishizono
6.7/106 votes#14 - Revolution Everywhere
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/13/2000
Fuyutsuki, a young and beautiful girl, is a popular boy student. However, probably because of that, the girls were strongly opposed to it. One day, a girl in the class finally boycotts the class. Fuyutsuki, who lost himself, escapes from school and disappears on the way. Onizuka, who was worried when he heard that, took Kikuchi, Murai, and Toroko, who happened to be there, to Hakuba, a place of memories of Fuyutsuki.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Masashi Sogo
6.7/106 votes#15 - Compromising Positions
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/2000
Hiroshi Uchiyamada, 51 years old. Vice-principal of the prestigious Seirin Gakuen. He works as a middle manager and is stressful. The only place where I could feel at ease was Iruma's home ... but recently Onizuka has come in and out of that home as a tutor for my daughter Yoshiko. One day, Dr. Sannomaru brought a picture of an enkou dating site in Onizuka in a hotel district in Shibuya. However, that person is ...?!
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi
6.7/106 votes#16 - Money Talks, GTO Walks
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/30/2000
Fujiyoshi, who has lost an important collection of money somewhere, is blamed by everyone in the class. Onizuka, who couldn't see it, said that he would work on the money, but he was impatient when he heard that the amount was 1.12 million yen. Apparently, the 1.12 million yen that Onizuka spent last night seems to be the money. Onizuka does everything in his power to get rid of the money he has spent, but it's totally useless. At that time, Fujiyoshi disappears.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi
6.0/102 votes#17 - The Reviving Lion
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 9/20/2005
The Karakura Superheroes come together once more and fight a Hollow.
Director: Shigeki Hatakeyama
Writer: Michiko Yokote
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"The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish" is the best rated episode directed by Shigeki Hatakeyama. It scored 8.3/10 based on 11 votes. It was written by Natsuko Takahashi. It aired on 10/19/2004 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "June 17, Memories in the Rain".