The Best Episodes Directed By Shigeki Hatakeyama

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Fleeting Light

   S1:E88/26/2008

   Natsume meets a spirit who used to be friends with a man who could also see spirits, but one day lost this ability.

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   7.9/10(16 votes)

   #2 - The Older Brother's Wish, the Younger Sister's Wish

   S1:E310/19/2004

   When a Hollowfied Sora Inoue attacks his younger sister, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki set out to save her.

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   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #3 - June 17, Memories in the Rain

   S1:E811/23/2004

   Ichigo Kurosaki goes to his mother's grave with the rest of his family.

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   7.9/10(10 votes)

   #4 - Ichimaru Gin's Shadow

   S1:E202/22/2005

   After completing their training, Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends depart to Soul Society to rescue Rukia Kuchiki.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Zaraki Kenpachi Approaches!

   S1:E366/14/2005

   Ichigo Kurosaki begins his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - The Soul-Stealing Mirror! Utsushimi

   S1:E712/10/2000

   People all over town begin acting strangely, but it isn't their fault, as most of them have been replaced by mirror world clones of themselves!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!

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   7.1/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Old Wounds Revisited

   S1:E429/10/2000

   　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?"

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   7.0/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Rukia's Resolution, Ichigo's Feelings

   S1:E631/10/2006

   Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends say their goodbyes in Soul Society before heading back home through the Dangai.

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9. 

   7.0/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Alone in the Dark

   S1:E398/13/2000

   　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? !!

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10. 

    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Talking Mary Doll! Shadow of Terror

    S1:E111/21/2001

    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?

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Breakthrough! The Shinigami's Encompassing Net

    S1:E294/26/2005

    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.

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12. 

    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Beauty + Brains = A Dangerous Mix

    S1:E1612/19/1999

    　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.

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Revolution Everywhere

    S1:E212/13/2000

    　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.

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Compromising Positions

    S1:E243/5/2000

    　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 ...?!

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Money Talks, GTO Walks

    S1:E304/30/2000

    　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.

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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Reviving Lion

    S1:E509/20/2005

    The Karakura Superheroes come together once more and fight a Hollow.

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