10.0/101 votes#1 - Sudden Change in the Tide of Battle
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 12/17/2012
Xin has his first taste of fame, and Wu Meng is back to leading the Qin offensive. Will it go the same way as the last one, or does Wu Meng have a trick up his sleeve?
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#2 - Meeting
Season 12 Episode 257 - Aired 4/5/2012
Part One of the Four Week Long Special Project for the Broadcast's Tenth Anniversary - A look back into the early years when Naruto and Sasuke first met.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#3 - Aesthetics of an Artist
Season 13 Episode 280 - Aired 9/20/2012
As the Allied Shinobi Forces' headquarters scramble to deal with White Zetsu Army clones infiltration issue, word reaches the Fifth Division of the development and Mifune instructs his division accordingly.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
10.0/101 votes#4 - The Heart's Eye
Season 14 Episode 306 - Aired 3/28/2013
Hinata defends Neji from a White Zetsu clone while he’s recovering from an earlier fight. She then remembers the time Neji protected her the same way after she temporarily lost her sight.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/101 votes#5 - Shino vs. Torune!
Season 14 Episode 317 - Aired 6/13/2013
During their battle against the White Zetsu, Shino’s beetles detect the presence of another enemy. Leaving the fight to Kiba and the others, Shino goes to investigate and finds Torune preparing to unleash his forbidden jutsu.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.5/102 votes#6 - The Fire Dragon, Once More
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/2016
Itami heads to Elbe with Tuka, Lelei and Yao to destroy the Fire Dragon. When General Hazama learns of this mission, he prepares battle support.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
9.0/103 votes#7 - The Hakone Mountain Night Battle
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/29/2015
Itami hides Tuka and the others in his ex-wife’s apartment. As Piña and Bozes go to the library, Itami meets his old friend, the Minister of Defense.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Takaaki Suzuki
9.0/102 votes#8 - Golden Bonds
Season 12 Episode 270 - Aired 7/19/2012
Darui manages to seal away Ginkaku. Fueled by the rage of losing his brother, Kinkaku transforms into a monster that resembles a jinchuriki’s Tailed Beast State.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
9.0/102 votes#9 - The Mizukage, the Giant Clam, and the Mirage
Season 14 Episode 300 - Aired 2/14/2013
The Fourth Company continue their fight against the reanimated Kage. Gaara and Ohnoki team up to hold off Second Tsuchikage Mu, while the remaining shinobi take on the Second Mizukage, who is willing to be sealed away.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
8.3/107 votes#10 - Civility Only Comes After You're Seen as a Person
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2022
Worried that Fujimiya is hanging out with the wrong crowd, her friend from college comes to visit her at Takafumi’s apartment.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Kenta Ihara
8.2/108 votes#11 - Swordsman's Pride
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2018
Kirito finds himself in a duel against the Elite Disciple Volo Levantein, using real swords. As the curious crowd looks on, Kirito is encouraged by Sortiliena, and the duel begins.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
8.1/109 votes#12 - I'm Finally Back From the Fantasy World of Granbahamal After 17 Long Years!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/6/2022
Takafumi’s uncle wakes up from a 17-year coma, claiming he was in another dimension, and he tries to prove it by showing off his magical powers.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Kenta Ihara
8.0/103 votes#13 - The Empress in Slave's Clothing
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/2016
Zorzal’s Imperial Army and the Rose Knights wage an intense battle. Itami learns of an assassination plot as Lelei’s exam approaches its end.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.0/102 votes#14 - Kurama
Season 15 Episode 328 - Aired 8/29/2013
Naruto finds himself inside Four Tails’ inner world, where he promises to free Four Tails from Madara’s control. Listening in on their conversation, Nine Tails recalls all the time he has spent sealed inside Naruto.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yuka Miyata
8.0/102 votes#15 - Kabuto Yakushi
Season 15 Episode 336 - Aired 10/31/2013
Kabuto’s past is finally revealed. As child, a woman named Nonou raised Kabuto at an orphanage in the Leaf Village. One day, Danzo and Orochimaru visit the orphanage to provide financial aid under the condition that Nonou work as their spy.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
7.4/1012 votes#16 - The Dream Begins
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/2014
As a tester for the world’s first medical-use Full-Dive device, Yuuki has been diving into virtual worlds from the hospital. Unable to leave her hospital room, she longs to go to school again. To make that wish come true, Asuna asks Kazuto for help…
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
7.0/1010 votes#17 - Phantom Bullet
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/27/2014
Death Gun's attack is modeled after Star Splash, a SAO skill that doesn't exist in GGO. Death Gun is skilled with not only a gun but a blade as well, and he gradually wears down Kirito's health. Meanwhile, Sinon's scope has been destroyed by Death Gun and she cannot attack, so she's forced to simply watch the fight. She grits her teeth and wonders if there's anything else she can do.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukito Kizawa
6.8/1011 votes#18 - Zekken
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2014
Hearing rumors about a brilliant player known as Zekken, Asuna decides to mount a challenge. But when Asuna logs out, she is told by her mother to take an exam to transfer into an academically oriented high school.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Muneo Nakamoto
6.7/1011 votes#19 - Cold-Hearted Sniper
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2014
Armed with a large sniper rifle, Hecate II, the young girl Sinon is making a name for herself as the No. 1 sniper in GGO. When her squadron ambushes another squadron, she succeeds in taking out her first target. But when she takes aim at her second target, a robed “Behemoth,” he dodges the bullet.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Yukie Sugawara
6.3/104 votes#20 - When the Sakura Blooms
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/18/2018
Squad 13 is told they will be abandoning Mistilteinn soon, and they decide to go out with a bang by making one last memory of their lives there.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Naotaka Hayashi
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"Sudden Change in the Tide of Battle" is the best rated episode directed by Shigeki Kawai. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 12/17/2012 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Meeting".