The Best Episodes Directed By Shin Matsuo

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Tsubaki the Camellia Blossom - What Lies Beyond the Grief?

   S1:E116/16/2008

   Black☆Star and Tsubaki will claim their first soul if they defeat Masamune - but if Tsubaki falls, she will be absorbed forever by her powerful and bitter brother.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Conspiracy

   S1:E198/16/2005

   Oboro and Akeginu discovers the lifeless bodies of Hyoma and Koshiro. Thinking that Koshiro was killed by Hyoma, Akeginu repeatedly stabs the already dead body of Hyoma.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Last Rain

   S2:E103/13/2015

   The battle between CCG and Anteiku continues, and Koma, Irimi, and Yoshimura each engage the special investigators. When a civilian gets caught in the middle, Hachikawa continues to press his attack unabated. Shinohara receives some unexpected advice.

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   7.6/10(29 votes)

   #4 - Incubation

   S1:E27/11/2014

   Kaneki desperately fights the urge to eat human flesh, the only thing that can satisfy his hunger as a ghoul. He meets up with Hide again, joining him on an errand, and is glad for the companionship. But will his declining condition place Hide at risk?

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   7.5/10(25 votes)

   #5 - Circular

   S1:E88/22/2014

   Touka sets out to lure the ghoul investigators, but before she can strike, she finds that Hinami has run away. When Touka and Kaneki go out looking for her, they find themselves face to face with Amon and Mado, who has a few surprises of his own for them.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?

   S1:E55/5/2008

   Maka, Soul, Black☆Star, and Tsubaki tangle with the mad scientist responsible for turning Sid into a zombie - the amazingly powerful Dr. Stein!

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   7.3/10(17 votes)

   #7 - New Surge

   S2:E11/9/2015

   Having defeated Jason and accepted his ghoul half, Kaneki joins Aogiri Tree to protect those close to him in Anteiku.

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8. 

   7.3/10(24 votes)

   #8 - High Spirits

   S1:E119/12/2014

   Kaneki is held captive by Yamori, who practices his torturous craft on him. The police and CCG move in to deal with Aogiri Tree, who have made an 11th Ward shopping mall their headquarters. In all the commotion, the Anteiku team tries to rescue Kaneki.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #9 - The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip - Fly, Our Death City Robot?

   S1:E473/2/2009

   After the fight between Black☆Star and Mifune ends, the DWMA gains a powerful new ally. And when Death utilizes Brew in an astounding way, he turns the tides of the battle against Arachnophobia.

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10. 

    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Wind Blows at Home, Part 3

    S1:E174/30/2002

    Zaied outwits Sousuke's team and interdicts their advance! Zaied's team surrounds Sousuke's team who is carrying a nuclear warhead. Zaied moves first. While Sousuke is fighting against Zaied, Gray and the team are aghast at the power of Gauron.

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    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Holiness Behind the Gym

    S4:E14/10/2018

    Alternative version of the final four episodes of High School DxD BorN.

    Director:Shin Matsuo

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