The Best Episodes Directed By Shinji Aramaki

Every TV Episode Directed by Shinji Aramaki Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #1 - PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery

    Missing info
    S1:E7

    Back in Japan after six years, Batou decides to take a break while waiting for his delayed team. Then some amateur bank robbers interrupt his fun.

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  2. Background image for PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #2 - PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God

    Missing info
    S1:E5

    Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time. GHOST begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans.

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  3. Background image for NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #3 - NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N

    Missing info
    S1:E12

    Togusa has a strange episode while analyzing the data confiscated from Shimamura. When he wakes up, he and Batou head out to investigate.

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  4. Background image for Persistence of Memory
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Persistence of Memory

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    S1:E6

    In her quest for revenge, Elle breaks into the home of her next target and is forced to take a hostage. Chief Grant calls in reinforcements.

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    Writer:N/A
  5. Background image for Free Will
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Free Will

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    S1:E9

    Elle goes after the final target to complete her mission of revenge, the man responsible for the Doll Hunt.

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  6. Background image for Clair de Lune
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Clair de Lune

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    S1:E10

    As Elle struggles with not knowing which of her memories are real and which are artificial, J opens up about his own past.

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  7. Background image for City of Angels
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #7 - City of Angels

    Missing info
    S1:E1

    An amnesiac named Elle enters Los Angeles, carrying only a locked data device that may hold the secrets of her past.

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  8. Background image for ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa’s Death
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #8 - ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa’s Death

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    S1:E8

    The Major and Smith clash over Section 9's new mission hunting post-humans. She orders Togusa to investigate a suspected spy near the Prime Minister.

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  9. Background image for NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #9 - NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout

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    S1:E10

    Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite physical attacks on people. The trail leads to a high school student.

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  10. Background image for All the Best Memories
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - All the Best Memories

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    S1:E11

    Desperately lost and searching for peace, Elle hatches a radical plan to put her haunted memories to rest.

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  11. Background image for Artificial Souls
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Artificial Souls

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    S1:E12

    While Elle has her first encounter with a dangerous new foe, J has his final encounter with his former colleague Marlowe.

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  12. Background image for AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #12 - AT YOUR OWN RISK - Divided by a Wall

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    S1:E2

    Armed by a generous patron, the Nomads attack Section 9 with AI drones. Togusa accepts a new mission from Japan's peace-seeking Prime Minister.

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  13. Background image for DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #13 - DISCLOSURE - Quantized Gospel

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    S1:E6

    Following the Section 9 reunion, Kusanagi and her colleagues learn about the "post-humans," a previously unknown threat to humanity.

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  14. Background image for The Doll Hunt
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Doll Hunt

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    S1:E4

    Elle's memories come flooding back, revealing the truth of what happened to her in the desert. Meanwhile, LAPD Officer Davis puts together the clues that will lead her to Black Lotus.

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    Writer:N/A
  15. Background image for Pressure
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Pressure

    Missing info
    S1:E5

    Elle plots her revenge with help from J, but Police Chief Grant has mobilized a massive LAPD manhunt to find and eliminate her.

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  16. Background image for NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War
    6.2/10(13 votes)

    #16 - NO NOISE NO LIFE - Sustainable War

    Missing info
    S1:E1

    The United States, 2045. Working as mercenaries, the Major and her team, including newbie Stan, defend a gated town from outlaws. Togusa takes a call.

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  17. Background image for The Human Condition
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #17 - The Human Condition

    Missing info
    S1:E3

    With help from the mysterious J, Elle learns more startling truths about the nature of her identity…

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    Writer:N/A
  18. Background image for Reality
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Reality

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    S1:E7

    After learning J's shameful secret, Elle leaves to complete her mission: to kill the last of the Doll Hunt participants.

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  19. Background image for SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #19 - SACRIFICIAL PAWN - Emissary from the Divide

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    S1:E4

    While researching the team's disappearance and John Smith, Togusa takes a calculated risk. The GHOST members question the true nature of their mission.

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  20. Background image for IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #20 - IDENTITY THEFT - The Lonely Struggle

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    S1:E9

    Problems arise for Section 9 after one of the three post-humans in Japan murders several politicians, then targets the Prime Minister's father-in-law.

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  21. Background image for EDGELORD - The Revolution of the 14-year-olds
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - EDGELORD - The Revolution of the 14-year-olds

    Missing info
    S1:E11

    Pudding helps analyze the Thinkpol program while the Major and Togusa search for clues about the post-human middle school student Takashi Shimamura.

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  22. Background image for MAVERICK - MIA
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #22 - MAVERICK - MIA

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    S1:E3

    As Togusa dives into cyberspace to track his former team members, the group is detained by a mysterious American organization seeking to employ them.

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  23. Background image for The Davis Report
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - The Davis Report

    Missing info
    S1:E8

    Frustrated that no one believes her theory about Black Lotus, Officer Davis lands in hot water while presenting her findings to the department.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. Background image for Time to Die
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Time to Die

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    S1:E13

    Left with no other option, Elle faces off against the architect of her suffering.

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  25. Background image for All We Are Not
    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #25 - All We Are Not

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    S1:E2

    Haunted by traumatic memories, Elle recognizes a familiar face. Upon tracking him down she uncovers a shocking truth about herself and her memories.

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Shinji Aramaki Ratings Summary

"PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery" is the best rated episode directed by Shinji Aramaki. It scored 7/10 based on 9 votes. It was written by Kenji Kamiyama. It aired on 4/23/2020 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God".