The Best Episodes Directed By Shinji Takamatsu

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

  1. Background image for Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)

    Missing info
    S1:E34

    Shinpachi saves a girl with cat ears while on a train ride. Later in a letter she sends him, the girl proceeds to ask him out.

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  2. Background image for Entering the Final Chapter!
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Entering the Final Chapter!

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    S3:E26

    On news of the series entering its final arc, the characters go over their choice of best moments in the series.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Deep Blue

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    S1:E1

    When Iori Kitahara heads off to college, he decides to live at his uncle's dive shop in Izu. Iori is looking forward to experiencing college life, but ends up running into a group of tough guys playing strip rock-paper-scissors. Iori gets dragged into the diving club's crazy shenanigans and ends up spending his first day in college wearing nothing but a pair of underwear.

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  4. Background image for Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Don’t Complain About Your Job at Home, Do It Somewhere Else

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    S2:E26

    Gintoki, Shinpachi and Kagura recaps what has happened to date on their 2nd Year Anniversary special.

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  5. Background image for High School Boys and After School
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - High School Boys and After School

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    S1:E1

    In this episode, see high school boys role play how to get a girlfriend, wear their sister's clothes, tell scary stories, block another boy's relationship with a girl, and act cool down by the river.

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  6. Background image for A New Dawn
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - A New Dawn

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    S1:E11

    The gang finally finds a lead to the key! At the same time, it also means Mira’s departure is getting closer. How will Takumi and the other Astro Lodge residents react to the news?

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  7. Background image for The Final Chapter
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Final Chapter

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    S1:E12

    Inspired by everyone's hard work, Yu makes a commitment to pursue her dream with equal vigor.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Erecpyle Dukakis

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    S1:E2

    After his defeat to Kon, Erec has been left lopsided. Meanwhile, Kon wants to find a way home but the Princess has other plans.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Home Sick

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    S1:E10

    Kon has seemed to have lost his mind and reverted back to his days as an anti-social gamer nerd. The princess has ordered Marion and Sainglain to bring him back to his senses.

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  10. Background image for High School Boys and the Morning Journey
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - High School Boys and the Morning Journey

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    S1:E2

    In this episode, see high school boys LARP on the way home from school, work at a pizza place, prove their friendship and camaraderie, mistake people for someone else, talk to their principal, relive their childhood, and tell more scary stories.

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  11. Background image for Newcomer vs. Kon
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Newcomer vs. Kon

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    S1:E3

    While Erec deals with the loss of another family jewel. Kon is in a battle against a furry little creature.

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  12. Background image for Pretty kama
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Pretty kama

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    S1:E4

    Erec has returned home to recover, a plot against honor and family is hatched against him.

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  13. Background image for Beautiful Life
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Beautiful Life

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    S1:E5

    Marian is a trap, something Kon keeps forgetting. When he ask about Marian's back story, the story he is given is…expected.

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  14. Background image for Highness Guardians
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Highness Guardians

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    S1:E6

    The group has never been in more danger than now. The princess has entered her hyperactivity period and no person, city, or country is safe if she reaches her danger zone.

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  15. Background image for Keep On
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Keep On

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    S1:E7

    What should have been a relaxing trip to the hot springs and complicated by Kon’s glowing inability to control his self and that Erec is staying at the same inn.

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  16. Background image for Unexpected Victory
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Unexpected Victory

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    S1:E11

    A surprise attack by Erec and his men with their new super weapons leave Kon and crew running for their lives. In the aftermath, each group is left with a prisoner of war to “interrogate”.

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  17. Background image for Accidental Contact
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Accidental Contact

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    S1:E13

    After Kon and Ecarlate faked their death, the group finally can travel without worry. However, a crazy, misunderstanding young girl changes all that.

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  18. Background image for Shining Master
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Shining Master

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    S1:E8

    Kon-trol, Kon-sumer, Kon-vention, Kon-pact, Kon-vict?

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  19. Background image for Incognito Trail
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Incognito Trail

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    S1:E9

    Erecpyle travels with the mysterious beauty Alma Flora to retrieve a new weapon; meanwhile the announcement of his return has caused his subordinates to fight for the honor of Erec’s right hand man.

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  20. Background image for Behavioral Examination
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Behavioral Examination

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    S1:E12

    Gustave has taken it upon himself to observe Marion and Sanglain following the death of the Princess and DT. But KT thinks Gustave is in the city of Marquesas for other reasons.

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  21. Background image for Evidence Veiled
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Evidence Veiled

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    S1:E14

    While the group debates the best way to continue on to the capital, Kon discovers something interesting about their furry little friend.

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  22. Background image for A New Beginning
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - A New Beginning

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    S1:E1

    Takumi reports to his job interview venue, expecting it to be a fancy restaurant. What he finds there, however, is a rundown share house and its wacky inhabitants.

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  23. Background image for High School Boys and Summer Plans
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - High School Boys and Summer Plans

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    S1:E3

    In this episode, see high school boys make plans for summer, go to the beach, play table tennis, pretend to host a radio talk show, create great summer memories, and become obsessed with a girl.

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  24. Background image for Dubbing / Seniority / The Savior / Old Friends / The Biography of a Hero / Literary Girl 3 / Resentment
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Dubbing / Seniority / The Savior / Old Friends / The Biography of a Hero / Literary Girl 3 / Resentment

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    S1:E5

    In this episode, see high school boys dub girls on the street, get picked on by older girls, pretend to get beaten up, catch up with old friends, remember childhood memories, and try to act cool.

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  25. Background image for High School Boys and Eavesdropping / High School Boys and the Cultural Festival
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - High School Boys and Eavesdropping / High School Boys and the Cultural Festival

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    S1:E4

    In this episode, see high school boys eavesdrop on their friends, plan and execute a school festival, and get advice from a girl.

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Shinji Takamatsu Ratings Summary

"Love Doesn’t Require a Manual (1)" is the best rated episode directed by Shinji Takamatsu. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Michiko Yokote. It aired on 12/7/2006 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Entering the Final Chapter!".