The Best Episodes Directed By Shinpei Ezaki

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(56 votes)

   #1 - The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6)

   S1:E229/8/2013

   The Female Titan has captured Eren after ripping him out of his Titan body, but Mikasa and Captain Levi give chase. Elsewhere, the Recon Corps begins preparations for the journey back home to the Wall with their numerous dead in tow.

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   8.5/10(63 votes)

   #2 - I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost (4)

   S1:E85/26/2013

   Armin comes up with a risky plan that pits Titan against Titan as the abandoned cadets attempt to take back their headquarters. Getting into the building might be possible, but getting out alive and refueled will mean facing more of the giants.

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   8.4/10(72 votes)

   #3 - First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1)

   S1:E55/5/2013

   Five years have passed since the fall of Wall Maria and Eren faces off against the Colossal Titan after it appears out of nowhere once again, and knocks a strategic hole in the gate of Wall Rose. As Titans swarm the city, the newly graduated Cadets are called in to fight a brutal battle that won't be without casualties.

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4. 

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #4 - The Lost Christmas

   S1:E121/12/2012

   Inori's been kidnapped by forces intent on performing a secret ceremony, and the only way for Shu to get her back is to remember what really happened on December 24th, 2029.

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5. 

   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Leukocytes

   S1:E611/17/2011

   A change in circumstances forces Funeral Parlor to carry out their attack against the Leucocyte with drastically reduced manpower, and that's BEFORE Shu pulls out of the mission. Still, learning a few new things about Gai just might change his mind.

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6. 

   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Exodus

   S1:E172/16/2012

   Discontent within the ranks of the school is reaching fever pitch as the Exodus approaches.

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7. 

   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Harmony of One's Heart – My Mission, Your Future

   S1:E95/22/2021

   “Hey, can you hear me? Don’t you think this song I’m singing sounds beautiful?” The ugly truth behind the tragedy that has befallen Ophelia, is that her support AI, Antonio, has taken over her body. With his identity blown, Antonio attacks Matsumoto in order to hide Ophelia’s truth. Kakitani captures Diva and confesses his hatred for AIs while forcibly trying to awaken Vivy who is inside of her. Will Diva and Matsumoto be able to safely fix the Singularity Point…?

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8. 

   7.9/10(58 votes)

   #8 - Can't Look Into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1)

   S1:E147/14/2013

   A special military tribunal will decide Eren's fate. The Military Police calls for his execution while the Recon Corps argues that he is a powerful resource for humankind, and Mikasa is put on the spot when asked about the events of the Trost mission.

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9. 

   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Fluorite Eye's Song

   S1:E136/19/2021

   “…My mission is to bring happiness to everyone with my singing.” Vivy was the first AI to write a song with her own will. As the first AI to utilize her own creativity and being the AI that has had the most contact with humans in the one hundred-year journey, the Archive entrusts Vivy with a choice that will determine the survival of humanity. Vivy is almost crushed by the weight of this responsibility, but after being urged on by Matsumoto, who has been her partner for the last one hundred years, and seeing Dr. Matsumoto’s risk his life for everyone, she executes the Singularity Project in order to save humanity. Using this last chance, will she be able to fulfill her mission of bringing happiness to everyone with her singing?

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10. 

    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - A Diary

    S1:E203/8/2012

    Ten years ago on Christmas Eve, Mana, Shu, and Gai had a fateful encounter in a church. That’s the story we already know. The story we don’t know: where were their parents?

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11. 

    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Temptation

    S1:E178/7/2011

    As the hearing drags on, the Order finds itself unable to decide on Rin's fate, as Mephisto has proclaimed him to be "a weapon for counterattacking Satan." Just then, something happens…!

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12. 

    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Reach

    S2:E83/2/2011

    Support comes in unexpected forms, as both Kento and Kurumi give advice to Sawako and Kazehaya. It spurs Sawako on to take action. As she runs to find her crush, all she can think about is finally letting her feelings out.

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13. 

    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Demon Hunting

    S1:E229/11/2011

    In light of the recent incidents, Mephisto is dismissed from his post as director. The Order’s Supreme Advisors are ousted as well, paving the way for Ernst to become Pope. And the newly appointed Preceptor of the Japan Branch is revealed to be...

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14. 

    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Birthday

    S1:E243/24/2010

    The group decided to go to the local shrine "together" on New Year's Eve, but when Kazehaya and Sawako show up, the rest of the group mysteriously vanishes! What follows is an awkward, but heartwarming, first date.

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    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Chizuru's Love

    S1:E182/10/2010

    Sawako joins Chizuru on a shopping trip where Chizuru buys an out-of-character feminine outfit. When asked, she talks about the boy she likes. Sawako, thinking it is Ryuu, gives her some advice. But the truth is a bit more complicated...

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    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Free Practice

    S1:E811/25/2009

    New rumors are circulating! Apparently, making Sawako laugh gives you good luck! Kazehaya's old friend Kurumi begins to get involved in things. Sawako and Kazehaya grow closer.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - 2nd Years

    S2:E21/19/2011

    Ever since Valentine's Day, a palpable rift has formed between Sawako and Kazehaya. Neither seem entirely sure why it is there, but they have trouble communicating as openly as they had been. Ayane and Chizuru try to intervene, but...

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