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The Best Episodes Directed By Shinpei Ezaki

Every TV Episode Directed by Shinpei Ezaki Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Shinpei Ezaki Ratings Summary

"I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost (4)" is the best rated episode directed by Shinpei Ezaki. It scored 8.5/10 based on 47 votes. It was written by Noboru Takagi. It aired on 5/26/2013 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6)".

  • I Can Hear His Heartbeat: The Struggle for Trost (4)
    8.5/1047 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2013

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Noboru Takagi

  • The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6)
    8.5/1042 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/8/2013

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Noboru Takagi

  • First Battle: The Struggle for Trost (1)
    8.4/1056 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2013

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Can't Look Into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1)
    8.0/1043 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/14/2013

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi

  • Harmony of One's Heart – My Mission, Your Future
    8.0/105 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2021

    “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…?

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Eiji Umehara

  • Fluorite Eye's Song
    7.8/105 votes

    #6 - Fluorite Eye's Song

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/19/2021

    “…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?

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Eiji Umehara

  • Birthday
    7.0/102 votes

    #7 - Birthday

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/24/2010

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Tomoko Konparu

  • Reach
    7.0/101 votes

    #8 - Reach

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2011

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Tomoko Konparu

  • Temptation
    7.0/103 votes

    #9 - Temptation

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/7/2011

    Easily breaking through all defenses, Amaimon reaches the room where Rin is being held and Mephisto convinces the Grigori to agree with his plan. Using the reforged Demon-Slaying Blade brought by his classmates, Rin defeats Amaimon and the Grigori decides that he has six months to pass the Exorcist authorization exam, thus he begins a special training to learn to control his flames. Despite they helped Rin by having his sword fixed, some of his classmates still has some mixed feelings about him after learning of his connection with Satan, the most awkward of them being Konekomaru, who is approached by a dark presence attracted by his fear.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi

  • Incredible Talent!
    7.0/101 votes

    #10 - Incredible Talent!

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2018

    Aragaki Nagisa, captain of the Kitakomachi High School badminton club, lost a game at the Junior Nationals without scoring a single point. She's fallen into a slump since then, and takes her anger out on her fellow club members. But six months later, a new student appears in the club...

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • On the Other Side of That Net
    7.0/101 votes

    #11 - On the Other Side of That Net

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2018

    It's the final game of the white-hot match between Ayano and Nagisa. Ayano continues to search for purpose, while Nagisa fights her with everything she has.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • Demon Hunting
    6.7/103 votes

    #12 - Demon Hunting

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/11/2011

    Ernst takes over as the True Cross' newest leader and appoints Yukio as the new Paladin. Armed with special weapons that drain the blood of the demons killed with them, the exorcists take part in a widespread crusade to erase all demons from Assiah. Rin and his friends start questioning why the order decided to take such extreme measures, but Yukio is determined to accomplish his task as Ernst claims that it is all part of their plan to destroy Gehenna, and with the Demon world vanquished, both he and his brother would become completely human again. However, Ernst's real objective is revealed when he uses Rin as a human sacrifice to bring Satan to the Human World, using Yukio's body as a vessel.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi

  • Chizuru's Love
    6.5/102 votes

    #13 - Chizuru's Love

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/2010

    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...

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Tomoko Konparu

  • Free Practice
    6.0/102 votes

    #14 - Free Practice

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2009

    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.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Tomoko Konparu

  • Wild Daisy
    5.0/102 votes

    #15 - Wild Daisy

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2023

    Kanata battles Enders without Noir to become stronger; he is saved by Claudia and Flamme, who have a request for him.

    Director: Shinpei Ezaki

    Writer: Takashi Aoshima