The Best Episodes Directed By Shintaro Matsui

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #1 - DON'T CHASE A SHADOW

   S2:E3511/30/2024

   The change in Mayuri's Spiritual Pressure is also felt elsewhere by Urahara and Kyoraku.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #2 - One Thing I Did

   S1:E106/4/2023

   Tetsuo is allowed to walk away after Kyoichi is condemned by the organization. However, Kyoichi does not quietly accept his fate and attempts to escape his death sentence.

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   7.3/10(4 votes)

   #3 - The Correct Path

   S1:E34/16/2023

   The group of men, led by Kyoichi, finds out Tetsuo and Kasen's lie and resorts to violence to interrogate them to find out what happened to Nobuto.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #4 - THE END 2

   S2:E479/5/2026

   Ichigo's Bankai fails to reach Yhwach.

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Chapter 7: The Prophesy, the Little Boy, and the Live Broadcast

   S1:E72/18/2023

   Nightmares of the Witch of Yore are eating away at Lieselotte. Siegwald confirms his love for his fiancé. The two in love throw Endo and Kobayashi into an ecstatic frenzy!

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #6 - The Dress, the School Festival, and Overflowing Emotions

   S1:E93/4/2023

   Lieselotte stands up for herself. Endo and Kobayashi are overjoyed to see Siegwald and Lieselotte share their feelings. Endo expresses his anxiety.

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7. 

   6.9/10(13 votes)

   #7 - SON OF DARKNESS

   S2:E428/1/2026

   The battle between Nakk Le Vaar, Yoruichi and Urahara rages and Ichigo and Orihime confront Yhwach.

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   6.7/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Doorstep Man

   S1:E229/8/2024

   Utsubo and Suzuki put into motion their carefully laid plans to kill Fable, their foe.

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9. 

   6.4/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Rei Utsubo

   S1:E177/28/2024

   From a Taihei detective agency, a dark force is at work, disturbing Akira's peaceful life.

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    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Phantom of the Balcony

    S1:E106/9/2024

    When Akira finds out that Misaki is in trouble, he goes into action to get her out of it.

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11. 

    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Moving

    S1:E14/7/2024

    The invincible hitman, Fable, is ordered by the boss to live an ordinary life in Osaka for a year.

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    5.3/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Cutting the Cake

    S1:E24/9/2023

    With Kasen's help, Tetsuo devises a way to dispose of the body. In the meantime, a group of men is looking for Nobuto. Tetsuo and Kasen give them false information to divert their attention.

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