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The Best Episodes Directed By Tadahito Matsubayashi

Every TV Episode Directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Tadahito Matsubayashi Ratings Summary

"End of the Prologue" is the best rated episode directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi. It scored 9.188/10 based on 16 votes. It was written by Kenta Ihara. It aired on 12/30/2019 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Because Thereʼs Someone He Likes".

  • End of the Prologue
    9.2/1016 votes

    #1 - End of the Prologue

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/30/2019

    Askeladd comes forth before King Sweyn and implores him to halt his invasion of Wales. Meanwhile, Thorfinn decides to return home at Leif’s urging. However, the moment before he boards the ship, Thorfinn catches a glimpse of a single tern taking off into the sky...

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Kenta Ihara

  • Because Thereʼs Someone He Likes
    9.0/101 votes

    #2 - Because Thereʼs Someone He Likes

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2024

    To Ranma's horror, Kuno falls head-over-heels for Ranma's female form and starts a relentless pursuit. Meanwhile, Akane deals with unrequited feelings.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Kimiko Ueno

  • An Empty Man
    8.3/109 votes

    #3 - An Empty Man

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2023

    Thorfinn has nightmares almost every night, but he can never remember what he dreamed about — and that bothers him.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • Great Purpose
    8.2/106 votes

    #4 - Great Purpose

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 4/25/2023

    As Snake intensifies his search, Arnheid tells Einar and Thorfinn everything she's done. Knowing the risks, Einar and Thorfinn offer to help her.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Hiroshi Seko

  • It's Hard, but Not Impossible
    8.0/108 votes

    #5 - It's Hard, but Not Impossible

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2021

    Miyamura runs into some unfriendly faces. Hori tries to get Miyamura to fulfill her darkest desires. Mizouchi's love is unrequited. Tanihara confronts his past with Miyamura.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Takawo Yoshioka

  • A New Appearance! The Gotei 13, Arrives!
    8.0/102 votes

    #6 - A New Appearance! The Gotei 13, Arrives!

    Season 1 Episode 361 - Aired 2/21/2012

    Stripped of his Fullbring, the powerless Ichigo Kurosaki is stabbed by Rukia Kuchiki and has his Shinigami powers returned to him.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Kenta Shimoyama

  • Magical Girl Site
    8.0/101 votes

    #7 - Magical Girl Site

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2018

    Aya Asagiri has nowhere to call her own. Bullied at school and abused by her brother at home, she spends every day wishing for death. One day, Aya happens upon a mysterious website called the Magical Girl Site.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Takayo Ikami

  • A Love That Cannot Be
    8.0/101 votes

    #8 - A Love That Cannot Be

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2013

    At last, Haruki sleeps with Kazusa. Her wish finally comes true, and she prepares to leave for Europe. Haruki takes Setsuna to the airport, hoping that they can all be together once again. When the three are reunited, everyone remembers the best moment of their lives: the last song they sang at the school concert. The title of the song was...

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Fumiaki Maruto

  • The Possibilities of the Dead
    7.5/102 votes

    #9 - The Possibilities of the Dead

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2016

    Mira is trapped in the past as Kyōma and the others fight against the ghosts in the fog attacking the hotel.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Matsuya Yuuichirou

  • Gehenna Gate
    7.4/105 votes

    #10 - Gehenna Gate

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2011

    Fujimoto and his companions try their best to protect Rin from the demons who are after him, but he ends up posessed by Satan, the most powerful of the demons and Rin's father. Seeing his guardian taking his own life to protect him fron Satan, Rin decides to fight back by unlocking his demonic powers, even knowing that by doing it he would not be a human anymore.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Ryota Yamaguchi

  • Captivity
    7.4/1015 votes

    #11 - Captivity

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2014

    After Kaneki and Hinami witness Ryoko's fate, the personnel at Anteiku are grieved, and Touka decides to take matters with the investigators into her own hands. Kaneki is fed up with not being able to do anything, and makes up his mind to become involved.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Chuji Mikasano

  • Aogiri
    7.3/1013 votes

    #12 - Aogiri

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/5/2014

    The 11th Ward offices of CCG are attacked by ghouls, wiping everyone out. Banjo and company stop in at Anteiku, looking for Rize to warn her to flee from Aogiri Tree, a new group of ghouls bent on taking over-- until Kaneki accidentally knocks him out!

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Chuji Mikasano

  • A Game of Tag
    7.3/103 votes

    #13 - A Game of Tag

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/3/2011

    The Exwires are tasked to look for the ghost of a child that is haunting Mephisto Pheles' amusement park. Rin and Shiemi manage to find the ghost first, but Shiemi ends up chasing it by herself while Amaimon, a higher demon and another son of Satan, steals Rin's sword and forces Rin to fight with him. Mean while another exorcist comes to defend him, and it is reveal to be an old friend of Rin's brother.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Ikuko Takahashi

  • The Day the Angel Falls
    7.2/104 votes

    #14 - The Day the Angel Falls

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2020

    Sora wakes up and tells her family about her friend's failing ramen restaurant. Hina hatches a plan to save it. Meanwhile, a mysterious boy returns to Japan.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: N/A

  • Confidential File 642, The Witching Hour
    7.0/102 votes

    #15 - Confidential File 642, The Witching Hour

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2021

    Sawa's brief respite from the cycle of violence has been irreversibly shattered. But even if she defeats the monster who brought an end to her dream, will she have anything left afterwards?

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Rika Nezu

  • Next Target, The Devil's Hand Aims at Orihime!
    7.0/102 votes

    #16 - Next Target, The Devil's Hand Aims at Orihime!

    Season 1 Episode 349 - Aired 11/22/2011

    Inoue Orihime is suddenly stopped and asked to die by a man named Shishigawara Moe.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Mio Imamura

  • Tsukishima's Ability, the Danger is Drawing Near!
    7.0/102 votes

    #17 - Tsukishima's Ability, the Danger is Drawing Near!

    Season 1 Episode 357 - Aired 1/24/2012

    Ichigo trains with his Fullbring. Chad and Orihime investigate Tsukishima and engage in battle.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Kenta Shimoyama

  • The Dawn of a New Era
    7.0/103 votes

    #18 - The Dawn of a New Era

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2023

    Adventurers from all over the kingdom flock to the new area that Saitou discovered. Saitou wants to go and investigate the curiosity that first lead to the discovery. Meanwhile, the king orders his allies to retrieve a hidden treasure from the new area.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Kenta Ihara

  • Dancing Flowers
    6.8/106 votes

    #19 - Dancing Flowers

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2015

    Now with Kaneki at their ranks, the Aogiri Tree takes the offensive against the CCG, and Amon is introduced to Mado's daughter Akira, who is assigned to become his new partner.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Chuji Mikasano

  • Days of Play
    6.8/105 votes

    #20 - Days of Play

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/2020

    Yota has finally found Hina, but she recoils at his touch. Yota's false identity will only last 2 weeks. Can he turn the situation around before then?

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: N/A

  • Supper
    6.8/1018 votes

    #21 - Supper

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2014

    Kaneki starts receiving self-defense lessons from Yomo. He meets Itori, who runs her own bar, and is friends with Uta and Yomo. Kaneki is befriended by Tsukiyama, a ghoul who knew Rize, who also enjoys reading, and possesses other, more epicurean tastes.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Chuji Mikasano

  • Before the Fair
    6.5/102 votes

    #22 - Before the Fair

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2013

    Kazusa's overworking finally catches up to her, and she collapses two days before the school fair. Haruki cares for her as he continues to practice his guitar. Kazusa, in a (possibly) fevered state, tells him about her troubled relationship with her mother Youko. But meanwhile, at the concert rehearsal in the gym, Setsuna is separated from the other two and feels lonely and afraid her first time on stage.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Fumiaki Maruto

  • Thousand Paths
    6.4/107 votes

    #23 - Thousand Paths

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2015

    The appearance of the "One-Eyed-Ghoul", considered the most dangerous of them all, leaves the CCG in a state of alert while Kaneki writhes in pain due to his new condition.

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Chuji Mikasano

  • Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House (2)
    6.3/103 votes

    #24 - Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House (2)

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 7/9/2016

    Koichi suddenly arrives at Rohan's house. Koichi carefully goes inside and finds Rohan drawing manga at an incredible speed. Apparently he can't stop himself from drawing after reading about Koichi's experiences. Rohan attempts to tear another page from Koichi by using Heaven's Door, when someone unexpected shows up at his door...

    Director: Tadahito Matsubayashi

    Writer: Yasuko Kobayashi