10.0/101 votes#1 - Shoreline
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2023
A bad first impression threatens to get Hyoma kicked out of his new home after only three days if he can't win over his tsukumogami hosts.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
10.0/102 votes#2 - A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2007
Kojirō, the coach of Muroe High's kendo club, makes a bet with his senpai, Kenzaburō, on a practice match between both schools, but the fighters must be 5 girls, no boys. Kojirō's victory would mean he could eat all he wants at Kenzaburō's father's sushi restaurant for a full year. Kojirō desperately needs to find more talented female kendo students because he only has 2 girls in his club. With only a month remaining before his match with Kenzaburō's team, he meets an extremely talented freshman, Kawazoe Tamaki.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
10.0/102 votes#3 - "Since Then" and "From Here On Out"
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/1/2008
It is a new year and several months have passed since the National competition. Two freshmen show up to join the club. The members one by one appear trying to convince them to join the club only to perform sideshow tricks leaving the freshmen unimpressed. The club later have a sparring match which causes the freshmen to become enthusiastic about joining the club. Its later revealed that these two new members are the siblings of the previous members that quit. Kojiro returns back to school having settled the problem with the old lady that forced him to leave. At the very end of the episode Tama-chan encounters a long purple haired woman with blue eyes, hinting that Bamboo Blade may have another season to come.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
9.0/101 votes#4 - Forever Smiling - Lovely Smile Forever
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/2/2016
With the secret behind the Dragon Spots and Sae's origin revealed, the path to salvation is clear. But are the Twin Stars willing to part ways with the girl who's become like a daughter to them? And if they're not, can they help the Twelve Guardians resist the flood of Kegare coming through the Dragon Spot?
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa
8.0/104 votes#5 - Antidote (Candy)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2011
In order to earn “cast points” that he can use to buy antidote for the poison injected by his collar, Ganta goes head to head with one of the prison’s toughest inmates in a deadly obstacle course.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Yasuyuki Muto
8.0/102 votes#6 - Relief (Grateful Dead)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/3/2011
Ganta, battered in battle and weakened by the poison coursing through his body, tries to use the last of his strength to take out Genkaku - but Shiro might be his only hope.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Yasuyuki Muto
7.6/107 votes#7 - Wrong Way Home
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/3/2006
An infected Iggy becomes enraged and kidnaps Re-l, setting out to kill Vincent. Re-l is again confronted by the homeless AutoReiv.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
7.0/109 votes#8 - Mazecity
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2006
Romdo is no longer a safe haven for Vincent. He is trying to avoid capture by the authorities. As he flees he comes across the infected AutoReiv Pino. Pino then shows him the way to escape from Romdo to the outside world. Re-l struggles to contact Vincent and uncover the true nature of his involvement with the Proxy.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Dai Sato
6.6/107 votes#9 - Goodbye Vincent
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 7/22/2006
Vincent finds himself trapped within Re-l’s consciousness, and observes powerlessly as events unfold.
Director: Tatsuya Igarashi
Writer: Yuko Kawabe
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"Shoreline" is the best rated episode directed by Tatsuya Igarashi. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Keiichiro Ochi. It aired on 1/17/2023 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice".