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The Best Episodes Directed By Tatsuya Ishihara

Every TV Episode Directed by Tatsuya Ishihara Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Wicked Lord Shingan... Reborn
    9.2/10(4 votes)

    S2:E1

    Unusual circumstances forces Yuta and Rikka to live under one roof. Keeping it under wraps is top priority as the new school year starts.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya VI
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E14

    One night, Haruhi's power is activated without her knowing, and both she and Kyon become trapped in a sealed reality at their school. As Haruhi goes out on her own, Kyon is met by Itsuki, who tell Kyon that Haruhi might have created this world to be alone with Kyon. Yuki contacts Kyon via computer and gives the hint of Sleeping Beauty as a means to return back. Kyon and Haruhi are forced to evacuate when blue giant entities appear and begin to destroy the school and the surrounding area. Using hints provided by Yuki and Mikuru beforehand in order to defuse the situation and escape, Kyon kisses Haruhi as he expresses his desire to return to the old world. It remains unknown whether or not this world is the old one or a new one, however the three other members are glad to see Kyon back again.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - A Farewell to the End of Summer
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S2:E1

    Summer vacation is now over and the second semester has started at Tomoya's school. Nagisa's father Akio asks Tomoya to form a baseball team for a local game against the neighboring shopping district team. Tomoya is able to recruit Kyou and Kotomi from the drama club, Youhei and his younger sister Mei, Tomoyo, Misae, and Yusuke. Tomoya's team manages to get an early lead, but Akio's leg gets injured by a flying bat, and Nagisa fills in for her father as the pitcher. The other team catches up near the end, and it comes down to the final inning when Tomoya scores an RBI, winning the game.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - New Dragon, Ilulu! (Please Be Nice to Her Again)
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    The self-proclaimed ultimate maid Tohru storms into a new maid cafe opening up soon with a sense of rivalry. However, when she returns she says, "Somehow I've ended up working there!" As they live out such typical days in their lives, she and Miss Kobayashi learn from the news that someone has destroyed the mountain where they met.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Life Is Constant Change (But It's Okay to Stop and Appreciate It)
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S2:E12

    A typical morning with typical dragon girls. A priceless slice of daily life without any complaints. However, ever since Miss Kobayashi heard the tale from the Emperor of Demise, something has been slightly weighing on her. Yet it's not clear to her what exactly that is. As that uncertainty builds, the summer festival they've all been waiting for is drawing closer.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Let's Find Friends
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E4

    Tomoya runs into Fuko again at school, and she tries to invite him to her older sister's upcoming marriage ceremony, but Tomoya is not interested. Tomoya gets Youhei to help reform the drama club by bribing him with bread from Nagisa's family bakery. Nagisa tries to get the help of Ryou and Kyou in reforming the drama club, and Tomoya even tries to ask Tomoyo and Kotomi if they would like to join; Tomoyo is trying to become student council president, and Kotomi does not give an answer. Tomoya and Nagisa later go see Fuko about the club, and he discovers from Nagisa that Fuko is supposedly unconscious in a hospital.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya I
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E2

    Haruhi Suzumiya is an eccentricity who dislikes the ordinary. If she could just meet an alien, time-traveler, or esper, her life would be made! Unfortunately, things just aren’t interesting. Until she decides to shake things up with her own club.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 0 Episode 2 - Another World: Tomoyo Chapter
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    S0:E2

    In an alternative timeline where Tomoya and Tomoyo are dating, Tomoyo becomes student council president, but bad rumors start around the school due to Tomoya's bad reputation. Tomoyo becomes busy during the school festival, and continues to be so while she attempts to save the sakura trees in town. Tomoya realizes that he is holding Tomoyo back from greater things, and despite both sides being reluctant, they break up. Time passes as Tomoyo's reputation builds and Tomoya and Youhei watch on the side through her many accomplishments, one of them being ultimately saving the sakura trees by the winter. At that time, Tomoya and Tomoyo meet and talk for the first time in months and they decide to become a couple again.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya (3)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E26

    Shooting of the SOS Brigade's short film continues. During the battle scene, Haruhi is displeased with Mikuru's acting. She yells at her, demanding that Asahina try to shoot a laser beam from her contact-lens-colored eye, but Kyon manages to cool her down . Afterwards the scene is reshot but, to the surprise of everyone except Haruhi, Mikuru actually shoots laser beams from her eye. Yuki knocks Mikuru down and apparently takes her contact lens. In a conversation Itsuki explains to a shocked Kyon that Haruhi changed reality once again and Nagato proves his words by showing her hand, burnt while protecting Kyon from being hit by the laser. Koizumi promises to take care of Mikuru's problem with Yuki's help. The rest of day is spent on shooting more scenes with Mikuru dressed as a bunny girl. The next day Kyon finds out that Haruhi dragged Tsuruya, Taniguchi and Kunikida to help. After Haruhi gets off to pick up Mikuru, Itsuki explains to Kyon that Yuki succesfully helped Mikuru get over herself. Haruhi returns with Mikuru, who secretely tells Kyon how Yuki helped her: she bit her to inject nanomachines into her body. Haruhi leads everyone to the next shooting location, a lake near Koizumi's house.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - On the Hillside Path Where the Cherry Blossoms Flutter
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    S1:E1

    On the way to school one day, Tomoya Okazaki meets a strange girl talking to herself named Nagisa Furukawa. Later in the day, Tomoya has a conversation with Nagisa during lunch and learns that she is repeating her last year of high school, and wants to join the now-disbanded drama club. After school, Tomoya goes to Nagisa's family bakery and meets her parents; he is invited to have dinner with them.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Endless Eight (5)
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E20

    The previous time loop continues for the 15,521st time. As the last day of vacation arrives, Kyon stays up late until midnight finishing his summer homework alone without any assistance. The final scene shows Kyon's clock ticking away on his desk but cuts out to the ending video one second before the clock strikes 12:00am.

    Director:Tatsuya Ishihara
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Tatsuya Ishihara Ratings Summary

"Wicked Lord Shingan... Reborn" is the best rated episode directed by Tatsuya Ishihara. It scored 9.2/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/9/2014 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya VI".