The Best Episodes Directed By Toshiyuki Kono

Every TV Episode Directed by Toshiyuki Kono Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 7.7/10(14 votes)

    #1 - SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION

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    S1:E2

    Kenbishi Heavy Industries has built a state-of-the-art multiped tank. There's only one problem–it's gone haywire and started moving on its own. Section 9 is called in to stop it, as the Self Defense Force will not get involved. Now, it's up to Motoko, Batou, and the rest of Section 9 to stop the tank and figure out what made it go berserk in the first place.

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  2. 7.4/10(9 votes)

    #2 - DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT

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    S2:E18

    The Major and Batou are flown to Berlin in an effort to track down a terrorist called "Angel's Feathers". While there, Batou attracts the attention of a young girl in a wheelchair.

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  3. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Rearing Conventions

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    S1:E3

    Ginoza and Akane, along with the Enforcers, are brought in to investigate a death caused by a Drone at a Drone manufacturing plant. When the Psycho-Pass of the entire staff checks out, they question whether it was an accident or possibly murder.

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  4. 7.4/10(11 votes)

    #4 - C: Vanished Medication; RE-VIEW

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    S1:E20

    Togusa is on the trail of the Laughing Man again, and this time, his investigations lead him towards both a leading micromachine corporation and an NGO called the Sunflower Society.

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    Writer:Dai Sato
  5. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #5 - C: Public Security Section 9, Once Again; STAND ALONE COMPLEX

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    S1:E26

    Togusa has been released from jail and he's given papers showing the dissolution of Section 9. Out of work and depressed, he tries to find information on the others, but there is nothing available. Thinking that he has nothing left to lose, he goes to assassinate the man responsible when he is stopped by–Batou!

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    Writer:Dai Sato
  6. 7.2/10(12 votes)

    #6 - C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ

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    S1:E11

    Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.

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  7. 7.1/10(8 votes)

    #7 - IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW

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    S2:E23

    The government declares martial Law in Dejima, believing that the refugees have a nuclear device and plan to use it to gain independence. When the refugees' connection to Kuze is cut off, one shot begins a bloody war.

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  8. 7.1/10(9 votes)

    #8 - DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL

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    S2:E10

    Togusa is brought up on charges after he becomes involved with a murder while off duty. But during the course of the trial, it becomes clear who the attorney is really after.

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  9. 7.1/10(15 votes)

    #9 - SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9

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    S1:E1

    Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. They've been called in to rescue a high-ranking government official from a hostage situation. But something doesn't seem right to Major Motoko Kusanagi.

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  10. 6.6/10(10 votes)

    #10 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION

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    S2:E6

    A seemingly run-of-the mill hit-and-run turns into anything but when Togusa investigates. While in Tokyo, he discovers a secret from the past the GSDF is trying to keep hidden deep underground.

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Toshiyuki Kono Ratings Summary

"SA: Proof of Recklessness; TESTATION" is the best rated episode directed by Toshiyuki Kono. It scored 7.714/10 based on 14 votes. It was written by Junichi Fujisaku. It aired on 10/1/2002 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT".