The Best Episodes Directed By Yasuhiro Matsumura

Every TV Episode Directed by Yasuhiro Matsumura Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Becoming a Bully's Buddy

    S1:E12

    Ippo fights and wins his second match via K.O.,After the fight he was befriended by Umezawa, his former bully.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - K.O. Dream
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #2 - K.O. Dream

    S1:E19

    Kobashi abandoned his strategy and loses the match to Ippo via K.O.

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Zodd the Immortal
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Zodd the Immortal

    S1:E6

    In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Texhnophile
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Texhnophile

    S1:E3

    We see some flashbacks of Ichise's childhood. His father was tortured and hanged for some crime he committed. A short time later, his mother became very ill and died. He received a vial from the hospital that contained some of her cells and he had kept it with him since. He wakes up in Doc's Lab and he freaks out that he doesn't have the vial. She tells him that she used the contents as part of a new Texhnolyze Unit that will become his new arm and leg. He freaks out, but she knocks him unconscious. Some men from the Alliance attempt to assassinate Oonishi, but fail miserably. We learn that Kimata, the Alliance's leader, is Texhnolyzed, which is strictly against their ideals. We also see Oonishi's wife, Mana, for the first time. She is very unresponsive and almost seems to be off in her 'own world'.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 202 - Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Fierce Fighting Conclusion! Who's the Strongest?

    S1:E202

    Captain Kenpachi Zaraki and Nnoitra Gilga conclude their battle.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Steel Step Suite
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Steel Step Suite

    S1:E6

    There were no traces of the battle that once occurred on Tanegashima, which was heavily damaged in Heaven’s Fall. When they arrive, Marito is flooded with memories of the fierce fighting there. But then, the Kataphraktos of a female Mars Knight comes at them relentlessly. Meanwhile, Slain, who has been acting without the knowledge of his superiors, acts recklessly.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Soldiers' Pay
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Soldiers' Pay

    S1:E16

    Lt. Marito, who is serving with Yuki Kaizuka, receives orders for a new operation. Yagarai is concerned about the position this will put Yuki in, who has been assigned to a unit away from the Deucalion. Meanwhile, a group of Mars Knights who oppose the Earthborn Slaine’s rise to power plan a new attack on Earth in hopes of securing more power of their own.

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 195 - The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #8 - The Ultimate Union! Pesche's Seriousness

    S1:E195

    Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck returns to her child form, leaving Ichigo Kurosaki in the hands of Tesra Lindocruz. Szayelaporro Granz is seemingly impervious to attack, Zommari Rureaux is about to finish off Rukia Kuchiki, whilst the Exequias plan to execute Yasutora Sado.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Battle
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #9 - The Battle

    S1:E11

    On a stormy battlefield, Casca, Griffith's second in command, is wounded while fighting the leader of an enemy army. Guts runs to her rescue but when she passes out at the edge of a cliff, he cannot catch her in time and they both fall into the river below.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 238 - Friendship? Hatred? Haineko & Tobiume
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Friendship? Hatred? Haineko & Tobiume

    S1:E238

    10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto and 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori battle their Zanpakutō Spirits, and 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya tells Hyōrinmaru what his name is while Muramasa limps through the Forest of Menos.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 246 - Special Mission! Rescue Captain Commander Yamamoto!
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Special Mission! Rescue Captain Commander Yamamoto!

    S1:E246

    A group of Shinigami attempt to rescue Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, but they are held back by several Zanpakutō Spirits. Meanwhile, Ichigo Kurosaki arrives at the barrier surrounding Yamamoto and prepares to destroy it.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 214 - Karakuraizer's Last Day
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Karakuraizer's Last Day

    S1:E214

    The Karakura-Raizer Team face off against a female Arrancar.

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Yasuhiro Matsumura Ratings Summary

"Becoming a Bully's Buddy" is the best rated episode directed by Yasuhiro Matsumura. It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 12/18/2000 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "K.O. Dream".