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The Best Episodes Directed By Yoshihisa Matsumoto

Every TV Episode Directed by Yoshihisa Matsumoto Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Yoshihisa Matsumoto Ratings Summary

"It Was So Foolish" is the best rated episode directed by Yoshihisa Matsumoto. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Taku Kishimoto. It aired on 6/3/2021 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Calm Down, Two Men".

  • It Was So Foolish
    9.5/10(2)

    #1 - It Was So Foolish

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 6/3/2021

    Kyo is thinking about the past. Tohru is thinking about the future. But they're both thinking about each other.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • Calm Down, Two Men
    9.0/10(2)

    #2 - Calm Down, Two Men

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 5/21/2006

    Revy's resentment at being sent on assignment with Rock may change when he calms a potentially volatile situation with a dealer.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Sunao Katabuchi

  • It's Cinderella-ish
    8.7/10(3)

    #3 - It's Cinderella-ish

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 9/8/2020

    Tohru's class puts on an unconventional retelling of Cinderella at the school culture festival.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Yuichiro Kido

  • When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen
    8.0/10(3)

    #4 - When you go back to the starter town with the full party, new stuff tends to happen

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 3/5/2021

    Tomozaki rehearses with Hinami to prepare for his movie date with Kikuchi and is invited to an overnight barbecue with his popular normie classmates.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Yuka Yamada

  • All Mine
    8.0/10(4)

    #5 - All Mine

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 6/16/2020

    Tohru and the Somas return from their trip and Kagura invites Kyo on a date for some serious talk.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • That's an Unwavering Truth
    8.0/10(4)

    #6 - That's an Unwavering Truth

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 5/6/2021

    Tohru isn't sure who to talk to, or how many secrets to keep. Meanwhile, one of Shigure's secrets begins coming to light.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Yuichiro Kido

  • I Just Love Her
    8.0/10(1)

    #7 - I Just Love Her

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 7/1/2021

    After a fight, Yuki and Kyo each figure out what they want to do next.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Yuichiro Kido

  • You Will, I'm Sure of It
    7.8/10(4)

    #8 - You Will, I'm Sure of It

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 7/28/2020

    Tohru and her classmates are in Kyoto for their school trip to create some lifelong memories.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • The Fortune's Fool
    7.5/10(2)

    #9 - The Fortune's Fool

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 3/7/2015

    Under orders from United Forces of Earth’s General Headquarters, the Deucalion and her crew take part in an assault mission. They formulate a plan that will let them fight the Mars Knights. Elsewhere, with fresh determination, Slaine advances his invasion of the surface to broaden his power base. However, there are those who have doubts about his true motives.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Katsuhiko Takayama

  • I Got Dumped…
    7.5/10(4)

    #10 - I Got Dumped…

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 4/28/2020

    The students in class 2-D plan for their upcoming school trip. Meanwhile, Hatsuharu goes on a rampage, but nobody knows why.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Taku Kishimoto

  • I Want to Learn Lots
    7.4/10(5)

    #11 - I Want to Learn Lots

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 2/6/2022

    Minoru Ohkuma knows a lot about animals and insects, and her fascination with living things has led her to keep a research notebook of her daily observations. That fascination has now turned toward her classmate, Komichi. Komichi knows a lot about various creatures due to her country upbringing, and she takes notes on things that interest her. After learning that they have these things in common, Minoru and Komichi decide to observe their classmates together. Minoru believes that acting in secret is important when observing living things, but Komichi, the only student at the school who wears a sailor uniform, tends to stand out and isn't the best at being secretive...

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Rino Yamazaki

  • Dancing Leaf, Squirming Sand
    7.3/10(3)

    #12 - Dancing Leaf, Squirming Sand

    Season 2 Episode 65

    Aired 1/7/2004

    It's time for Sasuke's match against Gaara, only Sasuke has yet to show up. Normally they'd disqualify him, but everyone's anxiously awaiting the match. Therefore, they give Sasuke a time limit before disqualifying him. As time slowly begins to run out, only one question remains on everyone's mind...where's Sasuke?

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Kouhei Urasawa

  • Battles go better when you're fighting alongside someone whose signature move is the opposite of yours
    7.0/10(2)

    #13 - Battles go better when you're fighting alongside someone whose signature move is the opposite of yours

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 1/17/2024

    Tomozaki enlists the help of friends to help Tama improve and boost the mood at school, but Aoi Hinami is vehemently opposed to Tama changing at all.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Fumihiko Shimo

  • Everyone has different expectations about a big event
    7.0/10(2)

    #14 - Everyone has different expectations about a big event

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 2/7/2024

    Tomozaki confronts Hinami over her handling of the Konno affair. He's tasked with making a good impression on his classmates--plus a big decision.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Yuka Yamada

  • Five Cranes in Return
    7.0/10(2)

    #15 - Five Cranes in Return

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 3/12/2021

    The quintuplets’ father tries to get Futaro’s classmate, Takeda, to take over as their tutor. They make a bet.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Keiichiro Ochi

  • Fireworks With the Princess
    7.0/10(1)

    #16 - Fireworks With the Princess

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 6/25/2023

    With the pact no longer hanging over them, Shiori and Ichiro are free to live and love on their own terms. But that doesn't necessarily mean there are no complications left to address.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Gigaemon Ichikawa

  • Hero
    7.0/10(1)

    #17 - Hero

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 11/15/2019

    In exchange for taking care of the issues he's caused and to have Olivier protect his friends and client, Juzo accepts her request to hunt down a renegade Extended named Hayden Gondry. As Juzo searches, he realizes Gondry's connection with his past.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Turning Point
    7.0/10(1)

    #18 - Turning Point

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 7/10/2020

    Tetsuro and the others get attacked by unknown assailants while Juzo is out getting the data from the memory medium he recovered from Rosa. Mary runs into her long-missing brother, Victor, during her escape from the attackers...

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Scar
    7.0/10(1)

    #19 - Scar

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 8/21/2020

    Tetsuro struggles with his task to take control of Juzo. The appearance Edmund pulls up Juzo's past and forces Tetsuro to face even more of the absurdity in this world. Unsure of himself and his own past, he turns Juzo for direction.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Crunch Time With the Princess
    6.7/10(3)

    #20 - Crunch Time With the Princess

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 4/9/2023

    Ichiro Kuga is a manga artist struggling to support his two young siblings, and he's in need of an assistant. Shiori Goshiki wishes to become that assistant, but her background is unusual in more ways than one.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Gigaemon Ichikawa

  • Too Late
    6.0/10(1)

    #21 - Too Late

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 8/11/2018

    Iori and Kohei attend class in their underwear like normal, but everyone glares at them with a bloodthirsty look in their eyes! It's because they heard that Iori and Chisa are dating! Sensing their lives are in danger, Iori and Kohei offer to setup a mixer. They ask Azusa to introduce her friends, but she brings Aina Yoshiwara, the "Cakey" girl from the Izu Spring Festival!

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Shinji Takamatsu

  • Men's Cocktails
    6.0/10(1)

    #22 - Men's Cocktails

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 9/1/2018

    The members of the diving team start working part-time jobs to pay for their trip to Okinawa. However, Iori and Kohei end up spending all their earnings on drinking. Meanwhile, Kotobuki is working hard as a bartender, and his boss lets Iori and Kohei try it out too. However, these two idiots don't know how to make cocktails, and end up creating some dangerous new drinks!

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Shinji Takamatsu

  • The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 9 - Offense and Defense
    6.0/10(1)

    #23 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 9 - Offense and Defense

    Season 2 Episode 22

    Aired 12/4/2007

    Finding that Tomitake is captured, Irie rushes to escape and ends up meeting with Shion and her bodyguard, Kasai, on their way to the Sonozaki Estate. However, by accepting their help, he ends up unintentionally revealing Rika's hideout to the enemy.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: N/A

  • Heretics Betrayed
    6.0/10(1)

    #24 - Heretics Betrayed

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/27/2022

    Kahaku asks Fushi to marry him. He seems confident that they can overcome the complications of Fushi being a shape-shifting immortal, but Fushi isn’t. Cylira returns.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Shinzo Fujita

  • Weather Conditions With the Princess
    6.0/10(1)

    #25 - Weather Conditions With the Princess

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 4/30/2023

    Rainy weather complicates plans for Shiori and the Kugas. When Machi and Fumio are down in the dumps as a result, Ichiro and Shiori get creative in their efforts to make the most of the day's disappointing weather.

    Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto

    Writer: Koki Hashimoto