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The Best Episodes of Jin

Every episode of Jin ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Jin!

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After awakening in the Edo era, a neurosurgeon uses his medical knowledge to help those around him while searching for a way back to the present day.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Jin Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    9.3/10(25 votes)

    S2:E11

    Sensing he has little time left, Jin resolves to pass on his entire medical knowledge to the Jinyudo doctors. Kyotaro makes a difficult decision.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Jin Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    8.9/10(36 votes)

    S1:E11

    Jin wonders whether Ryoma might have traveled into the future during their tumble from the cliff. Saburi and Jin reexamine Nokaze’s symptoms together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Jin Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.6/10(45 votes)

    S2:E1

    Jin examines Saki’s ill mother after learning that she may have beriberi disease due to malnutrition. Ryoma arrives from Kyoto seeking Jin’s help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Jin Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    S2:E8

    As Ryoma fully devotes himself to achieving a return to imperial rule, Jin battles to protect the lives of both a struggling Nokaze and her child.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Jin Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    S2:E2

    Jin considers the risks of interfering with history by treating an imperial princess with suspected beriberi. An old acquaintance appears before him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Jin Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E3

    Locked away in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Jin endures harsh conditions and torture. Ryoma and Kyotaro fight to prove his innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Jin Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E9

    As Jin rushes to Kyoto with Saki and Saburi to prevent Ryoma’s assassination, Kyotaro heads for the same destination with a very different mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Jin Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E10

    Jin, Saki and Saburi perform a major surgery to try and save Ryoma’s life. The Jinyudo doctors face charges of teaching how to create fake penicillin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Jin Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    S1:E5

    Jin takes on the ambitious task of producing penicillin to help Nokaze’s sister, a patient suffering terribly during the final stage of syphilis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Jin Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    S1:E10

    When Jin visits Yoshiwara to examine Nokaze before her impending marriage, he notices something concerning during the exam but chooses to stay silent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Jin Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    S1:E1

    Suddenly finding himself in the Edo period, neurosurgeon Jin Minakata tries to return to the present day. But an oddly familiar stranger intervenes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Jin Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jin meets a courtesan with a striking resemblance to his fiancée in present-day Tokyo. She asks him to perform a life-saving operation on her father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Jin Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E5

    Jin does all he can to help a renowned kabuki actor suffering from severe lead poisoning and limb paralysis to perform on stage one last time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Jin Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    S1:E2

    As Jin struggles to process the startling reality of his situation, a resurgence of a mysterious illness frightens residents across the city of Edo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Jin Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    S1:E3

    Just as Jin learns the shogunate will support his efforts to treat cholera patients with new techniques, he suddenly shows signs of infection.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Jin Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    S1:E7

    When Jin learns of a patient with a terrible burn, he wants to help her. But the treatment requires a skin graft and a large amount of penicillin.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Jin Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S1:E9

    With both Nokaze and Saki developing strong romantic feelings for Jin, bells ring out across Edo warning of a dangerous fire engulfing the city.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Jin Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    S2:E4

    As the Jinyudo doctors continue trying to create penicillin in powder form, Taki asks Jin for help in treating a noblewoman from an important family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Jin Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    S2:E7

    After receiving a wedding invitation from Nokaze, Saki and Jin go to Yokohama for the occasion. But during the visit, Nokaze wants Jin to examine her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Jin Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    S1:E8

    Nokaze asks Jin to treat a sick courtesan, but he needs stronger penicillin to cure her. Kyotaro gets an idea to secure the funds required to make it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Jin Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    S1:E6

    While visiting an eminent doctor of traditional medicine, Jin is pressed about his medical background — and soon gets an opportunity to prove himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Jin Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    S2:E6

    While visiting Nagasaki to teach other doctors about penicillin, Jin catches up with Ryoma but senses that something about him has changed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 11" is the best rated episode of "Jin". It scored 9.3/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/26/2011. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 11".