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The Best Episodes of Michiko & Hatchin

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

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Hana is a nine-year-old girl who lives in constant fear of her abusive family; Michiko is a sexy woman who has just done the unthinkable: broken out of the impenetrable Diamandra Penitentiary. After Hana is

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    Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 20 - Rendezvous of Extermination
    8.4/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Rendezvous of Extermination

    S1:E20

    Satoshi and Hatchin arrive in a town Satoshi left desolate ten years earlier. Satoshi calls Shinsuke, and challenges him to settle matters once and for all. While waiting for Shinsuke to arrive, Satoshi tells Hatchin more tales about Hiroshi.

    Directors:Yoshimitsu Ohashi, Masato Miyoshi
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  2. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 19 - Nettlesome Light-Blocking Butterfly
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Nettlesome Light-Blocking Butterfly

    S1:E19

    Michiko and Hatchin hop a freight train bound for Goinia, hoping to find Hiroshi there. Satoshi is set up by one of his former subordinates, makes his escape aboard the same train. Meanwhile, Atsuko has plans of her own for both Michiko and Hatchin.

    Director:Akira Toba
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  3. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 21 - Last Waltz Blooming Out of Season
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Last Waltz Blooming Out of Season

    S1:E21

    In an attempt to locate Hiroshi, Satoshi coerces a local crime boss, Juninho, to search for him. However, Juninho is already out to get Hiroshi for some outstanding debts. Michiko continues to elude police, and ends up cornered at a traveling carnival.

    Directors:Kei Tsunematsu, Saburô Mochizuki
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  4. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 17 - Buckets of Blood! Opera That Stirs the Heart
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Buckets of Blood! Opera That Stirs the Heart

    S1:E17

    Michiko goes to pick up the fake I.D.s she had made, but finds that she is unable to pay for them. When Michiko fails to return, Hatchin goes out looking for her, and ends up being taken in by a kindly Chinese opera singer who offers to help find her.

    Director:Kei Tsunematsu
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  5. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 18 - The Fool's Ballistic Samba
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #5 - The Fool's Ballistic Samba

    S1:E18

    Michiko and Hatchin make their way into São Paraíso, and happen upon one of Hiroshi's old business associates. When Michiko becomes forlorn after finding out that Hiroshi had not mentioned her, Hatchin comes up with a plan to cheer Michiko up again.

    Director:Kotomi Deai
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  6. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 22 - Run As You Are
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Run As You Are

    S1:E22

    The local police force closes in on Michiko and Hatchin, out to frame Michiko to clear themselves of their own wrongdoing. Michiko and Hatchin have an intense standoff with the police captain. Atsuko and Ricardo arrive to take Michiko into custody.

    Directors:Yoshihiro Oka, Sayo Yamamoto
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  7. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 7 - The Rain That Falls in Monotone
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #7 - The Rain That Falls in Monotone

    S1:E7

    When Michiko's motorbike breaks down, the two are stranded for several days in a rural river settlement. While there, Michiko becomes attracted to a man named Bruno, but has second thoughts when she finds out that he is a married man.

    Director:Nobuyoshi Habara
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  8. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 14 - The Daredevil Explosive Runner
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #8 - The Daredevil Explosive Runner

    S1:E14

    Satoshi hires assassins to kill Michiko, Atsuko, and Shinsuke. When Shinsuke's assassin, Jair, spots Michiko first, he decides to pursue her, instead. Jair decides to challenge Michiko to a contest, to see which one of them can kill the other first.

    Director:Shukou Murase
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  9. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 4 - Stray Cat Milky Way
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Stray Cat Milky Way

    S1:E4

    Michiko is summoned at gunpoint to see Rico, the local favela boss. Pepê Lima, a dancer at a nearby nightclub run by Rico, approaches Hatchin with information about Hiroshi. However, Pepê has an agenda of her own for meeting with Michiko and Hatchin.

    Director:Tomohiko Ito
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  10. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 9 - The Chocolate Girl in Love
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #10 - The Chocolate Girl in Love

    S1:E9

    In the town of Perna, famous for its weeping Maria statue, Hatchin is traveling alone and low on money. She befriends a young girl from the local circus named Rita, who is infatuated with her adult performing partner, and desperate to grow up.

    Director:Kei Tsunematsu
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  11. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 10 - The Carnival of Hyenas
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #11 - The Carnival of Hyenas

    S1:E10

    Satoshi tracks down Manabe, a former captain in Monstro Preto, and takes him and his family hostage. He orders Shinsuke to send the battered Michiko to him on a train, and sets about to get back at Manabe for humiliating him many years before.

    Director:Kei Tsunematsu
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  12. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 3 - Like a Frantic Pinball
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #12 - Like a Frantic Pinball

    S1:E3

    In coastal São Cabal, Michiko consults a fortune teller to continue her search for Hiroshi. When Hatchin loses her shoes, and Michiko steals another pair to replace them, Hatchin takes on a job at a restaurant to pay for them, but gets in over her head.

    Director:Kotaro Tamura
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  13. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 8 - Black Noise and a Dope Game
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Black Noise and a Dope Game

    S1:E8

    Michiko and Hatchin arrive in Osso, and their bickering grows ever worse. Shinsuke, a lieutenant in the crime syndicate Monstro Preto, checks in on one of their member organizations. While out and about, Hatchin stumbles across a man named Satoshi.

    Director:Shin Itagaki
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  14. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 11 - Starting Line Downpour
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Starting Line Downpour

    S1:E11

    As Michiko hurries to catch up with the circus, Hatchin is adjusting to life without her. A former performer, coincidentally named Michiko, takes an interest in the children with the circus. However, an investigative reporter insists they are in danger.

    Director:Yoshimitsu Ohashi
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  15. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 12 - Purgatory: 108°C Telepathy
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Purgatory: 108°C Telepathy

    S1:E12

    When Michiko takes ill, she and Hatchin check into a hotel. Worried about the costs they are incurring and the risk of going to a proper hospital, Hatchin seeks an alternative route to treat Michiko. Will her plan work out as well as she hopes?

    Director:Tomohiko Ito
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  16. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 5 - The Saudade of Fools, Parte 1
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #16 - The Saudade of Fools, Parte 1

    S1:E5

    Michiko visits her old friend Ivan to ask the whereabouts of a man named Satoshi, who might know where Hiroshi is. Thinking the task ahead to be dangerous, Michiko leaves Hatchin with Zelia Bastos at the orphanage where she grew up, for her safety.

    Director:Kotomi Deai
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  17. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 6 - The Saudade of Fools, Parte 2
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #17 - The Saudade of Fools, Parte 2

    S1:E6

    With Hatchin missing, Michiko confronts Zelia. Ivan informs Michiko that Hatchin is likely being held by a local mob leader named Vasily at a bullfighting arena, in order to draw Michiko to them so they can take revenge for the events of 12 years ago.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oka
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  18. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 15 - Graffiti in Vain
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Graffiti in Vain

    S1:E15

    While in town, waiting on repairs to the bike, Hatchin spots an old favorite book for sale. The boy who works at the bookstore, Lenine, sees her, and starts to fuss over her. Hatchin, however, is unsure how to handle this new and unfamiliar attention.

    Director:Yoshihiro Oka
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  19. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 2 - The Brown Sugar Outlaw
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #19 - The Brown Sugar Outlaw

    S1:E2

    Having abducted Hana from her adoptive family, Michiko is on the run from the law when she runs out of gas. Hot in pursuit is Atsuko, a police sergeant and acquaintance of Michiko's from childhood, and the one who put her in jail in the first place.

    Director:Kei Tsunematsu
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  20. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 13 - Goldfish of the Marsh
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Goldfish of the Marsh

    S1:E13

    After being demoted, Atsuko is reassigned to Ilha Azul, a small town on the edge of the jungle. There, she befriends Vanessa Lee, a girl who reminds her of her younger self, and who, like her, wants to get out of town and move on with her life.

    Director:Kotomi Deai
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  21. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 16 - Etude of Crimson Inconstancy
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Etude of Crimson Inconstancy

    S1:E16

    Michiko and Hatchin reach the tomato production plant where they anticipate finding Hiroshi. Once inside, they meet Elis, the woman who appears in the photograph with him. Michiko confronts her about stealing Hiroshi, but Elis reacts unexpectedly.

    Director:Yoshimitsu Ohashi
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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  22. Michiko & Hatchin Season 1 Episode 1 - Farewell, Cruel Paradise!
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    #22 - Farewell, Cruel Paradise!

    S1:E1

    Michiko Malandro breaks out of a high-security prison to see her long-lost love, Hiroshi. Elsewhere, Hiroshi's daughter, Hana Morenos, lives the life of Cinderella among her adoptive family, waiting for someone to come and take her away from them.

    Directors:Sayo Yamamoto, Kotomi Deai
    Writer:Takashi Ujita

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Best Episodes Summary

"Rendezvous of Extermination" is the best rated episode of "Michiko & Hatchin". It scored 8.4/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Yoshimitsu Ohashi, Masato Miyoshi and written by Takashi Ujita, it aired on 3/5/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nettlesome Light-Blocking Butterfly".