8.2/1022 votes#1 - Speak Like a Child
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/1998
When a mysterious package arrives, Faye disappears on a gambling binge, and Spike and Jet embark on a frustrating search for ancient technology!
Director: Yoshiyuki Takei
Writer: Akihiko Inari
8.0/102 votes#2 - The Tragic Rallyist
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2023
Kanata zooms up to the back of the Yashi-Kita Gang in no time, but getting past them is another matter entirely. Meanwhile, the two leaders go wheel-to-wheel for the lead of the race.
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Akihiko Inari
7.9/1028 votes#3 - Ganymede Elegy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/1998
When a case takes the Bebop crew to Jet’s old stomping ground, the big man crosses paths with an old lover – and her wanted boyfriend.
Director: Hirokazu Yamada
Writer: Akihiko Inari
7.8/1022 votes#4 - Wild Horses
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/6/1999
While Spike pays a visit to the man who built his ship, Faye and Jet go fishing for space pirates.
Director: Hirokazu Yamada
Writer: Akihiko Inari
7.5/102 votes#5 - Kendo Girl In Love?: Swordplay
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2000
The master of the sword, Motoko, returns from a training retreat only to find that Keitaro has been named the manager of the inn. She's outraged and is completely against a male being the manager but becomes confused by weird feelings that consume her body. Could it be love?
Director: Osamu Sato
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.5/102 votes#6 - Kingdom of Ambitions
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2023
Having acquired the ability to jump between worlds, Mitsuha returns to the village. As she learns more about her new surroundings, her money-making schemes begin to take shape...
Director: Michita Shiraishi
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.5/102 votes#7 - Then Let It Be War
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2023
Mitsuha is hatching a new money-making scheme when news arrives that the kingdom is under attack! As the invading army closes in on the capital, Mitsuha finds herself at the palace, faced with a decision...
Director: Michita Shiraishi
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.5/102 votes#8 - Teamwork
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2023
The two-lap race of Odawara Pikes Peak is underway. With his tires now up to temperature, can Kanata start making his way through the field despite his power disadvantage?
Director: Hiroshi Tamada
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.0/102 votes#9 - Mitsuha Goes to Another World
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2023
Yamano Mitsuha is 18 years old when she is suddenly left with no family. It is then that she accidentally falls off a cliff to her certain death... only to wake up in a strange new world!
Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.0/102 votes#10 - Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2023
The Great Ancestral Dragon appears to reinforce the Empire, but Mitsuha will stop at nothing to protect her kingdom!
Director: Hiroshi Tamada
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.0/101 votes#11 - The Voice Callout
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2023
On the approach to the death zone for the second time, Kanata starts to make his move. But does he have enough life left in his tires to climb up the order?
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.0/101 votes#12 - Updates
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2023
Kanata managed to haul the 86 up to unexpected heights at Odawara Pikes Peak, but the next race is on a course that is a lot flatter with fewer downhill sections where he can make up for his car's lack of power, so it's time to tune his ride!
Director: Tomoe Makino
Writer: Akihiko Inari
6.0/101 votes#13 - The Genius Awakens
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2023
Qualifying begins for the second race of the season, which is set to take place at Lake Ashinoko. With Kanata set to do his run on a later day, other drivers get their moment to shine.
Director: Mitsuyo Yokono
Writer: Akihiko Inari
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"Speak Like a Child" is the best rated episode written by Akihiko Inari. It scored 8.227/10 based on 22 votes. It was directed by Yoshiyuki Takei. It aired on 6/19/1998 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Tragic Rallyist".