9.0/103 votes#1 - Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung
Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 12/6/2005
A conspiracy connecting several recent events in Soul Society is revealed.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.7/103 votes#2 - Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...
Season 1 Episode 219 - Aired 5/12/2009
Lieutenant Shūhei Hisagi and Findorr Calius battle each other.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.4/109 votes#3 - Cursed Parakeet
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2004
When Yasutora Sado receives a parakeet that contains the Soul of a young boy, it is up to Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki to protect him from the Hollow that is after them.
Director: Takushi Kimura
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.3/109 votes#4 - Beat the Invisible Enemy!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2004
Rukia Kuchiki and Yasutora Sado team up to take on the Hollow Shrieker.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.3/103 votes#5 - Karakura Town Gathers! Aizen Versus the Soul Reapers
Season 1 Episode 203 - Aired 1/20/2009
Sōsuke Aizen reveals his plans and heads to Karakura Town.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.2/106 votes#6 - Ichigo Becomes a Hollow!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/2005
Kisuke Urahara helps Ichigo Kurosaki regain his Shinigami powers.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.0/107 votes#7 - A Gentle Right Arm
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2004
As Ichigo Kurosaki begins his duel with Uryū Ishida, Yasutora Sado gains a new power.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.0/103 votes#8 - Stars and the Stray
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/17/2005
6th Division Lieutenant Renji Abarai remembers his past with Rukia Kuchiki and begs Ichigo Kurosaki to save her in his stead.
Director: Takushi Kimura
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.0/103 votes#9 - Desperation! The Broken Zangetsu
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 6/28/2005
As the high-ranking members of the Gotei 13 continue to react to 5th Division Captain Sōsuke Aizen's murder, Ichigo Kurosaki continues his battle with 11th Division Captain Kenpachi Zaraki.
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.0/102 votes#10 - Supersonic Battle! Determine the Goddess of Battle
Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 11/1/2005
Yoruichi Shihōin battles 2nd Division Captain Suì-Fēng.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.0/103 votes#11 - Reopening of the Substitute Business! The Terrifying Transfer Student
Season 1 Episode 110 - Aired 1/10/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki goes back to slaying Hollows in the Human World, but he is soon confronted by Shinji Hirako - a Visored.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
8.0/102 votes#12 - Ishida's Strategy, 20-Second Offense and Defense
Season 1 Episode 164 - Aired 3/12/2008
While Uryū Ishida and Lieutenant Renji Abarai continue their battle against Szayelaporro Granz, Ichigo Kurosaki is healed by Orihime Inoue.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.9/1010 votes#13 - Biyomon Gets Firepower
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/1999
The kids come to a Yokomon village to rest for the evening until a Meramon attacks.
Director: N/A
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.7/103 votes#14 - Penetrate the Center with an Enormous Bombshell?
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends enter the Seireitei.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.5/102 votes#15 - Grimmjow Revived
Season 1 Episode 143 - Aired 10/3/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki, Uryū Ishida, and Yasutora Sado head to Hueco Mundo.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.5/102 votes#16 - Oath! Back Here Alive Again
Season 1 Episode 150 - Aired 11/28/2007
Ichigo Kurosaki and his group arrive in Las Noches.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.5/102 votes#17 - Testament, Your Heart is Right Here...
Season 1 Episode 160 - Aired 2/13/2008
Rukia Kuchiki recalls her past with Kaien Shiba before she kills Aaroniero Arruruerie.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.5/102 votes#18 - Elite! The Four Shinigami
Season 1 Episode 216 - Aired 4/21/2009
As Ichigo Kurosaki confronts Ulquiorra Cifer, the battle for the four pillars begins in Karakura Town.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.3/103 votes#19 - Overcome Your Limits!
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 8/16/2005
Ichigo Kurosaki begins his Bankai Training.
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.0/102 votes#20 - Morning of the Sentence
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 9/27/2005
As the day of Rukia Kuchiki's execution arrives, various groups around the Seireitei move out and clash with one another.
Director: Yoshinori Odaka
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.0/102 votes#21 - Bount! The Ones Who Hunt Souls
Season 1 Episode 69 - Aired 2/14/2006
The Mod-Souls receive new bodies as Ichigo Kurosaki encounters a Bount for the first time.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.0/102 votes#22 - Hitsugaya Scatters! The Broken Hyōrinmaru
Season 1 Episode 120 - Aired 3/28/2007
The battles with the Arrancar continue.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.0/102 votes#23 - The Two Scientists, Mayuri's Trap
Season 1 Episode 198 - Aired 12/9/2008
Captain Byakuya Kuchiki finishes off Zommari Rureaux, while Captain Mayuri Kurotsuchi gains the upper hand against Szayelaporro Granz.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.0/102 votes#24 - Muguruma 9th Division, Moves Out
Season 1 Episode 209 - Aired 3/3/2009
The Gotei 13 attempt to figure what's behind the disappearances of Rukongai citizens.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
7.0/102 votes#25 - The Awakening Hyōrinmaru! Hitsugaya's Fierce Fight
Season 1 Episode 239 - Aired 9/29/2009
As 5th Division Lieutenant Momo Hinamori and 10th Division Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto conclude their battle, 10th Division Captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya tries to convince Hyōrinmaru he is his master, but the Zanpakutō Spirit does not believe it.
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Genki Yoshimura
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"Reality of the Despair, the Assassin's Dagger is Swung" is the best rated episode written by Genki Yoshimura. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Noriyuki Abe. It aired on 12/6/2005 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hisagi's Shikai! The Name is...".