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The Best Episodes Written By Kenji Kamiyama

Every TV Episode Written by Kenji Kamiyama Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 26 - IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S2:E26

    The tables seem to be turning in favor of Section 9, but the nuclear missile is still being prepared for launch.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Ninth Jedi
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    S1:E5

    The daughter of a lightsaber-smith is pursued by dark forces while on a dangerous mission.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth; affection
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S2:E11

    While field testing new recruits, the Major finds herself hacked, and an old woman tells her a story from her past.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 25 - IN: To the Other Side of Paradise; THIS SIDE OF JUSTICE
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S2:E25

    Kuze manages to take down the jamming plane, but becomes trapped in rubble with the Major. The Tachikomas begin discussing what to do about the nuclear submarine they have spotted, and Batou manages to convince the special forces that have been sent to kill them to listen to him.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - DI: Angel's Poem; TRANS PARENT
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E18

    The Major and Batou are flown to Berlin in an effort to track down a terrorist called "Angel's Feathers". While there, Batou attracts the attention of a young girl in a wheelchair.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - IN: Aerial Bombing of Dejima; NUCLEAR POWER
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E24

    The Prime Minister is taken into custody, and the military begins its strike on Dejima. The Major and part of Section 9 head to Dejima to try to hand over the nuclear device to the military there, in order to defuse the situation, while Ishikawa heads to SPring-8 to deliver the rest of the plutonium.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    S1:E1

    Public Security Section 9 is an elite special ops unit that works directly under the control of the Prime Minister. They've been called in to rescue a high-ranking government official from a hostage situation. But something doesn't seem right to Major Motoko Kusanagi.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - IN: Escape in Defeat; EMBARRASSMENT
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    S2:E21

    Much to the chagrin of Batou, Motoko, and the rest of the team, Kuze and the refugees manage to escape in one of the camouflaged boats. They are further hampered when an explosion causes heavy losses, leaving them unable to follow the fleeing boat.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    S2:E14

    Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - PIE IN THE SKY - First Bank Robbery
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    S1:E7

    Back in Japan after six years, Batou decides to take a break while waiting for his delayed team. Then some amateur bank robbers interrupt his fun.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - SA: Automated Capitalism; ¥€$
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    S1:E14

    The Chinese government contacts Section 9 to let them know that an assassin may have entered Japan to kill a famous reclusive millionaire. Despite their considerable efforts, however, Section 9 is unable to contact him to warn him, so they go directly to his residence.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - IN: The Day the Bridge Falls; MARTIAL LAW
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    S2:E23

    The government declares martial Law in Dejima, believing that the refugees have a nuclear device and plan to use it to gain independence. When the refugees' connection to Kuze is cut off, one shot begins a bloody war.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Doll Hunt
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    S1:E4

    Elle's memories come flooding back, revealing the truth of what happened to her in the desert. Meanwhile, LAPD Officer Davis puts together the clues that will lead her to Black Lotus.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - NOSTALGIA - All Will Become N
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    S1:E12

    Togusa has a strange episode while analyzing the data confiscated from Shimamura. When he wakes up, he and Batou head out to investigate.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - PATRICK HUGE - Gift from God
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    S1:E5

    Aramaki sets off after Kusanagi in a race against time. GHOST begin their assignment, but Huge's cybernetic security forces them to alter their plans.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - DU: Natural Enemy; NATURAL ENEMY
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    S2:E4

    A routine live-fire exercise goes wrong, leaving a fleet of AI controlled helicopters flying above a refugee area, firing on anyone who comes near. And a mysterious and creepy man known as Gohda arrives to tell Section 9 how to handle it.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - DU: Rhapsody - The Melody of a Bygone Nation; Pu239/94
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E7

    Plans have been leaked to terrorists that the plutonium recovered from the underground nuclear facility in Tokyo is to be moved. Section 9 is called in to ensure the plutonium reaches its destination, and Gohda is there again.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    S2:E1

    A group of terrorists identifying themselves as the "Individual Eleven" barricade themselves within the Chinese Embassy. Section 9 is called in to eliminate the terrorists without any civilian casualties, all before the scheduled police raid.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - IN: To Those Without Even a Name...; SELECON
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    S2:E12

    The Tachikomas, Ishikawa, and Borma locate a suspicious file believed to be the Individual Eleven virus, The Major, Batou, Saito go after Kuze, and the Individual Eleven prepare to put their plan into action.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    S2:E15

    During a scheduled maintenance, the Tachikomas begin to chat away about the Individual Eleven. While talking in their new "forum", Batou and Togusa appear and take one of the Tachikomas - who just happens to be Batou's pet - with them to Spring-8 to look at the scientific evidence gathered on the Individual Eleven.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    S2:E19

    Despite close scrutiny by the authorities, the Dejima refugees declare their independence. Kuze is suspected to be the mastermind behind this new resistance and Section 9 is sent to detain him.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - NET PEOPLE - Reasons Leading to Flameout
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    S1:E10

    Section 9 investigates a possible post-human hacker who uses the web to incite physical attacks on people. The trail leads to a high school student.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - ASSEMBLE - What Came About as a Result of Togusa’s Death
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    S1:E8

    The Major and Smith clash over Section 9's new mission hunting post-humans. She orders Togusa to investigate a suspected spy near the Prime Minister.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - DI: Well-Fed Me; NIGHT CRUISE
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    S2:E2

    A refugee living in Japan has plans to "reset the world" and change things. But are his plans merely violent daydreams, or something more sinister?

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - DI: Latent Heat Source; EXCAVATION
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    S2:E6

    A seemingly run-of-the mill hit-and-run turns into anything but when Togusa investigates. While in Tokyo, he discovers a secret from the past the GSDF is trying to keep hidden deep underground.

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    Writer:Kenji Kamiyama

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Kenji Kamiyama Ratings Summary

"IN: Return to Patriotism; ENDLESS∞GIG" is the best rated episode written by Kenji Kamiyama. It scored 7.6/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/8/2005 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Ninth Jedi".