The Best Episodes Written By Michiru Shimada
Every TV Episode Written by Michiru Shimada Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Michiru Shimada Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Michiru Shimada is "The Last Promise", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Shinpei Miyashita". "The Last Promise" aired on 10/29/1995 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Ship Sinks; Friendship Within the Storm".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - The Last Promise
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 10/29/1995
Romeo suffers greatly from the sudden death of his friend Alfredo. He sinks into a deep sadness and distances himself more and more from reality. The Black Brothers try to cheer Romeo up again. But even when Dante tries to force him come to his senses, Romeo remains withdrawn.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Michiru Shimada
9.0/10 1 votes#2 - The Ship Sinks; Friendship Within the Storm
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/1995
The boat in which Romeo and the others are travelling to Milan is hit by a storm and sinks. Miraculously, Alfredo and Romeo manage to save themselves. Luini is also saved from drowning by Romeo. On the shore, Alfredo tells Romeo about his tragic past and how he was separated from his sister Bianca. The next morning, they leave for Milan.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Michiru Shimada
9.0/10 1 votes#3 - An Angel's Abode
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/1995
In Milan, Romeo and Alfredo are sold as chimney sweeps to different bosses, having to separate, but not before swearing eternal friendship. Romeo is taken by Rossi, his buyer, to his house, where he will start a new life.
Director: Tomomitsu Matsukawa
Writer: Michiru Shimada
9.0/10 1 votes#4 - Let's Be Friends
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/23/1995
Romeo watches from the rooftop of a house that one of the Wolf Pack members is ambushed by another gang of boys, but then the rest of the pack appears and a fight breaks out, wich is won by the Pack boys. Anselmo, who was not present during the fight, is seen by Romeo while he devises a plan to gain recognition from the rest of the pack members.
Director: Tomomitsu Matsukawa
Writer: Michiru Shimada
9.0/10 1 votes#5 - To Vanish into the City of Mists
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/1995
Romeo finds Anselmo lying on the street and covered in bruises. Anselmo tells Romeo that he confronted Tachioni because he hates outsiders and wants to kick Romeo out of town. Romeo, full of rage, runs in search of Tachioni.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Michiru Shimada
9.0/10 1 votes#6 - Escape, quickly!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/14/1995
The carriage Romeo has sneaked into contains explosives that the robbers intend to use to blow up the police station and free their imprisoned friend.
Director: Kozo Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 9.0/10 1 votes
#7 - Farewell, My Angel
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/13/1995
Angeletta's condition is deteriorating rapidly. The so-called Ice Queen Montovani wants nothing to do with her granddaughter. Even asking chimney sweep Rossi is useless. The Black Brothers therefore clog the chimneys of Montovani Castle. They want to force the Countess to stay in touch with Angeletta.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Michiru Shimada
9.0/10 1 votes#8 - And So They Met
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/1996
Running late for work, Natsumi Tsujimoto makes the attempt to avoid being busted by her soon-to-be partner. A short time later, she's stopped dead in her tracks, trying to avoid hitting a small kitten with her motorized bike. Thinking her decision through, she tells her assigned partner, Miyuki Kobayakawa, that she doesn't think the partnership is going to work because they're two different people. Before she comes to a decision over this a strange, wreckless driver causes some havok with these two new officers as the \"Fox\" gives them a little more than they bargained for. After defusing the situation, Natsumi agrees to give their partnership a chance. All of this, on Officer Tsujimoto's first day of work.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.8/10 6 votes#9 - The Final Blow
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 9/3/1986
Jackie blew away the moon, guarding against Goku ever becoming an Oozaru again!! At the same time, Goku returns to his normal form, and the match is restarted. With their energy rapidly falling from exhaustion and hunger, the two muster the last of their power, and their clash unfolds. Having received slightly less damage, Jackie declares that he has won the championship, and he achieves victory. Having learned that there are many strong people in the world, Goku and Kuririn vow to train even harder!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.7/10 3 votes#10 - Operation Utopia Commences! The Swell of Rebellion Stirs!
Season 4 Episode 107 - Aired 4/14/2002
Baroque Works' plan to take over Alabasta is set in motion.
Director: Konosuke Uda
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.7/10 3 votes#11 - Secret Passed Down in the Royal Family! The Ancient Weapon Pluton!
Season 4 Episode 118 - Aired 7/14/2002
While Crocodile reveals to Vivi about the ancient weapon Pluton, Nami attempts to defeat Miss Doublefinger with her most powerful attack: The Tornado Tempo.
Director: Yûji Endô
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.7/10 3 votes#12 - The Nightmare Draws Near! This is the Sand-Sand Clan's Secret Base!
Season 4 Episode 124 - Aired 9/1/2002
Luffy fights with Crocodile by using blood on his fists. Meanwhile Vivi finds the bomb, and calls the Straw Hats together.
Director: Yûji Endô
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.5/10 3 votes#13 - The Heroes Reunion! His Name is Fire Fist Ace!
Season 4 Episode 94 - Aired 12/23/2001
While in Nanohana, the Straw Hats encounter Smoker and Tashigi. A powerful pirate named Portgas D. Ace appears.
Director: Junji Shimizu
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.3/10 3 votes#14 - Showdown in a Heat Haze! Ace vs. the Gallant Scorpion!
Season 4 Episode 101 - Aired 2/17/2002
Ace fights against a bounty hunter, who claims to have defeated Blackbeard, although this was a lie to lure Ace out and challenge him in order to inspire his children to follow their dreams.
Director: Hidehiko Kadota
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.2/10 12 votes#15 - Oolong the Terrible
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/1986
Goku and Bulma arrive at a certain village, where the fifth Dragon Ball is located. Goku is mistaken for the freely shape-shifting monster Oolong, who raids the village, and is hit by a sudden attack from one of the villagers! Bulma makes a promise with the villagers that “We’ll take care of Oolong in exchange for the Six-Star Ball that’s in this village”. Goku disguises himself as one of the village girls, and the captured monster’s true identity turns out to be a piglet, of all things!! Bulma and Goku obtain the Six-Star Ball. Taking in Oolong as their ally, they continue their adventure to find the remaining Dragon Balls!!
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.2/10 4 votes#16 - Ace and Luffy! Hot Emotions and Brotherly Bonds!
Season 4 Episode 95 - Aired 1/6/2002
Ace fights Smoker while the Straw Hats run for their ship. Luffy reunites with his brother, who has joined the Whitebeard Pirates after leaving home, and is searching for a former crewmate named Blackbeard who killed a fellow member.
Director: Hidehiko Kadota
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.2/10 6 votes#17 - The Fountain
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2017
Unable to master even basic transformation magic, Akko is relegated to her room and must miss the welcome party for a VIP and his handsome son.
Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.1/10 17 votes#18 - Morgan VS Luffy! Who's This Beautiful Young Girl?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/24/1999
Luffy convinces Zoro to join his crew, but they must first defeat Captain Morgan. After freeing the island from Morgan's oppressive rule, Coby is accepted as a marine while the other two continue on their journey.
Director: Hidehiko Kadota
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 3 votes#19 - Danger in the Air
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 1/7/1987
Drawing closer to Goku and the others as they play in the floating amusement park, Husky tries to seduce Yamcha, who was carrying a Dragon Ball. Figuring out his opponent’s true identity, Yamcha corners her but is taken out by Bulma, who mistakes this for a love scene!! Husky leaves a bomb and runs away. Goku breaks the bomb’s controls just in the nick of time, and retakes the Dragon Balls. But it’s a completely angry Bulma who sets out with Goku to search for the Dragon Balls.
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 5 votes#20 - Blue, Black and Blue
Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 3/4/1987
Goku overwhelmingly dominates in his battle against Blue! Beaten about, Blue uses his psychic powers to paralyze Goku, and pulls out a rifle! Goku is in a pinch!! But Blue is surprised by a mouse that passes by, and his psychic powers are undone! Counterattacking, Goku KO’s Blue!! Bulma and Kuririn try to escape in a pirate submarine, and Goku follows after them once he’s found the Dragon Ball. The cave is about to collapse.
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 1 votes#21 - Destiny's Beginnings: the Family Within the Flames
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/1995
The fire started by Luini devastates the only cornfield that Romeo's family has left. Romeo's family rush to the field to try to save the domestic animals, but Roberto injures his head while leaping out of the flames. After this tragic incident, Roberto's injury worsens and a rumor about Roberto intending to sell Romeo to the god of death spreads in the village. Then, after an argument with his father, Romeo runs away from home and hides in Anita's barn, where he hears that Roberto is not his real father. Meanwhile, Luini approaches Roberto and pressures him to sell his son.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 1 votes#22 - The Boy on the Poster
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/1995
After being treated by doctor Baresi, Roberto will recover and will not go blind. Romeo has sacrificed himself for the sake of his family and must now leave the village. On his way to Milan, Luini tells Romeo to go to the town of Locarno and wait for him there. Along the way, Romeo is mistaken for an apple thief, but is saved by Alfredo, a boy who is also heading to Milan to become a chimney sweep as Romeo. In Locarno, Alfredo's bag falls into a river after being stolen, so Romeo throws himself into the river to recover it.
Director: Shinpei Miyashita
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 1 votes#23 - A Night in the Tavern
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/1995
Luini locks up the boys before crossing the lake by boat to get to Milan. Among them is Dante, the boy who had stolen Alfredo's bag, who tells them that his brother also went to work in Milan, but ended up dying of starvation. The night before leaving, Dante devises a plan to escape.
Director: Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 1 votes#24 - A Gift from an Angel
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/1995
Cleaning chimneys is harder than Romeo could imagine. And worst of all is that when he comes home tired from work he doesn't get a piece of bread. Rossi's family seems to hate him. However, an angel who lives in the house cares for him.
Director: Kozo Kusuba
Writer: Michiru Shimada
8.0/10 1 votes#25 - The Blue-Sky Sketchbook
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/19/1995
Romeo manages to get the key which keeps his door locked, so he can go out to meet Angeletta, becoming friends. She tells him that, due to her illness, she has not been able to leave her room for many years, which prevents her from being able to behold the vast blue sky. Then Romeo makes her a promise, but the Wolf Pack gang will get in her way.
Director: Yasuo Iwamoto
Writer: Michiru Shimada