The Best Episodes Written By Seishi Minakami

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Drowned Rat

   S1:E17/8/2011

   While living in the idyllic No. 6, Sion has a fateful encounter with the wanted fugitive, Nezumi.

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   7.9/10(17 votes)

   #2 - Eternal Leave

   S1:E575/16/2010

   The battle for a nation's soul descends into chaos. Bradley unleashes death on those who dare engage him. Beneath Central, the one responsible for the Fuhrer's creation unleashes something far, far worse.

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   7.5/10(10 votes)

   #3 - A Man's Path

   S1:E42/24/2004

   Masami Hirukawa is a low-level police officer who, despite calling himself a family man, accepts bribes in the form of cash and women from a local yakuza group. However, Masami squeezes the group a bit too much, and they send their boss to deal with him.

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   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #4 - Emissary of Darkness

   S1:E473/7/2010

   A sinister voice rings out from the shell of Al's armor, and Ed and Greed find themselves under attack. As the Homunculi use the darkness to their advantage, a face from the past arrives to join the battle.

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   7.4/10(11 votes)

   #5 - The Golden Shoes

   S1:E22/10/2004

   Yuuichi "Icchi" Taira, a formerly popular sixth-grade schoolboy, starts being bullied at school for his red hat and golden skates which strongly resemble those of Lil' Slugger.

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   7.4/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Double Lips

   S1:E32/17/2004

   Harumi Chouno, a woman with dissociative identity disorder attempts to defy her prostitute alter ego, Maria. Harumi becomes increasingly desperate when a colleague proposes. She accepts, but is terrified of Maria's existence being found out.

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   7.3/10(10 votes)

   #7 - Fear of a Direct Hit

   S1:E63/16/2004

   Taeko, a runaway teenager, wanders through the stormy city wanting to forget about her past, as her father repeatedly calls her cellphone but she always answers coldly, saying she will "destroy everything."

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   7.1/10(14 votes)

   #8 - Enter Lil' Slugger

   S1:E12/3/2004

   Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer, is suddenly attacked by someone carrying a golden baseball bat. When a pair of detectives interrogate her, she describes the suspect as an elementary school-aged boy wearing golden inline skates and a red hat.

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   7.1/10(8 votes)

   #9 - The Final Episode

   S1:E135/18/2004

   Tokyo is in ruins because of a black mass, formed by the rampaging Lil' Slugger, that envelops the town. Maniwa contacts the police chief on a screen in the cartoon world telling him what he knows; Ikari smashes the screen and is hailed a hero.

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10. 

    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - No Entry

    S1:E114/27/2004

    Misae Ikari, wife of Ikari the detective, confronts Lil' Slugger when he comes for her about what humans really are and tells him about the problems he's caused.

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    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #11 - MHz

    S1:E73/23/2004

    After Taeko is attacked while both Tsukiko and Kozuka have alibis, Maniwa considers the possibility of another Lil' Slugger existing and looks for connections between the victims in an attempt to pinpoint who will be next.

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12. 

    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #12 - ETC

    S1:E94/13/2004

    Four housewives share gossip that they have heard about Lil' Slugger.

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13. 

    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Radar Man

    S1:E125/11/2004

    Maniwa engages in battle with Lil' Slugger and investigates his past. First he visits the mysterious old man at the hospital just before he dies; his last words to Maniwa are "dance with the rabbit".

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    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Happy Family Planning

    S1:E84/6/2004

    The three members of an Internet suicide pact meet each other for the first time in attempt to come up with ways to commit suicide, but hope to see Lil' Slugger.

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    5.2/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Angel Fall (Angel Fall)

    S1:E151/15/2009

    Touma and Index head to the beach to avoid the fallout from Touma's fight with Accelerator. They also plan to meet Touma's Family but when they arrive they aren't quite what Touma was expecting.

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