The Best Episodes Written By Sunao Katabuchi

Every TV Episode Written by Sunao Katabuchi Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

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    S1:E5

    A little girl named Polly pickpockets a gem Professor Moriarty has just stolen, and he is determined to stop at no end to get it back.

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  2. Background image for Calm Down, Two Men
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Calm Down, Two Men

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    S1:E7

    Revy's resentment at being sent on assignment with Rock may change when he calms a potentially volatile situation with a dealer.

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  3. Background image for Eagle Hunting and Hunting Eagles
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Eagle Hunting and Hunting Eagles

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    S1:E5

    After finding the painting on the sunken sub, Rock and Revy argue over looking for more loot while the neo-Nazis' own divers approach the wreck.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Moonlit Hunting Grounds

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    S1:E6

    Dutch and Revy's violent raid on the neo-Nazi ship leads to surprising revelations about Revy and the Black Lagoon's mission to recover the painting.

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  5. Background image for Rasta Blasta
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Rasta Blasta

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    S1:E8

    The Black Lagoon crew must deliver a young hostage to a Colombian cartel, but Dutch has a crisis of conscience when he learns the boy's identity.

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  6. Background image for Maid to Kill
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Maid to Kill

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    S1:E9

    The Black Lagoon crew discovers too late that Roberta is a formidable opponent with a price on her head, as they attempt to flee with Garcia.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Unstoppable Chambermaid

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    S1:E10

    Rock learns the truth about Balalaika's troops when they intervene in a no-holds-barred confrontation between Revy and Roberta.

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  8. Background image for Lock 'n Load Revolution
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Lock 'n Load Revolution

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    S1:E11

    While transporting information on a terrorist organization to the CIA, the Black Lagoon crew comes under attack by the terrorists.

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  9. Background image for Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage

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    S1:E4

    Professor Moriarty thinks he has found a weakness in Hound, his land lady Mrs. Hudson, and so sets about kidnapping her, but things don't go as he planned.

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  10. Background image for Guerrillas in the Jungle
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Guerrillas in the Jungle

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    S1:E12

    Rock learns the truth about Takenaka while under interrogation, and gets an even bigger surprise after he's rescued by Revy and Shenhua.

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  11. Background image for Swan Song at Dawn
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Swan Song at Dawn

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    S1:E15

    Gretel takes Eda hostage, demanding a getaway boat for herself and her brother. Meanwhile, Hansel holds off Balalaika's entire team alone.

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  12. Background image for The Succession
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - The Succession

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    S1:E20

    Feuding breaks out between Balalaika and the Washimine gang, and Rock makes a shocking discovery about Yukio, the girl he met at the festival.

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  13. Background image for The Dark Tower
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Dark Tower

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    S1:E22

    Revy and Ginji try to save Yukio during a battle with Chaka and his men. Later, she takes Rock to task for trying to save her from a life of crime.

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    Director:Takao Abo
  14. Background image for Mangrove Heaven
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Mangrove Heaven

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    S1:E2

    Rock devises a plan to destroy the gunship that seems to have trapped the Black Lagoon. Meanwhile, the Lagoon Company accepts Rock as a new member.

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  15. Background image for The Black Lagoon
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #15 - The Black Lagoon

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    S1:E1

    Abducted by modern-day pirates and declared dead by his company, businessman Rokuro Okajima joins his captors on their ship, the Black Lagoon.

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  16. Background image for Treasure Under the Sea
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Treasure Under the Sea

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    S1:E9

    The Royal Navy asks Hound and Watson to help them recover a submarine stolen by Professor Moriarty.

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  17. Background image for Ring-Ding Ship Chase
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Ring-Ding Ship Chase

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    S1:E3

    A gangster named Chin lures Dutch and the crew of the Black Lagoon into a battle at sea against Luak, the leader of rival pirates.

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  18. Background image for Bloodsport Fairytale
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Bloodsport Fairytale

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    S1:E14

    After Rock and Chang trace the twins' origins to Romania, they become engaged in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the lethal kids.

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  19. Background image for The Roanapur Freakshow Circus
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Roanapur Freakshow Circus

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    S1:E17

    Eda tries to help Jane evade the bounty hunters, but her plans -- including an escape on the Black Lagoon -- are foiled at virtually every turn.

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  20. Background image for Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise

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    S1:E19

    Rock and Revy accompany Balalaika to Japan, where they enact -- then endanger -- an assignment to take out one yakuza gang at the behest of another.

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  21. Background image for Two Father's Little Soldier Girls
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Two Father's Little Soldier Girls

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    S1:E21

    Yukio is abducted on the day she takes control of the Washimine Group, and Rock pleads with Ginji to let him and Revy help rescue her.

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  22. Background image for Snow White's Payback
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Snow White's Payback

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    S1:E23

    Balalaika has wiped out much of the Washimine Group, but Yukio has learned something about Hotel Moscow's technique and uses it to her advantage.

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  23. Background image for The Gunslingers
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Gunslingers

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    S1:E24

    Rock tries to force Yukio out of a life of crime, but events beyond his control may cause his well-laid plans for her future to spin out of control.

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  24. Background image for Die Rückkehr des Adlers
    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Die Rückkehr des Adlers

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    S1:E4

    While on a mission to retrieve a valuable painting from a sunken U-boat, the Black Lagoon is besieged by missile-firing neo-Nazis.

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  25. Background image for The Vampire Twins Comen
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - The Vampire Twins Comen

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    S1:E13

    A rash of killings targeting Hotel Moscow prompts a meeting of the major crime lords and suspicion falls on a pair of twin children.

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Sunao Katabuchi Ratings Summary

"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is the best rated episode written by Sunao Katabuchi. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It aired on 12/4/1984 and is rated 2.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Calm Down, Two Men".