The Best Episodes Written By Yoshiyuki Suga

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(10 votes)

   #1 - Thank You, Merry! Snow Falls Over the Parting Sea!

   S9:E3126/3/2007

   The Straw Hats bid a tearful farewell to the brave little ship that was their home for so very many adventures. Rest in peace, Merry!

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   #2 - P-P-P-Chan! He's Good For Nothin'

   S1:E106/30/1989

   Not knowing that it's Ryoga, Akane adopts the little black pig as her pet, naming him P-Chan. This of course drives Ranma crazy, as he desperately wants to get Ryoga away from her, yet feels honorbound not to reveal the secret.

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   #3 - Boy Meets Mom - Part Two

   S1:E1619/25/1992

   Nodoka's stay is rather short, and Ranma hears that she is planning on returning home soon. He decides that he would really like for her to meet him as himself rather than as Ranko. Genma warns Ranma and constantly tries to stop him. When a water main explodes and sends Nodoka flying, Ranma saves her and Nodoka catches a glimpse of her son before passing out. When she awakens, she sees Ranko and thinks it was all a dream. Nodoka says that in her dream Ranma was very manly. Ranma tells Akane that he will wait until he can be normal before he tells his mother the truth. At the end, Ranma and Akane head off to school, and then turn towards the screen and say 'Goodbye!'.

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   #4 - Ranma Gains Yet Another Suitor

   S1:E414/20/1990

   Akane is shocked when she witnesses Genma getting attacked by a stranger referring to him as father, wanting revenge for being abandoned. Who is this Ukyo?

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   #5 - Kaoru Ecstatic! Kenshin's Proposal?

   S3:E411/11/1997

   After Kenshin finds a ring inside a catfish, he's persuaded to give it to Kaoru. Thinking it's an engagement ring, Kaoru is sure that he's asking her to get married.

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   #6 - The Two Guides: Yahiko and Yutaro's Eternal Vow

   S3:E266/9/1998

   As he faces off against the Black Knight's leader, Kenshin must rely on his brains and not his sword to win the battle.

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   #7 - Bad! Introducing Sanosuke, Fighter-for-hire

   S1:E41/31/1996

   Gohei enlists a vicious street-fighter known as Sanosuke to seek revenge against Kenshin. And even though Kenshin exposes Gohei's plan, Sanosuke makes it clear that the two of them will fight each other one day.

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   8.7/10(2 votes)

   #8 - The Reverse-blade Sword vs. the Zanbatou: Beyond the Battle

   S1:E52/7/1996

   After accepting Sanosuke's challenge, Kenshin encourages him to release his anger towards the corrupt Royalist forces.

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   8.5/10(3 votes)

   #9 - The Strongest Group of Ninjas: The Horrible Oniwaban Group

   S1:E93/6/1996

   Though her medical knowledge has saved Yahiko's life, Sansosuke suspects Megumi of producing the opium responsible for a close friend's death.

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    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - A Surprising Outcome! White Chase vs. Vergo!

    S15:E61610/13/2013

    Luffy makes Caesar pay for his crimes against the children, and Smoker risks his life for a chance to see Vergo fall in battle!

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    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Landing at the Maiden Island! The Harsh Reality Falls upon Luffy!

    S13:E4913/27/2011

    Power-hungry pirates terrorize innocent citizens once protected by Whitebeard, and Luffy’s nightmarish awakening sends him on a reckless rampage that could land him in an early grave!

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    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Freedom Taken Away! The Nobles' Plot Closing in on the Brothers!

    S13:E5005/29/2011

    The brothers are captured by a gang of pirates, and Sabo is handed over to his noble father, where the boy quickly discovers a sinister plot to destroy Gray Terminal forever!

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Hard Battles, One After Another! Devil Fruit Eaters vs. Devil Fruit Eaters!

    S13:E4689/26/2010

    Supernatural powers take center stage in the battle to save Ace as Luffy and his uniquely talented allies throw down with the Navy’s own arsenal of Devil Fruit Eaters!

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    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #14 - From the Sea, a Friend Arrives! The Straw Hats Share the Strongest Bond!

    S9:E3105/20/2007

    With their leader crippled by exhaustion and their escape ship destroyed, the Straw Hats find themselves with only one treacherous option: throwing themselves into the sea!

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    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Fierce Sword Attacks! Zoro vs. Kaku, Powerful Sword Fighting Showdown!

    S9:E2993/4/2007

    Zoro finally lands a blow against the killer giraffe, but Luffy still can't find a way to break through against Lucci! Can Frank reach Robin before it's too late!?

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Ryoga and Akane: 2-Gether, 4-Ever

    S1:E424/27/1990

    Ukyo tries to set Akane and Ryoga up on a date, hoping to get Ranma for herself. Ranma, however, intends to do his best to ruin it...

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Rub-A-Dub-Dub! There's a Pervert in the Tub

    S1:E445/11/1990

    Furious at being prevented from accompanying Akane to the hot-springs, Happosai decides to recover the scroll containing his most deadly attack - The Happofire Burst - to teach them all a lesson. Ranma is however determined to find it first, and it's a battle of wits as they both try to infiltrate the scroll's resting place - an all girls hot-spring...

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    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - The Birth of a Genius Basketman?!?

    S1:E110/16/1993

    After being dumped by Yoko, a girl he really liked in Junior High, Sakuragi Hanamichi was devastated. On the first day of school, he was approached by a girl who asked him whether he likes basketball or not. He immediately said he loves it although he has no idea how to play the sport. His world is filled with hope again.

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Ryozanpaku: Where the Powerful Gather!

    S1:E110/7/2006

    While running late for class, Kenichi bumps in to the new transfer student Miu. At the karate club, Kenichi is challenged by another student Daimonji for a match. With the loser losing the right to be a member of the club. On the way home, Kenichi is awed when he sees Miu easily defeat a group of thugs. On Miu's advice, he heads to the Ryōzanpaku dojo to train in martial arts.

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    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Spandam Frightened! The Hero on the Tower of Law!

    S9:E3013/18/2007

    Spandam cruely drags Robin ever closer to the gates of justice, but the battle takes a turn for the better when the Sniper King makes a surprise appearance!

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #21 - The Promise from a Distant Day! The Pirates' Song and a Small Whale!

    S10:E37811/23/2008

    Hogback and Absalom escape Thriller Bark with the unconscious Moria, revealing that Blackbeard's Warlord status from defeating Ace. The next day, the Straw Hats celebrate their victory over Moria, but do not know why Zoro is so badly wounded. Sanji hears the story from the Risky Brothers, but prevents them from telling anyone else, saying it would trouble Luffy greatly to hear that Zoro suffered for his sake, but Robin eavesdrops on the conversation. Luffy tells Brook that Laboon is alive, and he is overjoyed to hear it, and begins to think about the time 50 years ago when he and his pirate crew first met Laboon.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Goodbye My Dear Underlings! Franky Departs!

    S9:E3229/2/2007

    A series of flashbacks to his younger days - and some painful persuasion by Robin - help Franky make the difficult decision to leave his friends and go to sea with the Straw Hats!

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    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #23 - I Can't Protect Anyone Unless I Win! Third Gear Activated

    S9:E3044/8/2007

    Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and company find themselves trapped in to tunnel filled with rapidly rising water. Meanwhile, Luffy musters the strength for one last stand in his battle with Lucci.

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    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #24 - A Mysterious Mermaid Appears? As Consciousness Fades Away...

    S9:E3064/22/2007

    Luffy's gigantic attack on Lucci takes a devastating toll on his body, Robin rejoins the fight, and the rest of the Straw Hats struggle to survive underwater!

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    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #25 - A Farewell to Arms! Pirates and Different Ideas of Justice!

    S4:E12710/6/2002

    Now that the battle has ended, the outcome is tallied. Igaram appears with proof of Cobra's innocence, as well as Koza telling everything. Tashigi and Smoker both are rewarded for taking on Crocodile, but neither one of them believes that is right, considering the Straw Hat pirates did all the work.

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