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The Best Episodes of Hamatora Season 1

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"Minimum"— Otherwise known as "small miracles", is a special power that only manifests within a few, select humans. Those who possess this ability are called "Minimum Holders." 2014: Yokohama. The detective duo of Nice and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hamatora Season 1 Episode 1 - File 01: Egg of Columbus
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #1 - File 01: Egg of Columbus

    S1:E1

    Nice and Murasaki work as a pair of private-eye detectives using a table in Cafe Nowhere as their office. Calling themselves the Hamatora, the detective duo scramble to solve various cases that come their way on a daily basis. One day, they receive two cases at once: secure a kidnapper and guard a safe...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 2 - File 02: Beloved Bastard
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #2 - File 02: Beloved Bastard

    S1:E2

    Yokohamabane High School students Theo and his friend, Rei, come to Hamatora. Their mentor, one of the teacheres, has gone missing, and they ask Hamatora to find him. Nice and Murasaki begin an undercover investigation at the school, but they are about to uncover Theo's secret...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 3 - File 03: Haves and Have-nots
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #3 - File 03: Haves and Have-nots

    S1:E3

    Itou, the director of the Association for the Health, Protection, and Equality of Youths, comes to Hamatora. Itou asks Hamatora to investigate Facultas Academy, which existence is supposed to be classified to the general public. Meanwhile, Art pursues a lead in the Minimum Holder serial murder case involving the Association for the Health, Protection, and Equality of Youths, and encounters a certain individual...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 4 - File 04: The Wandering Totem Pole
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #4 - File 04: The Wandering Totem Pole

    S1:E4

    Art summons Honey and Three from Germany in order to hunt down the one responsible for the Minimum Holder serial murders. Upon their re-entry into Japan, the briefcase with Honey's Mighty Script is swapped at the airport with a briefcase containing totem poles...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 5 - File 05: Sweat, Muscles, and Me
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #5 - File 05: Sweat, Muscles, and Me

    S1:E5

    Hajime and Koneko win an overnight stay at a hot springs resort. They invite Honey and go on a girls' getaway. Left behind, the Hamatora duo and the handyman pair each takes on a new job...

    Director:Shinsuke Terasawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 6 - File 06: The Prophet's Torment
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #6 - File 06: The Prophet's Torment

    S1:E6

    Chiyuu, an illustrator and a friend to Birthday and Ratio since high school days, has been kidnapped. Nashihira, Chiyuu's manager, asked Birthday and Ratio to solve the case. Based on his assertion that Chiyuu knew the kidnapper, the duo visit Misty, Chiyuu's friend...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 7 - File 07: Black Cosmos
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #7 - File 07: Black Cosmos

    S1:E7

    An unknown suspect has stolen a top secret preserved Minimum specimen--a head--from a prison for Minimum Holders. How could it have happened when only police associates with prior authorization could enter? Art refuses Nice's help and continues the investigation, alone...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 8 - File 08: The Blood-Soaked Bitter Melon
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #8 - File 08: The Blood-Soaked Bitter Melon

    S1:E8

    Hiiragi Shuuji, a ministry of health, labour, and welfare worker, asks the Hamatora to bring in a man manufacturing Ideal in Okinawa. Nice and Murasaki resume going undercover in Yokohamabane High School and go to Okinawa, where they are dragged into a rivalry between the school and a local high school...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 9 - File 09: Little Beauty and the Beast
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #9 - File 09: Little Beauty and the Beast

    S1:E9

    Nice shows up at the police station with presents from Okinawa, but is told that Art is too busy to see him. Meanwhile, Honey and Three are told by Art to go on standby because the team on the Minimum Holder Serial Murder case is being reorganized. Just then, a job comes in for the Hamatora, and it concerns Three...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 10 - File 10: March of the Weak
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #10 - File 10: March of the Weak

    S1:E10

    Non-innate Minimum Holders are suddenly running rampant. As Yokohama descends into chaos, the public becomes aware of the Minimum's existence. Then the Outsider, Takahiro, gets out of prison and shows up before the Hamatora, asking them to find a way for him to go back to what he looked like before...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 11 - Flight of the Victor
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Flight of the Victor

    S1:E11

    Now that Moral has been finally located, Nice learns the truth from Moral in Nowhere. Meanwhile, Murasaki's coaching of Hajime and Takahiro's weight loss regimen is interrupted by a belligerent group of non-innate Minimum Holders. Seeing Murasaki in action, Takahiro finds himself wanting inner strength...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hamatora Season 1 Episode 12 - Resolve (Ego)
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Resolve (Ego)

    S1:E12

    Yokohama city has been plunged into chaos by Minimum Holders and people wanting Minimum powers. Nice and Murasaki confront Moral, the source of it all. Meanwhile, inspired by Takahiro's bravery, Honey, Three, Ratio, and Birthday move to defend Yokohama.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"File 01: Egg of Columbus" is the best rated episode of "Hamatora" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "File 02: Beloved Bastard".