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The Best Episodes Written By Shinji Obara

Every TV Episode Written by Shinji Obara Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - Evanescent Encounter (2)
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    S1:E25

    Jin enters a bloody grudge match with the man responsible for the ruin of his rep. Meanwhile, Mugen races to save Fuu from the clutches of a sadistic madman bent on bloodshed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Elegy of Entrapment (2)
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S1:E21

    Mugen's has his own deadly run-in with the same blind beauty that sent Jin plummeting towards a gruesome end. Who is this seductive assassin, and why is she targeting the Champloo crew?

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Tempestuous Temperaments
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    S1:E1

    Fuu is a part-time teahouse worker whose life changes forever when two vagabond warriors, Mugen and Jin, stumble into her place of business and end up in hot water with the local magistrate.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - Evanescent Encounter (1)
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    S1:E24

    As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Hellhounds for Hire (2)
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    S1:E4

    The paths Mugen, Jin, and Fuu follow bring them together again, but their reunion is put on hold when an untimely mistake intensifies the struggle between two clans fighting for control of one city.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Hellhounds for Hire (1)
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    S1:E3

    After leaving the domineering Fuu behind, Mugen and Jin arrive in town. Once there, it's not long before they're hired on as bodyguards by the two clans that run the city.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Redeye Reprisal
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    S1:E2

    When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins are dispatched to make short work of vagabond Mugen and ronin Jin.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Stranger Searching
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    S1:E6

    Mugen and Jin loses their weapons and their appetites - in an rice-eating contest, and the only way to get them back is by posing as tour guides for a mysterious European with a penchant for man love!

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Elegy of Entrapment (1)
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    S1:E20

    Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Ghost Passenger Ship Murder Case
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E1

    Part 1

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Ghost Passenger Ship Murder Case
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E2

    Part 2

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Shinji Obara

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Shinji Obara Ratings Summary

"Evanescent Encounter (2)" is the best rated episode written by Shinji Obara. It scored 8.4/10 from 20 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on March 12, 2005. It is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Elegy of Entrapment (2)".