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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 124 - Back to Battle City (3)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E124

    Jonouchi may have fought some of the fiercest fights in Battle City, but has all his frontline training taught him to become an elite duelist, or is he still a cut below the other three big boys of Duel Monsters? Jonouchi’s gonna show what he’s made of in the conclusion to the four-man battle royal!

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Chevaliers
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E20

    David and the others arrive at the headquarters of the Red Shield, where they get checked for possible Chiropteran reactions, Kai finds out some shocking truth from "Joel's diary", a mysterious document in possession of the Red Shield. In the meantime, in France, the chevaliers, Amshel, Solomon, James and Nathan are meeting to decide the fate of Saya who has been keeping their plan from materializing.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - After the Dance
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E11

    An annual ball is being held in the lycee. Students, guardians and guests in formal attire are gathered in the school cafeteria when Saya arrives in a dress she borrowed from Min. On the dance floor, Saya meets a young man named Solomon, who asks her for a dance. As the music starts, David reaches the entrance to the basement surrounded by blue roses...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - C: Smoke of Gunpowder, Hail of Bullets; BARRAGE
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    S1:E25

    Despite their best efforts, the remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one by the government forces; only Batou and Motoko are left.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Falsehood
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E2

    A client seeks Yūko's aid because she has problems with her right little finger; Yūko tells her that it is happening because of a bad habit of hers. Watanuki learns more about Yūko while becoming the shop's cook. Himawari-chan and Doumeki both make their first appearance in this episode.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - C: Sunset in the Lonely City; ANNIHILATION
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    S1:E24

    The government orders Section 9 disbanded. Aramaki is taken away, and Togusa is arrested. Motoko assembles the remaining team members at HQ for one final mission. They prepare for a full-scale assault while Elite troopers and Armed Suits descend on Section 9 HQ.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Place Where It All Started
    7.3/10(2 votes)

    S1:E3

    The memory of that terrible night is fading away: not a trace is left, and a brand new desk is placed in the biology room, as if nothing had happened. On her way home from school, George takes Saya to the grave of the Miyagusuku family, on a hill overlooking the sea colored by the sunset. George talks about his past and his meeting with Saya. Back at Omoro, David reveals to Saya that she is the only living being who can defeat the chiropterans, as the creatures like the one that attacked her at school are called. Saya is shocked, but a new menace is just approaching, its eyes shining red...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    S1:E11

    Togusa goes undercover at a hospital for patients with Closed Cyberbrain Syndrome, a hospital completely cut off from communication with the outside world.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - SA: Tachikoma Runaway, The Movie Director's Dream; ESCAPE FROM
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E12

    One of the Tachikomas decides to take a little stroll through the city. It meets a little girl, Miki, who is searching for her lost dog and it agrees to help her. On their journey, the Tachikoma finds a strange box.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - SA: Time of the Machines; MACHINES DÉSIRANTES
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    S1:E15

    The Major has become worried about the Tachikomas. It appears that their AIs have developed much more quickly and in ways that were not anticipated; they have begun speaking about their "individuality".

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - SA: The Fortunate Ones; MISSING HEARTS
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E8

    Motoko's friend Courtin asks her to come to the hospital where she works. It seems a little girl just received a heart transplant, but the donor's family doesn't remember ever agreeing to donate the heart. When Motoko mentions this story to Aramaki, he tells them to determine if this is tied to a ring of black-market organ smugglers supposedly run by the mafia.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - DI: One Angry Man; TRIAL
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S2:E10

    Togusa is brought up on charges after he becomes involved with a murder while off duty. But during the course of the trial, it becomes clear who the attorney is really after.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - DI: Beware the Left Eye; POKER FACE
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    S2:E14

    Saito recounts his first run-in with the Major, and how he became part of the group that would eventually become Section 9.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - SA: The True Reason for the Unfinished Love Affair; ANGELS' SHARE
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    S1:E17

    While at an international police conference in London, Aramaki drops by to visit an old flame who's now in the wine brokering business. She asks him to help her put a stop to the corruption in her company, but he tells her that it's out of his jurisdiction. Just then, however, two thieves break into the building and take them hostage.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - SA: A Modest Rebellion; ANDROID AND I
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S1:E3

    A certain type of android, the GA07_JL, nicknamed Jeri by its users, has been affected by a virus. Recently, all Jeri model androids have been committing "suicide". Section 9 is called in as it may be related to a virus detected in an android at the National Assembly Building.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - DI: Reactivation; REEMBODY
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    S2:E1

    A group of terrorists identifying themselves as the "Individual Eleven" barricade themselves within the Chinese Embassy. Section 9 is called in to eliminate the terrorists without any civilian casualties, all before the scheduled police raid.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - DI: Afternoon of the Machines; PAT.
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    S2:E15

    During a scheduled maintenance, the Tachikomas begin to chat away about the Individual Eleven. While talking in their new "forum", Batou and Togusa appear and take one of the Tachikomas - who just happens to be Batou's pet - with them to Spring-8 to look at the scientific evidence gathered on the Individual Eleven.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Taiki Sakurai

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Taiki Sakurai Ratings Summary

"Back to Battle City (3)" is the best rated episode written by Taiki Sakurai. It scored 9.0/10 from 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on September 17, 2002.