The BEST episodes directed by Hideya Takahashi

#1 - The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 1

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 34

Jean Pierre Polnareff holds the key to defeating the boss. The one who appeared before him wasn’t Bucciarati or his squad, but the leader of Passione, Diavolo himself. Diavolo tries to eliminate Polnareff once and for all and summons King Crimson, but then Polnareff summons Silver Chariot and it is pierced with the arrow. That’s when something happens to everyone in or nearby the Colosseum. They find themselves losing strength and all fall asleep. After waking from their deep sleep, they all realize something has changed.

#2 - The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 2

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 35

After being pierced with the arrow, Silver Chariot becomes Chariot Requiem and goes berserk. As a result, everyone’s minds are switched. Among all the confusion, Polnareff reveals himself to Giorno and the others. If someone with power uses the arrow, they would be able to obtain the power to rule over the minds of all living creatures. Polnareff lets them know that there is more to their Stand’s usual Stand ability if they have access to the arrow. Giorno and crew reunite with Bucciarati and they all go to try and steal the arrow back from Chariot Requiem.

#3 - Diavolo Surfaces

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 36

Because of Chariot Requiem’s true power, something starts happening to Polnareff’s body. This just makes Bucciarati and the others try to get the arrow back even quicker. But then Giorno states that Diavolo’s mind is possessing one of their bodies. Who will get to the arrow first, Giorno and the rest of the crew or Diavolo?

#4 - King of Kings

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 37

Diavolo had been possessing Trish’s mind and is able to solve the mystery behind Chariot Requiem, making it possible for him to take the arrow. Giorno and the others attack in order to get the arrow back, but their attacks are futile against Eulogy. The moment that Diavolo tries to pierce his Stand with the arrow, Bucciarati completely destroys Chariot Requiem. Giorno and the others begin their final showdown with the almighty Diavolo.

#5 - Gold Experience Requiem

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 38

Giorno takes the arrow that Bucciarati and the others had acquired and stabs Gold Experience with it during the final battle with Diavolo. Gold Experience evolves into Gold Experience Requiem and doesn’t even allow Diavolo to reach the truth of "dying" and he is forced to meet an end that never truly has an end.

#6 - Highness Guardians

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer - Season 1 - Episode 6

The group has never been in more danger than now. The princess has entered her hyperactivity period and no person, city, or country is safe if she reaches her danger zone.

#7 - Metamorphose at Gate

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer - Season 1 - Episode 21

The Mysterious woman has brought Ecarlate and her group along with Erec and his team to tell them the reason behind everything.

#8 - Behavioral Examination

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer - Season 1 - Episode 12

Gustave has taken it upon himself to observe Marion and Sanglain following the death of the Princess and DT. But KT thinks Gustave is in the city of Marquesas for other reasons.

#9 - Hit Back

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer - Season 1 - Episode 16

Incognito has been ordered on stand by and therefore unable to track the still alive Kon. But that won’t stop one member from sneaking aboard the Lords airship and putting a bullet into his enemies.

#10 - The One Who Lit a Fire Inside Alice Was Me

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 10

#11 - That Day, We Who Were Hiding How We Truly Felt Joined Hands

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 4

#12 - Whatever It Takes, Right Now

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 3

#13 - Today and Tomorrow, I'll Walk

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 6

#14 - We're Hiding How We Truly Feel

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 1

#15 - I Pray It Reaches You

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 12

#16 - Kon of Knack

Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer - Season 1 - Episode 25

Archbishop Taulepton and Ulga Sorority unleash their final weapon: the ultra giant Forezo. Kon must defeat it at all cost.

#17 - I Will Be Your Friend, I Swear I Will

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 8

#18 - Can You Feel It?

Kanokon - Season 1 - Episode 9

A little girl named Minori Mitama, and her spirit bodyguard Nue hire the twin spirit hunters Ai and Ren to seal Chizuru's powers. They are given a drug to achieve this, only to find out that this makes Chizuru's breasts disappear. In shock about her loss, Chizuru desperately tries to find a cure to undo this and is assisted by Kouta, Nozomu, and Tayura. Meanwhile, Minori is making ominous preparations in order to take Kouta from Chizuru.

#19 - I'll Make It So All of Them Can Never Leave

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 11

#20 - I Wouldn't Have Had to See You Smile Like That

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 5

#21 - Our Lines of Sight Finally Overlapped

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 7

#22 - The Heated Battle's Rear-End!!!!

Keijo!!!!!!!! - Season 1 - Episode 12

This third race will decide who stands above, Setouchi or Suruga. Hanabi and Rin have beat out their opponents, and now Setouchi has an advantage, 4-to-2. Nozomi is also slowly driving Maya into a corner, but right when she thinks she's won, suddenly Nozomi is blown back by a fierce attack. Just what happened, and will Setouchi really be able to start a new chapter in history for themselves?

#23 - And So, We Took Off Running for That Summer

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 9

#24 - God, I Pray That Alice's Love Will Never Be Realized

Anonymous Noise - Season 1 - Episode 2

#25 - Sleeping Slaves

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 39

Before Giorno had met Bucciarati and the others, a certain florist appeared before Bucciarati. The florist tells him that his daughter had jumped off the roof of an apartment holding a strange looking rock and he wanted to find out the truth behind that bizarre incident. Mista is put in charge of this mission and he goes to track down Scolippi, a sculptor who was the daughter’s boyfriend. Scolippi tells Mista that they are all slaves to destiny, and then a bizarre rock appears in front of them, which tells them Bucciarati's fate.

#26 - Samba of Jet and Crimson

Dance with Devils - Season 1 - Episode 11

Ritsuka arrives at Lord Nesta's castle where she meets Lord Nesta for the first time. He reveals to her more about her family's past then has her taken away to be prepared for the ceremony. At Shikō Academy, the Student Council are wondering where Ritsuka is, until they are confronted by Lindo and Loewen. Loewen reveals to everyone that Ritsuka has gone to Lord Nesta's castle, prompting the devils and Lindo to go and save her. Rem is hesitant until Loewen gives him Ritsuka's crown as an encouragement, to which he declares as the "perfect checkmate", thus finally admitting his feelings for her. Meanwhile, Jek reveals his true colours to Ritsuka when she stubbornly presses him about the ceremony and refusing to comply if he doesn't explain. She is then brought before Lord Nesta whom she tries to attack with a pair of scissors she secretly brought along, but he hypnotizes her to comply. While under Lord Nesta's spell, her mind still works and she regrets her decision as she is led to the sacrificial tower. Just before Lord Nesta could bite her, Loewen interferes followed by the other devils and Lindo. Ritsuka happily rushes to them, but Jek grabs her and holds her at knife point with the pair of scissors.

#27 - Study on Impartial Advocates Harbouring 'Love'

Hen Zemi - Season 1 - Episode 13

#28 - Study on the Hedonistic Aspects of Food and Taste

Hen Zemi - Season 1 - Episode 2

#29 - Shizuka, Come In!

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 10

Operation Southwind begins with a full-scale air assault on Berlin. When Yoshika is ordered to stay behind to conserve her magic, Shizuka steps up to try and fill the hole.

#30 - The Strike Witches Come Together

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 2

When a Neuroi strikes at Europe's biggest supply port on the eve of humanity's counterattack, Yoshika must hold it off alone, without any weapons at all!

#31 - What the Two of Us Can Do

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 3

Yoshika's lost control of her magic… again! It's time for more training and more hard work if she wants to get it back!

#32 - The Fog

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 8

Neuri, encountered by Sanya and Eira on a patrol mission, had the nasty ability to mist and hide in it. The Neuri will engulf the Kiel naval port, its next strategic goal, in a deep fog, hindering the progress of the Berlin recapture operation. In response to this situation, Sanya plans a strategy to search for Neuri using her ability to search for enemies. "I will definitely succeed, Lieutenant Colonel Mina." She goes into the deep fog with Eira, Miyato, and Hattori.

#33 - I Still Want to Protect

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 12

Yoshika is trapped inside the dome around Berlin, and the rest of the Witches are cut off. Can they get inside to save her in time?

#34 - Hounds of Vengeance

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 6

When Erica is shot down in enemy territory, Gertrud will do whatever it takes to get her back.

#35 - The Magical Girl of the Alps

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 1

Yoshika leaps back into action to save her friend's father, but her striker unit almost blows up on the tarmac!

#36 - Road to Berlin

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 11

With Miyafuji's magic power disabled, humanity is forced to use its backup plan: the powerful Ratte tank. But can they win without their ultimate ace?

#37 - Queen of Nederland

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 5

The girls take a detour to Nederland, to help a legendary flower bloom.

#38 - Study on the World Events as Seen from Unbiased Advocates

Hen Zemi - Season 1 - Episode 1

#39 - Beyond Two Hundred Miles Per Hour

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 4

Shirley's world record was just broken, and she's not happy about it. As Shirley and Lucchini attempt to beat the new world record, an unusual Neuroi threat swiftly approaches.

#40 - They Go Boing-Boing

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 7

A mysterious idol causes all the witches' breasts to grow bigger and bigger, and the girls gradually fall victim one by one…

#41 - Mina's Sky

Strike Witches - Season 3 - Episode 9

Rocket attacks from the Neuroi nest in Berlin are threatening the base in Kiel. Only Mina has what it takes to stop them, but her magic power is fading…

#42 - Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 13

The person hiding in the mirror was Illuso from the Hitman Team. Fugo ends up being dragged into the mirror by Illuso's Stand, Man in the Mirror. Fugo then summons his own Stand, Purple Haze. Despite Giorno wanting to find Fugo, Abbacchio decides to go look for the key, since that was their mission. However, once Abbacchio finds the key, he also gets dragged into the mirror world...

#43 - The Grateful Dead, Part 1

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 15

The Grateful Dead slowly begins to age everybody on the train. With his teammates affected, Mista goes alone to confront the enemy, only to encounter Pesci and his Beach Boy.

#44 - The Grateful Dead, Part 2

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 16

Number Six from Sex Pistols manages to warn Bucciarati about the enemies and fights back, but The Grateful Dead's powers are taking a toll on him. Bucciarati steels his resolve and throws himself out with Prosciutto out of the train that's going 150kph. Barely hanging onto life, Prosciutto uses The Grateful Dead again. Pesci decides to take Prosciutto's resolve to heart and attacks Bucciarati.

#45 - Baby Face

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 17

After defeating Prosciutto and Pesci, Bucciarati and the others head to Venice in a car. Melone from the Hitman Team finds some of Bucciarati's blood at the scene where the train had stopped and then activates Baby Face. The powerful remote-control Stand created by assaulting a woman on the train then goes after Bucciarati.

#46 - Head to Venice!

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 18

Using Babyhead's Stand's ability to turn human parts into other things, Giorno uses his Gold Experience to make parts for the human body. He rebuilds his own body and fights back. Meanwhile, another member of the Hitman Team who's also after Trish, Ghiaccio, was trying to regroup with Melone and was driving to Giorno's location.

#47 - White Album

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 19

Ghiaccio's Stand, White Album is able to envelop him like a bodysuit and able to freeze everything around him to extremely low temperatures. Giorno and Mista somewhat make it to Venice, despite being partially frozen by Ghiaccio. But in order to try to get away from Ghiaccio, Giorno drives their car into the canal and they get stuck. Mista tries to sacrifice himself, but Giorno tells him that what's important right now isn't for him to sacrifice himself but for him to have resolve.

#48 - The Boss's Last Orders

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 20

Mista and Giorno were able to defeat Ghiaccio. They then confirm the mission on the disc and head to the location they're supposed to take Trish. Bucciarati goes up the tower with Trish, but while they're in the elevator, Trish suddenly disappears. Bucciarati then realizes what the boss's true motives are.

#49 - The Mystery of King Crimson

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 21

Bucciarati finds out that the boss's true motive is to eliminate Trish because of her relationship with him, causing him to betray the boss and save Trish. Meanwhile, Giorno feels something bizarre is going on as they waited for Bucciarati's return. The Boss's Stand, King Crimson rises.

#50 - The "G" in Guts

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) - Season 4 - Episode 22

Because of their own wills and their sense of justice, Bucciarati and the others end up betraying the organization. Trish also wants to find out who her father truly is, so she tells the others that her mother met her father in Sardinia. They all decide to have a meal in Venice before they leave and Narancia is suddenly attacked by a Stand. The boss's own personal elite guard was now on the move.