The BEST episodes directed by Takayuki Shibasaki
#1 - Resolution of a Single-Action
Kamen Rider - Season 17 - Episode 44
With Ryotaro continuing to deny the help of the Imagins out of fear of losing them, Momotaros decides to take a stand while the others deal with the stowaway Imagin in the King Terminal.
#2 - 555 Faces, 1 Treasure
Kamen Rider - Season 19 - Episode 11
After Tsukasa recovers the Faiz Gear, he learns Diend's reasons for wanting the belt before Takumi regains it so he and a shocked Yuri can escape on the Autovajin. However, as he exposed himself as the Wolf Orphnoch to protect her only to be forsaken, a saddened Takumi attempts to dispose of the Faiz Gear into the river. Managing to save the Gear while following him, Tsukasa returns to the photo studio where he put Yuri's confusion at ease. The next day, Daiki attacks Takumi to get the belt from him, nearly killing him when Tsukasa arrives with it. Refusing to take Tsukasa's words of something more precious than the Faiz Gear seriously, Daiki takes Decade's Ride Booker, and Narutaki takes advantage of the situation as he takes Tsukasa into another dimension to be killed by Kamen Rider Ryuga. However, after interrogating Kiva-la on the whereabouts, Daiki intervenes while claiming it was to get the Faiz Gear as he gives Tsukasa back the Ride Booker. While this occurs, the remaining Lucky Clover members start taking over the school to sire more of their kind until Takumi arrives to fight them in Orphnoch form. Though no match, Takumi attempts to protect Yuri's camera until Tsukasa arrives as he regains Faiz's Ride Cards. Decade and the Wolf Orphnoch are outmatched until Daiki arrives with the Faiz Gear and gives it to Takumi. The two transform and destroy the Dragon and Lobster Orphnoch. However, the Tiger Orphnoch revives his followers, and Decade counters with the Final Attack Ride Faiz Blaster, destroying him and his followers in one shot. As Takumi and Yuri rekindle their friendship, Daiki steals the Orga Belt from the ruins of the school, and Tsukasa follows him to the World of Agito.[11]
#3 - Amazing! Era! Future! 2022
Kamen Rider - Season 29 - Episode 18
Sougo and crew are confused over the appearance of "White Woz"; Geiz and Tsukuyomi try time traveling to get the Kamen Rider Shinobi watch but are forbidden to land.
#4 - Zangetsu's Betrayal
Kamen Rider - Season 24 - Episode 28
Takatora reports to Ryoma, Sid, and Yoko that Kouta will be working for them in hunting down the Overlords in an attempt to stop Helheim. They agree to the plan, but the next time they all enter the forest, Ryoma has set up a trap to take Takatora out of the equation.
#5 - I'm Still the President and a Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider - Season 30 - Episode 30
Gai has taken over Hiden Intelligence and issued that all Huma Gear be scrapped.
#6 - Phantom Thief of Faiz Academy
Kamen Rider - Season 19 - Episode 10
Upon arriving in the World of Faiz and once more encountering the mysterious Daiki Kaito, Tsukasa finds himself in a school uniform and enrolled at Smart Brain High School. He learns that the high school is attacked on a nightly basis by beings called the Orphnoch, with only Faiz to protect the school. Daiki challenges Tsukasa to find out who Faiz is, and Tsukasa then challenges the Lucky Clover clique to a tennis match to see if any of them are Faiz. He beats them, learning that they are Orphnoch who are also after Faiz, and is forced to become Decade, using Blade's power against them. However, Decade is outclassed when Momose appears as the Tiger Orphnoch and warns him to back off. Daiki then confronts the group, giving them a hint as to who Faiz is before going off. Then, the Lucky Clover members target Yuri Tonoda and Takumi Ogami, believing Yuri is Faiz until Takumi transforms and fights them off. When Tsukasa learns that Yuri is the target, he goes off to fight the Orphnoch, watching Faiz get defeated and losing the belt. The fight is then interrupted by Daiki Kaito who transforms into Kamen Rider Diend while revealing he used the Lucky Clover to take the belt for himself. Once the Centipede Orphnoch is destroyed, Decade and Diend have a stand off over the Faiz Belt as Momose attacks Yuri as the Tiger Orphnoch only to meet his match with Takumi who transforms into the Wolf Orphnoch to protect his friend.[10]
#7 - The Samurai Sentai Appear
Kamen Rider - Season 19 - Episode 24
Arriving in the new world with a strange card in hand, Tsukasa finds himself in the costume of a kuroko before running into Daiki who just stole a squid-like artifact. Daiki mentions that this world is not like the other A.R. Worlds before running off prior to the appearance of mysterious red fish-like monsters. Tsukasa is about to transform before several other Kuroko show up along with five young men and women who transform into the Shinkengers to fight drive them back into the Sanzu River. Yusuke and Natsumi return to the Hikari Studio after losing sight of Tsukasa, with Natsumi worried about not being in an A.R. World. Tsukasa, however, is at the Shiba Clan household, listening in on a discussion between Takeru Shiba and his caretaker, Hikoma Kusakabe, over the latter's need to go to the hospital. Elsewhere, sushiman Genta Umemori catches up to Daiki, ready to fight him for stealing the Ika Origami. Both transform, and Diend summons both Kamen Riders Scissors and Raia to fight Shinken Gold. Unbeknownst to them, Bony Shitari sends the Ayakashi Chinomanako to investigate Diend out of dread of his appearance. Chinomanako arrives just as Shinken Gold takes out the summoned riders and steals the Diendriver from Daiki, knocking out Shinken Gold in the process. Chased by the Ayakashi, Daiki makes his way to Tsukasa who laugh at the irony before using Den-O's power as Decade to fight Chinomanako. The Ayakashi escapes at the last minute, and is suddenly compelled to use the Diendriver, inserting the Diend Kamen Ride Card and shooting it above him. Transformed into a monstrous version of Kamen Rider Diend, Chinomanako summons a mass of Nanashi to attack the mortal realm to Narutaki's horror of the newly born abomination.[24]
#8 - Bespectacled Approach
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 41
The Granutes begin tests of a method of controlling the minds of humans.
#9 - Journey's End
Kamen Rider - Season 19 - Episode 19
Using Ryuki's powers, Decade battles Gyuki while Ibuki and Zanki argue whose fault this was. When Akira and Todoroki join the fray in their Oni forms to save Asumu as he tries to protect them, with Decade joining them by using Den-O's Ax Form, they manage to defeat Gyuki. He runs off before regressing to Hibiki, and Yusuke and Natsumi find him shortly after. Later that night, after talking to Asumu, Akira and Todoroki confront their mentors to put aside their differences, with Tsukasa supporting them. Ibuki and Zanki promote them to the role of new teachers of their respective schools. Meanwhile, Hibiki reveals the nature of Gyuki to Yusuke and Natsumi as Daiki arrives to claim the last scroll. Hibiki stops him and gives Daiki his Onsa to give to Asumu with a final request. The next day, after suffering a Narutaki-induced vision of the future resulting from their actions, Natsumi finds Daiki, who uses Asumu as his cover to steal the final scroll. But as Tsukasa arrives, Daiki evokes Hibiki's final change into Gyuki to Asumu's horror, and the thief leaves them. After learning the secret of the three scrolls to be all schools as one, Daiki returns to give Asumu the Onsa. Asumu becomes Kamen Rider Hibiki in order to honor his mentor's final request: slay the Makamou to free Hibiki's soul. However, Narutaki arrives on a giant Bakegani (summoned with the help of Kamen Rider Ouja), with Todoroki and Amaki showing up shortly after. Once Diend destroys the scrolls, revealing that the true Ongekidō is all three styles in harmony, Decade regains Hibiki's powers. Decade, Diend, and the Oni all finish the Makamou off together. After Asumu and company thank Daiki for uniting the schools, Tsukasa and company return to Natsumi's world with Natsumi a bit worried.[19]
#10 - Leap Towards Your Dream
Kamen Rider - Season 30 - Episode 31
At his new company, Aruto is tasked with bringing back the Huma Gear, G-Pen.
#11 - The Brothers’ Showdown! Zangetsu vs Zangetsu Shin!
Kamen Rider - Season 24 - Episode 36
As Mitsuzane is about to kill Kouta, Takatora appears and stops him, revealing the two’s relationship as brothers to Kouta. Later, the fight between the two brothers begins as Takatora returns as Zangetsu to fight Mitsuzane. But, can Takatora strike a final blow against his own younger brother?
#12 - I Am the Ark and a Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider - Season 30 - Episode 36
The Ark takes over Horobi's body and sends Yaiba to the hospital; Fuwa struggles with now knowing that his family is not dead.
#13 - The Father Who Carried the Future on His Back
Kamen Rider - Season 31 - Episode 24
Ogami receives some needed advice from his son; Reika blatantly lies to the swordsman about Master Logos' words.
#14 - Moonbreak Messenger
Kamen Rider - Season 34 - Episode 17
The new year is over and the new year is here. While Houtarou was serving New Year's food in the kitchen, he was thinking about the orange gatchado that suddenly appeared at Christmas. Who the hell is he...? On the other hand, behind the scenes of Glion's revival, a person is showing signs of movement... With the appearance of Malgam and other things, the atmosphere gradually becomes uneasy, and a surprising development awaits Houtarou and his friends.
#15 - Return! The Strawberry Arms of Friendship!
Kamen Rider - Season 24 - Episode 5
Kouta tries to overcome the events that befell him in the Helheim Forest against the white Rider while Kaito challenges Mitsuzane to a fight, with the new Armored Rider Ryugen unable to fight Baron on his own.
#16 - Gedou Rider Appears!
Kamen Rider - Season 19 - Episode 25
After Tsukasa reveals himself, Takeru realizes that Tsukasa is the "Decade" Narutaki warned him about. Before the two can fight, Narutaki arrives to tell Tsukasa he is to blame for the terror brought unto the world by the Ayakashi Chinomanako who now has the powers of Diend, and that the only way to save the worlds he entered if he ceases to exist. After Takeru takes out the Nanashi and drives off Chinomanako as Shinken Red, Genta attacks Tsukasa believing that he is in league with Daiki until Natsumi takes him to the Hikari Studio, where Hikoma Kusakabe is hiding. When the other Shinkengers arrive, Daiki uses their fears to cause a fight to break out and escapes with Genta not far behind, leaving Natsumi to break it up before going to a room where all of Tsukasa's photos are kept. When Chinomanako attacks again, Genta ends his chase and contacts the Shinkengers who go off to fight the Ayakashi Rakider alone. Tsukasa, troubled by Narutaki's words, stays behind with Yusuke trying to convince him to help before he goes off on his own. By then, Hikoma comes forward and convinces Tsukasa to continue to find his place, regardless of what Narutaki has said to him. Tsukasa joins the battle just as Chinomanako and his summoned Eagle Undead and Moose Fangire have overpowered the Shinkengers and Kuuga. Decade and Shinken Red fight Chinomanako, who has summoned Kamen Rider Blade to fight with him. The other Shinkengers and Kuuga manage to destroy the Eagle Undead and Moose Fangire as Decade becomes Complete Form and uses the powers of Blade King Form to attack Chinomanako. Using the Blade Final Form Ride Card, he transforms Chinomanako's Blade into the Blade Blade before switching weapons with Shinken Red to use active Rekka Daizantou Attack Ride Card to destroy Chinomanako, saving the world. Daiki shows up just in time to snatch the Diendriver back, only to be thwarted by Shinken Gold who forces him to give back the Ika Origami in exchange for the Diendriver, and then everyon
#17 - Lamentation 1: Jamato Grand Prix♡
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 25
Beroba starts up her own Jamato Grand Prix, but the Desire Grand Prix contestants refuse to sit idle as the Jamato run loose on the city.
#18 - Family! Contract! Demon Whisperer!
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 1
A man working at his family's bathhouse discovers that there is a demon living inside of him that only he can see.
#19 - Humanity At a Crossroads, the Decision of Us All
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 36
Sakura engages with Vail when he turns his attention to Hana, whom he sees as Sakura's weakness; Tamaki is tested by Weekend.
#20 - New World 9: A Genuine Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 47
Kekera wipes out all other Kamen Riders to teach Keiwa a lesson.
#21 - Missing Hibiki
Kamen Rider - Season 19 - Episode 18
Arriving in the last world, the World of Hibiki, Tsukasa and company begin the search for Kamen Rider Hibiki when they are ambushed by the Makamou Kappa. An Oni in training named Asumu battles the monster until Decade uses Kabuto's powers to destroy it. On learning he is Hibiki's pupil, Tsukasa has Asumu bring him to his mentor. Upon seeing Tsukasa, Hibiki, who is shirking off from his duties as an Oni, believes him to be the legendary Ongekidō Grand Master. Meanwhile, Zanki slays a band of Bakeneko as Ibuki arrives to take them out as well. But when the last Bakeneko escapes them, Decade destroys it with the two groups as witness. Tsukasa visits Ibuki's school afterwads and talks with Ibuki and Akira about three special scrolls. Meanwhile, after failing to rob Hibiki as he takes his leave, Daiki is forced into becoming Asumu's mentor. Like Tsukasa, Daiki learns of the three scrolls of the Oni classes, and he convinces Asumu to become Hibiki's pupil again, before taking his leave to Zanki's dojo where he offers a proposition. Returning to find Hibiki and Asumu attacked by a Tengu, Kuuga attempts to battle the Makamou. At the same time, Natsumi encounters Narutaki as he reveals Tsukasa's actions actually doomed the worlds rather than saved them. When Kuuga is nearly killed, Hibiki assumes his Oni form to destroy the Tengu before he suddenly transforms into the monstrous Gyuki. While this occurs, the Ibuki School and Tsukasa receive a challenge from Zanki's School and Daiki with the scrolls on the line. With them representing the two Oni schools, Decade and Diend do battle. But once Diend reveals his intentions to steal both scrolls, he summons Momotaros who attacks the Oni Kamen Riders until Gyuki storms in and overwhelms the Oni. The episode ends with Decade using Ryuki's powers to take on the Makamou.[18]
#22 - Something Missing
Kamen Rider - Season 17 - Episode 43
As Ryotaro comes to realize that defeating Kai would mean the Imagins might vanish, he resolves to prove he can fight on his own without their help…
#23 - New World 8: Farewell, Micchii
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 46
Ace remakes the world back to before Keiwa's wish.
#24 - A Vulture, a Confrontation, and Ankh’s Return
Kamen Rider - Season 21 - Episode 43
Although finally restoring himself, Ankh retakes Shingo’s body and decides to start collecting Medals for himself even as Eiji tries to stop him.
#25 - The Lord of the Overlords
Kamen Rider - Season 24 - Episode 29
In the forest, Takatora is saved by the Overlords and introduced to their leader, Roshuo, who tells him of their past as the Femushinmu people and the secrets of Helheim. Later, Kouta, Kaito, and Mitsuzane all search the forest for Sid, but Sid has set a trap for Kouta.
#26 - The Battle's Over... But There's Still a Demon Left
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 49
Ikki has no memories of his family at all and makes the decision to move out on his own with Vice.
#27 - Encounter 5: Turnabout Boost
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 6
In the midst of the duos round, the others find out that Morio is a wanted criminal as he proposes to Michinaga a change in partners.
#28 - Encounter 4: Matching Duos
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 5
Michinaga's job has him renovating Ace's house when they are called in for round three of the Desire Grand Prix: a duos battle that resembles a concentration-like card game.
#29 - Super Strong! Pudding Bodyguard
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 18
Shoma and Hanto have to deal with both a new Kamen Rider, and a Granute whose addiction is getting out of hand.
#30 - Operation: 100 Gochizos
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 34
To recharge the Gochipod, Shoma needs to quickly make 100 new Gochizos.
#31 - The Galactic Sword That Sheathes the Holy Swords
Kamen Rider - Season 31 - Episode 38
Touma pleads for Kento to fight with the other swordsmen as they battle Master Logos.
#32 - At the End of Broken Feelings
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 42
Shoma and Rakia struggle to snap Hanto out of his brainwashing, as Nyelv kicks his mind control experiments up a notch.
#33 - One-Hit Kill!! Over Gavv!
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 33
Now thoroughly addicted to Dark Treats, Magen is sent to Earth to elimate the Granute Hunters.
#34 - Lamentation 2: Crimson Boost!
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 26
A local festival is canceled due to frequent reports of Jamato attacks, even though a young boy was looking forward to it so that he could wish his mother well again.
#35 - New World 7: A Wish's Outcome
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 45
Beroba recruits DaPaan to be a Rider again while Ace prepares to face Keiwa.
#36 - The Direction of Giving It Your All
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 44
With Daiji offering to help Giff oversee mankind after killing Akaishi, Ikki resolves to face him one last time to straighten his convictions. Meanwhile, Vice finds himself alone with Giff who makes an offer...
#37 - New World 2: Tycoon's Awakening
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 40
Sara goes missing after bumping into Daichi during a Jamato attack.
#38 - New World 1: My Desire Grand Prix
Kamen Rider - Season 33 - Episode 39
The Desire Grand Prix staff has left, but the competitors still have their memories intact and the Jamato are still on the loose.
#39 - We're a Family to the End, Until We Meet Again
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 50
Vice plans to fight Ikki so that he'll no longer be remembered and that the contract they made will be null.
#40 - Baron’s Soccer Summer Campaign!
Kamen Rider - Season 24 - Episode 37
Kaito meets DJ Sagara, who provokes him and summons a ghost-like Gaim Zenith Arms for Kaito to fight in order to experience Kouta’s true level of power. After the battle, he gets caught up in an alternate world where he leads Team Baron in the competition for soccer’s All Rider Cup.
#41 - Good Stands Against Evil
Kamen Rider - Season 22 - Episode 16
The Perseus Zodiarts seems to be too powerful for Fourze to stop on his own, however, the appearance of a new Rider shifts the balance of the fight…
#42 - Virtual Happiness Tastes Of Honey
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 25
Rakia begins working with HapiPare, and helps a young man visit a famous streamer.
#43 - Holy Night Chorus Singer
Kamen Rider - Season 22 - Episode 15
Yuuki is invited to join the Glee Club for a performance for the Kindergarten Class, however, her singing disrupts a fellow student in possession of a Zodiarts Switch.
#44 - Pudding Shaking With Anger
Kamen Rider - Season 35 - Episode 26
Rakia realises that he and Koji have more in common than he thought.
#45 - An Eternal End, Face Your Repentance
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 43
Daiji struggles to rejoin his family as they prepare to take out Akaishi once and for all.
#46 - All This Ruckus for an Unremarkable Way to the Top?!
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 22
Ikki is asked to go undercover by a talent agency when George sends him a new stamp to help out Vice.
#47 - Fast Shooter! The Legendary Gunman!
Kamen Rider - Season 26 - Episode 7
The hermit informs Takeru that the next hero he should seek out is Billy the Kid, and that it will be near one of his close friends. However, Takeru instead finds Makoto Fukami and he confronts him on what his true intentions are.
#48 - The Demon is a Bad Guy After All?!
Kamen Rider - Season 32 - Episode 2
Ikki declares that he does not want to be a Kamen Rider when there is news of a monster at the golf course.
#49 - An Assembly, a Complete Revival, and Your Desire
Kamen Rider - Season 21 - Episode 44
Kougami reveals the importance of Eiji as the container and the danger of the Purple Medals, while Ankh unites the Greed in an effort to stop him and retake their Core Medals.
#50 - Ankh, the Ring, and Fully-Loaded
Kamen Rider - Season 21 - Episode 26
Date and a worn-down Eiji work to stop the Yummy before the worn-out Okamura stands in the ring once more against his rival.