Best Anime Episode Ever

[Kakujin]

Episode 48-49 of Naruto (Chuunin exam, Gaara vs Lee)
Episode 75 of Hajime no Ippo
Episode ?? of Fullmetal Alchemist

Spoiler

Where Edward beats Greed

Episode 25 of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Spoiler

Especially the death of Kittan

These are the ones I can think of right now, but there are of course many more

 

[wkim564]

Going to Agree with Pierrot Le Fou and Episode 13 of Serial Expierments Lain

 

[BottleOfAwesome]

The Ends of the Earth (Episode 18) or
The End of the World and Small Palms (Episodes 21 and 22) from Clannad After Story.
I wouldn't call them the "best" episodes from any anime I've ever seen, but they were certainly the most touching.
If you watch the whole series you'll understand why I think that.

 

[yohlazy]

Episode 14 of Soul Eater the "Super Written Exam"
one word
GIRAFFE!
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This was hallarious I remember cracking up so much

Any I am getting a lot of stuff here keep it up I have watched the ones from seriers that I atleast know enough of to know the charactors and to try to keep it in context and they are good episodes a lot of the are action as I have noticed.

 

[Fasckira]

"Kenichi: History's Strongest Disciple", 2nd last episode, the final fight where Kenichi switches between the different fighting styles. Seriously, I can watch that scene over and over again quite happily.

 

[Biodeamon]

Episode 6y of highschool of the dead. people who have watched it will know what i mean, XD

 

[Zeema]

the 4th episode of Strawberry Panic

its Awesome and Funny

 

[Jonluw]

Episode 18 - Clannad After Story

This person speaks the truth.
That's the one with the flower field, right?

There are other anime that had great moments, but none where one particular episode sticks out like that for me.

 

[Scarim Coral]

The one that come into my mind is episode 11 (IN: Kusanagi's Labyrinth ? AFFECTION) form Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig.
The story behind the two empty children shell was like a fairy tale (well a sad tale) and it bring quite a new insight to the characters (you know who I mean if you had watch the series). Also that episode had a awesome soundtrack to go along with that story (took me ages to find that song which is called I do).

 

[Sethzard]

I would say the last episode of code geass. The most emotional thing I've seen in media in ages.

 

[Yosato]

The episode in DBZ Freiza saga when Goku goes super saiyan.

Heh, this immediately came to mind the moment I opened this thread - I was trying to think of something smart and different, but screw it, this has to be my favourite. I remember seeing it as a kid and running around the house like an idiot afterwards out of sheer excitement, only to remember that no one in my house and no one in my school classes watched it, so I had no one to share the awesome experience with

 

[Chromatic Aberration]

Difficult for me...I usually only evaluate the whole of the Anime and tend to forget the merits and vices of the individual episodes. Here are some that I remember from the top of my head:

Spoiler: Cowboy Bebop Ep 20 - Pierrot The Fool

Surreal, Dark, Epic and filled with action. A great and pretty flawless episode that almost solely relies on its visuals and dark atmosphere.

Spoiler: Cowboy Bebop Ep 5 - Ballad Of Fallen Angels

Good buildup to one of the most impressive and stylized scenes I have ever seen in an Anime: Spikes battle with Vicious inside a church [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzFSsZo7rfA]. Truly amazing. If you don't believe me just watch it.

Spoiler: Fullmetal Alchemist (The original series) Ep 7 - Night of the Chimera's Cry

The first episode where FMA shows how deep and emotional it can be. Ed's stunning realization of Shou Tuckers perverted research and him even using his daughter to further his own agenda is one of the scenes that really push the boundary of the series. Ed's complete despair and incomprehension is so well pulled off that one is bound to be engaged with the developments - partially also because of exccellent multi-episode build up to exactly this conclusion. I consider this episode to be the turning point of FMA from any ordinary shounen-anime to something much much more - its that good.

Spoiler: Code Geass R2 Ep 25 - Re

An epic conclusion to a truly epic series. It couldn't have ended any other way: Its execution was great, leading to what I consider to be one of the most engaging endings of an Anime I've seen yet.

Spoiler: Gyakkyo Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor Ep 14

Chances are people haven't seen this one yet so I'll elaborate a bit: this show revolves around a stereotypical loser, Kaiji, who comes in contact with an evil organization that finds pleasure in orchestrating ridiculous morally reprehensible gambles that can let the players either win a fortune or, in the worst case, cost them their life. So playing their game, Kaiji, is faced with another sadistic gamble: A bunch of steel beams, barely one hand of width, spanning over a chasm between two skyscrapers. The game is now to win a fortune by traversing the chasm using the steel beams without using your hands as support (the beams are electrically charged for exactly this reason). What ensues is one of the most memorable and terrifying portrayals of psychological breakdowns in light of almost certain Death that it sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it. Yes, its over the top - way over the top. But it still manages to emanate a feeling of absolute despair that captured me like not many movies or episodes ever did.

 

[Tsaba]

Episode 14 of Soul Eater the "Super Written Exam"
one word
GIRAFFE!
<youtube=Gp4iHb3QAWs>
or episode 26 of Excel Saga.
No other series could ever take a scene involving a pedophile taking a 9 year old girl to a love hotel and make it one of the funniest moments ever animated.
I will not show that part but I will show this.
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I think Ballad of Fallen Angels was my favorite, first episode I saw of Cowboy Bebop and got me hooked on it because of this:

I don't know, ep26 was them going crazy!!!!! The main portion Excel saga was hilarious ep 1 and some of 2 being the best, the rest was kind of drawn out, but, in the end it is ALL WORTH IT.
EDIT would have to say the awesome starts at ep 22

 

[exarkunsith]

Personally, i would say, Piedmon's Last Jest from Digimon season 1.
Very funny and also kind of violent (for a kids show) with swords being throw at children.

 

[Richardplex]

Episode 6+7 of death note: where light meets naomi

 

[sgt. soap mctavish]

Gurren Laggan episode 8, I can't really say why due to spoiler reasons, but the whole episode was just awesome, also introduced me to one of the greatest anime attacks I've ever seen.

Also included are episode 18-27 of Gurren Laggan and the final episode of Code Geass R2.

Beaten to the punch again.