“Black Beast” “Kuroi Kemono” (黒い獣)

Shiki is terrified of the woman and flees. As he returns home after school, however, he sees her in front of the house, and he flees once more, only to be cornered by her in an alley. As she approaches him, they are confronted by a pair of demonic hounds, whom the woman easily slays. She then identifies herself as Arcueid Brunestud, a vampire, and that she is hunting another vampire in the city. The same hounds begin to attack the hotel they are in, and Arcueid, weakened due to needing to regenerate after Shiki killed her, is forced to face the vampire Nrvnqsr Chaos. With Shiki’s aid, the two manage to escape, and Arcueid recruits Shiki to help her kill Nrvnqsr.

総集編 Sōshūhen Recap Episode

“Inverted Impulses” “Hanten Shōdō” (反転衝動)

At a young age Shiki Tohno was able to see lines that, if hit, immediately destroy the objects (including people) they were situated on. He was given a pair of glasses that blocked the lines from his sight by a mysterious sorceress, and was able to live a normal life. Years later, he moves back into the house of his sister, Akiha Tohno, after the death of their father. After talking about the strange serial killings in the city with his friends at school, Satsuki Yumizuka, Arihiko Inui, and Ciel, he sees a woman on his way home from school, and after falling into a dreamlike sequence, kills her. He awakens in his sister’s house, but on his way to school the following day, he sees the woman again.

わんこなショッピング Wanko na shoppingu A Puppy’s Shopping

Jun’ichi dreams about Nemu wearing his worn out shirt. As Nemu ponders the Asakuras’ finances, Miharu asks Jun’ichi to take her shopping. They run into Nemu, who does a little shopping of her own. Jun’ichi buys her a ring.

さくらの胸·騒ぎ!? Sakura no mune·sawagi!? Sakura’s Breas—er, Apprehension!?

Suginami sponsors a trip for everyone to a jungle-themed resort, where Moe causes a bit of a ruckus.

恋人ごっこだからね! Koibito gokko dakara ne! We’re Only Pretending to Date, Okay?!

Moe’s sister Mako Mizukoshi asks Jun’ichi an unusual favor to help her turn down a persistent girl suitor by pretending to be dating. After the stalker has given up, Mako wonders about her own feelings for Jun’ichi.

外にでよう! Soto ni deyō! Let’s Go Outside!

While exaggerating the wonderful time of the outdoors, Jun’ichi, Nemu, Sakura, and Suginami try various plans to coax the hikikomori Yoriko outside by making Jun’ichi and Nemu act like a couple for her sake. Yoriko reveals how her mistress (Misaki) is always looking out at the world through her room window (but doesn’t specifically mention that she is her cat in form of a human now).

あなたに聴かせたくて Anata ni kikasetakute I Wanted You to Hear It

The school’s cultural festival is here, Sakura tries to set up her own Cosplay café. Miharu and Nemu hang out together. Suginami has Jun’ichi convinces Kotori to enter the beauty pageant in the cultural festival. Unfortunately, Jun’ichi also agrees to go to her recital and meet with Nemu at the same time. Reading his thoughts, Kotori lied her recital been canceled to have him spend time with Nemu instead. Kotori won the pageant, and later Jun’ichi secretly listens to her sing.

謎のポエマー Nazo no poemā The Mysterious Poet

Various poems anonymously appear across Nemu’s path, from a secret admirer who is also an obsessive eavesdropper. In the end, the secret admirer guy deserts Nemu when realizing she thought he was a girl the whole time.

うたまるの春(総集編) Utamaru no haru (sōshūhen) Utamaru’s Spring (Recap Episode)

水越家へご招待! Mizukoshi-ke e goshōtai! Welcome to the Mizukoshi Residence!

Jun’ichi helps Moe Mizukoshi get to school under the nose of the hall monitors, and she invites him to a nabe meal in return at the Mizukoshi’s residence by using a live duck for cooking. Nemu heads to a hospital as an excuse after a quarrel between Sakura and Yoriko. She finds Jun’ichi there and leaves together without having dinner at all.

海へゆきましょう! Umi e yukimashō! Let’s Go to the Beach!

Jun’ichi reluctantly invites his friends to the beach, little realizing a certain promise he made earlier for Nemu to have gone just by themselves. Miharu does banana racing. Sakura and Nemu request Jun’ichi to put sun lotion on their backs. Anyhow they all enjoy fireworks as Jun’ichi goes finding Nemu at the scenery.

メイドですから… Meido desukara… Because I Am a Maid…

On a day he skips class, Jun’ichi rescues Yoriko Sagisawa, a cat-eared maid, from torment by local children. She offers to serve as the Asakuras’ maid in return, but she has zero experience in any maid skills. So Jun’ichi and Nemu help train her to be more comfortable of being a useful maid.

桜の下のカナリア Sakura no shita no kanaria The Canary Under the Cherry Tree

A mishap with Sakura and Nemu causes Jun’ichi to go hungry for much of the day, but the girl idol of the school Kotori Shirakawa who has telepathic power, whom he hears singing at the oldest living cherry blossom tree on Hatsune-Jima in Sakura Park, offers him one of his favorite foods, yakisoba. Later, she faints from a headache due to the amount of reading thoughts by other students, and Jun’ichi takes her the infirmary where Koyomi who happens to be Kotori’s sister asks him to care of her. And the two eventually become friends. Upon returning home, Nemu surprises Jun’ichi with yakisoba.

バナナっなんですねぇ〜 Banana! Nandesunē~ So, it’s Bananas, eh?

Although Miharu Amakase is reported hospitalized, Miharu appears in her classroom to everyone’s astonishment. She is an android based on Miharu’s appearance and personality, and Jun’ichi is charged with her care by his homeroom teacher Koyomi who also a researcher at the Amakase Laboratory.

裏音夢、爆裂です Ura-Nemu, Bakuretsu desu The Explosive Anti-Nemu

Sakura’s insistent affections (and ill-timed kiss) upsets Nemu’s mood. She treats Jun’ichi coldly all day long. In class, Suginami gossips about their reaction. At dinner, Jun’ichi makes Nemu’s favorite food, but she declines and has a cup of noodles instead. While Nemu is in the bath, Jun’ichi walks up to the door and sincerely apologizes, so she forgives him.

好きになっちゃダメですか? Suki ni naccha dame desuka? Can’t I Fall In Love?

On the crescent moon island of Hatsune-Jima where cherry blossom (sakura) trees bloom all year long. Jun’ichi Asakura who can observe the dreams of others, and his adopted sister Nemu wake up in the morning as they leave for school. A new transfer student at Kazami Academy, Sakura Yoshino, who happens to be Jun’ichi’s cousin, arrives back from America to the Asakura siblings’ surprise. The biggest surprise was that she hasn’t aged a day since she and Jun’ichi last met six years ago. At the end of the episode, Sakura sneaks into Jun’ichi’s bedroom window as Nemu is entering his room, Sakura kisses Jun’ichi on the lips. This upsets Nemu and she calls him a pervert before leaving the room.

“Reki’s World — Prayer — Epilogue” “Reki no sekai — Inori — Shūshō” (レキの世界 — 祈り — 終章)

Rakka discovers that Reki’s entire studio is painted like her cocoon dream. Rakka gives Reki the wooden tablet containing her true name, which fills the latter with despair. She has regretted ever being born in this world seven years ago, exiling herself from others and showing no trust in them. She wanted to always be there for Rakka in order to finally find salvation for herself. She throws Rakka out of her studio, confronts a crumbling stone manifestation of herself, and relives her dream. Rakka finds out the truth about the struggle Reki is going through via her diary, realizing that Reki wanted to protect her all along. Rakka goes back inside the studio, but is stopped by the manifestation. After Reki calls out for Rakka, the manifestation disappears. She saves Reki from being hit by a foggy image of a train. Reki departs on her Day of Flight, something all the Haibane will never forget. As spring nears, Rakka sees two cocoons beginning to sprout out of the ground inside a room.

“Bell Nuts — Passing of the Year Festival — Reconciliation” “Suzu no mi — sugikoshi no matsuri — Yūwa” (鈴の実 — 過ぎ越しの祭 — 融和)

The Haibane go into town to buy bell nuts, gifts of reconciliation for the upcoming Passing of the Year Festival. Reki gives one to Hyoko a week early, saying sorry for dragging her into her personal problems. Hyoko and Midori later reveal that Reki convinced Hyoko to climb over the wall by putting a wedge in it during a downpour in hopes of finding Kuramori on the other side, which led Hyoko to nearly bleed to death. The Communicator tells Rakka that the Day of Flight for a Haibane will come when they realize their true identity. He gives her a wooden tablet containing her true name inside. The Circle of Sin describes that because one cannot forgive themselves for their sin, only someone staying by their side must recognize their sin as well. The Communicator also gives a wooden tablet containing Reki’s true name, and Rakka is task to give it to her after the festival has passed. During the festival at night, the Haibane, except Reki, visit the people in town, giving them bell nuts as a sign of appreciation. Rakka brings Midori to Old Home to show Reki the yellow fireworks launched by Hyoko from Abandoned Factory, a message of forgiveness to Reki.

“Kuramori — Haibane of Abandoned Factory — Rakka’s Job” “Kuramori — Haikōjō no Haibane tachi — Rakka no shigoto” (クラモリ — 廃工場の灰羽達 — ラッカの仕事)

In a flashback, Kuramori and Remu witnessed Reki being born with black-spotted wings. Kuramori promised Reki that she would stay by her side forever. Kuramori takes Reki to see the Communicator, who gives Reki her name and shows Kuramori how to prepare the special medicine. One day, Kuramori falls ill due to her poor health, and Reki and Nemu cook breakfast for her overnight. The next morning, Kuramori lets Reki live in the guest room to take on the responsibility to take care of any newborn Haibane. In the present, Reki goes to the Communicator to ask for help for the ailing Rakka, so he tells her that Rakka is no longer sin-bound. He also says that Nemu always worries about her. Rakka feels better after Reki gives her the special medicine. As punishment for touching the wall, Rakka is given her own job within the wall around the city, as she is to gather light leaves to make halos and to purify the rusted name tags. Hyoko and Midori offer a tentatively friendly gesture from Abandoned Factory to Old Home. Reki tells Nemu not to think of her as a burden for worrying about her so much.