保健室でばったんきゅー Hokenshitsu de Battankyaa Instant Sleep in the Nurse`s Office!

Sanae misplaces her medicine box, but Yuusuke helps her find it. His good deed is seen and misinterpreted by Reika, who decides to try to bring the two together.

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.

女子寮でてんてにまい Joshiryou de Tentenimai Commotion in the Girls’ Dorm

Futaba realizes she is starting to develop feelings for Yuusuke. Midori notices this and confronts Yuusuke about Futaba. That evening, the Baka Trio (and a reluctant Yuusuke) attempt to break into the girls’ dormitory while the girls are asleep.

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.

森の中でどっこいしょ Mori no Naka de Dokkoisho Whoops-a-daisy In the Forest!

Outraged over a prank pulled on her by the Baka Trio, Futaba decides to leave Kanenone for home. In her search for a short cut to the bus stop, she gets lost in the surrounding forest and injures her ankle.

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.

露天風呂ですってんころりん Rotenburo de Suttenkororin A Tumble in the Open-Air Bath

The girls are dismayed at the antics of the Baka Trio and the spartan facilities at Kanenone, but are cheered up when they discover the place boasts an outdoor hot spring.

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.

山奥でどっきどき Yamaoku de Dokkidoki Hearts Pounding Deep in the Mountains!

A busload of girls from an all-girls school is on its way to Kanenone Gakuen for a month-long trial run of integrating the two schools. At Kanenone, Yuusuke leads the boys in preparing a welcoming.

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.

“Parting — Darkness in the Heart — Irreplaceable Thing” “Betsuri — Kokoro no yami — Kakegae no nai mono” (別離 — 心の闇 — かけがえのないもの)

Rakka go to Abandoned Factory to meet up with Hyoko and Midori there. Midori hints to Rakka that Hyoko almost died because of Reki when the two once ran away together. During her work underground, Rakka hears Kuu’s voice as drops of puddles flow down the stream. The Communicator later tells Rakka that while she had the birds to offer her forgiveness, Reki will not accept help from anyone and has little time left. Rakka vows to try and help Reki, already knowing she probably will not ever see her again. Since Nemu is sick, Rakka visits the library, coming across one of the petrified books, which Sumika says that it was turned to stone by some sort of magical force. Rakka becomes upset when Reki views that their moments together will not last forever.

“Well — Rebirth — Riddle” “Ido — Saisei — Nazokake” (井戸 — 再生 — 謎掛け)

The Haibane leave Old Home in search for Rakka, who realizes that the crow that died in the well represents someone who cared about her in her old life. The Toga find and rescue her from the well, but they do not know what has happened to Kuu, much to her dismay. She believes she heard Kuu’s voice behind the cold wall, but the Communicator catches her touching it. Now having a sprained ankle, the Communicator leads her home. The Communicator says that the crow had finished its purpose before dying, but Rakka sympathizes for this crow showing what her dream meant. The Communicator also remarks how she is sin-bound due to her black-spotted wings that she tried to hide. He then gives a riddle, which he calls the Circle of Sin, stating that to recognize sin is to have no sin. As the Communicator departs, Reki and the others find her. However, Reki realizes that Rakka has touched the wall, feeling her cold body. Rakka becomes ill and Reki takes her home to take care of her. It is hinted that Reki may have been in a similar situation in the past.

“The Bird” “Tori” (鳥)

Hikaru gives Rakka a pair of wing covers that will protect her from the cold atmosphere, though she uses it just to hide her wings. After Reki helps Rakka move Kuu’s bed into her room, Rakka questions her purpose for her existence, to which Reki suggests she must find out on her own. They take the Young Feathers to buy winter clothes. After talking with the store owner, a woman tries to touch Rakka’s wings. She flees out of the store, and, as she trip onto the pavement, one of the wing covers comes loose. A man helps her back up and gives her back the wing cover, and she ashamedly runs into the Western Woods, led by the crows, who take her to an old well where she learns about her cocoon dream. Rakka feels both nostalgic and amnesiac of the crow she has seen in this dream.

“Scar — Illness — Arrival of Winter” “Kizuato — Yamai — Fuyu no tōrai” (傷跡 — 病 — 冬の到来)

Rakka refuses to believe Kuu will never return from her Day of Flight, since it has now been a month since then as winter soon approaches. She goes insides Kuu’s room to clean up the place, but she begins to notice sickly black spots begin to appear on her own wings. Depressed, she goes into town alone to get something to eat and later encounters Hyoko. Although he is relieved that Reki was not the one who has disappeared, Rakka becomes upset since she really cares about Kuu. When Rakka returns to Old Home later that day, more black spots start to show, and Reki begins to worry when she catches sight of this. Rakka cries as she runs back to Kuu’s room, and Reki follows and embraces her. Reki gives Rakka special medicine extracted from an elderly tree for her wings. Reki explains that a Haibane is deemed to be sin-bound if they have forgotten their dream while inside their cocoon. She also reveals that she was sin-bound when she was a newborn and that she had been haunted by nightmares since then.

“End of Summer — Rain — Loss” “Natsu no owari — Ame — Sōshitsu” (夏の終わり — 雨 — 喪失)

Rakka searches for a room of her own to move into, but most of Old Home is in disrepair. Kuu gives her a warm coat to prepare for winter, but as she leaves, Rakka is disturbed to see the halo over Kuu’s head flickering. Seeing Rakka in her new coat, Kana tells her it was the first item of clothing Kuu bought for herself, despite being too large, and that Kuu has always had a habit of trying to imitate her older companions, often with disastrous results. Returning to her search, Rakka discovers that Kuu has circled a specific room on her map. She goes there and is delighted to feel a sense of familiarity. Kuu, who has been waiting for her, explains that this is the room where Rakka was born. She then thanks Rakka for the influence she has been, and leaves. That night, a rainstorm hits, and Kuu is nowhere to be found. After Rakka sees a light in the Western Woods, Reki says that Kuu may have taken her Day of Flight and passed outside the walls. The Haibane all don raincoats and go to the woods, where they find Kuu’s halo, now cold and dim.

“Library — Abandoned Factory — Beginning of the World” “Toshokan — Haikōjō — Sekai no hajimari” (図書館 — 廃工場 — 世界のはじまり)

Rakka goes to work with Nemu at the library. There she meets Sumika, a kindly, pregnant librarian who asks for Rakka’s perspective on what it was like to be born. Rakka then explores the library books for information about the world outside the walls of Glie. Sumika tells her that she, too, has made such a search and found no answers. At the end of the day, Nemu tells Rakka that she is working on a gift for Sumika involving an old, partially destroyed book they once discovered called “The Beginning of the World.” As they walk, they catch sight of Reki and witness an unfriendly encounter between her and a male Haibane named Hyoko. Nemu explains that he comes from another nest, Abandoned Factory, and that he and Reki once ran away together. As a result, they are no longer allowed into each other’s territory. The next day, Nemu shares with Rakka the gift she is working on, a rewritten version of “The Beginning of the World” with the gaps in the story filled in. Together, they finish writing it, including a possible origin for Haibane and a bit of Nemu’s own sleepy personality.