“Evanescent Encounter (Part 1)” “Circle of Transmigration 1 / Shōji Ruten sono ichi” (生死流転 其之壱)

Fuu, Mugen and Jin have finally arrived in Nagasaki to find Ikitsuki island in search of the Sunflower Samurai. There seems to be one small problem that might keep them from getting there though. A group of assassins are following closely behind.

つき -moon- Tsuki: Moon Moon

Kanna’s mother claims to be “tainted”. They all escape from the mountain but their pursuers manage to kill Kanna’s mother. Before she dies, she passes the ancient prayer to Kanna.

“Baseball Blues” “Heart and Soul Into the Ball / Ikkyū Nyūkon” (一球入魂)

An American sea vessel arrives in town and a canny ninja-turned-team manager enlists our heroes to do battle with them on the field of honor…which in this case is a baseball diamond. Behold Mugen’s pitching skills and tremble!

なつ -summer- Natsu: Summer Summer

This story takes place 1000 years before the Dream arc. Kanna is a girl with wings confined to a palace with a friend, Uraha, and body guard, Ryūya. When Kanna is to be sent to another temple, the 3 escape and go on a journey to find Kanna’s mother.

“Cosmic Collisions” “Anger Shot Toward Heaven / Dohatsu Shōten” (怒髪衝天)

On the way to Nagasaki the trio fall through a mine shaft. They’re introduced to its charismatic owner and start working for a share of treasure. As the days drag on the things take a turn for the bizarre.

ゆめ -dream- Yume: Dream Dream

There are a number of flashbacks that Yukito has of his mother telling him about the girl with wings, about how she will forget everything and die when she dreams her final dream, and about how the person close to her will also die.

“Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 2)” “Generous Elegy 2 / Hikakōgai sono ni” (悲歌慷慨 其之弐)

Jin learns the Way of Water, a woman’s sorrow comes to an end, and Mugen both gives and receives an assassin’s last gift.

ほし -star- Hoshi: Star Star

After Minagi’s mother’s mental condition has caused her to forget she has a daughter, Minagi leaves home and joins Yukito. Yukito tells Minagi he’s leaving town and wants her to come with him, but instead leads her back home to face her mother.

“Elegy of Entrapment (Verse 1)” “Generous Elegy 1 / Hikakōgai sono ichi” (悲歌慷慨 其之壱)

Fuu, Mugen and Jin meet up with a blind girl who is a traveling musician. Because of her blindness, she is able to sense the emotions of the group. Is this girl more than just a musician?

つばさ -wing- Tsubasa: Wing Wing

Yukito ends up spending the day with Minagi and Michiru while Misuzu is at school. Yukito walks Minagi home after being invited to go stargazing on the school’s rooftop when he first learns of her mother’s mental illness.

“Unholy Union” “Karma and Retribution / Ingaōhō” (因果応報)

A cynical charlatan fleeces the hidden Christian flock, Fuu gets closer to the Sunflower Samurai, and a truth is finally revealed.

はね -plume- Hane: Plume Plume

Kano strangles Yukito in her zombie-like state near the shrine hard enough to leave a mark before falling unconscious. Back at the clinic, Hijiri apologizes for Kano’s behavior and explains when and how Kano’s unusual symptoms started.

“War of the Words” “Pen in One Hand, Sword in the Other / Bunburyōdō” (文武両道)

Fuu gets a facelift when kids trade in the sword for the graffiti brush; Jin keeps a promise to a long-lost friend and confronts the shock of the new, while Mugen learns to read and conquers a castle.

こえ -whisper- Koe: Whisper Whisper

Surroundings of Yukito and Misuzu briefly change from the shrine to a cropland as a result of Kano’s experience. After a confrontation with Hijiri, Yukito and others briefly go to the clinic. Yukito and Misuzu leave the clinic for home.

まち -town- Machi: Town Town

Yukito explains to Misuzu the quest of the cursed girl with wings that had been in his family for generations. The next day Yukito’s puppet show only manages to attract a dog named Potato, while scaring others.

かぜ -breeze- Kaze: Breeze Breeze

Yukito Kunisaki arrives to the town in hopes of making money for food with his puppet show. He meets Misuzu Kamio, a strange girl living in the town. Misuzu manages to lure Yukito to her house with food at which after a discussion she offers him residence.

不還 Fugen No Return ~ Erleuchtung (lit. Illumination)

Mariko regains the ability to use her vectors and stages one final meeting with Lucy. They meet, and Lucy goes into a state of shock after losing one of her horns. Kurama, accompanied by Nana whom he rescued after she fell off the bridge where she battled Mariko, encounters their fight. Here, Mariko realizes that Kurama is her father and meets him for the first time, beginning to cry after finally encountering her father, who appears to have abandoned her for Nana. Kurama exchanges final words of reassurance to Mariko just before the final bomb inside her is detonated, killing them both. The Director of the facility that had been holding Lucy, Nana and Mariko reveals that he is a diclonius. Lucy, who makes it out of the fight alive, reveals her remorse and emotion for Kohta and they kiss before she leaves to encounter the security team. However, Lucy’s ultimate fate is unknown except that her other horn is broken, although it is possible that she died as the shots of the guns continue, even after her horn is broken. The “family” of Kaede house, including Nana, settles down. As they are about to eat, Wanta barks at someone at the door. When Kohta goes to check, the music box playing “Lilium” stops and he sees a figure standing at the front door. He then hears the grandfather clock, which Lucy had repeatedly attempted to repair, ticking again.

泥濘 Deinei Quagmire ~ Taumeln (lit. Tumble)

The past which Kohta had tried to forget eight years ago comes back to him as he remembers that Lucy took revenge on Kohta’s lie about the gender of his cousin by killing Kohta’s father and his sister Kanae. As Shirakawa dispatches Mariko to kill Lucy, Bando is paid by Kurama to kill her as well. Mariko is about to kill Nana (as well as Kohta and Lucy), until Nana uses her vectors to deactivate Mariko’s and falls off the bridge, as Mariko’s vectors fail and she is taken away. Shirakawa discovers Lucy’s Nyu personality and identifies her as the target diclonius, only to be killed along with the security forces enlisted to guard against Mariko.

錯綜 Sakusō Complication ~ Vermischung (lit. Intermixing)

Mariko is revealed to be the true identity of No. 35. Under supervision from staff at the facility, she is released as a last effort to retrieve Lucy. Nana senses Mariko’s presence and her desire to kill her through their ability to locate each other. Mariko and Nana meet on a bridge on the shore and they battle. Kurama, who supposedly “had to leave”, has joined Bando to kill Lucy on his own beyond the knowledge of Shirakawa and the staff.

嬰児 Eiji Infant ~ Säugling (lit. Infant)

Kurama’s past is explained in this episode. He was a good friend of Professor Kazukawa, who invited Kurama to work with him and his father on the diclonius project after leaving university. He reluctantly agrees, however, as he is performing research, he is infected with the diclonius virus via transmission through their vectors, and as a result, his daughter Mariko is born a diclonius. He decides to kill her, however as his wife dies from complications after giving birth, begging him to spare her, Kurama chooses to let her live under Kazukawa’s condition that bombs must be planted inside her to kill her in case she turns aggressive. Meanwhile, as both Lucy and Nana are now part of Kohta’s household, the facility decides to send “the most powerful” diclonius, known only as “No. 35”.