In Your Memory

Otonashi stays by Kanade’s side while she is unconscious after absorbing the many ruthless Angels. The SSS decide to rewrite some of her programs as a temporary measure and wait to see what happens after she wakes up. Otonashi remembers everything about how he died. After the train accident, he and a handful of others were trapped in a tunnel with short supplies of food and water. Otonashi helped the injured with the assistance of a man named Igarashi. After a week trapped in the tunnel, Otonashi, feeling his life slipping away, registered as an organ donor on his ID card, which prompted the others to do the same. Otonashi died shortly after, moments before rescue workers managed to finally break through into the tunnel. After Kanade wakes up, she remarks that it is a miracle that her original self managed to overcome the other ruthless Angel personalities. Otonashi comes to realize Kanade’s sole reason for existence is to help people move on by fulfilling any regret they had in life by giving them a chance to experience a normal youth. Otonashi decides to cooperate with Kanade so everyone can move on, but first he must learn more about their pasts. To this end, he requests that Kanade must fight once again against the SSS. Meanwhile, Angel is reinstated as the student council president, while Naoi returns to being the vice president. The rest of the SSS believe Kanade lost her memories of her time with them and has returned to how she was before. This, however, is the secret pact made between Otonashi and Kanade.

Dancer in the Dark

The SSS try to defend themselves against the red-eyed Kanade, but it takes the original Kanade to stop her by stabbing her, only to get stabbed herself in the process. The SSS realize Kanade used her “harmonics” program to create a battle-oriented copy of herself when she sliced the huge fish from earlier, but the clone did not disappear. While Yuri uses Kanade’s computer to find something to defeat the clone, the others spend time in class pretending to be good students while actually concentrating on other things. Yuri ends up rewriting “harmonics” so the next time the original Kanade uses it, the clones will be absorbed after ten seconds. After the original Kanade is kidnapped and taken deep underground to the Guild’s old location, the SSS pursue. One by one, SSS members sacrifice themselves as they encounter more Angel clones on the way until only Yuri and Otonashi remain. At the bottom, Yuri fights the last clone and Otonashi goes to save the original. After she manages to activate “harmonics”, the clone tells Otonashi that the ruthless clones that attacked the SSS all have their own consciousness. She questions with a smirk on what will happen if they were all to be absorbed at once. As the “absorb” program activates, the Angel clones return to the original and Kanade writhes and cries out pain as Otonashi embraces her.

Alive

Yuri gets Naoi, who has joined the SSS, to use hypnosis on Otonashi so he can regain his memories. In life, Otonashi visited his bedridden younger sister Hatsune in the hospital frequently, which he felt was his sole reason for living. On Christmas night, Otonashi sneaked Hatsune out of the hospital so she could see the trees covered in lights in town, but she died in his arms that night. Otonashi later regained purpose in life with the goal of going to medical school, but died in a train accident before entering college. Otonashi deals with his regained memories and agrees to continue fighting in the SSS. One day, due to the lack of food and meal tickets, the SSS carry out “Operation Monster Stream”, which entails fishing out of a nearby stream. Otonashi invites Kanade too who snags a humongous fish (Monster Stream) with the help of the SSS; Kanade manages to slice the fish before it can eat everyone. The SSS decide to serve it to the NPCs too so it does not go to waste. While preparing the food, Otonashi tells Kanade that he does not wish to fight anymore and that he wants her to join them and, more specifically, to stay by his side. Kanade and Otonashi make a promise that Kanade will join the SSS so they will always be together. From that moment on, they start calling each other by their given names. That night, Yuri appears covered in wounds after being absent from the food serving. She says she was attacked by “Angel,” and the other SSS members notice another Kanade with red eyes glaring down at them from the school roof.

Family Affair

After the SSS members are removed from the reflection room, Yuri suggests everyone try to create disturbances in class to see how far they can go without Naoi interfering, but Naoi comes after them anyway. Otonashi convinces Kanade to accompany him to the cafeteria to eat the spicy mapo doufu, but Naoi arrives and throws them in a more secure reflection room for eating when it was not lunch. It is there that Otonashi discovers that whoever befriends Kanade disappears. Shortly after, the SSS begin a battle between Naoi, who uses the NPCs as shields to prevent the SSS from attacking him or the NPCs, whom Naoi had hypnotized to make them cooperative. Yuri tells Otonashi via a walkie-talkie that she saw Naoi beating up NPCs and that he is actually human, thus enabling him to become a model school president while negating his disappearance. Kanade agrees to break out of the room, but by the time she and Otonashi arrive at the battlefield, the SSS members have been massacred. After attempting to hypnotize Yuri, Otonashi attacks Naoi who has a flashback about his unfair life. Naoi had to take his older twin brother’s place after his death and became his father’s apprentice in pottery, but eventually his father also died. Otonashi embraces Naoi and tells him that he has acknowledged him.

Favorite Flavor

During the exam period, Yuri wants to make Angel fail all her tests so as to make her lose her status in the school. For the plan to be a success, Otonashi manages to find out that Angel’s real name is Kanade Tachibana. The SSS members create distractions to get Kanade’s and the NPCs attention in order to switch their fake answers with Kanade’s. When the results come out, Kanade loses her position as student council president and is replaced by the vice president, Naoi. During another instance of “Operation Tornado”, the SSS members observe Kanade going to buy a meal ticket while ignoring Girls Dead Monster and the rest of the crowd in the cafeteria. Kanade loses the ticket due to the operation’s success and Otonashi coincidentally finds and uses it. Otonashi wonders if Kanade could join the SSS now, but this receives negative responses from everyone else. Moments later, the new student council president arrives with a group of NPCs and tells the SSS they will be punished for their constant disobedience.

Day Game

With Iwasawa gone, Yui suggests she take Iwasawa’s place as the vocalist, but the other SSS members do not agree. Yuri suggests that the SSS illegally participate in the upcoming baseball tournament and any SSS team which does worse than the NPC students will receive a punishment worse than death. Hinata starts with recruiting Otonashi, followed by hyperactive Yui (much to Hinata’s reluctance). Shiina follows as a way to atone for her failure in the descent operation, with Noda being the last to join after failing to get several other more athletic members that already had teams. With still four players needed, Yui gets three NPC girls, who are fans of Yui’s, to join their team. During the first round of the tournament, the SSS teams beat their NPC counterparts, but soon each one falls to Angel’s team made up of members of the school baseball team until only Hinata’s team is left. As the game is nearing its end, Hinata recalls how he missed a fly ball in a similar baseball game in life, and Otonashi believes that Hinata will disappear if they win the game. Just as Hinata is about to catch a pop fly and win the game, Yui comes from behind and places Hinata in a strangle hold. Angel’s team wins as a result much to Yuri’s frustration.

My Song

Yuri decides to have Girls Dead Monster distract Angel long enough to sneak into her room and crack the password on her computer, but Yuri does not think the new ballad called “My Song” the band’s vocalist and guitarist Iwasawa wrote would be useful for the operation. While taking a break from shooting practice, Otonashi hears Girls Dead Monster playing and talks with Iwasawa while the band is taking a break. Iwasawa tells Otonashi how her parents used to always fight and music was her only escape. After she graduated high school and left home, Iwasawa began to follow her dream of making music and soon showed promise. Unknown to her, an old head injury caused during her parents fighting developed into a stroke and subsequently her death. When Yuri’s operation begins, Girls Dead Monster starts playing in the auditorium while the others, with the aide of the hacker Takeyama (who likes to be referred to by his username “Christ”), break into Angel’s room and hack her computer. Girls Dead Monster are soon subdued by several teachers, but Iwasawa breaks free and begins playing “My Song”, but disappears after she is finished. This indicates that one does not necessarily have to obey Angel in order to disappear. The SSS learn that Angel is not getting her powers from God but is making them herself, the same way that the team is creating weapons.

Guild

Since the SSS is low on supplies, Yuri decides to lead seven SSS members to the Guild far below the surface where their allies make the weapons they use. While the Guild initially disables various traps set for Angel, the SSS find them reactivated due to Angel’s advance on the Guild. Yuri and the others attempt to navigate through the traps, but everyone dies except for Yuri and Otonashi. While taking a short rest, Yuri tells Otonashi how her three younger siblings were murdered after burglars entered their home while their parents were gone. This is Yuri’s impetus for fighting against the cruel fate God gave her. By the time they arrive at the Guild, Angel is almost there, so Yuri decides to destroy the Guild with explosives. The Guild members, led by Chaa, decide to go along with Yuri’s plan and relocate to the previous Guild location which has been out of use for a long time. When Angel arrives at the Guild, Yuri buys them time long enough to escape and make it to the old Guild where the Guild members immediately set to work. Yuri contacts the revived SSS members and tells them the news, while Otonashi watches from afar and recognizes her as a great leader.

Departure

A boy named Otonashi wakes up in the world of the afterlife with no memories of the time when he was still alive. Immediately after waking up, he meets a girl named Yuri pointing a sniper rifle at a girl in the distance named Angel. Yuri wants him to join her group the SSS—Shinda Sekai Sensen (Afterlife War Front)—in fighting against Angel, but Otonashi goes to talk to Angel instead. After Otonashi asks her to prove he cannot die, as he is already dead, Angel creates a blade out of thin air and stabs him through the heart. He wakes up the next day terrified by what happened and tries to find a way to escape the world he has come to leading him to the headquarters of the SSS. There, he meets many of the other SSS members and decides to join them for the time being. Yuri later explains things about the afterlife to Otonashi, such as the existence of numerous people Yuri deems “non-player characters” (NPCs) as they are not human, but look and act the part. That night, the SSS prepare for “Operation Tornado”, a plan to steal some meal tickets from the NPCs. A girls band named Girls Dead Monster in the SSS distracts the NPCs inside the cafeteria while other members engage in battle against Angel outside long enough for the plan to succeed. After the operation, everyone retreats back to the cafeteria to eat with the meal tickets they obtained.

“The Student Council’s Discretion” “Seitokai no Ichizon” (生徒会の一存)

Continues off Mafuyu’s Confession leading Kurimu on the topic “Future Visions” asking each of the Student Council what are their plans. A new character comes making Mafuyu jump in joy which she tries to get Ken involved. Nakameguro was guided to the council being a transfer student asking Ken to assist him on his way home. Nakameguro goes on saying that Ken is amazing and he’s strong but Ken disapproves his point of view saying he is weak without the help of the student council. Ken goes on explaining how he was saved by each of the student council during his first year as the Seasons went by.

“The Fragmented Student Council” “Kakeru Seitokai” (欠ける生徒会)

In the beginning Ken talks to “Yuki” what he can do to change but gets teased rather than get a serious answer…yet. A flashback shows how Ken and Mafuyu “met”. In the student council Ken left due to cold as the Kurimu and Minatsu try to make a serious meeting with the topic about “Part-Time Jobs” also finishing up the paperwork. In the end Mafuyu suggest to go visit Ken which they decided to go. The Student Council run into Ken’s “classmates” who went with him during Junior High telling the story how he “Two-timed”. Kurimu fights back telling them he said “Yes” that the girls now are happy till they insulted him again making Mafuyu bashes one of them with her bag. The Student Council taught them a lesson as Lilicia makes an appearance stating “the journalism club is meant to make false stories of the Student council.” Ken is then nursed by everyone. Mafuyu finally confesses to Ken.

“Tidying Student Council” “Katazukeru Seitokai” (片付ける生徒会)

Its the day of the Hekiou Festival, the Student Council discuss how to make a “Tear Jerking Story” but in the end they thought it to be hard. Just as the festival ends they try to sort out the “lost and found” items to verify what belongs to who. In the end after Kurimu gives her grant speech Ken was just about to be left alone until everyone agreed to stay and help finish up the remaining work.

“My Student Council” “Watashi no Seitokai” (私の生徒会)

The Student Council begins their topic “Reading Books” as Ken asks what books the rest of the Student Council are reading. Chizuru jokes about the “book” that Ken assumes in despair telling him that she wanted to read instead the Love Fortune’s book. After Chizuru does a handshake fortune-telling Kurimu interrupts the fortune saying she wants the book. Chizuru informs everyone the first to react is jealous while leaving she thanks Ken leaving a letter for the Council to read.

“Student Council Envies” “Shitto suru Seitokai” (嫉妬する生徒会)

Ken causes a commotion when he shows up to the student council office with a mysterious girl. He explains that he is looking after Elise, Lilicia’s younger sister until she comes pick her up. String figures, Shiritori, and more child’s games, but for some reason Elise can turn these games into something much deeper.

“Student Council Steps Out” “Fumidasu Seitokai” (踏み出す生徒会)

The Student Council decides to go on a summer trip to Tokyo but because the president is convinced the lumps of metal can’t fly they take a train. Once in Tokyo they spend the night telling ghost stories and watching the sun rise.

“Student Council Reaches Out” “Sashinoberu Seitokai” (差し伸べる生徒会)

The student council is in the midst of deciding the theme for the school festival held during the fall season when Mafuyuu and Minatsu announce they will be transferring schools. Minatsu suggests fighting, Mafuyu “competition”, Chizuru pushes for “pain” and Ken pushes for “licentious”. To try to stop the sisters from transferring they suggest going with the fight theme.

“Student Council Rests” “Kyūkei suru Seitokai” (休憩する生徒会)

Summer, summer uniforms and swimsuits, those are enough to cause Ken Sugisaki to go out of control and was immediately locked into a locker. But this wasn’t enough to stop him from using his imagination solely based on the chatter he hear in the room. To make matters worst the air conditioner in the student council room is out of service, and slowly everyone in the room is taking off their clothes.

“Student Council Creates” “Sōsaku suru Seitokai” (創作する生徒会)

To improve the student council’s public image into something more positive, council president Kurimu Sakurano decides to create a novel about the student council. With each member requesting story lines that is pure chaos, the writer Ken Sugisaki loses it, writing a story solely based on his fantasy.

“Student Council Interviewed” “Shuzai sareru Seitokai” (取材される生徒会)

Lilicia Toudou, president of the news paper club constantly antagonize the student council, always looking for scandals. She attempts to bring the student council down for good as she interview its member. Though there seems to be a small group of students who questions the point of her actions while the student council is already known for its questionable conducts. Cameo of Enma Ai from Hell Girl.

“Student Council Studies” “Benkyō suru Seitokai” (勉強する生徒会)

There is a shadow lurking among the Hekikyo Academy Students, a monster called midterm exam. Will the student council member manage to improve council president, Kurimu Sakurano’s school grade into somewhat a norm? Or is this study group doomed before it even began?