Shikizakura (2021)
Shikizakura: where cherry blossoms are in full bloom while trees are colored with autumn leaves. In this special place, where the transient world meets the spirit world, a ritual to save humanity is about to begin… High school student Kakeru Miwa, by a strange turn of events, winds up being an irregular member of a power suit team tasked with battling Oni. These Oni possess humans and try to cling to the transient world. Only the power suit, Yoroi, which combines ancient secrets with the latest technology, can protect people from Oni. Kakeru decides to become a hero who will battle Oni and protect Ouka Myoujin, the shrine maiden fated with saving the world.
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Episode 1 - Hope / START
Release Date: 2021-10-10Kakeru, lone survivor of a deadly disaster, visits an exhibit chronicling that terrible day — but what he finds there is more terrifying than anything he could’ve imagined.
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Episode 2 - United Front / TAG
Release Date: 2021-10-17Kakeru knows he needs to help that weird girl and her friends who wear overalls. That's exactly what heroes do, right? Now, if he could just track them...
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Episode 3 - Flight / JUMP
Release Date: 2021-10-24Oni must find receptacles to manifest themselves in the human world. Kaede has personal experience with this phenomenon, as does her former rival from her days as an athletic star.
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Episode 4 - Family / BROTHER
Release Date: 2021-10-31Kippei knows something is up with Kakeru and is determined to find out what. After all, they are brothers and heroes in training! Or at least they used to be...
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Episode 5 - Black Team / SISTER
Release Date: 2021-11-07The mysterious Black Team also hunts oni, but their targets are on another very frightening level. Now they need White Team help to kill a dangerous Shinja... at least that's what they claim.
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Episode 6 - Partner / IBARA
Release Date: 2021-11-14To prove he wasn't corrupted by Ibara, Kakeru must show his true courage to Issa, a Team Black hitter who has vowed to wipe all Oni off the face of the Earth.
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Episode 7 - Smile / REAL
Release Date: 2021-11-21Kakeru and his friends perform a hero stage show for children. Since they’re actual heroes, this should be a piece of cake! Right?
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Episode 8 - Dearest Wish / MOTHER
Release Date: 2021-11-28Ryo vowed to hunt down his father’s killer. When Oka becomes a target, Ryo may finally get the chance he’s been waiting for.
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Episode 9 - Escape / STOP
Release Date: 2021-12-05Oka is destined to protect the dreams of others, but what about Oka’s dreams? Don’t they matter, too? Kakeru certainly thinks so, and he’ll do his best to make them come true.
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Episode 10 - Determination / RE:START
Release Date: 2021-12-12A glimpse of the past provides Kakeru with clarity in the present. He knows the reason he stands here today, but does he have the strength to achieve the impossible?
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Episode 11 - Pulse / CLIMAX
Release Date: 2021-12-19Oka’s determination to perform the ritual is matched only by Kakeru’s determination to protect her — and the determination of a certain oni to destroy them both.
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Episode 12 - Future / SHIKIZAKURA
Release Date: 2021-12-26Beneath the blooming shikizakura, the fight against evil comes to a stunning conclusion, but not everyone will make it to the other side of the perilous final battle.