First Impressions: Arpeggio of Blue Steel
Manga adaptation by Sanzigen Simulcast on Crunchyroll
Manga adaptation by Sanzigen Simulcast on Crunchyroll
After the death of her mother, Makoto meets Gintaro, a messenger to the gods, and is told that she is the next Oracle. Now Makoto is in high school, and likes using Gintaro to help people with small problems.
Light novel adaptation by J.C. Staff Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: Banri Tada is a freshman in law school new to Tokyo. When making friends with, a kindred spirit, he meets Koko Kaga, his new friend’s self-proclaimed fiancee.
The evening boils over as the tension Nise-Emon elections boil over into the Friday Fellows bash.
With Yashiro free, he goes to the only help left. As the False Eizan Electric Railway winds through town, will the brothers be able to save Yasaburo and Yaichiro in time?
Recap: I can see the ending!
Recap: Keima pulls out all the stops in order to conquer Ayumi before Vintage can complete their plot.
The Ebisugawas continue to enact their plan as Yasaburo tries to track down the Friday Fellows and save Yaichiro.
As the day of the Nise-emon elections comes around, the Ebisugawa’s spring their trap. As Kaisei comes to warn Yasaburo, she also reveals the truth of the night that claimed his father’s life.
Recap: Keima soldiers on in the conquest of Ayumi, but her close bond with Chihiro only makes him seem callous. As he tries to work the pair in his favor, Vintage strikes all of his former conquests, making time of the essence.
The Shimogamo brothers learn the truth of the night their father died. Determined to move past it, Yaichiro is determined to be elected as the next leader of the tanuki.
With Chihiro’s confession, Keima is convinced she is the most likely candidate for the final goddess. With the culture fest imminent, he plans to find that out for sure. Meanwhile, Haqua gets herself in trouble.
The boys force the Professor to go take a bath. When most anime would use this kind of set-up for sexy shenanigans, it’s played straight until Kinkaku and Ginkaku come in to deal a heavy truth to the Shimogamo boys.
Keima falls sick, but, ever the planner, Keima turns this negative around in order to gain Ayumi’s affection. Unfortunately the wildcard Chihiro throws a wrench in his plans, forcing him to think on the fly.
We learn a bit more about the circumstances surrounding Souichiro’s death at the hands of the Friday Fellows. Throughout the episode, Yasaburo constantly mentions how much Benten has changed since she joined the infamous club.
HNNNNNNNNNNG…. sorry what?… you need a recap? Kana Hanazawa’s Shiori voice. Enough said.
Keima’s next target is Yui. Her dominant personality goes at ends with Keima’s style, so he has to change things up in order to get her heart.
Gou stumbles upon an old training camp guide that sparks her and Nagisa on a campaign to make a training camp of their own. Rei, still the beginner, struggles to keep up, causing him to take an unnecessary risk.
Yasaburo is found quite easily by our femme fatale, who forces him to join her and the Friday Fellows for a meal. What follows is the most unsettling conversation I’d ever heard.
Keima’s efforts become more focused as he searches for the goddesses, only to find Tsukiyo’s goddess has found him out first. To make matters worse, she caught him flirting with Shiori. Smooth operator he is, he can deal with it, but does that mean it’ll only get harder from here?