Kazuha contends with the rivalry between the Sugimoto brothers. Maki, the one she's in love with, resents Saki, the brother who teaches at Kazuha's school - and the feeling may be mutual. Now we'll learn how their mother blamed Maki for all of their family misfortunes and how a mysterious woman became involved in this family feud. Will all of this information affect Kazuha's feelings toward Maki?

When a yakuza boss is murdered and his money is stolen, both truth and revenge are brutally sought. Leading the charge is Kakihara, the bleach-blonde pain junky whose interrogation methods are fetishistically sadistic. As the layers of the sordid tale are peeled back, it appears that someone is trying to turn rival gangs against each other. The centerpiece of this strategy is Ichi the Killer, a mysterious and completely unhinged master of slaughter.

Contains Episode 7: The Last Lesson & Episode 8: A Peaceful Place. Can a death messenger have a personal life?

Ryomou's visit to the cemetery turns into an inevitable fight, and a new face from Seito arrives at a critical point to change the stakes and derail Ryomou's hidden agenda. Meanwhile, Kan'u searches for the Crouching Dragon, with Ryuubi and Chouhi concerned and close behind her.

With Sonsaku's apparent death, Nanyou's position in the Kanto region is in question. Discussions with Seito bring Koumei's long-term plans into focus, and the two schools join forces against their common foe, Kyoshou. Its leader, Sousou, continues to lose more of himself to his ancient namesake and when he is consumed entirely, it's his friend who pays the price.

What do gallery-owner Hideo Tanizaki and young, naive filmmaker Sohei Nakai have in common? Well, both of them are 24-years-old - that's a good start. They both graduated from the same art school - that can't hurt either. The fact that Tanizaki has a penchant for art forgery is just a "minor" difference between the two that Tanizaki hopes to rectify pretty quickly.

Art club member Umehara and his unskilled classmate Mizue must endure detention together. Alone together for hours after school, Umehara starts to develop feelings for Mizue. Unable to express his feelings with words, he uses his brush and canvas to paint the emotion in his heart. When Mizue suddenly demands a portrait, Umehara is unable to deny him.