With a few games behind them, the question now comes down to whether Johnan can keep up its incredible momentum. The team is eager to match up against Kanakita Northern Industry High School - the tournament favorites - but first they've got to face - and beat - Yokohama Kokusai Shougyou. Even if they do, however, they're at a loss for a strategy against the seemingly unbeatable Kanakita.

As game day approaches, everyone is working on their full-court strategy. While Kuwata and Kobayashi devise a game plan, Nate tries to perfect his stroke from beyond the arc.

Game day is here, and things look good as Johnan wins the opening tip-off. Nate gets a good look at the hoop and goes in for his famous Air Walk - only to be slammed by the super-rookie Amami! Johnan suddenly find themselves without answers to the swarming defense. With time running out in the tournament, Umakure decides to step up and show why he is the captain of this squad.

Sahara is a normal high-school girl whose life is turned upside down when she meets "Gertrude," a 100-year-old demon who looks like a teenaged boy. Gertrude is a man-made demon, constructed from the parts of various other demons and brought to life through a "recipe" from an ancient spellbook. Now he searches for the recipe in order to destroy it so that it can never be repeated.

Gertrude has finally found the book containing the "recipe" to his demonic self with the help of young Sahara. The only problem is, the words have been magically lifted and transferred to a spot not even he could have imagined. Gertrude suspects Sahara's older brother is involved, and sure enough the enigmatic Kyusaku begins to cause trouble. To free his love, Gertrude must take on the person who know him inside out: his creator!

Sahara stands alone and faces her brother - who is possessed by Gertrude's creator! An injured Gertrude can't help, so he recruits an old nemesis to come to his friend's aid. Is the patchwork demon willing to pay the price of this bargain? "The Recipe" is within reach and they are about to find out just how Gertrude came to be and how he got his name!

Gertrude must rescue Sahara from Claude, Gertrude's evil creator. She's held in Claude's magically induced slumber. If Gertrude tries to awaken Sahara, a counter-spell will destroy her. Claude wants to release the soul of his late wife, trapped inside the body of the man-made demon Gertrude when Claude first created him. Now the only way Gertrude may be able to save Sahara is by sacrificing himself!

The Recipe for Gertrude comes to an end with this collection of short stories. Gertrude, Puppen and Mariotte confront a strange music teacher at Sahara's school. Then Gertrude ends up in Canada, where he starts out searching for the recipe but ends up helping in a hunt for Bigfoot! And how will Puppen react when Mariotte puts him on a diet?

Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara Rosered Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless vampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day...

Akabara is heavily injured during his battle against Kayuki, the newest incarnation of the Black Swan. Kayuki remains shrouded in mystery - not only does she bear a striking resemblance to the previous Black Swan, but she also offers Akabara a temporary truce! Why does she need to keep the Vampire King alive?

Dhampire leader Bridget delivers a shocking revelation about Akabara and his Queen Adelheid! The mystery of Akabara's dark past continues to unwind, but can the truth Bridget divulges be trusted?

With aliens poised to take over Earth, Akabara forges a tentative alliance with the humans to help fight off the invasion. But can everyone on the team be trusted, especially since the Black Swan's ultimate mission is to kill Akabara?