About this season
After target panic drives him from archery in middle school, Minato decides to return to the sport when his friends join the high school kyudo club.
Episodes (13)
1. Summer Calls
Aired 5 January 2023 • 24 min
The school prepares for the annual Sports Tournament and other students note Minato’s absence. However, a familiar sound tells his friends where they can find him.
2. All in the Mind
Aired 12 January 2023 • 24 min
Each participant in the regionals has their own worries and hopes. They are all different, but the one thing that unites them all is kyudo.
3. Winds of a Brewing Storm
Aired 19 January 2023 • 24 min
Kazemai’s performance earned them victory. However, another team is quickly making a name for themselves with their unorthodox yet effective kyudo techniques.
4. Broken Tempo
Aired 26 January 2023 • 24 min
Exiled from the shooting range on Masaki’s orders, Minato finds himself forbidden from wielding his bow. Meanwhile, Kaito blames himself for the team’s poor performance.
5. Push and Pull
Aired 2 February 2023 • 24 min
Minato endures Masaki’s deluge of instructions. Meanwhile, the rift between Nanao and Kaito deepens, casting a dark cloud over the entire kyudo club.
6. Taking Shape
Aired 9 February 2023 • 24 min
It’s their turn this time; Seo, Hanazawa, and Shiragiku have signed up for a kyudo tournament and are bursting with excitement for their first team competition.
7. Unwavering Spirit
Aired 16 February 2023 • 24 min
Now that they know what they need to do, Minato and the others try to find their own “ikiai.”
8. Trajectory
Aired 23 February 2023 • 24 min
The Kazemai kyudo club heads to Kirisaki’s campus for a joint practice session.
9. Bending Will
Aired 2 March 2023 • 24 min
Kazemai has a summer training camp and is ecstatic about getting a beach-side kyudo range all to themselves! Too bad the Tsujimine kyudo club beat them to the punch.
10. Draw of a New Dawn
Aired 9 March 2023 • 24 min
How can Tsujimine be in sync when its members seem so different? Minato wants to know why, and Fuwa will tell him if Minato explains why Nikaido is obsessed with beating him.
11. Falling Into Place
Aired 16 March 2023 • 24 min
Kazemai, Tsujimine, and Kirisaki compete in a national tournament that means something different to each team.
12. The Linking Shot
Aired 23 March 2023 • 24 min
Minato had setbacks, but all of his hard work earned him a spot on the national stage. Now, as he steps onto the range, he faces Shu once more.
13. Resounding Release
Aired 30 March 2023 • 24 min
The conclusion of the national tournament heralds the end of summer. As Minato reflects on kyudo, he and his friends help Masaki prepare for the Star Festival at Yata Shrine.