Sarazanmai — Season 1, Episode 10: I Want to Connect, but I Can't

Episode synopsis

Kazuki, Enta, and Keppi encounter Dark Keppi, the corporeal form of half of Keppi's shirikodama held by the Otter Empire. Otter, having learned of Reo's plan to use the dishes on Mabu, transforms Mabu into a zombie. Keppi transforms Reo into a kappa, who recovers Mabu's shirikodama and learns that Otter forced Mabu into giving up his connection with Reo in order to live. Mabu tells Reo that he loves him, causing his mechanical heart to explode. A grieving Reo attacks Kazuki, Enta, and Keppi, but is shot and killed by Toi, who wishes to use the dishes to bring Chikai back to life. Kazuki uses the dishes to save Enta's life, and Toi is absorbed by Dark Keppi.

About Sarazanmai

After accidentally breaking a statue of the guardian god of the Asakusa district, middle school students Kazuki, Toi and Enta are transformed into kappas -creatures from japanese folklore- by Keppi, self-proclaimed prince of the Kappa Kingdom. If they want to regain their human form, they must collect the five Dishes of Hope for him, which fulfill the wishes of whoever possesses them. To do so, they will fight against the kappa-zombies and extract their "shirikodama", the mythical organ containing humans' deepest desires. Two policemen, Reo and Mabu, are the ones behind this evil scheme, turning humans into zombies as agents of the Otter Empire, enemy of the Kappa Kingdom since ancient times. In the guise of "Kappazon, Inc.", they control society by manipulating the desires of the masses for their own goals. To succeed in their mission, the boys must be connected through the "Sarazanmai", revealing their most intimate secrets in the process...

More episodes from Season 1

• E1I Want to Connect, but I Want to Lie
• E2I Want to Connect, but I Want to Take
• E3I Want to Connect, but It's Not Meant to Be
• E4I Want to Connect, but You're So Far Away
• E5I Want to Connect, but I Can't Be Forgiven
• E6I Want to Connect, so I'm Not Giving Up
• E7I Want to Connect, but I Want to Betray
• E8I Want to Connect, but We'll Never Meet Again
• E9I Want to Connect, but I Can't Express It
• E11I Want to Connect, so Sarazanmai