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Oh noes!!! There’s some obvious spoilers ahead.

Summary:

Koyomi drags Michiru through the mall to begin buying some clothes. Meanwhile, Chika and Shito meet Yuuta and Shiba in the Zombie Loan. While Yuuta goes through the discovered butterfly website, everyone starts laughing at how little Shito knows about computers. Getting back on topic, Yuuta tells them that there is a page that cannot be accessed without a password. Shiba takes control, and successfully enters the page. They find that an event is being held on that very day. After Koyomi and Michiru purchase their new clothes, Michiru sees the person who was stealing from the convenience store previously. Upon looking at him from a distance, she sees that he has a black ring around his neck. In other places, Otsu takes a look at a dead woman. It happens to be a zombie that goes after him, but he turns around to burn it up with his power. Koyomi and Michiru have gotten involved with a group of people after following the man with the black ring around his neck. Koyomi and Michiru have been mistaken as members because of the butterfly patterns on their purchased clothes. After listening to their discussion about who the butterfly is killing, Michiru makes a statement about how important human lives are. This makes everyone attempt to kill her, but Yomi wakes up after Michiru calls her name. Chika, Shito, and Shiba also show up after finding Koyomi’s phone abandoned at their meeting place.

After everyone is taken care of, Yomi helps Michiru up. She is surprised when Michiru calls her by the name “Yomi” and genuinely thanks her. However, she once again falls asleep, and the group goes after the zombie without her. Following him to a building, they find the zombie holding a woman hostage. He claims to be a god, but Shito and Chika could care less. They both release their weapons and attack him, but that doesn’t kill him yet. The zombie continues to insist that he is a god, but Shiba then claims that his existence is far different from a god’s. With this, the man falls to his death, and Shito releases his spirit. Chika wonders why he has not gotten any credit for the kill back at the Zombie Loan, but Bekkou explains to him that they did not kill the right zombie. After Michiru mentions that she thought that might be the case, Yuuta opens the door to a zombie that tries to attack them. Otsu arrives right behind it to kill it, and explains that it has followed the same pattern as the one he faced earlier. Deciding that it must be the work of the butterfly, they conclude that the butterfly must know what they are doing. Yomi uses her ability on the now dead woman, revealing a message sent by the butterfly himself. Arriving on a high rooftop at night, they find that the real butterfly is none other than Reiichirou Shiba.

Preview: Face off against the real butterfly.

Impression:

Oh, how terribly predictable. For some reason, this show seems to be following a pattern. It goes from one good episode to one bad episode, though I’m talking more about the animation. Some parts of this episode looked extremely lazy, and it bothered me again. I wasn’t extremely impressed with the plot either. I love how Yuuta and Chika did not give a second thought when Shiba easily accessed the password protected section of the website. Michiru and Koyomi’s buying of new clothes also served no purpose but to conveniently get them into the secret meeting by pure coincidence. The zombie Michiru noticed played such a small role, and it felt like he was only introduced to be killed. I know they are trying to fit all of this into a bigger picture, but I just can’t help but think that it is being put together poorly. However, as predictable as it is, things look like they will start getting interesting. I wonder how Chika and Michiru will deal with finding out that Shiba is the butterfly and a zombie. We might even find out who is giving everyone the black rings. By the way, am I the only one who was getting mad Death Note vibes off of this episode? “I’m god.” “Who will die next?” “You aren’t god.” The guy even falls to his death after that. Hahaha!