Sarazanmai (2019)

1 - I Want to Connect, but I Want to Lie

After accidentally breaking a statue of a kappa at a shrine in Asakusa, middle school student Kazuki Yasaka encounters Keppi, heir to the throne of the Kappa Kingdom. He, along with his classmates Toi Kuji and Enta Jinnai, enrage Keppi by calling him a frog; he steals their shirikodama, a mythical o

2 - I Want to Connect, but I Want to Take

Keppi gives the group a Dish of Hope as thanks for helping him, which grants one wish to whomever possesses it, and informs them that they can earn more plates by defeating more zombies. Kazuki explains that he cross-dresses for his younger brother Haruka, a fan of Saras, and that he wishes to earn

3 - I Want to Connect, but It's Not Meant to Be

Enta, who has a crush on Kazuki, wishes to earn a dish so that Kazuki will return to playing soccer with him. Reo and Mabu extract the desires of Otones boyfriend (who, unbeknownst to her, is a serial killer targeting women) and turn him into a zombie. The group defeats the zombie, exposing the secr

4 - I Want to Connect, but You're So Far Away

Kazuki asks for Tois help to kidnap Sara and so that he can take her place during a meet-and-greet that Haruka plans to attend. Tois backstory is revealed through a flashback – after his parents died from suicide upon being conned into crippling debt, the familys soba shop was saved from closure thr

5 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't Be Forgiven

Toi attempts to kidnap Sara, though she evades him by transforming into a kappa, exposing Kazukis crossdressing to his family. Kazuki reveals that he is adopted, and that he blames himself for Harukas disability when he was hit by a car after they had a fight. Kazukis turmoil causes him to fail in d

6 - I Want to Connect, so I'm Not Giving Up

The group rescue Haruka after he is kidnapped by Reo, and are transformed back into human form. Keppi explains that Reo and Mabu are agents of the Otter Empire, who have been at war with the Kappa Kingdom for generations over the energy of the shirikodama; with the Kappa Kingdom now defeated, the Ot

7 - I Want to Connect, but I Want to Betray

In a flashback, Mabu is brought back to life with a mechanical heart transplanted by Otter, though Reo believes that Mabu is merely a re-animated facsimile. Chikais criminal dealings force him to flee the city, and Toi announces that he intends to join his brother. The group agrees to use the dishes

8 - I Want to Connect, but We'll Never Meet Again

Chikai and Toi make preparations to leave the city. Enta returns the Dishes of Hope to Kazuki, but they are confronted by Reo and Mabu, who intend to use the dishes to restore Mabu. Reo shoots Enta, and takes the dishes.

9 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't Express It

Keppi transforms a hospitalized Enta into a kappa so that he and Kazuki can recover the dishes. Reo witnesses Otter performing sexually-charged maintenance on Mabus heart; when he intervenes, Otter appears in the form of Reo, and explains that he is a mirror of Reos inner desires. Meanwhile, Chikai

10 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't

Kazuki, Enta, and Keppi encounter Dark Keppi, the corporeal form of half of Keppis shirikodama held by the Otter Empire. Otter, having learned of Reos plan to use the dishes on Mabu, transforms Mabu into a zombie. Keppi transforms Reo into a kappa, who recovers Mabus shirikodama and learns that Otte

11 - I Want to Connect, so Sarazanmai

Toi begins to destroy his connection to Kazuki and Enta, but ultimately chooses to preserve it. Keppi fuses with Dark Keppi, with assistance from the group and a revived Reo and Mabu, and defeats Otter and the concepts it represents. Upon performing sarazanmai, Kazuki, Toi, and Enta foresee a potent