Reborn!

Category:	TV Series
Adult:	No
Native:	家庭教師[かてきょー]ヒットマンREBORN!
Romaji:	Katekyou Hitman Reborn!
Titles:	Учителят убиец Риборн! 家庭教师 Home Tutor Hitman Reborn! Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn! KHR hitman hitman reborn Reborn Tutor Hitman Reborn! Репетитор-киллер Реборн! ครูพิเศษจอมป่วน รีบอร์น! Tetikçi Eğitmen Reborn!
Runtime:	25 minutes
Aired:	Oct 7, 2006 [18 years 3 months ago]
Ended:	Sep 25, 2010 [14 years 4 months ago]
Language:	Japanese
Genres:	Action Comedy Romance
Tags:	Violence Super Power Magic Swordplay Friendship Gunfights Martial Arts Crime Android Bishounen Time Travel Cosplaying Samurai Mafia Proxy Battles Training Shota Italy
Links:	ANIDB

Sawada Tsunayoshi, or Tsuna, our male protagonist, is not good at either studies nor sports. So he gets a tutor who goes by the name of Reborn. Surprisingly, he is a baby and his purpose is to shape Tsuna into the full-fledged 10th boss of the Vongole Family. Reborn teaches Tsuna via shooting him with a Deathperation bullet. Those shot by such a bullet are revived to fulfill their dying will.

Episode 1: What!? I'm the 10th Generation Mafia Boss? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-10-07 Tsuna Sawada, otherwise known as Tsuna, is bad at studying, bad at sports, and clumsy at everything he does. In short, he’s got a loser mentality and lives his life half-heartedly. But one day, a strange tutor appears before him: a baby wearing a suit! Claiming to be a hitman named Reborn, the baby suddenly shoots Tsuna in the forehead. For five minutes, Tsuna displays physical skills and energy that he would never believe possible. When he returns to normal, Reborn tells Tsuna that he's come from Italy to raise him to be a mafia boss. It’s the beginning of Tsuna's incredibly dangerous and incredibly lively new life! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: The End of School!? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-10-14 Thanks to the deathperation shot, a special Vongola Family bullet, Tsuna wins his match against Mochida and is now able to talk to Kyoko, the girl he admires. An unexpected transfer student, Hayato Gokudera, arrives in Tsuna's class, and for some reason, Gokudera hates Tsuna right from the beginning. Meanwhile, Reborn forces Tsuna to participate in a volleyball match. Yamamoto, the class hero, and Kyoko expect him to play. Tsuna begs Reborn to use a deathperation shot on him… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: Shocking! Cooking With Love and Horror! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-10-21 “You're not getting away this time” – these are the words of a stranger who is drawing near to Tsuna's house. At the same time, another stranger has arrived in town, searching for Tsuna's house. Meanwhile, Tsuna has become friends with Yamamoto because of the volleyball incident, and has even become buddies with Gokudera, who is actually a member of the Vongola family. As Reborn continues to tutor Tsuna and things get even more hectic, the two strangers arrive. One is after Reborn's life and the other wants Reborn to stop being a tutor… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: Hahii! Destroy Girl's Hearts! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-10-28 Haru Miura is a girl who has been secretly watching Reborn ever since she fell in love with him at first sight. She finally makes her move but when she talks with Reborn, she gets the impression from Reborn's words that Tsuna is a bad influence on him. Determined to separate Reborn from Tsuna, she takes advantage of a moment when Tsuna and the others are desperately trying to solve “Question 7,” a difficult problem that decides whether or not they fail a test. Gokudera and Yamamoto get involved, and a battle over Reborn begins. Haru goes to cram school, so she thinks that she can easily solve the problem, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: The Director of the Discipline Committee's Avoidance of Boredom Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-11-04 The prefects have immense power in Namimoi Middle School, the school that Tsuna attends. School council leader and head prefect Kyoya Hibari is the leader of the delinquents, and mercilessly attacks anyone who is weak. Reborn takes note of Hibari’s strength, and when he learns that only prefects are allowed in the reception room, Reborn knocks Tsuna out, which leads to Gokudera and Yamamoto taking Tsuna into the reception room… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: Ni-hao Gyoza Fist! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-11-11 Tsuna cannot sleep quietly because Bianchi keeps hanging around all day. And today, he ended up missing breakfast! Luckily, he is able to get a Chinese pork bun. But because of the pork bun, he ends up being chased by a dog. Tsuna is saved by I-Pin, a small child wearing Chinese clothes. I-Pin uses techniques which can only be described as psychic powers. The two meet again at Namimori Middle School. I-Pin is looking for someone. and the way she looks at Tsuna drastically changes. I-Pin suddenly calls Tsuna out. Confused, Tsuna heads to the roof and sees… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: The Limit! Passionate Brother! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-11-18 Reborn shoots Tsuna with a deathperation shot in the morning and Tsuna goes to school in deathperation mode. When he returns to normal, he notices that he was dragging someone as he ran. The boy turns out to be Ryohei Sasagawa, who is not only the captain of the boxing team, but also Kyoko's older brother. Before Tsuna can open his mouth Ryohei shouts out: “Join the boxing team, Sawada! Our motto is, 'Extreme!'” Unable to turn down Ryohei's forcefulness and Kyoko's innocent smile, Tsuna goes to the boxing team's room after school… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: The Senior Boss Thinks of his Family Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-11-25 Tsuna returns home as usual only to find a black car and a bunch of frightening faces waiting for him. Thinking it's Reborn's doing, Tsuna rushes to his room and opens his door to find a young man quietly sitting in a luxurious chair. The young man's name is Dino, and he is the Tenth Generation boss of the Chiavarone family. He is also Reborn's former student… In other words, he is Tsuna's senior fellow student. At first, Tsuna is troubled by his visit, but as Dino boldly protects his subordinates, Tsuna begins to think of him as an admirable adult. But Dino has a secret… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: The Short Life Skull Disease Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-12-02 Tsuna suddenly becomes dizzy and a skull mark appears on his hand. According to Reborn, it is the symptom of an incurable illness known as Skullitis. The skull blurts out secrets and embarrassing things that the sick person cannot reveal to anyone until he/she dies. Tsuna panics. Reborn calls in a powerful doctor from Italy to take care of the disease, but the doctor, Dr. Shamal, turns out to be a womanizer who doesn't examine men. Shamal ignores Tsuna’s pleas for help and chases after Bianchi. Will Tsuna catch up with Shamal and get his help before something disastrous happens? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: Gahaha! The Exploding Lunch Box! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-12-09 Tsuna forgets his lunch at his house and Lambo ends up taking it to him. When Lambo bumps into I-Pin, who is carrying nitroglycerine to her master, a mix-up of packages results in a riot at school! Tired of Lambo causing embarrassment and trouble, Tsuna complains to Reborn, who unexpectedly tries to help Tsuna by seeking out a person who can take care of Lambo. But what’s Reborn’s real motive? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: The Gyoza Dumpling of Love and Death Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-12-16 Coaxed by Reborn, Tsuna blurts out that he's going to tell Kyoko that he loves her. In reality, Tsuna has trouble even mustering up the courage to talk to her or invite her to have lunch. Even after being encouraged by Yamamoto and Gokudera, Tsuna is unable to confess his love. When Tsuna meets Haru in town and the two of them bump into Kyoko at a cake shop, Reborn takes advantage of inviting the girls to come home with Tsuna... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: Teacher's Special Training! Strengthening Program Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2006-12-23 When Nana tells Gokudera to take care of Tsuna, Gokudera is glad that he's been acknowledged as Tsuna's right-hand man. But when he is unable to protect Tsuna from bees, Gokudera is embarrassed, and Reborn suggests taking the Vongola Strengthening Program. Gokudera and Yamamoto end up getting special training from Reborn, but Gokudera is jealous of Yamamoto and is intent on proving himself to be the best candidate to be Tsuna’s protector. Gokudera can’t let down now, because Yamamoto is acing the training program… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 13: New Year! Great match of 100,000,000 Yen Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-01-06 The new year has come, but Tsuna’s life is still chaotic as Reborn declares that the customary Vongola New Year Inter-family Battle will be held—with Dino’s Chiavarone Family as their opponents! Tsuna finds himself participating in an absurd game that has magnificent prizes for the winners and a penalty of one hundred million yen for the losers! As familiar New Year's events like pulling fortunes become crazed competitions, Tsuna and the Vongola Team struggle to keep up with Dino’s group. Will the battle come down to the final event? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 14: First Date!? Zoo of Hell Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-01-13 Reborn has set up Tsuna on a date with Kyoko. Tsuna is thrilled, but when Tsuna meets Kyoko at the zoo he can’t seem to avoid running into people he knows. Desperate for privacy, he dashes around the zoo with his date, but when a lion escapes from its cage, will he be able to protect Kyoko? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 15: Clash! Survival Snowball Fight Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-01-20 It’s a snowy day in Namimori, and Tsuna is reluctantly led to school by Reborn along with Lambo and I-Pin, who are in high spirits. To his surprise, his friends are there, willing to help pitch in and take care of the younger children. But soon Reborn has plotted yet another competition, as the group is split up into two teams and a snowball fight begins. What started as innocent winter fun has turned into a battle for survival! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 16: Escape from the Mountain of Death! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-01-27 Dino takes Gokudera and Yamamoto to an unexplored area where Tsuna is supposed to be receiving special training from Reborn, but meet up with Tsuna, who had gotten lost, along the way. As the four teenagers come face-to-face with numerous dangerous obstacles, it becomes clear that someone has planted traps for them. Then Reborn appears to tell Tsuna that the place they're visiting is built exactly like Death Mountain, a secret Vongola training ground that has a survival rate of one in a hundred! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 17: Hospitalized, Don't Make Any Sound Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-02-03 Tsuna is hospitalized because of his injuries from Death Mountain, but his peaceful recovery is continually interrupted by his noisy friends. Still, Tsuna is happy to have so many people who care about him now, and grateful to Reborn for drawing everyone together. Soon Tsuna is transferred to what seems to be a normal room, but when he opens the door he sees Hibari, who's hospitalized from a cold… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 18: The Love Chocolate Has Poison Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-02-10 It's Valentine's Day and Tsuna is curious to see who Kyoko will give chocolate to. Lacking the courage to ask her, he is unable to accompany Kyoko on her way home. Reborn gets Tsuna with a deathperation shot and Tsuna follows Kyoko to his home, where she plans to make chocolate with Haru. Tsuna is overjoyed that he will eat chocolate that Kyoko made, but he finds out that the two of them are going to learn how to make chocolates from Bianchi… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 19: Infallible? The Ranking of anything! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-02-17 A boy named Futa who is being chased by Mafioso stumbles across Tsuna. Futa is an informant known as Ranking Futa, and it is said that you can control the world if you get hold of his ranking book, for his rankings are 100% accurate. He asks Tsuna for help, as Tsuna ranks #1 in the Cannot-Refuse-A-Request Ranking and the Bosses-With-No-Ambition Ranking. Tsuna cannot resist Futa's innocent, wide-eyed stare and hides Futa in his room. Haru, Gokudera and Bianchi come barging in, and Futa ends up making a Who-Loves-Tsuna Ranking... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 20: Sudden Attack Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-02-24 A sudden series of attacks have targeted Namimori Middle School's prefects. Tsuna is relieved that for once the attacks have nothing to do with him, but regular students including Ryohei have been assaulted, and Hibari, who went to crush the perpetrator, has yet to come back. According to Ryohei, Kokuyo Middle School students are behind the attacks, and soon Reborn guesses that the perpetrators are actually after the Vongola Tenth Generation boss candidate. After Reborn hands Tsuna the Namimori-Fighting-Strength Ranking. Tsuna learns that the next victim is… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 21: Wounded Friends Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-03-03 Reborn has discovered that the perpetrators behind the attacks on Namimori Middle School are not ordinary students, but people involved with the mafia. Meanwhile, Gokudera has defeated Chikusa Kakimoto with one of his attacks but ends up taking a hit when protecting Tsuna. Yamamoto comes to the rescue, but Gokudera has collapsed and is in serious condition. Tsuna ends up charging into the perpetrators' hideout to protect his friends and himself! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 22: Unforeseen Evil Influence Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-03-10 Yamamoto narrowly wins in battle against Ken Joshima, but Tsuna regrets the fact that he was a burden, as when Gokudera got injured protecting him. Still, there’s no time for even a lunch break as Tsuna and his friends are attacked by wave after wave of Mukuro's assassins. First Bianchi must contend against the girl named M. M., and then the assassin named Birds takes Kyoko and Haru hostage… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 23: The Last Death Will Bullet Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-03-17 Gokudera and the others have been separated from Tsuna, and the main perpetrator of the attacks, Mukuro Rokudo, appears before them. Gokudera is paralyzed by the Trident Mosquito, while Yamamoto gets knocked down by Mukuro’s steel-ball attack and even Bianchi finds herself bested. The group is in terrible danger! In the nick of time, Tsuna returns, and fueled by Reborn’s last Deathperation shot, he begins his battle with Mukuro. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 24: The Counterattack Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-03-24 Tsuna has defeated Mukuro—or has he? It turns out that Mukuro is really Lancia, one of Mukuro’s associates. With an injured Yamamoto still unconscious, Tsuna and the rest of the gang charge into the building where Mukuro is. Standing in their way is Chikusa, and Gokudera insists on fighting him while Tsuna and the rest move on. When Ken barges in, Gokudera is injured and tumbles into the basement, where Hibari is being held! Meanwhile, Tsuna and the rest face off against the real Mukuro. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 25: I Want to Win! The Awakening Time Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-03-31 It appears as if Hibari has put an end to the battle, but things start to look different when Mukuro shoots himself with a gun. Tsuna senses something wrong with Bianchi, and it becomes apparent that Mukuro has possessed her, using a forbidden special shot. Gokudera also becomes possessed, and even Ken and Chikusa are now attacking Tsuna! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 26: The End and From Now on... Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-04-07 In response to Tsuna's desire to defeat Mukuro, Reborn creates new items, the Criticism Shot and the X Gloves. Tsuna is powered up as a result. On his part Mukuro uses his final ability, surrounding himself with a black aura and increasing his fighting abilities. Deathperation flames dominate the fierce battle, and when the winner is decided, Tsuna and Reborn will learn about the ghastly past of Mukuro and his henchmen that led to Mukuro's deep-seeded hatred of mafioso. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 27: Eat Sushi to Celebrate Promotion Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-04-14 Spring has arrived and Tsuna has advanced to his second year of middle school. He is eager to find out whether he can be in the same class as Kyoko again, but Tsuna ends up in Group A and Kyoko in Group B. Furthermore, he and Yamamoto are also in different classes. Gokudera is upset and is about to go wild, but Reborn, dressed up as a member of the Board of Education, tells the students that they can choose their own classes if they catch him. A chase involving the whole school begins! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 28: It's a Lie! We Killed? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-04-21 Kyoko is coming over to Tsuna's house for a visit, and Tsuna cheerfully begins cleaning his room for the event. But after a nap, he finds a man's corpse in his room! According to Reborn, the man was a burgler who Tsuna unconsciously beat to death. Matters don’t improve when Haru, Gokudera, Yamamoto and even Hibari arrive and determine that the man must be dead. What will happen when Kyoko arrives and sees the corpse?! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 29: Broccoli's Sweetheart? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-04-28 Hana Kurokawa considers the boys in her grade to be monkeys, but amazingly falls in love with Adult Lambo and asks Tsuna to introduce him to her. Naturally, Kurokawa doesn't realize that the noisy child Lambo in Tsuna's room is the same person she's fallen in love with. Annoyed with the child Lambo, she hits him, leading Lambo to use his Ten-Year Bazooka on himself, but this time a different Adult Lambo appears… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 30: Hide and Seek on a Cruise Ship Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-05-05 Nana wins a magazine prize for a trip to a southern paradise on a luxurious cruise ship. With Reborn and Bianchi staying at home to look after Lambo and the others, an elated Nana and Tsuna are on their way. Tsuna is ready to enjoy some rare peace and relaxation…but why is Reborn and the others on the same luxurious cruise ship? And why are Yamamoto and Haru with them? When hitmen invade the ship, Tsuna and the gang are forced to spring into action! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 31: Welcoming at Mafia Land Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-05-12 What started as a tropical cruise takes a turn for the strange as the group lands in Mafia Land, a resort island that has an amusement park and a beach. Despite the ominous mafia connection, Tsuna is happy to see that the island appears normal, but Reborn tells him that there are formalities for entering the island...like taking a mafia exam that involves handing over bribes! Naturally, Tsuna fails, and ends up being taken to Secret Mafia Land, where Colonnello, a baby who's an old friend of Reborn, awaits. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 32: A Shark in the Public Pool Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-05-19 Tsuna cannot swim, and doesn't want to look bad in front of Kyoko. Fortunately Yamamoto proposes to help him practice at the public pool, but offers overly abstract advice. Reborn calls over Haru and Gokudera, but they're not much help either. Soon a competition to see who can teach Tsuna how to swim begins! Will he learn how to swim or drown first? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 33: Summer Vacation Ruined by Loans? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-05-26 Tsuna has taken on a summer job to pay off a debt caused by Lambo, but at his beach workplace he encounters some unsavory high school students who also turn out to be his superiors. Soon the high school students are bothering Kyoko and the others, and challenge Tsuna to a swimming contest. Tsuna may not be ready to swim in the ocean, but he’s ready to do all he can to protect Kyoko! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 34: Varia Comes! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-06-02 Nana tells Tsuna that his father is coming home, and the announcement leaves him with mixed emotions, since he hasn’t seen him for two years. To cheer him up, Gokudera and Yamamoto suggest that they skip their remedial session and hang out in town. But suddenly, a boy covered with injuries falls from the sky. Furthermore, that boy has a deathperation flame on his head! A man who was chasing the boy begins fighting without regard for his surroundings, forcing Tsuna into combat… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 35: The 7 Vongola Rings Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-06-09 Tsuna is caught up in a battle between Basil, a boy who apparently has ties to the Vongola, and a mysterious man named Squalo. Gokudera and Yamamoto are no match for Squalo's strength, and even Tsuna has trouble fighting him in deathperation mode. Fortunately Dino appears, forcing Squalo to withdraw, but not before stealing the rings Basil was trying to give Tsuna. Confused, Tsuna demands an explanation, and Reborn and Dino tell him the unbelievable truth... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 36: Home Tutor Makes His Move Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-06-16 Vongola rings are important items handed down from generation to generation by the seven core members of the Vongola Family, with the Sky Ring proof that one is the rightful Vongola heir. Now Tsuna and his friends must battle Squalo and the Varia to earn the rings. Ryohei receives the Sun Ring, and Colonnello shows up to be his trainer. Dino is unable to fight with everyone else because of his alliance with the Vongola, but he goes to the owner of the Cloud Ring to be his tutor. For Tsuna, it seems like things are going from bad to worse… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 37: Master and Student Duos, Complete Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-06-23 As preparation for the upcoming battle continues, Gokudera begins training by himself but gets himself in danger by using risky training methods. Tsuna tries to stop him, but Shamal, who has been secretly watching Gokudera, stops him. Shamal will be Gokudera’s tutor…if Gokudera can understand that he must be deadly serious about his life. Meanwhile, Yamamoto learns Shigure Soen Ryu stance technique from his father Tsuyoshi, while Ryohei continues to train with Colonnello. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 38: The Disappearance of the Selfish Calf Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-06-30 Unexpectedly, Reborn tells Tsuna to take a break from their training sessions. However, when Tsuna goes out to enjoy his free time, strange things happen wherever he goes. It turns out his training is ongoing and his “break” is a break in name only. When Tsuna sees Lambo and Lambo later disappears, tensions run high... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 39: The Goal of the Unseen Enemy Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-07-07 Reborn calls over Giannini, a famed weapon tuner from Italy, to help prepare Tsuna for the fight against the Varia, but the weapons Giannini modifies are surprisingly useless. On top of that, when Gokudera visits to modify his dynamite, he becomes a child because of a badly modified Ten-Year Bazooka! Gokudera doesn't realize that he's become smaller, driving Tsuna crazy, and then Gokudera suddenly starts saying that there are suspicious people in places where no one can be seen… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 40: The Conflict Over the Rings Begins! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-07-14 Tsuna and the others continue training but the Varia's leader, Xanxus, realizes that the rings that Squalo had stolen were fakes a lot sooner than Reborn and the others had expected. The Varia have finally come to Japan. Upon receiving this information Iemitsu tells Tsuna to protect the Lightning Guardian, whose identity turns out to be a surprise. Meanwhile, the Leviathan Lightning Strike Squad, led by Leviathan, the Varia's Guardian of the Lightning Ring, is trying to get their hands on the other half of his Lightning Ring. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 41: The Heart of the Guardian of Sun Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-07-21 The battle for the Vongola rings to decide who is the true Vongola heir has begun with a bang! Tsuna cannot hide his fear of Xanxus’s formidable power. Gokudera’s and Yamamoto's smiles stop him from running away and his hands from shaking. After talking with Ryohei, Tsuna learns Ryohei's determination to fight and his feelings for Kyoko. In the end, he doesn't quit and heads to Namimori Middle School, where the battle will be held. The first battle match-up is announced. It will be between the Sun Guardians—a martial arts battle between Ryohei and Lussuria! The special nature of the battlefield becomes a factor, and Lussuria dominates the battle… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 42: The Power to Reflect Adversity Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-07-28 Ryohei is in danger. He has injured his left hand and is dehydrated because of the heat from the lights. He receives permission from Colonnello to use his Maximum Cannon, a right-fisted recovery technique that he had been saving for when he's at an extreme disadvantage. But his techniques are blocked by Lussuria's metal knee. Ryohei receives a brutal injury to his right arm and collapses. Kyoko's tears and the promise that he made to her when they were little get him back on his feet. “I won't lose,” he says. His feelings for his younger sister complete his Maximum Cannon. Light shines from his right fist, and the light breaks Lussuria's perfect defense! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 43: Lightning From 20 Years in the Future Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-08-04 The second battle is between the Lightning Guardians. It is being held in the rain on a special field that spreads the lightning catches across the ground. Tsuna is worried about Lambo, his Lightning Guardian. He tries to get him to concede, but Lambo thinks it's a game and steps onto the field. As soon as Lambo's battle with Levi begins, lightning strikes the field and Lambo is struck with electricity, just as Tsuna was worried would happen. The battle appears as if it has already been decided. But Lambo's special body structure prevents him from taking serious damage from the lightning. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 44: The Taken Ring of the Sky Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-08-11 Lambo looks like he's going to win the Lightning Guardian battle when he turns into his Twenty-years later form, but just before he can, the effect of the Ten-Year Bazooka runs out. Lambo is in danger when he turns back into his original form. Tsuna steps in to save Lambo, but he’s disqualified for interfering. Both the lightning and sky rings are taken away. Tsuna is regretful, but Reborn acknowledges that he took action to save a friend. Tsuna wants to become stronger so his friends don't get hurt. Yamamoto smiles at him for his determination, but Gokudera looks gloomy. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 45: Surging Battle of Storms Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-08-18 The third battle between Storm Guardians Gokudera and Belphagor is a timed death match. The battle takes place on the third floor of the school. There are Hurricane Turbines that blow gusts of wind around. Since both guardians use projectiles, it looks as if the wind will be their greatest obstacle. But Belphagor uses the wind and showers Gokudera with endless attacks. As his nickname, Prince the Ripper, suggests, Belphagor can use knives anyway he likes. On the other hand, Gokudera cannot attack well with his dynamite. But he notices how Belphagor's knives come at him from places that Belphagor cannot see him from. He retaliates with his new technique! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 46: The Reason for Fighting Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-08-25 Gokudera is able to damage Belphagor with his Rocket Bombs, his newly created technique. But when Belphagor sees his own blood, his abnormal disposition shows itself and he becomes excited and shows his true skills. Belphagor's fighting techniques and tricks make him worthy of being called a genius. Gokudera is slowly cornered. But before he is, he sees through Belphagor's plan and makes a counterstrike! Belphagor collapses. If Gokudera can get Belphagor's ring, he'll win, but he has trouble doing so. Belphagor is moving unconsciously due to his persistence and willpower… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 47: The Strongest, Undefeatable Style Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-09-01 The next battle is between the Rain Guardians. For Yamamoto, it’s a grudge match against Squalo, whom he has lost to before. Hibari barges in, furious that the school has been damaged, but Reborn's smooth talking manages to prevent anything from happening and keeps him from getting disqualified. Dino shows up in place of Hibari and tells Yamamoto that Squalo was a Varia boss candidate and that he is a master swordsman who has crushed and absorbed many sword styles. He warns him that he cannot win unless he transcends his style. But Yamamoto's father, tells him that Shigure Soen Ryu is invincible… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 48: Where the Match Leads Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-09-08 Yamamoto decides to fight using the Shigure Kintoki, the sword handed to him by his father that can only used with Shigure Soen Ryu forms. With no time left, the Rain Guardian battle begins with everyone looking on! It is difficult to get good footing in Aquarion, the battlefield, because of the ever-falling water. Tsuna and his friends are relieved that Yamamoto is able to stave off Squalo's fierce attacks. But Dino, an acquaintance of Squalo's, is still worried. Dino's hunch is correct when Squalo sees through Yamamoto's attack and even breaks through Yamamoto's defensive techniques. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 49: Requiem Rain Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-09-15 Shigure Soen Ryu was a style that Squalo had crushed before?! Tsuna and his friends are shocked, but Yamamoto trusts his father's words and continues to fight with Shigure Soen Ryu. Squalo's retaliation is relentless, and Yamamoto is seriously injured by Squalo's Zanna di Squalo and collapses. He notices that the Shigure Soen Ryu Form Eight that he learned was different from the one he had learned from his father, and realizes the truth about Shigure Soen Ryu and why it's flawless and invincible. He points his sword at Squalo once more! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 50: The Guardian of Mist Comes!? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-09-22 The identity of Tsuna's Mist Guardian still has not been revealed. As night approaches, Tsuna is concerned about the Mist battle and cannot concentrate on his training. He meets some unexpected people at the sweets shop near his training ground. Meanwhile, Reborn and Colonnello suspect that Mammon, the Varia's Mist Guardian, is an Arcobaleno. Mammon is also curious as to the identity of his opponent. His many attempts to find out have been blocked. Who is Tsuna's Mist Guardian? Night falls and he remains unknown… Meanwhile in Italy, Iemitsu has managed to contact Ninth Generation. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 51: Illusion vs. Illusion Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-09-29 Tsuna's Mist Guardian finally shows herself. It is a girl that no one has ever seen before. Judging from her attire, the weapon she holds, and the fact that Ken and Chikusa are with her, Gokudera suspects that she is possessed by Mukuro. But Tsuna senses that she has free will and acknowledges her as his Mist Guardian as she wishes. The girl calls herself Chrome Dokuro. She uses Mukuro's trident and Six Realm fighting abilities to fight evenly against Mammon in an illusion battle. But Mammon has a trick up his sleeve--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 52: The Truth of the Mist Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-10-06 “I have returned from the depths of the Paths of Rebirth.” Mukuro Rokudo appears from the mist that Chrome surrounded herself with! Mammon reveals that the real Mukuro failed to escape from Vindice Penitentiary, but the Mukuro before him doesn't appear to be a fake. The techniques and abilities that Mukuro uses are not superficial. Mammon releases his power to become Viper. Viper and Mukuro create an incredible illusion that makes those who are watching feel sick. Tsuna synchs with Mukuro's memories and learns the truth about his situation… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 53: A Touch of Uneasiness Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-10-13 It is the morning of the final Guardian battle, the Cloud Battle. Tsuna has had a bad dream and is worried about Hibari. Even though he trusts in Hibari's strength, he cannot calm down. He goes to Dino to find out how he's doing. Tsuna is relieved when he sees Dino smile as he talks about Hibari and sees Gokudera and the others, who were also concerned, resting peacefully. But with a stern expression, Reborn urges him to prepare for the unexpected. Meanwhile, in Italy, Oregano and the others find an old army weapon lab where a weapon that resembles Gola Moska was being developed. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 54: The Guardian of Cloud's Rampage Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-10-20 The Cloud Ring battle is settled in an instant. Everyone is astonished. Hibari determines that Xanxus is the cause of the battle and the strongest in the area, so he challenges him to a battle. Xanxus takes some mysterious actions in response to Hibari's challenge. Even though Xanxus has lost, he has a delighted smile on his face. Meanwhile, Tsuna has completed his technique, the Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough. Tsuna and the others are surprised at the technique that the First Generation Vongola is said to have used. They immediately rush to Namimori Middle School, where the battle for the rings is taking place--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 55: Resolution Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-10-27 Gola Moska has gone out of control. Tsuna splits him in two. It looks as if things have come to an end, but Tsuna and Reborn are at a loss for words when Xanxus’ plan is revealed. The cruel reality and the trap set almost wipes out the warmth that existed. But Tsuna tells Xanxus, “I won't let you succeed Vongola IX!” Tsuna's determination and Xanxus’ anger clash. The Cervello take charge and make the Sky Ring battle, the final battle in the fight for the Vongola Rings. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 56: Gokudera's Story Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-11-03 Lambo, who has been sleeping since the Lightning Ring battle, temporarily regains consciousness. In the evening, Gokudera visits the hospital to celebrate and pay Lambo a visit. He tells Lambo about how things suddenly began and about everyone's rough days of training and fighting. Even though Lambo doesn't realize it, he is deeply involved with the battle for the Vongola rings. The Sky battle between Xanxus and Tsuna is about to begin… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 57: The Sky Battle Begins! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-11-10 It is the day of the final battle for the rings…The day when Tsuna and Xanxus square off against each other. Tsuna goes to visit Lambo. There, Reborn gives him a mafia suit modeled based on the Namimori Middle School uniform made specially by Leon. Tsuna puts on the suit and heads to Namimori Middle School, where the Sky Ring battle is being held. His Guardians gather there one-by-one. Tsuna is surprised that Hibari is there but it seems that the Cervello have forced everyone to assemble. Tsuna is angered that they take Lambo from the hospital. Under the Cervello's rules for the Sky battle, the six rings and the lives of the Guardians are at stake. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 58: Flames of Rage Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-11-17 All of the Guardians are injected with a poison known as Death Heater. The wristbands containing the poison will cause death within 30 minutes unless the victim is given an antidote. The Sky battle becomes a fight for the lives of the Guardians. There is fierce combat right from the start. Xanxus releases his Flame of Fury which has incredible destructive power. Tsuna fights back with his power to control the flames that he gained during his training. Tsuna breaks through Xanxus’ Flame of Fury but Xanxus reveals the pair of guns he has been hiding! Meanwhile in Italy, Iemitsu is still unable to escape from the Vongola's main headquarters. He remembers the day that he met Vongola IX… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 59: Those Who Support Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-11-24 The power of Xanxus’ guns is greater than that of his Flame of Fury and Tsuna begins to have problems fighting him. Furthermore, Xanxus has revived the Varia's Guardians. But when Belphagor makes his move, Hibari appears before him! Hibari has revived himself. “Clouds can give rise to storms,” Reborn says. As he says, Hibari revives Gokudera. Gokudera confronts Levi to save Lambo. Their help is reassuring, and Tsuna can finally focus on his fight with Xanxus. But Xanxus’ attacks corner begin to Tsuna. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 60: Dying Will Zero Point Breakthrough Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-12-01 Xanxus’ attacks are relentless. Tsuna has taken quite a bit of damage and is in danger. He tries the technique he has been training to learn, the Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough. Tsuna begins concentrating to activate his technique. His flame begins flickering peculiarly as if it is knocking. Xanxus isn't supposed to know about the Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough, but upon seeing this, the look on his face changes. Xanxus frantically tries to stop him. Tsuna's concentration is disrupted and he cannot get his technique to activate. Xanxus hits him with his Scoppio D'Ira! Meanwhile, Dino has not shown up at the Sky battle and is taking different measures to save Tsuna… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 61: Zero Point Breakthrough Custom Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-12-08 It looks as if Tsuna has completed his Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough and defeated Xanxus. “That's not the Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough,” Xanxus says. Everyone is shocked at Xanxus words, which seem to suggest that he's seen the Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough before. Reborn explains that the Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough isn't a technique, but a state of being of sorts. Tsuna has reached that state of being and has acquired a technique that is different from the one that the First Vongola created. Tsuna determines that it will be difficult to defeat Xanxus with a technique that absorbs his opponent's power. He tries to use his Zero Point Breakthrough Revised, the technique he discovered with his super intuition, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 62: Bargaining Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-12-15 Gokudera and Yamamoto step into the gym to save Chrome, but Belphagor and Mammon have already captured her They approach Gokudera with the proposition to trade Chrome for the rings. Gokudera tries to refuse, but Yamamoto has a plan and gives in to Mammon's demands. Yamamoto's quick wits seem to turn the situation around… Meanwhile, Xanxus’ anger grows. The fire he produces has immeasurable power. Tsuna's technique is not enough to absorb it. Xanxus discards his guns and attacks head on. In response, Tsuna tries to take him on with his flames, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 63: Freezing Flame Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2007-12-22 Xanxus’ hands are frozen by Tsuna's Deathperate Zero Point Breakthrough: First Edition, a technique that seals away deathperation flames. Xanxus is furious that Tsuna can use the technique that the First Vongola boss used, but Tsuna calmly points out that Vongola IX hit him with the same technique. Xanxus doesn't give up. Tsuna asks him why he's mad, but Xanxus doesn't give him an answer. What happened in the Cradle Incident eight years ago? The battle is coming to a conclusion without the truth coming to light! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 64: The Rage's Truth Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-01-05 The Vongola rings have a hidden power… Just as Mammon says, when the seven rings are gathered, a flame appears from the rings that can melt the ice of the Zero Point Breakthrough. The ring grants great power to the proper heir, the Blood of the Vongola. The flames free Xanxus, and Xanxus gets ahold of the ring. Tsuna has used up his energy in the battle and is unable to stop him. Gokudera and the others rush over, but they are too late. The rings that Xanxus wears begin to shine and fill with power! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 65: Showdown! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-01-12 After a fierce battle, the Sky battle is settled, and the battle for the rings comes to an end. Xanxus is rejected by the ring and is disqualified. The successors of the Vongola Rings are Tsuna and his six Guardians. Xanxus yells out of rage. The Cervello talk to him as if they have known everything all along. In the end, they never reveal who they are. They declare that the battle has ended. Tsuna finally looks relieved. Tsuna has nothing more to worry about, so he passes out. The next day, Tsuna wakes up to find Reborn, who smiles and tells him that they're having a party. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 66: Shivering Ghost Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-01-19 The battle for the rings has ended and Tsuna is enjoying the peace. Reborn suggests that they have an out-of-season "test of courage." Tsuna doesn't like the idea at first, but he learns that Kyoko is participating and becomes eager to pair up with her. But when he gets to the graveyard, all the participants, besides him and Lambo, are doing the scaring. Tsuna is disappointed, but doesn't want to look like a coward in front of Kyoko. He decides to go into the creepy graveyard with Lambo. The two get separated, and when they meet again, Lambo has switched places with Adult Lambo. But for some reason, there's something a little different about Adult Lambo… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 67: Vongola-Style Class Visitation Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-01-26 It's Open House! Tsuna is poor at studying, and for him it’s just a day of terrible experiences. He’s hit with a question he doesn't know the answer to and opens his mouth to give a random answer, but his tutor, Reborn, won't allow that to happen. Reborn is watching from behind the parents to see that Tsuna gets the answer right. But then Lambo and the others come barging in! In the end, the teacher has to leave to carry off Gokudera after he passes from seeing Bianchi. The classroom is unsettled. At that moment, a certain man stands at the front of the class! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 68: Happy? Wedding Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-02-02 One day, Tsuna receives an invitation to a wedding ceremony. The names of the bride and the groom are Bianchi and Reborn! It seems that Nana found her wedding pictures the other day, which made Bianchi crazy about getting married. At first, Tsuna is sure that Reborn would never consent, but when he sees Bianchi in a wedding dress at the church he realizes the ceremony is real. Tsuna goes to the groom's room to congratulate Reborn, but he learns the surprising truth from Dino! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 69: Three Terrible Criminal Brothers Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-02-09 Nana's wallet has been stolen. Angered about dinner, Reborn and the other freeloaders step up to catch the thief. Naturally, Tsuna is dragged along. The Sawada family walks through the shopping district with guards around Nana. The group grabs the attention of three men, the Crime Brothers, who are causing a stir in town. The youngest brother was the one who stole Nana's wallet the day before! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 70: Irie Shoichi's Misfortune Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-02-16 Lambo is beat up by Reborn as usual and is tossed into a neighboring house. The boy living there, Shoichi Irie, goes to the Sawada household to return a box that contains a gifts of thanks from the Bovino Family, the family that Lambo belongs to. But unusual things begin to happen! A beautiful woman sunbathing out of season, a talking baby, an exploding child, and a suspicious black luxury car… Shoichi Irie is confused by the strange happenings and has no chance to return the box. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 71: Fight with Spirit! Zettai-Maken Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-02-23 A dojo buster has appeared in Namimori. Kyoko and Haru see him in action and are angered at how merciless he is, even against children. They are frustrated that they aren't able to do anything. Reborn tells them that Tsuna will defeat the dojo buster for them. Naturally, Tsuna doesn't want to. But when he sees Kyoko's sad expression, he is unable to refuse and begins training. The name of the technique that Reborn is trying to teach Tsuna is called the "Absolute Evil Fist." But for some reason, Reborn won't tell him what kind of fighting style it is… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 72: Expulsion Crisis Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-03-01 Nezu is a terrible teacher who makes fun of students who get bad grades. On the day he has to return his students’ science tests, he shows the entire class Tsuna's answer sheet, which has received poor marks. Gokudera is angered at Nezu for making fun of Tsuna and confronts him, but Tsuna and Yamamoto stop him from causing any physical harm. Nezu falls over and is angered; he blames Tsuna and his friends for his injuries. He says that they should be expelled. Thanks to Kyoko's pleading, Nezu will forgive them if they retake the science test and get good scores, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 73: Mother Appreciation Day Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-03-08 Everyone suddenly receives an invitation from Reborn to attend a Vongola-style Maman Appreciation Day party. Reborn is holding this event to entertain Nana, who is always taking care of everyone. But with a name that includes “Vongola-style,” it can't be normal. At the party, Nana selects a winner by giving points to people who reveal their secret talents. The chances that the winner's wish will be granted is, amazingly, 100 percent! Everyone wants their wish granted, and the Sawada family living room becomes a place for serious battle with greed swirling all around. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 74: The World Ten Years Later Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-03-15 Reborn ends up getting hit by the Ten-year Bazooka. But for some reason, his self from ten years later doesn't appear, and he goes missing. Tsuna gets Gokudera's help and goes looking for Reborn, but he cannot find him anywhere… Tsuna is uneasy asking Lambo about the Ten-year Bazooka, so he thinks of summoning Adult Lambo. Tsuna begs Lambo to take out his Ten-year Bazooka, but Lambo refuses, and the two end up fighting for it. While they are fighting with each other… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 75: Hideout Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-03-22 Lal Mirch says that Reborn has died. Tsuna cannot hide his shock. He ends up following Lal, who is headed to the Vongola hideout, but he can’t get the thought out of his head. Gokudera manages to cheer him up, but he is still anxious about the fact that they’ve come to the future and don't know what they’re doing. Along the way, the sun has set. The three of them decide to camp out. Once the group has procured food and settled down, Lal talks about the situation for the first time. What she says is far more awful than Tsuna and Gokudera ever imagined. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 76: Guardian Search Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-03-29 Tsuna and Gokudera have come to the future Namimori. There, the Vongola Family has been pushed to the point of destruction. The enemy is the Millefiore Family, which is led by Byakuran. They are trying to annihilate the Vongola and have attacked not only family members but people who are involved with the family as well. Reborn has made it safely to the Vongola hideout. Tsuna hears from Reborn and Yamamoto from ten years later about the tragic situation and is absolutely confused. Tsuna becomes worried about Nana and Kyoko, and Reborn suggests that he look for his Guardians. Tsuna and Gokudera go out with the future Yamamoto to go looking for the Guardians, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 77: The Resolution's Flame Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-04-05 Tsuna finally finds Kyoko, but she suddenly switches places with her self from ten years ago! Tsuna panics. Tazaru, one of the Millefiore's assassins, attacks him. Meanwhile, Yamamoto, Haru, Lambo and I-Pin have become their past selves at about the same time as Kyoko. Yamamoto, whom Gokudera had been relying on, has disappeared at an important moment. Gokudera panics. He tries to run away, but Nosaru doesn't allow him to escape and hits him with an attack. Gokudera manages to avoid a direct hit, but even when he tries to retaliate, his attacks don't work against the special futuristic method of fighting using boxes that use deathperation flames. When he gets into terrible danger, Gokudera remembers the words that Yamamoto from the future left him… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 78: Clue of the Past Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-04-12 Tsuna is injured from his battle with Tazaru. Furthermore, Tsuna's confusion reaches its peak when he learns that not only Kyoko but Yamamoto, Haru, and the others have all switched places with their selves from ten years ago. But they realize the true meaning of the directions written on the letter that Gokudera from the future had, and move on from their dead-end situation. Gokudera and Yamamoto are encouraged by Kyoko and the others' positive attitudes. Tsuna decides to do everything that he can. Meanwhile, Shoichi Irie, the man in the photo, is meeting with Third Squad Captain Gamma at the Millefiore Family's Japanese base. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 79: First Trial Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-04-19 Lal Mirch's test has begun. She explains to Tsuna and the others about the boxes and the rings, the waves, and other things that are important to learn for fighting in the future. They begin practice and are given the task of lighting a flame on their rings. Gokudera and Yamamoto are immediately able to accomplish it, but Tsuna is unable to do it no matter how many times he tries. Tsuna wonders if he doesn't have enough determination to light a fire on his ring. Reborn's words draw out his true feelings and the ring responds… Meanwhile, in Italy, Byakuran says something astounding. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 80: Dissonance Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-04-26 Kyoko has gone outside of the base She apparently did it out of concern for Ryohei's safety, but there are many from Millefiore family wandering about. The group must find Kyoko as quickly as possible. Tsuna regrets not noticing Kyoko's anxiety. At the same time, Hi-bird delivers a rescue signal. Tsuna is forced to decide how to handle both incidents. Tsuna splits himself, along with Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Lal into two teams and tries to solve both problems at the same time. But… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 81: Combination Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-05-03 Gokudera turns down Yamamoto and tries to fight Gamma by himself. Yamamoto is annoyed and decides to watch, but Gamma's power is much greater than the two had anticipated and Gokudera immediately gets cornered. Gokudera is in great danger, but Yamamoto, who had not made a move until then, appears before him… Meanwhile, Tsuna and Lal run around town in search for Kyoko. They find her being harbored by someone unexpected. Tsuna is glad to find out that she's safe. But Lal saw Gamma along their way, and suspects that Gokudera and Yamamoto are in danger. Tsuna and Lal hurry to the shrine, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 82: The Strongest Guardian Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-05-10 Yamamoto has fallen from Gamma's attack. Gamma has defended himself from Gokudera and Yamamoto's attacks by using the power of a special box. He presses Gokudera to tell him about Vongola Tenth Generation, whom Gokudera and Yamamoto were talking about. But Gokudera stubbornly refuses to talk, even if he's hurt. Gamma gives up and tries to wipe him out along with Yamamoto, but… “I'm going to bite you to death here,” a voice says. Future Hibari has come to save Gokudera and Yamamoto from danger! I won't forgive anyone who disturbs the Namimori's peace,” he says. Hibari challenges Gamma to battle for the same reasons he always has. Meanwhile, Irie has receives a report regarding the detection of the Vongola rings… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 83: The Given Information Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-05-17 When Tsuna and Lal reach Namimori Island they are greeted by Hibari from the future. Reunited with someone reliable, Tsuna smiles, but he is at a loss for words at Gokudera and Yamamoto's injuries. Tsuna notices that he was not the only one shocked by being blown into the future, and becomes painfully aware of his soft-side. Reborn gives Tsuna some words of encouragement. Meanwhile, Kyoko was being sheltered by Hana. She goes back with Lal to the base. At the same time, there is word that Bianchi and Futa, who went out to gather information, are coming back… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 84: Be Too Distant Way Home Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-05-24 Kyoko is safely back, and Tsuna begins training towards the goal based on the information that Bianchi and Futa bring back. As he does, I-Pin collapses with a fever. Kyoko and Haru find her. They get Gianini to make her a medicine and nurse her, but her fever doesn't go down. Haru says that they should see a doctor, but Kyoko objects and says it's dangerous. Finally, she gives into Haru's excuses and the fact that I-Pin isn't getting any better, and helps them get outside the base. Bianchi is first to notice what is happening. She chases after Haru and I-Pin, but… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 85: Where's the Hideout? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-05-31 Lambo makes a fuss about wanting a lollipop. There is no such thing in the base's storehouse. Lambo tries to escape to get a lollipop, but he is given a candy and his escape is prevented for the time being… The same day, one of the monitors used to see what the situation is outside has stopped working due to damaged wiring. Someone needs to go outside of the base to fix it. Futa accepts the task. He thinks that it'll be all right since he is from the future world and he has gone outside many times to collect information. But… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 86: Home Tutor From Hell Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-06-07 Approximately two weeks since the battle with Gamma, Tsuna is given a new training program. Gokudera and Yamamoto's wounds have finally healed, and they are participating in training as well. Each of them are given a tutor. Yamamoto gets Reborn, and Gokudera gets Bianchi… Everyone is surprised by the unexpected pairings. But Lal who Tsuna assumed was going to continue to coach him, says that she's going to stop being Tsuna's tutor. Tsuna's new tutor, who was assigned to him so that he would develop more rapidly, is, surprisingly Hibari! As soon as they begin their individual training, Tsuna is trapped in a closed space by Hibari's box techniques… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 87: Succession Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-06-14 Hibari has trapped Tsuna in a closed space. Tsuna is unsuccessful at escaping, and he is beginning to run out of air within the sphere. He goes out of hyper move and all seems lost for him. When he is just about to lose consciousness, his Vongola ring suddenly begins to shine. The light shows Tsuna the cruel acts that the Vongola have done… Meanwhile, outside the sphere, Lal wants Hibari to stop. Reborn and Hibari tell her about the Trials of the Vongola. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 88: 7^3 (Trinisette) Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-06-21 Tsuna overcomes the Trials of the Vongola, and gains the V.R. form of his X Gloves. Tsuna breaks through Hibari's needle Sphere. Hibari relentlessly attacks him. Tsuna takes him on with his more powerful X Gloves, but he is still unable to use its power well, and Hibari goes unchallenged. Tsuna is in danger. As a last resort, he does something unexpected--! Meanwhile, in Italy, at Millefiore headquarters, Byakuran is having a meeting with main members of the family, the head captains of their seventeen units. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 89: Piano of Sadness Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-06-28 After an explanation of the mystery of the boxes and theories concerning them, Tsuna, Yamamoto, and Gokudera's training becomes standardized. Their training is difficult and they are exhausted every day. Of the three of them, Gokudera isn't doing very well. Day by day, he takes his own actions. Tsuna is worried that there's something wrong with him. Reborn tells him about Gokudera's past… Meanwhile, the Millefiore's Glo Xinia is headed to Japan. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 90: Rain Owl Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-07-05 Ghrome has been sent ten years into the future like Tsuna and the others. She spends her days in Kokuyo Land by herself, not knowing the situation. Glo Xinia marches in by himself. Glo has some sort of grudge against Chrome from the future. He shows a twisted attachment to her. He declares that he defeated the future Mukuro. Chrome confronts him, but her illusions don't work, and gets into a touch situation. Suddenly, there is a nostalgic voice in her head… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 91: What I Believe In Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-07-12 Mukuro posses Glo's Rain Owl box weapon, and gives Chrome advice. Chrome fights by lighting a flame on her Mist Ring. But her powered-up illusions still don't work against Glo. Just when she thinks she cannot do anything, Mukuro asks her what she believes in most. Their powers combine and the thing that appears is… Meanwhile, at Tsuna's hideout, the siren to notify everyone of incoming emergency encoded transmissions is sounding. The encryption belongs to the assassin unit… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 92: Entrusted Selection Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-07-19 Irie is panicking. He cannot find the Vongola's hideout. He gets information that Glo is seriously injured. A message from Byakuran conveniently tells him where Glo was defeated, and reveals that Byakuran was not the one who ordered Glo to go to Kokuyo Land. Irie is suspicious of Glo, who is supposed to be standing by. He goes to Glo to find out from whom Glo got his information and what happened at Kokuyo Land… Meanwhile, a certain man walks into the Vongola hideout! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 93: Emergency Alert Level D Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-07-26 Tsuna has to decide on whether he wants to participate in a large-scale plan that future Ryohei has planned. He is given a one-day reprieve. Tsuna and Gokudera head back to training as they think about it. They happen to come across Lambo in the hall. Lambo's hand grenade explodes somewhere unexpected and the hideout's alarms ring. This is the first time that this is happened and everyone is surprised. According to Giannini, the hideout has five security levels. It is a good opportunity, so just as soon as he explains things to Tsuna and the others… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 94: True Natures Revealed Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-08-02 The incident that Lambo caused comes to an end, and Tsuna and the others begin their training again. Lal suddenly orders Tsuna to watch everyone else's training. Tsuna is confused, but first goes to Yamamoto's place. When Tsuna peeks into the training dojo to see how he is doing, he sees Reborn and Yamamoto's harsh training. Yamamoto has yet to produce results, and Reborn is treating him harshly. When Tsuna goes to the Storm Room to check up on Gokudera, only Bianchi is there… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 95: Decision Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-08-09 Chrome's condition suddenly changes. Her innards, which were supplemented by Mukuro's illusions, broke down. Tsuna and the others are unable to tell what happened to Mukuro or how to make Chrome better. They are unable to do anything but panic as Chrome suffers. Then Hibari appears… Chrome manages to get better, but her sickness worsens. The plan to break into the Millefiore's Japanese base five days later becomes even more difficult. Furthermore, Reborn notices that Lal's physical condition is not good. As conditions get worse, Tsuna's response is… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 96: X-Burner Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-08-16 Tsuna continues his training with Hibari in preparation for their plan five days later. Hibari is sick of dealing with Tsuna and asks him how long he's going to keep fighting like a herbivore, and leaves to his room. Tsuna cannot think of any way to use his V.R. X Gloves. The person who gives him an idea for a killer technique is Lambo, who is always annoying, and Haru. Tsuna feels that he can fight because he has support… He takes those feelings and puts them into his technique. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 97: The Great Chase Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-08-23 Gokudera boasts that he's close to completing his SISTEMA C.A.I., but the problem is that a mysterious kitten suddenly appears. The kitten doesn't take to Gokudera at all and runs away from him. A chase around the hideout begins. Gokudera tries desperately to catch up. The many things that have happened until now fly through his head… But the day of their plan is drawing near and there's no time to be getting sentimental. Gokudera becomes determined once again to defeat Shoichi Irie, and chases after the kitten once more. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 98: Announcement Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-08-30 The lines are connected once again and Byakuran is finally able to get through. Irie was worried and is kind of disgusted by Byakuran's aloofness. Irie asks Byakuran about the situation. Byakuran is grinning and stuffing his mouth with marshmallows. Despite his relaxed attitude, the situation is very tense. Information about the Millefiore's Japanese hideout has leaked to the Vongola. Upon hearing this, Irie takes out his Mare Ring and says that he'll take care of it personally. His expression becomes cold and completely different from his usual unreliable attitude… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 99: The Last Test Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-09-06 Yamamoto has finally reached the next stage in his training. Reborn tells him that he cannot teach him any more advanced sword techniques. Instead, he takes out a DVD box. When he plays the DVD, a familiar voice yells out, “Hey!” The DVD is titled, “The Path to Being the Emperor of Swords.” It is a record of the hundred battles that Squalo has been in to show to Yamamoto in the future. Yamamoto becomes infatuated and becomes glued to the screen. What is Squalo trying to tell Yamamoto through the video--? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 100: The Night Before Breaking In Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-09-20 It is the night before Tsuna and his friends are to break into Merone Base, the Millefiore's hideout. Kyoko and the rest are preparing food to encourage the boys for their job the next day. Gokudera and Yamamoto have gotten results from their training and are prepared. But Tsuna runs around the hideout by himself panicking. He is looking for something. He lost the charm that Kyoko had given him! Meanwhile, future Ryohei and the others are having their final meeting before the showdown at Hibari's hideout. Kusakabe calculates their success rate using the Hyper Computer. The number he receives is unbelievable… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 101: Night Raid Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-09-27 Irie has finally given the order to infiltrate the Vongola hideout! Meanwhile, Tsuna and the others are helping to put away the food. Kyoko and the rest urge Tsuna, Gokudera, and Yamamoto to go to bed ahead of them. In the darkness, the Millefiore's troops are slowly increasing their numbers, and closing in on the Vongola hideout. Tsuna and the others are awoken by a strange sound that echoes throughout the hideout… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 102: Operation Start Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-10-04 The Millefiore's troops appear to have successfully broken into the Vongola hideout. But a giant trap is waiting for them along with Hibari, who is waiting with Tonfa surrounded with deathperation flames. Thinking that he cannot take on all those people by himself, Tsuna tries to help him. But Reborn stops him and tells him that if he wants to repay Hibari for his actions, then he has to make their raid a success. They hurry to the enemy's hideout and trust in Hibari's strength… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 103: The First Obstacle Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-10-11 Tsuna and the others manage to break into Merone Base. They slip past countless sensors, and come across a stupid-looking man. The man thinks that Tsuna and the others are average citizens who have wandered in. But despite that, he points his cannon-like weapon at them anyway! The man becomes angered that his attack is easily dodged, and attacks with a giant spear he takes out from his box. The man is the Dendro Chirum. He is nicknamed "All'attacco" which means he's the top lance. His thrust is the strongest among the Millefiore lancers. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 104: The Troublesome Magician Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-10-18 Tsuna is injured in his battle with Dendro Chilum. Ryohei heals his wound by burning it with his sun-class deathperation flames. One of the Sun's attributes is known as “active factor.” Ryohei uses this to speed the natural healing process by several hundreds times. Meanwhile, Gamma, who had lost his previous battle, is spending his days in the corner of the hideout lost in liquor. The Phantom Knight visits him. What do the two talk about in the unfriendly atmosphere--? Meanwhile, as Tsuna and his friends make their way towards Irie, a boy dressed like a magician blocks their way. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 105: Regret Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-10-25 8th Squad vice captain Ginger Bread, known as the Magician's Doll, seems to know about the secret of the Arcobaleno. Lal Mirch is weakened by his box weapon attack, Ragno Ciel Sereno. Seeing this, Ginger Bread happily begins to talk about Colonnello's end… Upon hearing that, Lal Mirch begins to remember things—the fateful day when the Arcobaleno were born. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 106: Student's Growth Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-11-01 An alarm suddenly rings throughout Merone Base. Irie learns from Ginger Bread's report that Tsuna and his friends have snuck in! Irie stands motionless as he stares at the image of Tsuna on the giant monitor. All of the information that he had over looked, including the fact that the monitors had been tampered with, and the details of Dendro Chilum's battle in the hangar, come pouring in. Irie panics even more and sends Spanner, from Black Spell, after them. Who are the four giant shadows looming behind Spanner's thin body--? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 107: A Desperate Situation Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-11-08 Inside a water duct, Tsuna is hit by an attack from a Strau Moska, controlled by Spanner, and sinks into the water. He desperately fights in the water, but he cannot breathe. He manages to get out of the water and freeze the Strau Moska using his Deathperation Point Zero Breakthrough: First Edition. But the Strau Moska shoot fire from their abdomen, break out of the ice, and attack Tsuna! Upon seeing this, Tsuna says that he's been waiting for this, and uses his Deathperation Point Zero Revised. Meanwhile, Spanner is beginning to take an interest in Tsuna's techniques rather than being concerned with winning the battle… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 108: A Man's Box Weapon Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-11-15 The Vongola hideout and Tsuna have lost contact with each other. Futa and the others are concerned for Tsuna's safety, but they cannot help him from the hideout. Meanwhile, Irie has figured out how many of Tsuna's friends have snuck into his hideout. He places his chosen team at facilities suitable to intercept them. But White Spell Vyshana attacks Black Spell Nigella, who was placed in the same block as him! The Gokudera and the others appear on the scene, they see something shocking… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 109: Imprisonment Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-11-22 Gianini says that Tsuna is unable to make contact, not because his transmitter has a glitch, but because he is so far below the ground that his signals aren't reaching them. Has he snuck into the depths of Merone Base as planned, or has some accident befallen him? Those remaining in the hideout cannot stop worrying. Meanwhile, Tsuna has passed out and is watching a peaceful dream about his mother pouring tea and his friends' smiles. He wakes up to the sweet-smell of Japanese tea, and finds… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 110: The Secret of Melone Base Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-11-29 Ryohei continues his battle with Vyshana. Vyshana attacks with his Storm Snake and his eight Storm Stag Beetles. In response, Ryohei fights back like a boxer and gets back up from his box weapon. Ryohei looks like he's at a disadvantage, but the attacks with his Sun flames begin to take effect! Vyshana becomes cornered. Irie receives an emergency transmission from him and finally decides to use his own box weapon in order to secure the safety of his lab… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 111: The Enemy is Octopus Head Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-12-06 Gokudera and Ryohei are separated from Yamamoto and Lal Mirch by Irie. They are blocked off by a wall and Yamamoto and Lal cannot save them. Gokudera is confused and irritated, but the door behind them soon opens automatically. Gokudera and Ryohei look at each other and wonder if it's a trap. Gokudera sends his box weapon Uri to go and scout things out, but Uri doesn't listen to him at all. Having no choice, the two of them cautiously walk out. They hear a creepy laugh from down the passage way. Waiting for them is another of the Millefiore's assassins--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 112: Boomerang's Trap Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-12-13 Gokudera and Ryohei are separated from Yamamoto and Lal Mirch. Lal has passed out from her battle with Ginger and isn't regaining consciousness. Yamamoto roams through the base carrying Lal. He wanders into a cramped area filled with pipes. Suddenly, a boomerang surrounded with deathperations flames comes at Yamamoto! Waiting for him is an assassin placed there by Irie. The boomerang relentlessly attacks him from all directions. Yamamoto cannot use his special attack in this cramped space. Yamamoto is cornered, but he thinks up a plan… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 113: Electric, Again Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-12-20 Irie moves the blocks in Merone once again and fatefully reunites Gokudera and Gamma. Gokudera remembers his terrible loss to Gamma. Meanwhile, Gamma realizes how Merone Base works and tells Gokudera and Ryohei about it. Gamma looks confident, but his distrust of Irie has grown and he is deeply resentful. He says that he is thankful for this battle and glares at them. Gokudera immediately jumps out, but he's held back by rope strengthened by Ryohei's Sun flames. Ryohei tells Gokudera that he's going to fight, and begins to walk towards Gamma--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 114: Guardian of Storm, Stand Up Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2008-12-27 Gamma shows overwhelming strength. Even so, Ryohei fights him while healing his wounds at a high rate. Gokudera is tied up with rope strengthened by Ryohei's Sun flames. He manages to release Uri from his box and orders him to bite through the ropes. But Uri completely ignores him and heads towards Gamma. Ryohei stops Uri, and protects him from Gamma's attack. But immediately after, he gets hit by one of Gamma's merciless attacks, and collapses. Gamma tries to deliver his finishing blow to Ryohei, but at that moment, Gokudera activates his Sistema C.A.I.! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 115: Sistema C.A.I. Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-01-03 Chrome is still in a coma in the Vongola hideout's intensive care unit. She is desperately trying to wake up from her dream. Hibari has moved his battle into the subway, and continues to fight the Millefiore's troops and detached forces who have appeared. In the Merone Base, Tsuna is wondering whether to accept Spanner's help to complete his X Burner. Meanwhile, Gokudera impresses Gamma with his Sistema C.A.I.. It was very agonizing process for Gokudera to fully understand the complex Sistema C.A.I.… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 116: Various Resolutions Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-01-17 Tsuna wonders whether to accept Spanners help to complete his X Burner. Giannini opposes the idea over the transmitter. He says that they cannot trust an enemy engineer. Meanwhile, Gamma is cornered by Gokudera's attacks that use five different waves. Gamma takes cover and carefully takes out a box from his pocket. It is a box that Yuni, boss of the Black Spells, asked the Phantom Knight to give to Gamma. Gokudera tries to drive Gamma out and defeat him. But a box weapon shaped like a black fox surrounded in large Lightning flames appears above Gokudera--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 117: The Storm Counterattacks Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-01-24 A box weapon resembling a giant panther leaps out of Kangaroo's pouch. It is Uri, who has grown up because of Sun powers! Gamma's box weapon, Black Fox (Nero Volpi), makes its flames even bigger and intimidates Gokudera. It still seems like it's saving a lot of its energy. The grown up Uri blocks the injured Gokudera and charges at the black fox. Upon seeing this, Gokudera realizes that Uri is a part of SISTEMA C.A.I. With his Vongola determination, Gokudera begins his surging retaliation--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 118: The Princess' Conviction Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-01-31 Gamma is hit by Gokudera's attack. He begins to remember when he first met his boss, Yuni. It all began when the Gesso Family, led by Byakuran, attacked the Giglionero Family, which was the foundation of the Black Spells. Gamma escaped from enemies and arrived at the Giglio Nero's safe house. He is shocked to find out that his boss has been killed. Yuni appears before him. Gamma remembers the merging of the Giglionero and the Gesso, and the creation of the detestable Millefiore Family… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 119: A Battle's Intervals Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-02-07 Yamaoto is carrying Lal Mirch, who is unconscious. He wanders the Merone Base. Doors and hatches in the passageways automatically open and close. They appear to be leading him somewhere. Lal Mirch gives a moan. She has regained consciousness. But, she is unable to understand the situation. She asks Gokudera questions and tries to sort out the battle thus far. She realizes that it has only been a few hours since they have broken into Merone Base… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 120: Virtual Space Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-02-14 Irie is getting restless about the fact that he still doesn't know where Tsuna is. Meanwhile, Tsuna is struggling with contact lenses. Tsuna cannot get them on. Reborn is astounded by how pathetic he is. Spanner suggests changing the material the contact is made of. He can complete it in under an hour, but Reborn says that it's pointless to just wait. Spanner begins gathering Tsuna's battle information using the simulator that he used to create King Moska's battle program. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 121: The Two Battles Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-02-21 Irie forced the blocks in Merone Base to move in order to find Tsuna. Because of that, Spanner's computer malfunctions and Tsuna is trapped in a virtual simulator gone out of control. The Ultimate Robot program that Irie made in high school appears before him. In this dangerous situation, Tsuna must attack and not run away! Meanwhile, Yamamoto happens to run into Nosaru, who is confused by the reorganization of the blocks. Nosaru is bitter about losing to Yamamoto from the future and immediately goes into battle position--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 122: The Strongest Swordsman Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-02-28 Yamamoto is led to the Phantom Knight, who Gamma claims is the strongest swordsman. Yamamoto remembers from Squalo's fight records that this person is the 100th person to lose to Squalo. But the Phantom Knight reveals the shocking fact that he purposefully lost to Squalo. Yamamoto cannot believe his ears--! Meanwhile, Irie gets a report from his scouts, who have returned from the Vongola base. They report that the Millefiore are dominating. Furthermore, Iris and Ginger report that Spanner has not returned to his room! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 123: The Sword Emperor's Teachings Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-03-07 Yamamoto's voice reaches Tsuna's transmitter and the Vongola base! It is only for an instant, but they hear that he is in battle. Tsuna is worried, but he cannot hear his voice anymore. Meanwhile, Yamamoto is focused on his battle with the Phantom Knight. He showers him with Shigure Soen Ryu techniques, but the Phantom Knight dodges them all without even flinching. The Phantom Knight attacks while making use of illusions! Yamamoto manages to block the Phantom Knight's sword with his Shigure Kintoki, but it gets a crack in its blade! Yamamoto is shocked--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 124: The Blocking Mist Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-03-14 Yamamoto realizes that the crack in his Shigure Kintoki is an illusion created by the Phantom Knight. He adds Tranquil Rain Flames to Squalo's Shark Shock (Attacco di Squalo) and hits the Phantom Knight! Yamamoto has swung his sword countless times during his training. Yamamoto says that if his sword cracked, he would know from if there was even a 0.01 gram difference in the weight of his sword. The Phantom Knight is paralyzed and cannot move. Yamamoto smiles at him, straightens his face, and attacks him--!! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 125: Further Intruders Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-03-21 In the aftermath of the brilliant clash of fire versus fire, Irie’s monitor cannot pick up the Gamma and Gokudera’s situation. The battle was so fierce, the camera in the training room where the two battled was destroyed. Did they kill each other off? Irie calmly orders the recovery of the Vongola and Mare Rings when he receives the news. The enemy had posed as a renaissance squad, and their guard has been killed. It seems the attack came in the form of a mysterious fog…? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 126: The Best Vs. The Best Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-03-28 Hibari makes his appearance by breaking through the walls to the box weapons lab! The strongest Guardian, and the man reputed to be the strongest swordsman of this era have finally come face to face. Hibari asks the location of the white device. Ignoring the question, the Phantom Knight open his box and unleashes an illusionary sea of trees. The illusion covers up Lal Mirch and Yamamoto, who has been defeated. Learning that his opponent uses illusion, Hibari switches his ring and states to the enemy – “I hate spellcasters… I feel like making them grovel to the floor”. The battle between the strongest vs. strongest has begun...! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 127: Mystic Flower Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-04-04 Hibari infuses the flames of three rings into a single box. Unable to withstand the incredible firepower, the box crumbles, revealing the “Needle Sphere” underneath – It is a void that completely shuts out everything besides the people who are fighting. “I want to end this quickly. My schedule is full,” Hibari says. What is the true meaning of his profound words...? Meanwhile, Tsuna finds himself surrounded by the Deathstalk Squad, led by Iris. They attack with body clones made with Iris's cloud flames. Spanner begins to talk about Iris and the creation of the Deathstalk Squad… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 128: The Disciplinary Chairman Arrives Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-04-11 The Phantom Knight is sure that he's won when the sees the Needle Sphere Form break. But Hibari from ten years earlier appears from the smoke! The Phantom Knight cannot hide his confusion at the unexpected turn of events. Was this the schedule that Hibari from the future talked about during the battle? Hibari from the past doesn't seem to understand the situation, but when he finds Yamamoto and learns the Phantom Knight is responsible for what has happened to him, he's ready to punish the Phantom Knight with his tonfa! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 129: Operation X Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-04-18 Hibari fights furiously Phantom Knight furiously. But is Hibari from the past any match for the him--?! Meanwhile, Tsuna and the others stand before Ginger Bread. And Ginger determines Spanner to be a traitor and begins to attack him mercilessly. Even so, Spanner doesn't stop programming. He looks calm, but the passionate spirit of a mechanic lies within him. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 130: Resolve and Irritation Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-04-25 The battle between Hibari and the Phantom Knight continues in the box weapon testing grounds. The Phantom Knight may seem to have the advantage, but his attacks aren't working against Hibari… The Phantom Knight opens his box, Spettrale Nudibranc, and surrounds Hibari with its illusions. The experienced Hibari from the future could defend himself against the invisible Nudibranc but how will the Hibari from the past cope? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 131: Rampage Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-05-02 Hibari’s last hope of defeating the Phantom Knight is…a drunk hedgehog? Emerging from Hibari's box, the continually burping, clumsy Cloud Hedgehog has absorbed too many flames and gotten indigestion. But when Hibari calmly holds his hand out and the Cloud Hedgehog stabs it with its needles something unimaginable happens! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 132: Final Block of Defense Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-05-09 Tsuna flies through Melone Base with a single goal: find Shoichi Irie and the white, round device in his laboratory! Irie tries to interfere with Tsuna's movements from afar by moving Melone Base's blocks. With Spanner behind him, Tsuna cannot shake off a homing missile, but he is able to fend it off with chaff and flame shots that Spanner modified. Even seeing this, Irie smiles fearlessly… What final block awaits Tsuna?! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 133: A Game-Changing Move Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-05-16 Tsuna cannot move because of the damage he has taken. The Phantom Knight pursues him with his Armamento da Guerra, which he uses for special attacks, showing his devotion to Byakuran and his obsessive desire to accomplish his missions. The Phantom Knight tells Tsuna that it is useless to struggle, but hearing this, Tsuna desperately moves his injured body. Tsuna says that he will fight the Phantom Knight even having seen his strength. Tsuna quietly sets Operation X into action! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 134: The Knight From Hell Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-05-23 The Phantom Knight wavers when Tsuna's determined stare reminds him of Yuni. He recalls a certain memory of when he had been ordered by Byakuran to annihilate the Giglionero Family but was too intimidated by Uri's stare to do so. Byakuran is like a god to him, and he was deeply regretful of being unable to fulfill his wishes. The Phantom Knight tries to gain even more power from the ring in order to make up for his blunder. He lets the Hell Ring devour his mind, and he transforms into something horrifying. Just how powerful is the Phantom Knight?! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 135: Arrival! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-05-30 The Phantom Knight uses the Hell Ring to multiply his strength. After being surrounded by Mist Flames, he appears in an unexpected form and displays his dark powers. But Tsuna fearlessly sets out to use his secret technique--a flame attack with force never seen before—the X Burner Hyper Explosion!! The flames clash. Who will win the battle?! And what was beyond the wall that was destroyed by the fierce clash of power? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 136: Revealed Truth Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-06-06 Tsuna finally arrives at his destination—Shoichi Irie's laboratory. As Tsuna stares at the round white device, Shoichi Irie himself appears before him. Irie shows him the Guardians he captured and the Vongola Rings he has gathered. Gokudera yells out to Tsuna, telling him not to worry about him and the other Guardians and to destroy the device. But Irie opens up the mysterious round white device. Tsuna and his friends are shocked at what was hidden. The time finally comes for Irie to tell the truth… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 137: Main Battle in Italy Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-06-13 The Vongola family has launched simultaneous attacks against the Millefiore Family across the world. Naturally, the Varia, the Vongola's independent assassination squad, is also participating. The Varia of the future quickly occupy the Millefiore base, where they are surrounded by the Millefiore forces. But the members, Lussuria, Levi, Bel, Squalo, and a quirky newcomer, Flan, are not patient enough to play defense. The Varia of the future go on the move under the command of Squalo, their chief of operations! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 138: Twin Princes Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-06-20 The last of the Six Funeral Wreaths is Bel's twin brother, whom Bel supposedly killed. Bel suspects that Sil is an illusion, but he has to acknowledge that he is real when Sil shows him the birthmark that matches his own, as well as the scar that Bel gave him. Bel talks to the brother he was never supposed to meet again about the time Bel attacked him when he was little. Why is someone who is not supposed to exist alive? Irie at Melone Base says that it has something to do with Byakuran's ability, but he keeps quiet about the details… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 139: Furious Roar Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-06-27 Sil and his butler, Orgelt, destroy the old castle that the Varia are occupying. Sil is pleased that he easily dealt with the Varia all at once. But in one of the rooms of the destroyed castle, future Xanxus is sitting in a chair unharmed. Xanxus provokes his enemies by yawning in front of them. Orgelt attacks with his Elefante Forte Pioggia, but Xanxus smashes the elephant into pieces with a single powerful blow! Is the giant animal hidden behind Xanxus his box weapon?! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 140: Another Sky Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-07-04 Xanxus's box weapon is the Sky Storm Liger: Ligre Tempesta di Cielo, which has the attributes of both Sky and Storm. Xanxus closes his box and orders Sil to call Byakuran. Sil hints that he's open to negotiating, but he is actually buying himself time to attack Xanxus, who is not using a box weapon at the moment. Sil uses his box weapon, Storm Bat: Pipistrello Tempesta, to surround Xanxus, and plans to attack him with special invisible storm flames. But in the next moment, the Storm Bat is crushed by a beam of light! It is Xanxus's flames of rage which were fired from his twin pistols. Even without his box weapon, Xanxus's fighting power is unfathomable! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 141: Reunion Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-07-11 Tsuna receives the Vongola Box from Irie. However, Irie shockingly tells him that in order to draw out the true power of the Vongola Rings and open the Vongola Box, the Seven Arcobaleno Seals are needed. In order to obtain the seals, Tsuna needs to overcome the Arcobaleno trials. However, in the future all of the Arcobaleno, besides Reborn, are dead. Tsuna doesn’t know what to do. Irie says that he'll momentarily send Tsuna and his friends into the past so that they can retrieve the seals. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 142: The Strongest Seven Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-07-18 Back in the past, the Arcobaleno are heading to Namimori to present Tsuna with their trials. Meanwhile, in the future, Irie is giving Tsuna and his friends instructions on how to return to the past. The Arcobaleno Trials are a week long. If they don't get all seven seals during that time, they will lose all means to oppose Byakuran. With a newfound determination, Tsuna and his friends return to the Namimori of the past using Irie's device. Tsuna and his friends are thrilled to see a peaceful Namimori. Reborn, previously silent, finally announces the start of the Arcobaleno Trials… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 143: Trial #1 Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-07-25 One day has passed since Tsuna and his friends had returned to the past and they still have yet to receive a trial. Reborn says he doesn't know what order the Arcobaleno will appear. Tsuna suggests they should go to school and do as they would usually do. However, during recess they are suddenly attacked on the roof! It is a baby with goggles. It’s Lal Mirch. Lal says that she is the observer to the Arcobaleno Trials. Their first opponent is Colonnello, who has a blue pacifier. Colonnello begins Tsuna and Gokudera's trial to test their combat abilities--! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 144: The Arcobaleno Seals Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-01 Colonnello shows off his overwhelming strength. It is a tough fight even for Tsuna and his friends who had gotten stronger through training and fighting in the future. Colonello repeatedly strikes with his powerful punches, kicks, and his killer “Maximum Burst”! Barely able to catch his breath dodging the attacks, Tsuna can’t use his X Burner. However, Gokudera’s cleverness allows them a little bit of time to fire up the X Burner. Tsuna’s X Burner and Colonello’s Maximum Burst are used at the same time—which one will ultimately win….!? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 145: Guardian Showdown! Cloud and Mist Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-08 Concern for Chrome brings Tsuna to Kokuyo Health Land. Hibari and Mukuro suddenly show up. The longstanding grudge between the two comes to a boil as soon as their eyes meet and they begin to fight! Tsuna can’t figure out what to do. It seems this unlikely situation was created by Skull, the Arcobaleno with the purple pacifier. At this rate, Hibari and Mukuro will continue to fight until one of them falls. Tsuna becomes panicked when Lal tells him that his trial has begun. On one side, there's Skull's trial and on the other side, Hibari and Mukuro are in fierce combat. Furthermore, Ken and Chikusa show up after noticing the chaos. It's mayhem! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 146: Box Weapon Prototype Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-15 A fog-draped morning, Tsuna is called out to Nami Junior High (?) by a mysterious phone call. On the way there, he runs into Yamamoto, Ryohei, and Gokudera. It turns out that Gokudera had come looking for Tsuna, but Yamamoto and Ryohei had been called out by the same kind of mysterious phone call. Is this one of the Arcobaleno’s tests…? They await suspiciously, and before them, Mammon—or Viper—of the Arcobaleno appears. Mammon says he has taken Kyoko hostage. Regardless of Tsuna and the others’ distraught faces, Mammom coldly kicks off a new mystery-solving game. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 147: Catching the Wind Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-22 Tsuna receives a letter. Inside the letter, there is a photo of someone wearing sunglasses and a note that reads “Try and catch me.” I-Pin sees the photo and is in shock. Reborn says that the person in the photo is I-Pin’s master, Fon, the holder of the red pacifier of the Arcobaleno. I-Pin wants to help Tsuna, but cannot help but is clearly hesitant to capture someone to whom he pledged his loyalty. Perceiving that I-Pin felt that way, Tsuna takes off by himself for the test. The test with Fon is a game of tag. Will Tsuna be able to catch the swift Bushido master? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 148: The Two Who Inherit the Heavens Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-08-29 There are three remaining Arcobaleno tests, one of which is the sky Arcobaleno. Tsuna resembles the Arcobaleno and thus takes an interest in them, but Reborn tells him that the sky Arcobaleno has been missing for quite a while. So how will the sky Arcobaleno test be carried out? Just then, an unknown woman comes to Tsuna’s house with Kyoko and Haru, carrying the orange pacifier. The mystery grows when the woman asks Tsuna to take her, along with Kyoko and Haru, on a tour around Namimori. Does this have anything to do with the tests? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 149: Reborn's Examination Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-09-05 At last, the day of Reborn’s trial rolls around. Reborn tells them to bring all of the guardians to Namimori Island and then leaves. Tsuna notices that Reborn isn’t his usual self, and Tsuna can’t hide his confusion. When Tsuna and the others arrive at the assigned destination, Reborn tells everyone they are to fight him to the death. Reborn mercilessly kicks Tsuna who says he can’t fight him. Even when Tsuna falls unconscious, Reborn commands the other guardians to continue fighting him without regard for the fallen Tsuna. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 150: Closed Path Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-09-12 Tsuna and his friends are told that they did not pass Reborn’s test. If they don’t collect all seven seals of the Arcobaleno, they can’t open the Vongola box. Without the Vongola box, they would lose all means of fighting Byakuran. Will they be given a second chance? Or has the future been closed off to them? Tsuna and his friends are upset, but they somehow muster up the energy to ask Reborn for a second shot. Reborn goes silent upon being asked. But just then, weapons fire and explosives detonate. The last Arcobaleno, Verde appears! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 151: When a Rainbow Forms Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-09-19 Verde attacks Tsuna and his friends with a weapon of his own invention. They fight back with all their might, but their wounds from Reborn’s test are still fresh, and they are not as powerful as usual. Verde’s intention was to attack Tsuna and his friends while they were weak so that he could steal the Vongola Ring. And this wasn’t just a test. Tsuna and his friends fight back desperately, and Reborn says he and the rest of the Arcobaleno will join in on the fight. As though to add insult to injury, Verde comes after them with a still unfinished box weapon. He even goes after Hibari and Lambo who have returned to Namimori. The Arcobaleno makes a move to help Tsuna and his friends….! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 152: The Boss' Resolution Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-09-26 Verde takes Reborn and the Arcobaleno hostage and demands Tsuna to hand over the Vongola Ring. But the future depends on the Vongola Ring. Tsuna and his friends refuse to hand it over, and they head for the unfinished box weapon in order to save Reborn and the Arcobaleno. While watching them struggle against the weapon, Verde is more than ever captivated by the power of the Deathperation Flame. Verde summons forth a new device and activates it. At that instant, Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Hibari feel a kind of magnetic force. However, the other guardians don’t feel a thing. What in the world is this device for…? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 153: The Last Mark Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-03 It turns out that Verde, this whole time, was not actually Verde, but a robot!? Then where is the real Verde? If they don’t find him, they can’t get his seal. What's more, the real Verde may be plotting yet another attack. Verde himself might not even be hiding within the limits of Namimori. The guardians are overcome with fear. Just then, Tsuna’s hyper senses detect something. Time is running out before they have to return to the future. Will Tsuna and his friends be able to collect all of the seals before time runs out? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 154: To the Next Battle Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-10 Since being flown to the future and brought to the Merone Base, they have fought in many battles. Ultimately, Tsuna, who has defeated his nemesis, the Phantom Knight, comes across a white and round device. The astonishing truth that Irie informed them about awaits them there. The battle at the Merone Base comes to an end at the moment, and Tsuna passes another test, thereby acquiring the power to open the Vongola Box. However, whether he’ll be able to use it well all depends on his next training session. His next goal is to defeat Byakuran…! They venture off to their next battle to bring back peace and return to Namimori of 10 years earlier. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 155: The Real Six Funeral Wreaths Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-17 The Varia win the main battle in Italy, and all that is left is to defeat the boss, Byakuraun. While Tsuna and his friends are in high spirits, Byakuran sends a message via hologram as though to mock them. In a confident tone, Byakuran asks for a formal measuring of the Vongola’s strength against the Millefiore. However, the Millefiore’s main force has already been defeated by Tsuna and his friends at the Merone Base. Irie is having trouble recognizing his true intentions when her Mare ring breaks! And then a new enemy appears before Tsuna and his friends. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 156: Inspiring Allies Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-24 The guardians are entrusted with the Vongola Box that the Tsuna from ten years later prepared. Tsuna and his friends refrained from battling Byakuran, and they receive a message of encouragement from the Varia of ten years later. However, they have been weakened in strength and spirit from the successive battles they have fought, and they are only able to light a small fire. Reborn sees this and orders them to rest. Tsuna and his friends retreat to the Vongola hideout, and just when they get settled, the radar suddenly catches suspicious activity. The radar indicates Tsuna’s home as the place in question. Is the offender working for the Millefore? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 157: Namimori Holiday Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-10-31 Tsuna and his friends set off ten years in the future at the wish of Kyoko. Kyoko and her girlfriends seem to be concerned about their homes. Tsuna takes to heart Reborn’s warning never to forget that this is the world of ten years later, and he follows the girls. After walking around town, Ryohei and Kyoko head to their respective homes, and Tsuna and Bianchi decide to go with Haru to her house. However, when they get there, they see that all of the shutters are closed and no one appears to be home. When they ring the doorbell, there is no answer. Does a harsh reality await them in the world of ten years later? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 158: A Warm Place Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-11-07 Kyoko and Haru are worried about Chrome, who has not come out of her room to eat. Bianchi says that Chrome just doesn’t know how to respond to the kindness of Kyoko and Haru, but their concerns continue to grow. Urged by Reborn and Kyoko, Tsuna decides to check up on Chrome. Chrome opens the door for Tsuna, but when Gokudera comes near, she immediately closes it again. Alone in her room, Chrome stays tucked in her futon. But inside her heart, something is beginning to change. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 159: For My Friends Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-11-14 The fight against Byakuran is approaching, and yet Yamamoto is nonchalant as usual. Gokudera sees this and can’t hide his annoyance. However, Yamamoto seems to have a plan of his own. Everyone learns from the newspaper that there will be a district baseball competition at Namimori Middle School. According to Kusakabe, Namimori Middle School’s baseball team of this time period is too wild, and the team is on the verge of being discontinued. Yamamoto hears this and his expression turns gloomy. A short while later, Yamamoto disappears from the base. He is worried about the baseball team and has gone to the school. Gokudera is angry, but what exactly is Yamamoto’s intention…? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 160: Gaining Mobility Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-11-21 Irie explains the rules of the game, Choice, to Tsuna and the crew. It is a war game in which one gets to choose opponents and battlefields. The winner gets to take one thing from the loser’s belongings. Irie and Byakuran originally came up with Choice as a board game during their college days, and it has since then developed into a computer game. But how exactly is the computer game played? There are still a lot of things that are unclear. However, what is known at this stage is that they will need the ability to move about large battlefields. According to Reborn’s plan, Giannini and Spanner face off for the first time. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 161: Airbike Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-11-28 What Giannini showed Tsuna and his friends was an Airbike fueled by Deathperation Flames. This bike runs on similar principles as the hovercraft, and it is supposedly part of Tsuna’s collection in the future. Reborn thinks Tsuna and his friends have fully recovered, both physically and psychologically, so they begin intensive training on how to ride the Airbike. However, Tsuna is taken back by the new machinery and he shows fear. He confesses that he had used training wheels on his bicycle until he was in the fifth grade, whining that there is no way he would be able to ride such a bike, but…. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 162: The Sky Vongola Box Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-12-05 Reborn finally gives them permission to start their Vongola Box training. However, due to some necessary preparations, they are not allowed to use their Vongola Boxes until the following day. Tsuna and his friends are told to take a break for the time being, so they all go to their own rooms. Tsuna stares at his box and turns his thoughts toward its content. When he lights a flame on his ring, the box responds by starting to move. Tsuna can’t believe his eyes, but the box is certainly responding to the flame. Tsuna is so curious that he finds himself opening his Vongola Box. Accompanied by an intense light, Tsuna’s Box Weapon is…. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 163: Terror! Turmoil on Base Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-12-12 Dino comes from the to the Vongola Base. Seeing the gallant Dino atop his Box Weapon, Cavallo Alato, makes everyone realize the what a difference a decade makes. It seems Reborn wanted everyone to wait until the following day to begin their Box Weapon training because he wanted Dino’s help. But without his assistant Romario around, Dino is as inept as he always has been. Dino brought with him a special box for their training, but it ends up being the source of a big scare at the Vongola Base… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 164: Vongola Box, Training Begins Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-12-19 Dino begins the Vongola Box training. Reborn holds an even higher position than Dino, watching over everyone as the “Tutor Fairy". But he tells Tsuna that he’s all alone until he can figure out how to properly open his box. Tsuna can’t hide his embarrassment, and when he goes to Yamamoto, he is just told to wait. According to Dino, the one person who truly understands Yamamoto’s potential is making a move. Who is this person exactly? Additionally, Kyoko and Haru decide to act on their own. What are they setting out to do? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 165: Boycott Declared Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2009-12-26 Tsuna and his crew have had enough with the training. Tsuna is still unable to open his box, and the others are worn out from the damage done by Lambo’s Box Weapon. On top of that, Kyoko and Haru ask Tsuna and the others to share the secret they’ve been keeping from the girls. Reborn pretends to not know anything because he doesn’t want to tell the girls anything about the Mafia or Byakuran. But the girls are adamant, and they decide to boycott all household chores until they are informed. Keeping up with their training is hard enough, and now Tsuna and the other guys will have to start cooking and cleaning themselves… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 166: With the Same Heart Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-01-09 Tsuna finally gives in and tells Kyoko and Haru everything. He tells them about the Vongola Family, about Byakuran, and about their upcoming battle. When Tsuna finishes explaining, Haru stays strong and just gives Tsuna a smile. But later, when she’s alone, Haru thinks about the burden everyone had been carrying and she begins to cry at her uselessness. Tsuna had told the girls without consulting the others, and he is worried that they won’t forgive him. Just then, someone hacks into the HQ’s communication system, and the person who appears on the screen is Byakuran! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 167: Day of the Battle Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-01-16 The Vongola Box training is done, and they just have to make their way to the spot Byakuran had chosen. Reborn has suits made for the gang with Leon’s flame-resistant thread. These black suits are the Vongola’s uniform. Irie reminds Tsuna and the others that the future of the world depends on this battle. But the future of the world is a bit overwhelming to grasp, so Reborn tells Tsuna and his friends to just focus on fighting to bring peace back to Namimori. The gang heads off to the battle, motivated by Reborn’s words. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 168: Choice Begins Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-01-23 The gang’s flame pressure is greater than Byakuran had expected, and they are all granted permission to participate in the Choice game. Countless cards fall from Byakuran’s giant head. Byakuran explains that each one of them must choose one of these cards at random to determine a battlefield. He goes on to explain that in this game, the conditions of the battle are chosen by each person’s luck. Giannini is nervous about picking a card from their enemy’s set, but Irie assures them that Byakuran would never cheat in Choice. Persuaded by his friends to go on and choose a card, Tsuna picks one of the cards… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 169: Sky Lion: Leone di Cielo ver. Vongola. Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-01-30 In the battle at hand, they decide to implement the “target rule.” With this rule, the opposing teams each choose one person to be a target. Whichever team first defeats that target wins. Irie and Daisy are both chosen as targets. They wear target marks on their chests from which they can fire Deathperation Flames. Deathperation Flames are pure life energy. Even if the two targets are not directly hit by their enemies, using too much of their Deathperation Flames could lead to their death as well. Tsuna and the others are apprehensive, but Byakuran tells them with a cold smile that whoever’s Deathperation Flames first go out is the loser. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 170: Fateful Showdown Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-02-06 Tsuna draws on the First Generation Vongola, Mantello di Vongola Primo’s self-defense mode to nullify Torikabuto’s attack. He uses the Sky “harmony factor” to harmonize Torikabuto’s sea snake with the surrounding buildings, thereby turning it into stone. After that, Tsuna punches Torikabuto and knocks him down to the ground. The Vongola side gets excited about this win, but it doesn’t matter how many people you beat—the game doesn’t end unless you defeat the target. Yamamoto braces himself to attack the target, and just then, his fated enemy appears before him. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 171: Revenge Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-02-13 When he sees Yamamoto’s Box Weapon, the Phantom Knight makes the Hell Ring eat his soul to double his fighting power. Kyoko and Haru tremble with fear when they see the Phantom Knight transformed into a skeleton, but Yamamoto remains confident. The Phantom Knight loses all sense of reason and turns very vicious. Yamamoto repeatedly counters the Phantom Knight’s sword and illusion attacks with tranquility factor rain flames. Then, he brings out Shigure Soen Ryu Secret xx. Will Yamamoto be able to take revenge using the Shigure Soen Ryu he inherited from his father? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 172: Kikyo's Assault Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-02-20 Now that Tsuna has defeated the Torikabuto and Yamamoto has defeated the Phantom Knight, the group decides to go directly after the opponents’ target. Daisy is frightened, and Kikyo tells her that she has been pretending to be in a pinch just to entertain Byakuran. The real six Funeral Wreaths have yet to give it their all. Just then, Tsuna’s contacts’ navigation system goes awry. In the meantime, Kikyo swiftly destroys their decoy and moves closer to Irie. The real six Funeral Wreaths are surging forward to catch up! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 173: Choice Ends Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-02-27 Irie and Spanner start up the base unit and try to escape as Kikyo draws near. They decide that the best thing to do right then is to escape, at least until Yamamoto defeats the opponents’ target, Daisy. However, the enemy’s base unit is guarded by a sturdy barrier, and they can’t get through. And Tsuna is still unable to break free of Torikabuto’s illusory space. Gokudera races over to hold Kikyo back, but without his Box Weapon, he is unable to stop her from breaking through into their base unit. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 174: The Truth About the Future Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-03-06 Despite suffering a bad wound from Kikyo’s attacks, Irie desperately tries to fight back. He doesn’t even stop after their loss in Choice is declared. Tsuna sees his desperation and asks why he is so determined to defeat Byakuran. Irie responds by starting to speak about his relationship with Byakuran—something he has never talked about before. It all started ten years ago, when the young Irie and Lambo met, and Irie got the Ten-Year Bazooka’s bullet. Using the Ten-Year Bazooka’s bullet, the young Irie time-traveled to the future where he met Byakuran. There, something that Irie did made Byakuran realize his powers. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 175: Yuni Comes Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-03-13 Upon hearing Irie tell his story, Tsuna becomes fully aware of just how important their battle was. They lost the battle that was their only hope of defeating Byakuran. While Tsuna is in despair, Byakuran comes to steal their Vongola Rings as if to hit him while he’s down. Will the 7³ Policy fall into Byakuran’s hands? Irie brings up a promise from the past, and he asks to play another game of Choice. Byakuran claims they never made such a promise, but just then, an unexpected visitor appears before them. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 176: Escape Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-03-20 Tsuna and his friends try to break out of the Choice battlefield by firing flames at the Teleportation System. Hibari uses his Cloud Hedgehog to hold up the enemy, and Gokudera and Squalo back him up. Right when Dino is using his whole body to try to stop Byakuran, Mukuro from ten years in the future arrives, having used Real Illusions and wielding Chrome’s trident! The future Mukuro resists Byakuran with his powerful illusions. Mukuro says many puzzling things to Tsuna, including an order to never hand the Sky Arcobaleno, Yuni, over to Byakuran. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 177: After the Battle Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-03-27 Tsuna and his friends somehow make it back to Namimori Town with the Teleportation System. Not only has the system been damaged, but Byakuran and the real six Funeral Wreaths are merely being delayed, and they’ll be after Tsuna and the gang any moment. Until then, they have to find a way to protect Yuni and win against Byakuran. Tsuna and his friends rest for a bit to calm down. Reborn explains what’s been going on in detail to Lal, who stayed at the Vongola base, and he insinuates that he has a secret plan to increase everyone’s power. It seems like Reborn isn’t the only one who’s in on this… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 178: The Primo Family Arrives! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-03 Reborn disappears after telling Tsuna and the others to bring Yuni and meet him back in front of Irie’s device. Tsuna and his friends are flung ten years into the past to Namimori. They see that Reborn has brought the Arcobaleno and realize they were brought to the past to be tutored by the Arcobaleno. But what exactly are they going to do? Just then, with the power of Yuni’s prayers and the Arcobaleno’s pacifiers, Vongola Primo appears out of the Vongola Ring! The first generation Vongola Family begins to evaluate whether Tsuna and the gang are worthy of succeeding the Vongola Family’s true powers. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 179: Inheritance Begins Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-10 Tsuna and his friends still have no clue what will be on the first generation’s succession test, but the Arcobaleno all start tutoring the crew in their own ways. Colonnello makes plans to toughen up Yamamoto, while Fong decides to first observe Gokudera’s personality. Skull is getting nowhere, and it seems Mammon hasn’t gotten anything done yet. Even worse is Verde, who hasn’t even shown his face. Will they be okay at this rate? While Tsuna and his friends are stressing about the test, the first generation Guardian of the Rain Ring, Asari Ugetsu appears before them! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 180: The Duty of the Guardian of Rain Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-17 Although Yamamoto won against the first generation Rain Guardian, Asari Ugetsu, he ended up being disqualified. Yamamoto is shocked. The rest of the crew doesn’t understand why he was disqualified, though Asari Ugetsu says that Tsuna should know why. Tsuna thinks about it but can’t quite figure it out. Yamamoto is hard on himself and becomes even more depressed. Then, Colonnello says that Yamamoto must solve this problem himself or it will have been for naught. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 181: Furious Bolt of Lightning Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-04-24 It’s Lambo’s turn to take his succession test, which takes place at an amusement park. The first generation Lightning Guardian, Lampo, is very lazy, and he decides on an extremely random task. He says he will deem Lambo worthy of inheriting his power if he can complete the stamp rally in the park and make it back to Lampo. The crew thinks this should be an easy task to clear, but Lambo gets completely absorbed in the attractions at the park and forgets about his succession test. But the amusement park feels a little weird. Reborn and the rest of the crew begin to think that Lambo’s tutor, Verde, who has yet to show up at all, has something to do with it… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 182: Silent Storm Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-05-01 Yamamoto’s and Lambo’s tests are finished, and Gokudera starts getting impatient for his turn. Fong tells him to calm down, but Gokudera doesn’t want to hear that. In order to prepare for his upcoming succession test, Gokudera opens his Box Weapon to train with Uri, but Uri is disobedient as usual and runs away. While Gokudera is running around looking for Uri, another Gokudera appears before Fong! When Tsuna and his friends see the person pretending to be Gokudera, they sense that something is out of place, but then their super intuition is sealed! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 183: Aloof Cloud Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-05-08 There are three remaining succession tests. Ryohei is raring to take his test, but Hibari’s turn comes before his. But when the Cloud Guardian Alaude tells Hibari that the succession test is not a battle, Hibari loses all interest. The rest of the crew tries to motivate Hibari, but Hibari is being difficult. Just then, Ryohei says he’ll take care of it as the eldest of the group and furiously starts trying to convince Hibari. Ryohei doesn’t give up, no matter how many times Hibari brushes him off. And then, finally, Hibari gets so irritated that he takes out his Tonfa! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 184: Sunny Then Cloudy Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-05-15 Skull arrives on a giant fighter aircraft to try to convince Hibari, but he fails and starts randomly shooting missiles in desperation. But Hibari attacks with his Box Weapon, Cloud Hedgehog, and makes a hole in Skull’s aircraft. Air starts leaking out of the aircraft, and it slowly begins to fall. It looks like it’s going to fall right onto Namimori Middle School! Even Hibari freezes up, but the man wielding Sun Flames makes a move! What will become of Hibari’s inheritance succession test? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 185: Set Trap Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-05-22 Chrome and Tsuna are the only ones left to take their inheritance succession tests. But Tsuna hears from Kyoko and Haru that Chrome is nowhere to be found. Worried, Tsuna and his friends make their way to Kokuyo Land to see what is going on. The gang runs into Ken and Chikusa along the way, who say that Chrome is back but acting strange. They rush over to Chrome, who bursts into tears and says she doesn’t want to fight anymore. Tsuna feels bad for having dragged her into some tough situations, but he doesn’t quite know what to say to her. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 186: Bewitching Mist Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-05-29 Kyoko and Haru are taken hostage as part of the first-generation Guardian of the Mist Ring, Daemon Spade’s scheme. He had been spying on Tsuna and his friends for a while now, and he determined that Kyoko and Haru could be valuable hostages. What exactly does Daemon Spade want from the gang? And why would a member of the first-generation Family do such a terrible thing? Tsuna and his friends are confused, but Daemon Spade begins to speak to them with a confident grin on his face. He says that he would free his hostages if Tsuna and the others became the ideal Vongola inheritors. What could Daemon Spade’s true intention be? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 187: Betraying Memory Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-06-05 Tsuna and his friends are trapped and forced to fight illusory opponents that look exactly like them. These illusions have Daemon’s voice and reflect his intentions, and they attack the gang to try to change them to match Daemon Spade’s ideal. His ideal Vongola Family is a mafia organization with the powerful ability to control and take over the enemy and keep growing stronger. Will Tsuna and his friends be able to win against Daemon Spade and stand firm in their convictions? In the middle of the battle, Daemon Spade tells them about his act of betrayal… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 188: Primo's Will Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-06-12 Daemon Spade continues to show a will to fight even when he is under pressure from Tsuna and the gang. He insists on a one-on-one fight against Tsuna. While fighting, Daemon explains how he feels about the Vongola Family. Tsuna listens to him, and while he defends himself against Daemon’s attacks, he does not go on the offense. Gokudera can’t bear to watch any longer, and he tries to back Tsuna up. But Reborn stops him and says that this is the boss’s fight, and they must not get involved. The Guardians hold their breaths and watch from the sidelines. Tsuna continues to endure Daemon’s attacks and then speaks of his unchanging conviction… Source: crunchyroll
Episode 189: The Family's Resolve Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-06-19 Tsuna and his friends successfully obtain their inheritance, and they go back to the future. Yuni and Reborn are there to take back the pacifier they had left with Lal. Reborn tells Lal all about what Tsuna and the gang went through in their succession tests. But through all the adversity, Tsuna and his friends were able to embody their roles as Vongola Decimo and his Guardians. As a result, the gang was not only able to obtain their inheritance, but also strengthen the bond of the group and prepare themselves in face of the battles ahead. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 190: The Real Six Funeral Wreaths Attack! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-06-26 Tsuna and his friends are nervous about when the real six Funeral Wreaths would come after them. The Flame Ring Teleportation System had been damaged, but it’s not completely destroyed. Giannini and Spanner are closely observing the base’s security system. Meanwhile, Hibari and Dino are keeping watch at Nami Middle. And Squalo uses the base’s communication system to seek the Varia’s support. Just then, the Flame Ring Teleportation System appears in the sky, accompanied by some ominous sounds. Six lights scatter upon Namimori Town. The real six Funeral Wreaths finally arrive! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 191: Open Carnage Box Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-07-03 Tsuna and his friends run into Mr. Kawahira. Mr. Kawahira is a regular at the ramen shop where I-Pin works ten years in the future. Tsuna and the gang remember hearing his name from the future I-Pin when she arrived using the Ten-Year Bazooka. For some reason, Mr. Kawahira knows about the real six Funeral Wreaths, and he tells the gang that he will give them refuge. It all seems kind of suspicious, but Tsuna and his friends decide to take Mr. Kawahira up on his offer. Meanwhile, at Namimori Middle, the battle between Daisy, Dino, and Hibari gets off to a start! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 192: Alaude's Handcuffs Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-07-10 Hibari’s Vongola Box Weapon is shaped like handcuffs. Daisy is surprised to see a Vongola Box Weapon for the first time. The real six Funeral Wreaths know about Tsuna and the gang’s special attacks because Byakuran provided them with information from the parallel worlds. However, the Vongola Boxes only exist in this world, so they have not obtained any information on them. But Daisy laughs and says these weapons are very suitable for him. What does he mean by that? Tsuna and his friends are hiding at Kawahira Real Estate, and when Dino stops corresponding from Nami Middle, they find themselves completely in the dark about the battle going on there. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 193: Daemon Spade's Devil Lens Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-07-17 Gamma rescues Yuni, who was captured by Torikabuto. Despite having fought Gokudera and the others as leader of the Millefiore, Gamma is now here only for the sake of protecting his boss, Yuni. Even Nosaru and Tazaru are happy to serve Yuni in combat. But Gamma can’t exercise his full power potential because his Mare Ring was stolen. Gamma still puts himself on the line and does everything within his power to protect Yuni. Torikabuto draws near to Gamma and Yuni, and just then, Tsuna appears before them! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 194: The Final Battle Begins Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-07-24 Byakuran orders that Ghost, the last of the real six Funeral Wreaths, be released from Vindice’s prison. But when Iris comes to get Ghost, Vindice says that he has already been released, and he shows her a video of a different man being released. Who is this man who deceived the fearsome Vindice and was set free instead of Ghost? Meanwhile, Tsuna and his friends hide in the forest at Yuni’s suggestion. Gokudera seems to have gotten hurt pretty bad ly. Then, when dawn is about to break, Yuni predicts that their final battle is about to start. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 195: G's Archery Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-07-31 Kikyo and his comrades planned to surround the Vongola and attack from three corners, but when he hears an explosion from somewhere in the forest, he stops advancing for the moment. Kikyo says the battle has begun, but he looks pretty confident as he gazes in the direction of the explosion. He thinks the Vongola will have no chance of winning once Zakuro starts fighting for real. Gokudera is extremely worn out from fighting, but then he sees Zakuro in action and is absolutely astonished by Zakuro’s power. Gokudera has strengthened his resolve up until now, but will he be able to come through in this battle? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 196: Lampo's Shield Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-08-07 With the help of Uri, Gokudera hits Zakuro with one solid attack. But just then, Bluebell shows up to fight him too! Gokudera doesn’t have the strength left in him to move, let alone fight another battle. As Bluebell is about to finish him off, Gokudera gets backup from someone unexpected. Meanwhile, Kikyo comes to the marsh where Ryohei, Basil, Lambo, Nosaru, and Tazaru are hiding. These battles between the Millefiore and Vongola will require a lot from everyone involved! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 197: Knuckle's Maximum Break Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-08-14 Lambo employs his Vongola Box’s power to defeat Kikyo’s Box Weapon, Nuvola Velociraptor. But Lambo, exhausted from exerting himself, falls asleep soon after, and Kikyo takes this opportunity to get back at him by opening his Carnage Box! The intensification of the Cloud flames spawns countless Spinosaurus heads. Basil, Nosaru, and Tazaru cannot possibly take all of them on. Just then, Ryohei stands up and announces that he will beat Kikyo in three minutes—the equivalent of a boxing round. The time has come for Ryohei to exercise his Vongola Box’s power! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 198: The Last Real Funeral Wreath Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-08-21 The battle between the Varia and the duo Zakuro and Bluebell is only getting more intense. Tsuna, who can only worry from afar, begins to sense that something terrible has happened. Reborn doesn’t help his angst when he says that the Varia may be strong, but their chances against the superhuman real six Funeral Wreaths are slim. Over at the scene of the battle, the Varia are indeed struggling against the real six Funeral Wreaths. Bel, Levi, and Lussuria have been captured by one of Bluebell’s attacks, and even Xanxus is hit by Kikyo’s Spinosaurus. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 199: Ghost Awakens Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-08-28 The last real six Funeral Wreath, Ghost, finally arrives when things are most intense. His body is twice the size of a normal person, and it radiates light as though it is electrically charged. He also looks identical to Byakuran. Everyone is astonished by the sight of this unexpected last Funeral Wreath, and even Kikyo seems rattled. Gokudera, Basil, and Ryohei launch a preemptive strike with an attack that combines all of their Box Weapons! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 200: Sky Full of Desire Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-09-04 The battle between Tsuna’s Deathperation Point Zero Revised and Ghost comes to an end, but something doesn’t seem right. Tsuna absorbed Ghost’s flames, but his own flame power has not increased at all. Where did all of Ghost’s flame energy go? Finally, Byakuran arrives on the scene! But the guardians and the Varia are too exhausted after Ghost took their flame energy. Just then, the extent of Ghost’s true power is shown at the hands of Byakuran! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 201: Precious Moments in Time Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-09-11 Tsuna is almost crushed by Byakuran’s power. The two of them keep firing back at each other with increasingly bigger Deathperation Flames. Then, out of nowhere, Tsuna’s and Byakuran’s rings begin to resonate very loudly. Yuni is in hiding far away from them, but her pacifier starts to fire Deathperation Flames and make the same noise as well. Reborn thinks that the Sky elements are contacting one another. Yuni floats up into the air, and she is taken in the direction of Byakuran and Tsuna against her will. Yuni seems to be headed for danger. What is happening?! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 202: Sea. Clam. Rainbow. Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-09-18 Byakuran is surprised at Vongola Primo’s unexpected visit. Apparently, his arrival could not be foreseen even with Byakuran’s access to parallel worlds. Yuni explains to Byakuran why Vongola Primo has come. The reason has something to do with the Sky elements of the 73 policy. Vongola Primo says that he is there to unleash them. He seems to be referring to the Vongola rings, but will this provide Tsuna the opportunity to power up? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 203: To a New Future Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2010-09-25 The long battle in the future finally comes to an end. However, the group has suffered some major losses. Tsuna begins to have doubts that this devastating battle was as important as he had thought. Just then, the Arcobaleno comes up with a way to bring everything back to normal with the information they received from Yuni’s flames. With this solution, Byakuran’s evil doings would be erased from the past. Not only that, the past in which people perished at the hands of Byakuran would be changed so that their lives would not be lost. A new past would be born, and it would lead to a brighter future. Source: crunchyroll