Overview
- The episode opens on the consequences of the higher‑ups’ decisions surrounding Masamichi Yaga and the forbidden technique tied to his legacy.
- It expands the series’ lore on independent cursed corpses in ways that sharpen the ethical burden on those seeking that knowledge.
- Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro, with Panda’s help, infiltrate Kinji Hakari’s underground fight venue as part of a bid to recruit him.
- Hakari is introduced as a charismatic operator driven by a “fever” or “passion” ethos, positioning him as an unpredictable wild card.
- Critics praised the restrained, rotoscope‑inflected direction and voice acting in the tense Hakari–Yuji meeting that tees up the next clash, with new episodes streaming Thursdays on Crunchyroll.