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Episode 9 –

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The gang finds out that Amami is making chocolate for Valentine’s Day and wonder who she has a crush on. I bet the chocolate is for all her ghost friends. Inoue offers to help Amami make the chocolates, but I think she regrets her decision.

Well, the chocolate could be for Amami’s human friends too, although those friends have the ghosts thinking it’s for them. This is getting really comical! The gang decides to follow Amami in order to find out who her crush is. What? Could it really be that grouchy old man at the park? His wife helps Amami out with a recipe and I think I see where this is going.

The big day finally arrives and Amami has her gift. Her friends, as well as the ghosts, follow her to see who will be receiving her chocolates. They are for the old man, but not for the reason everyone thinks. I was right. It was a gift from the man’s dead wife. He’s only a grouch because he misses his wife so much, but will never admit it. He accepts Amami’s gift and later thanks his wife as he cries. All of Amami’s friends, including the ghosts, receive chocolate from her as well and this turned out to be another very sweet episode!

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Episode 10 –

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Now that she’s in her second year, Amami is determined to help the new first years. However, with her ghost friends around, all the first years are completely afraid of Amami and run from her. All that just makes her feel bad. And we find out the reason Ogawa makes those creepy dolls, which turns out to be rather sweet. That is, until one of the dolls comes to life – or rather, gets possessed by a spirit, with a special request. The doll asks Ogawa to take it to “the bridge to heaven”. Ogawa agrees and runs off, leaving her concerned friends behind. They chase after her, not knowing what kind of spirit it may be.

As she chases after Ogawa, Amami has no idea what to do. The bridge is supposedly under the sunset, but it suddenly gets cloudy and begins to pour rain. It was thanks to another of Amami’s ghost friends. The rain stops just as quickly as it began, leaving a beautiful rainbow in the sky. The ghost asks if that will do for a “bridge of light”. The spirit is pleased at finally being able to go to heaven, says goodbye to Ogawa and leaves the doll. Instead of being happy, Ogawa is devastated. She wanted the spirit to stay with her. Amami feels bad for her, but the rest of their friends finally catch up and offer their own opinions which kind of turns into an argument. LOL

The following day, the first years are still running away from Amami, but her friends gather around her and later encourage her. They tell her that the first years just need some time to get used to her and will accept her eventually. And it kind of happens sooner than expected. It turns out that Amami is already popular with some of the underclassmen and they want to have their picture taken with her – for the ghosts of course! Well, it’s a beginning anyway. I liked the group shot at the end – until the other ghosts ruined it! LOL

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Episode 7 (Sub) is live at ANO

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Episode 11 –

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The Star Festival brings wishes, but I wonder what Amami’s wish is. Amami invites her friends over to see her mother’s handmade decorations and tells them that their wishes will come true. The friends are impressed by the beautiful decorations and it’s soon time to write their wishes. But what to wish for? Especially if it will come true?

Amami has the same old wish – that she will make lots of friends. But hasn’t that already come true? She also wants to see her mom, but feels that will all she has now, that wish is a selfish one. However, her ghost friends see the wish and wonder how they can help her. They end up possessing Amami and go looking for her mother. They find her and question why she doesn’t visit her daughter.

Mom has been watching over her daughter, but just can’t leave the place where she is. She needs to tend to some morning glories that she can’t leave, or they will die. However, all the ghosts come to help and keep the morning glories alive so she can go see her daughter, if only briefly. Mom and daughter’s first meeting is a happy one. Even dad gets a glimpse of his late wife.

When Amami wakes the next morning, mom is gone. Was it just a dream? She realizes it wasn’t and calls for her ghost friends. But they don’t answer. What? In a panic, Amami runs through the town calling for all of the ghosts, but none come to her. Are they all gone or has her sixth sense disappeared? Was that the price of seeing her mother? Was that why the morning glories had to be kept alive? Can’t wait to find out!

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Episode 8 (Sub) is live at ANO

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Episode 12 –

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Amami really has lost her sixth sense and falls into a depression. Still, she keeps trying to find her ghost friends. Her human friends are worried about her as well. The ghosts don’t even show up in their pictures anymore and they girls can’t even feel any spiritual activity. Inoue seems to be the only one happy about that, but she really isn’t either.

Amami eventually passes out from the stress, causing her friends to become even more concerned. The next day, Amami doesn’t come to school and everyone decides to pay her a visit after school. However, Amami’s father says that she doesn’t want to see anyone and won’t let them in the house. They find out that she isn’t eating either.

The friends leave and try to figure out a way to help Amami. They think that if they perhaps cook for her, then maybe she will eat. The next day, the friends also continue to do the things that Amami used to do around the neighborhood, including the offerings for the ghosts.

Inoue arrives at Amami’s house and drags her out of bed, forcing her to eat as she yells at her. The fried eggs are good and it seems that Amami gets her appetite back. Amami admits to Inoue that she is really feeling very lost and confused without her sixth sense. She cries as she talks with Inoue. She feels that without her sixth sense, even her human friendships would not survive.

Inoue has had enough! She just doesn’t like the things that Amami is saying and drags her out of the house to show her just how much her friends and everyone else she helped cares for her, sixth sense or not. Amami still isn’t getting it and Inoue really lets her have it. It was because of Amami herself that connections were made and bonds were formed. Inoue cries and says that she wants to be Amami’s friend forever. Amami cries as well, returning her feelings.

And in that other place, the morning glories bloom again. Suddenly, Amami can see all of her ghost friends again. It seems that Inoue can see them all as well and isn’t too happy about it. But at least she doesn’t look all that scared anymore. The rest of Amami’s human friends join them and they’re very happy that things are back to normal. Even Amami’s mom is watching through her mirror and is sure that her daughter will be fine from now on, with or without her sixth sense. Amami finally realizes that even if she can’t always see her ghost friends, she knows they will always be with her. And she continues to make new ones too!

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Episode 9 (Sub) is live at ANO

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Episode 13 –

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This was more of a bonus episode since the last episode wrapped things up nicely with a great big bow. It’s a day at the amusement park with everyone, both human and ghost. It’s great fun for all until they get to the haunted house. I can see how thrilled Inoue was to be there. LOL And Amami ended up getting scared by all the fake ghosts! Too funny!

This amusement park happens to hold some memories for Amami, although they are a little fuzzy. In the beginning of the episode, she got lost here when she was a little girl and another little girl brought her back to her father. That same little girl, obviously a ghost, now brings another lost child to Amami. After getting a feeling of somehow knowing the little girl, the memory fully returns. She had made a promise to that little girl ghost and now that promise has been fulfilled.

I enjoyed the taking of the group photo with Amami directing everyone and a very confused panda photographer looking on. He, of course, only saw a few humans. LOL The climax of the day is a sleepover at Amami’s house. However, the boys intend to sleep in the yard instead of going home. Inoue stays as well, even though she’s told that it may be scarier than a haunted house attraction.

Eventually, the ghosts show up to join in the fun as well. After a good dinner, it’s time for fireworks! And cute high school girls in yukatas! I agree that both Yamada and his brother need to go home already. LOL Later on, everyone plays cards and Amami seems very content to be surrounded by both ghost friends and human ones.

Later, in the night, Inoue can’t sleep, thinking about all the ghosts that are there. Amami is still awake too and holds her hand. But Amami gets nervous and starts to shake. It turns out that the rest of the girls are awake as well. Then Inoue is the only one to fall asleep after the girls decide on an all-nighter. Typical! LOL Disappointed, everyone else falls asleep too. The next morning, Inoue wakes up to find that Amami held her hand all night. Both girls are very embarrassed! This was such a cute show. I enjoyed it very much!

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Episode 10 (Sub) is live at ANO

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Episode 11 (Sub) is live at ANO

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Episode 12 (Sub) is live at ANO

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Episode 13 :end: (Sub) is live at ANO

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Re-Kan! TV Anime: 3rd & 4th Character Song CD

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Shelf Life - Re-Kan!

by Paul Jensen, Oct 10th 2016

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Seeing Dead People Doesn’t Have to Be Traumatic in Re-Kan!

April 18, 2018 10:00am CDT
“Cruising the Crunchy-Catalog” checks out the 2015 TV anime comedy with a supernatural twist

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RE-KAN! Official Trailer