The Worst Episodes of Tsurune

The conclusion of the national tournament heralds the end of summer. As Minato reflects on kyudo, he and his friends help Masaki prepare for the Star Festival at Yata Shrine.

Director: Eisaku Kawanami

Writer: Haruna Matsuda

Kazemai’s performance earned them victory. However, another team is quickly making a name for themselves with their unorthodox yet ‌effective kyudo techniques.

Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Minato first watched kyudo--Japanese archery--with his mother, where he was enchanted by the sound of the bowstring. When he first arrives at Kazemai High School, everyone expects him to join the kyudo club. But Minato is haunted by a recent tournament failure, and the strange condition that led to it.

Director: Takuya Yamamura

Writer: Michiko Yokote

When Minato finally joins the Kazemai Kyudo Club, most of the boys accept him immediately. Kaito alone holds a grudge over Minato's wishy-washy behavior. Minato tries to smooth things over, but.

Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

Exiled from the shooting range on Masaki’s orders, Minato finds himself forbidden from wielding his bow. Meanwhile, Kaito blames himself for the team’s poor performance.

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara

Writer: Michiko Yokote

How can Tsujimine be in sync when its members seem so different? Minato wants to know why, and Fuwa will tell him if Minato explains why Nikaido is obsessed with beating him.

Director: Eisaku Kawanami

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

As the team's new coach, Masa-san decides to hold a training camp to help the kyudo club pass the tournament preliminaries. But first, he holds a mock tournament within the club, with a humiliating punishment for the loser.

Director: Shinpei Sawa

Writer: Michiko Yokote

At Kirisaki, a private high school with a renowned kyudo club, the first-year Fujiwara Shu's skill with a bow stands out. This holds true even when choosing their participants for the prefectural preliminaries.

Director: Naoko Yamada

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Seiya has bounced back from his earlier gloom, and the team is practicing in earnest for the tournament. But when Minato forgets something in the Kyudo Hall, he overhears Masa-san talking to Tommy-sensei.

Director: Shinpei Sawa

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

It’s their turn this time; Seo, Hanazawa, and Shiragiku have signed up for a kyudo tournament and are bursting with excitement for their first team competition.

Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

For losing the match, the boys have to act as servants during their training camp. But does working all day mean they'll have no time to practice kyudo?

Director: Taichi Ogawa

Writer: Michiko Yokote

The prefectural tournament preliminaries finally begin. When the students from Kazemai and Kirisaki run into each other, Minato is happy to see Shu again - but Kaito is only interested in picking a fight.

Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

The Kazemai kyudo club heads to Kirisaki’s campus for a joint practice session.

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara

Writer: Michiko Yokote

After his failure at the kyudo club briefing, Minato flees the school, and ends up encountering a mysterious archer named Masa-san. Though on his guard at first, Masa-san's lighthearted personality slowly helps him to open up.

Director: Haruka Fujita

Writer: Michiko Yokote

The school prepares for the annual Sports Tournament and other students note Minato’s absence. However, a familiar sound tells his friends where they can find him.

Director: Takuya Yamamura

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Each participant in the regionals has their own worries and hopes. They are all different, but the one thing that unites them all is kyudo.

Director: Taichi Ogawa

Writer: Michiko Yokote

The Kazemai Kyudo Club has managed to break through the preliminaries and is now preparing for finals. But Seiya's seemingly unflappable demeanor is beginning to show cracks.

Director: Eisaku Kawanami

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Minato endures Masaki’s deluge of instructions. Meanwhile, the rift between Nanao and Kaito deepens, casting a dark cloud over the entire kyudo club.

Director: Eisaku Kawanami

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

Now that they know what they need to do, Minato and the others try to find their own “ikiai.”

Director: Minoru Ota

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Kazemai, Tsujimine, and Kirisaki compete in a national tournament that means something different to each team.

Director: Minoru Ota

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Minato had setbacks, but all of his hard work earned him a spot on the national stage. Now, as he steps onto the range, he faces Shu once more.

Director: Takuya Yamamura

Writer: Michiko Yokote

The boys finally compete in the group match. While Kaito is focused on making up for his individuals performance, Minato is reinvigorated by his reunion with Shu.

Director: Minoru Ota

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

When Seiya develops a fever and stays home from school, friction develops between the remaining members of the team. Does Masa-san hold a trump card to solve their problems?

Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto

Writer: Michiko Yokote

Kazemai has a summer training camp and is ecstatic about getting a beach-side kyudo range all to themselves! Too bad the Tsujimine kyudo club beat them to the punch.

Director: Mei Isai

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino

The news of Masa-san's accident has shaken the boys of the Kazemai kyudo club. The girls manage to get their heads back in the game, but will they be able to pass through to the finals under these conditions?

Director: Taichi Ogawa

Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino