The essential episodes of Kuromukuro
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Kuromukuro — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Yukina, a sophomore at Tateyama High, visits Kurobe Laboratory when it is suddenly attacked. While escaping, she touches a mysterious cube.
- 02
Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma appears from the cube. He tries to save Yukina but is knocked unconscious. A new large scale geoframe emerges from Toyama Bay.
- 03
The Silent Walls of a Castle Ruins
Kennosuke, with Yukina along for the ride, is victorious, but the enemy geoframe gets away. He is captured once again but escapes and finds Koharu.
- 04
After realizing the extent of his slumber, Kennosuke is invited by Yukina's uncle to live with the family. The modern world continues to confound him.
- 05
Ken and Yukina resume their battle with the Yellow Crab mecha. Classmates Akagi and Kayahara defy the authorities and head closer to the battle zone.
- 06
As the invaders' demands cause friction, Yukina leaves home to avoid battle. Kennosuke goes to search for her but realizes he knows nothing about her.
- 07
An enormous enemy geoframe appears, but with Yukina missing, the center lacks the power to oppose it. Ken, Akagi and Kayahara continue the search.
- 08
The captured pilot is taken back to the research center and questioned. He says that he came to find a certain object. Ken appears to recognize him.
- 09
The enemy pilot unexpectedly escapes and is able to restore his geoframe. Yukina is ordered to deploy in the Kuromukuro, but runs into him on the way.
- 10
Summer vacation has come, and that means more training for Ken and Yukina, who is improving more than she expected. Akagi hopes to become a pilot.
- 11
Ken's Kuromukuro fights alongside the GAUS to drive off a giant geoframe. Meanwhile, Kayahara's plan for the Culture Fair stirs up excitement.
- 12
Kennosuke has been run through by a woman with the face of his princess. Before she can finish him off, a mysterious figure leaps to his defense.
- 13
The local population begins to evacuate the area, and the school's students are transferring out. Carlos doesn't know what to say about his situation.
- 14
Sophie shows excellent results in the single-pilot GAUS, impressing Ken. Soon, he learns that her parents expect her to leave Japan.
- 15
Through the fight with the Efidolg, the characters find themselves closer to their aims. Kennosuke discovers the path he must walk.
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