Rin-ne: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Rin-ne Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Black Cat Oboro
Apr 9, 2016
Ageha doesn't get along with her black cat contractor, Oboro. They fight.
Court of Dreams
Apr 16, 2016
A spirit is unable to pass on, held back by a desire to play tennis in the school tennis club.
The Missing Membership Fee
Apr 23, 2016
Rinne's shinigami union payments go missing. Shirushigami Kain threatens him with late charges.
Song of Love
Apr 30, 2016
A spirit who passed away in the Showa era returns, causing trouble all around the neighborhood.
Digging Up Memories, Can I Borrow Cash?, Demon at the Camp Grounds
May 7, 2016
Rinne's grandma cleans her house, and digs up some goodies. Rinne's Dad is broke again. A demon tries to take one of Sakura's friends' brothers to Hell.
Homestay Trainee
May 14, 2016
Rinne's homestay, Shouma, is quite a handful. Hoping to end his school assignment quickly, he goes after an evil spirit, but the spirit appears elsewhere as a living human being.
Coaching Responsibilities
May 21, 2016
Masato tricks Rinne's homestay, Shouma, into turning spirits evil. Both Rinne and Shouma are in deep trouble.
The Cursed Straw Doll
May 28, 2016
A spirit is wandering around the steps of a local shrine. She'd died trying to curse Mamiya and Sakura's homeroom teacher, Suzuki-sensei
Mikazukido for All Your Scythe Needs
Jun 4, 2016
Rinne's Shinigami Scythe needs sharpening. He's invited to Mikazukido, a scythe smith that goes back generations -- but they kind of suck.
Black Cat 6th Dan
Jun 11, 2016
Rokumon and the other black cats are invited to the celebration of a high-profile black cat before his reincarnation. Meanwhile, Rinne does battle with a hobo moth who threatens to
Monsters of the Summer Festival
Jun 18, 2016
It's summer festival season. Rokudou doesn't have money to spend on such fun. Instead, he investigates rumors of "Dancing People."
Ghost Boat / Something in the Tunnel / Welcome to Nehan-ya
Jun 25, 2016
Sakura and her friends head to the beach, where they run into Rinne, Ageha, Tsubasa and Rokumon. They investigate a ghost boat, an octopus monster and a section of the beach rumore
The Mysterious Transfer Student
Jul 2, 2016
Shima Renge is a new student at school. She has a habit of breaking people's hearts -- possibly on purpose.
Renge's Revenge
Jul 9, 2016
Shima Renge's self-imposed community service work hurts Rinne's weather box business, leaving him terrifyingly poor.
Recovery Cream / Rumors / Mushroom Hunting
Jul 16, 2016
Mikazukido's Recovery Cream can fix anything -- including cats. There's a spirit in the staff storage at school. The black cats go on a trip hunting for magic mushrooms.
Break-up Kit
Jul 23, 2016
Ageha tries to break-up Rinne and Sakura with an arsenal of Shinigami tools. Renge gets involved, in an attempt to have it all blow up in Ageha's face.
Shinigami Elementary School Reunion
Jul 30, 2016
Demon Masato gets involved his wings stolen by a mysterious man who seems to be trying to lure Rinne into the Shinigami Elementary School reunion.
Black Cat Ranking Exam
Aug 6, 2016
Rokumon enters the Black Cat Ranking Exam in pursuit of a ranked black cat contractor discount. Kain and Ageha also have their black cat contractors join. Calamity ensues.
MVC
Aug 13, 2016
Rokumon's plan to get the key to the Shinigami door backfires, but he gets his reward. The exam heats up even more.
Hot Pot Boss, Demon Type-A, Shinigami Type-B
Aug 20, 2016
Rokumon's plan to get the key to the Shinigami door backfires, but he gets his reward. The exam heats up even more.
Have My Scarf, Waiting on the Rink
Aug 27, 2016
A bossy evil spirit and a bossy Tsubasa nearly crash an oden party Ageha sets up for Rinne. Masato and Rinne are both sick with afterworld strains of influenza. They engage in a gl
Never Change...
Sep 3, 2016
Renge does everything in her power -- and then some -- to stop her crush, Shirushigami Kain, from finding out that she's a Damashigami.
Shinigami Sakura?!
Sep 10, 2016
Sakura picks up a scythe that becomes attached to her until she can successfully purify seven spirits.
Matsugo Returns?!
Sep 17, 2016
Ageha tries to put Rinne on a collar. Rinne's friend from elementary school, Matsugo, is not amused. Sakura, on the other hand, sees an opportunity.
Sakura's Wager
Sep 24, 2016
At their faux date, Sakura overhears Rinne saying he likes her because she feeds him and lends him money. He tries to clear things up with her, but Matsugo has his own ideas.