Sankarea: Undying Love: Season 1
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Sankarea: Undying Love Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Once I… Become a… Zombie
Apr 6, 2012 · 24 min
When the family cat is accidentally killed, zombie buff Chihiro Furuya secretly tries to bring it back to life. After he overhears Rea Sanka shouting her frustrations down a well,
It Was… Successful
Apr 13, 2012 · 24 min
Rea continues to assist Chihiro’s attempt to reanimate Babu. She reveals her home life, including an unhealthy relationship with her father. The two of them decide to make one last
Sanka… Rea
Apr 20, 2012 · 24 min
Rea is grounded indefinitely for sneaking out at night, and her father decides to keep her home from school, for good measure. She sneaks out again anyway, and goes looking for Chi
A Normal… Girl
Apr 27, 2012 · 24 min
Aria learns that Rea has run away, and Dan’ichiro vows to get her back. In Chihiro’s room, Rea sews up her wound, and the two of them each come to terms with her rebirth as a zombi
If She’s a Zombie… That Means…
May 4, 2012 · 24 min
With Rea going through rigor mortis, Chihiro does his best to keep her hidden while attending to household chores. While trying to figure out how to preserve Rea’s body, Chihiro ma
It’s Because I… Ran Into You
May 11, 2012 · 24 min
Rea’s strange behavior leads her to kiss Chihiro in front of Ranko. After Rea slips away, Chihiro learns some valuable information about the undead from his grandpa. Chihiro decide
Childhood… Friends…
May 18, 2012 · 24 min
Chihiro spends his Sunday helping out with the Saoji family’s restaurant. Ranko tells the tale of the first time she met Chihiro. The two young children develop an unusual friendsh
Counterfeit… Freedom…
May 25, 2012 · 24 min
After Rea agrees to join the Furuya family in a meal, Chihiro becomes more interested in her dietary habits. At Rea’s insistence, he takes her to the mall to shop for clothes. Once
A Mother’s… Hand…
Jun 1, 2012 · 24 min
Mero and her two friends tell tales of their own brushes with zombies. Ichie tells of the creature that the art teacher keeps; Miko relates the story of an awful smell that led her
Strong… Feelings…
Jun 8, 2012 · 24 min
While being held hostage inside the Sanka mansion, Chihiro meets Aria. She discloses that she is Rea’s stepmother, and relates how she came to be married to Dan’ichiro. In the cour
Nothing… Really… Special
Jun 22, 2012 · 24 min
Rea arrives home just as Dan’ichiro shows Chihiro into the fencing hall, where he is determined to settle things between them. Though detained by the maid staff, Rea is able to elu
At That Moment… I…
Jun 29, 2012 · 24 min
Chihiro begins to have second thoughts about his duty in looking after Rea’s welfare, and how little he can do for her. When plans to watch a fireworks show that Rea has her heart