
Yoshimori kicks into high gear with his training, but this only prepares him so much for his next foe: Hiwatari, a dangerously swift Ayakashi that freezes everything it touches. After a final exchange of heartfelt feelings, Masahiko is able to finally pass on. Yoshimori's only option is to bake a cake that only Masahiko could make. Toshihiko is also unwilling, because he doesn't believe in ghosts. But when Yoshimori and the ghost counselor Yumeko Hananokoji stage an intervention, Masahiko is reluctant to face his brother. Yoshimori's ghost friend Masahiko refuses to pass on out of worry for his little brother Toshihiko. It is not until Madarao detects that Yurina is an ability user, and therefore able to see supernatural events, that her fear is explained. At night, Yurina finds herself surrounded by a swarm of Ayakashi, and protected by the two Kekkaishi is even more frightening to her. Yoshimori's classmate Yurina Kanda, along with her friends, decide to visit school at midnight so that they can see the famous off-season cherry blossom tree. Yoshimori defeats him, but in his own, merciful way. Tokine, however, warns Yoshimori not to get too attached: ghosts can be dangerous, which proves true when another ghost shows up at Karasumori bent on revenge. In the process, they discover they share a love for baking sweets. Yoshimori encounters a ghost who doesn't realize he's already dead, and tries to help him pass on. Together, they defeat Yoki, and Yomi is taken in for treason, but with a better idea of what Tokio gave his life to protect. Luckily, reinforcements arrive in the form of the Kekkaishi duo's grandparents, and two Shadow Organization operatives, Hakudo and Odo. Tokine holds on her own against Yomi and Yoki until Yoshimori can join the fight but even he has trouble once Yoki taps into Karasumori's seemingly limitless power. But Yomi's true intentions are not so innocent, and Tokine finds herself fighting alone against Yomi and her giant ogre Yoki.

The Shadow Organization sends demon tamer Yomi Kasuga to investigate Karasumori, and while staying at the Yukimura Home, she shares memories of Tokine's deceased father Tokio Yukimura.

But both are needed to deal with Tsuchigama, an earth Ayakashi that is too strong for either alone. The habits of the young Kekkaishi carry over to their school lives as well: Tokine is the smartest student in her class, while Yoshimori sleeps through his. Young Yoshimori Sumimura gets a life-altering lesson when his friend and comrade Tokine Yukimura is seriously wounded while protecting him from Yumigane, a harmless-looking Ayakashi that transforms into a more fearsome form.
#KEKKAISHI EPISODE 1 DUB SERIES#
Kekkaishi the anime series was adapted by Sunrise from the manga Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe.
