Rental Magica
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- 1EP 1
Astral members assist Shōko Kunugi in locating her grandfather after a demonic hound incident.
Oct 8, 2007Astral fails to capture a demonic hound due to president Itsuki Iba’s incompetence, allowing Adelicia Lenn Mathers of Goetia to claim it. Shōko Kunugi, a classmate of Itsuki, hires the group to find her missing grandfather. Upon locating him, the grandfather attacks Itsuki and Kunugi after committing a magical taboo. Astral members Honami Takase Ambler, Mikan Katsuragi, and Ren Nekoyashiki arrive to reinforce Itsuki. Itsuki reveals his Glamsight eye and orders his team to defeat Kunugi’s grandfather. Later at school, Adelicia and Honami approach Itsuki and bicker. When Kunugi greets Itsuki, both Honami and Adelicia angrily punch him in the head.
- 2EP 2
Adelicia confronts Itsuki over Goetia while Honami recalls past events at a mysterious mansion.
Oct 15, 2007Astral members discuss dating and bad luck while Itsuki laments his presidential duties. Adelicia confronts him about Goetia and uses magic to stop his bid, but Honami intervenes, forcing Adelicia to leave. Nekoyashiki later asks Itsuki to help Honami dispel spell wave contamination. A mansion appears, prompting Honami to remember how Itsuki saved her from a magical creature in their youth, which altered his Glamsight. Inside the mansion, Honami protects Itsuki from a Dullahan, fulfilling her wish to safeguard him. The episode concludes with Adelicia enrolling as a new student, causing embarrassment for Itsuki and chagrin for Honami.
- 3EP 3
Itsuki performs a shrine ritual to help Shinogi revive her comatose brother Moroha.
Oct 22, 2007Itsuki arrives late to a shrine appointment because he let Mikan buy festival souvenirs. Shinogi Minagi asks Astral to contact Futsunushinokami, the shrine god, to revive her brother Moroha. Despite objections from Adelicia and Honami, Itsuki accepts the job after seeing Mikan’s enthusiasm. During the ritual, Kagezaki, a mage from the Association, interrupts and informs Astral member Manami Kuroha about Takeminakatanokami, the shrine’s other god. Kagezaki explains that Shinogi and Moroha accidentally summoned Takeminakatanokami, forcing Moroha to use Futsunushinokami’s power to stop it, which left him comatose. With Shinogi incapacitated, Mikan seals Takeminakatanokami using emotional support from Itsuki and magical help from Honami. Moroha awakens, and on the train ride back, Kuroha teases Honami about coming to save Itsuki.
- 4EP 4
Itsuki converses with ghost Manami Kuroha while Astral investigates magical pollution near the hospital.
Oct 29, 2007Hospitalized with a broken leg, Itsuki speaks with Manami Kuroha, a ghost who asks about Astral. Meanwhile, Honami and Nekoyashiki investigate magical pollution near the hospital. Nekoyashiki explains the contamination to Itsuki, dispelling bloody handprints. Honami arrives and agrees the pollution stems from a mage's spell. Kuroha is consumed by a flesh mass that attacks the group. They identify the core as a soul-eater, a mage seeking immortality through soul transfer. As Honami and Nekoyashiki prepare to destroy the entity and Kuroha, Itsuki releases his Glamsight to rescue the ghost. A few days later, with Astral members present, Itsuki invites an ecstatic Kuroha into the organization.
- 5EP 5
Astral faces deregistration while battling Goetia demons and a frozen sea mystery involving Adelicia and Itsuki.
Nov 5, 2007Kagezaki threatens to cancel Astral’s Association registration due to low activity under Itsuki’s leadership, assigning them to resolve a high pollution Magi Night incident. Goetia appears and summons demons to attack Honami and Itsuki, but Honami defeats them. Adelicia arrives for combat, yet turbulent seas freeze, trapping her and Itsuki underwater. Adelicia discloses that the pollution stems from a Goetia mage who violated a taboo, swearing Itsuki to secrecy. This mage is Oswald Lenn Mathers, Adelicia’s father. Oswald attacks the pair, but Honami intervenes to save them. Oswald retreats, and Itsuki makes Honami promise to keep the secret before fainting.
- 6EP 6
Itsuki confronts Adelicia regarding Goetia while facing Oswald and revealing Glamsight
Nov 12, 2007Kagezaki questions Adelicia about Goetia breaking a taboo, but Itsuki calms his suspicions. Itsuki allies with Adelicia to destroy her father, though she later claims she wishes to protect his honor instead. Honami apologizes to Itsuki for underestimating magical pollution and admits she joined Astral because of him. The Magi Night is predicted to occur at an amusement park. Oswald defeats Astral members, but Itsuki uses Glamsight to overwhelm and destroy him. Itsuki is hospitalized with a broken leg, where Adelicia lies beside him. Outside, Honami and Nekoyashiki discuss Glamsight's strengths and dangers, with Honami swearing to protect Itsuki.
- 7EP 7
Itsuki helps a red-headed girl who requests a basilisk eye from Astral, leading to a dangerous encounter.
Nov 19, 2007Itsuki encounters a lone girl in a park and provides her with food and a business card. She visits the Astral residence to request a basilisk eye, offering a valuable antique in exchange. The group travels to the basilisk’s lair, where the creature traps Lapis and Itsuki, overpowering Mikan’s protective charm. Itsuki reveals his Glamsight, allowing Astral to defeat the beast. Itsuki collapses from magical pollution, and Nekoyashiki purifies him just in time. Lapis later visits Itsuki, but her argument with Mikan is halted by Honami, who discloses Lapis is a homunculus familiar. Lapis activates the basilisk eye, destroying the room. Nekoyashiki deduces that Lapis serves Judaix Tholoide, a founder of Astral.
- 8EP 8
Astral members seek a ley line hot spring to cure Itsuki's Glamsight eye.
Nov 26, 2007The Astral members visit a hot spring to treat Itsuki's Glamsight eye, but Honami determines the magic is insufficient because the location lacks a ley line. While ascending the mountain, Kuroha proposes a competition to locate a suitable spring. Although Honami and Adelicia initially decline, they agree to compete after secretly deciding that Itsuki's exclusive affection will be the prize. During the search, the group falls into a hole and discovers a rock obstructing the ley line's magical flow. By combining their abilities, they levitate the obstruction, restoring the spring's power. Upon returning, a conflict between Honami and Adelicia breaks the fence separating the men's and women's baths, causing embarrassment for everyone involved.
- 9EP 9
Itsuki faces a magical duel with Tholoide over Astral ownership after Lapis attacks the mansion.
Dec 3, 2007Adelicia attacks Tholoide's laboratory but is defeated by the alchemist and Lapis. In Japan, Kagezaki delivers an item belonging to Itsuki's father, Tsukasa Iba, which the Association held. He informs Itsuki that Tholoide disputes his control of Astral. Itsuki and Honami board a blimp to speak with Tholoide, who communicates through Lapis. Tholoide acknowledges Itsuki's claim but proposes a Fehde, a magical battle to decide ownership of Astral and the item. After Tholoide reveals Adelicia's failed raid to provoke Itsuki, Itsuki activates his Glamsight, forcing Lapis to flee. That evening, Lapis attacks the Astral mansion, where Nekoyashiki barely repels the initial assault. Honami flies to confront Tholoide, but he reveals he is an automaton and incapacitates her.
- 10EP 10
Itsuki confronts Tholoide and defeats the basilisk to free Lapis after learning about Tsukasa's grimoire.
Dec 10, 2007Lapis employs a basilisk eye to block Itsuki’s Glamsight but flees when Adelicia appears. Honami wakes in Tholoide’s lab, where Tholoide discloses that the Association held Tsukasa Iba’s original grimoire. Anticipating Itsuki’s attack, Honami attempts to escape using a hazardous spell, risking collateral damage that Adelicia prevents. Itsuki assaults the headquarters and faces Tholoide, who easily defeats the Astral members using the basilisk eye extracted from Lapis. Tholoide then transforms Lapis into the basilisk itself. Utilizing his Glamsight, Itsuki overcomes the creature and liberates Lapis. He advises Tholoide to strive for excellence as president. Later, Itsuki receives correspondence from Lapis and Tholoide, indicating that Tsukasa’s grimoire holds the key to understanding his Glamsight.
- 11EP 11
Itsuki and Honami retrieve a posthumous flower while rescuing Kuroha from a magician.
Dec 17, 2007Diana, president of the magical item corporation Trismegistus, tasks Itsuki with retrieving a flower that blooms after death, a mission originally begun by his father. During the operation, magician Li Cheng Chen attacks to steal the flower, forcing Honami to take it and escape with Itsuki while Kuroha is left behind. Itsuki vows to rescue Kuroha and deliver the flower to Diana. Meanwhile, Diana expresses regret to Chen for selling him the root used to power a village massacre. Itsuki arrives as Kuroha uses poltergeist abilities to break free. Itsuki reveals his Glamsight, and the trio defeats Chen. Back at the Astral mansion, Diana thanks Itsuki and leans in closely, prompting a shocked Honami and Kuroha to punch him after she departs.
- 12EP 12
Itsuki seeks a gift for a ghost while friends plan a surprise Christmas party.
Dec 24, 2007With the Astral members occupied, Itsuki visits the city to inquire about suitable presents. Diana informs Honami and Kuroha of this, prompting Honami to search for him. Daphne reveals that Itsuki asked Adelicia the same question, leading Adelicia to join the search. Honami and Adelicia track Itsuki to a church, where they discover he is buying a gift for the spirit of a deceased girl. Kuroha arrives, and the group sings to the ghosts of children who perished in a fire, causing the church to vanish. Upon returning to the mansion, the Astral members surprise Itsuki with a Christmas party. During the celebration, Adelicia requests Itsuki’s company for the following day, and Honami insists on accompanying them.
- 13EP 13
Honami recalls her past at a British wizarding school with Adelicia
Jan 7, 2008Honami remembers attending a British wizarding school where she was deemed a failure despite her dedication to Celtic magic. Adelicia, her classmate, was recognized as the brightest and strongest magician. During their qualifying exam, they had to survive in pairs at a site of magical pollution. Adelicia planned to destroy the pollution source to prove her superiority, but Honami refused to follow. After separating, Honami saved Adelicia when she failed to eliminate the threat, risking the safety of other students. With Adelicia's help, Honami used her Celtic magic to destroy the source. In the present, Adelicia discusses their school days with Itsuki and Kuroha while looking at old photos. Honami arrives and takes the two home. When Itsuki asks why she tried so hard at school, Honami internally reflects that it was because of Itsuki.
- 14EP 14
Nekoyashiki faces Kei Isurugi at a mountain ceremony for a lost sister.
Jan 14, 2008Kei Isurugi contacts Astral to perform a mountain ceremony, inviting Nekoyashiki, Itsuki, and Mikan. During the ritual, Kei attacks the group, revealing that Nekoyashiki’s departure three years ago caused the loss of his sister, Sakuya Isurugi. Nekoyashiki challenges Kei to a duel, which Itsuki enforces by blocking interference from Honami and Adelicia. Although Kei employs kuda-gitsune, Nekoyashiki defeats him. Kei accepts the loss, acknowledging Nekoyashiki as his idol and impressed by the challenge. As Kei lies defeated, Nekoyashiki recalls his final moments with Sakuya while the group observes an aurora overhead.
- 15EP 15
Shinogi and Moroha request the return of a funadama to a beach shrine.
Jan 21, 2008Shinogi and Moroha Minagi ask Astral members to return a found funadama to a shrine. Itsuki and Kuroha are pulled into the past by magical pollution while attempting this task. There, they meet fisherman Hyoudou, who seeks mermaid flesh for its healing properties. Meanwhile, Honami, Adelicia, Mikan, and Nekoyashiki hear an old woman explain that mermaids hunt those who eat them. Itsuki and Kuroha face an attack, but Kuroha summons Hyoudou's daughter's spirit within a funadama. This distraction allows the mermaids to pursue the spirit, enabling Itsuki and Kuroha to return to their own time. Shinogi later notes renewed shrine worship, leading Itsuki to suspect a descendant of Hyoudou is involved.
- 16EP 16
Sekiren Trains Itsuki to Defeat a Magical Larva Without Glamsight
Jan 28, 2008While training in the mountains, Itsuki is attacked by a larva, a magical creature that makes nightmares reality, and is saved by Sekiren, a traveling member of Astral. On Itsuki's request, Sekiren trains him in martial arts. In a break in training, Sekiren visits Astral and asks Nekoyashiki to allow him to take on a mission offered to Astral. Kuroha takes tea to Itsuki, who claims that he is training so that others can rely on him. Magical pollution appears on the mountain, and Kuroha leaves to seek help, but after she and Honami return, Sekiren stops them. Meanwhile, Itsuki is attacked by the larva in the form of an armored soldier, and using Sekiren's training, is able to defeat it without using his Glamsight. Afterwards, Sekiren reveals he set up the conflict for Itsuki's benefit, and advises him to fight with his Glamsight rather than have it control him.
- 17EP 17
Clive's interference disrupts the Goetia ceremony summoning Asmodai.
Feb 4, 2008A Goetia ritual to summon Asmodai fails when Clive Roland, a former disciple of Adelicia's father, intervenes. Adelicia disappears, prompting Daphne to question Itsuki during his Sekiren training. Clive later attacks Itsuki using Adelicia's demons but flees upon her arrival. Adelicia explains she returned to England to summon Asmodai, one of the four great demons controlling the Ars Goetia, but Clive intended to summon him instead. Itsuki and Adelicia arrive too late to prevent the summoning. Asmodai kills Clive and attacks the pair. Itsuki defends himself using Sekiren's Xingyiquan while Adelicia sacrifices her future to gain control over the demon. She reveals this sacrifice means devoting her remaining life to magic.
- 18EP 18
Daphne searches for Clive and confronts Gara and Sekiren in the city.
Feb 11, 2008Daphne seeks Clive to locate Adelicia and encounters Gara, Goetia's secretary. Gara lacks Clive's location, prompting Sekiren to appear and attack Daphne. He claims he wishes to assist her search and questions her role as Adelicia's servant, to which she replies she is content. Sekiren confesses his love, embarrassing Daphne. They discover Clive dead and accuse Gara of murder. Gara employs forbidden techniques to fuse with a demon, revealing his affiliation with Ophion, a mage organization that ignores magical taboos. Sekiren defeats Gara, forcing his retreat. He then informs Daphne of his connection to Oswald Mathers and notes her transformation from Adelicia's sister, having traded her blond hair and green eyes for her current state. Sekiren falls asleep in the grass while reiterating his love for her.
- 19EP 19
Mikan's Return to Her Family and the Oni Ritual Crisis
Feb 18, 2008Mikan and Nekoyashiki return to Mikan's family, prompting Itsuki to question their absence. Suzuka Katsuragi, the family head and Mikan's grandmother, refuses to return Mikan to Astral and reveals Nekoyashiki is missing. Itsuki and Honami travel to the Katsuragi estate, where Suzuka offers to return Mikan if Astral eliminates an oni on the mountain. Guided by Tatsumi Shitō, they ascend the mountain and face dozens of oni. The group is engulfed by magical pollution, and Itsuki awakens to find Nekoyashiki with Mikan's missing sister, Kaori Katsuragi. They explain that the Katsuragi ritual sacrifices the next heir to the mountain oni, and Suzuka intends this for Mikan. Nekoyashiki claims he kidnapped Kaori to stop the ritual, but a trace on Itsuki reveals her location, causing Suzuka to begin the ceremony.
- 20EP 20
Kaori and Mikan complete the Katsuragi ceremony to defeat the oni with help from Itsuki and Adelicia.
Feb 25, 2008An oni captures Kaori, but the Katsuragi clan attempts to trap it during a ceremony. When clan members remove one horn, Kaori suffers intense pain. Suzuka intends to sacrifice Mikan, but the oni escapes the ritual. Itsuki, Honami, Nekoyashiki, and Tatsumi arrive to fight, though Suzuka doubts their success. Itsuki uses Glamsight to guide Honami in restricting the oni's movement while Mikan and Kaori resume the ceremony. The oni stops the ritual using its remaining horn, but Adelicia arrives and has a summoned demon remove it. Mikan and Kaori finish the ritual, causing the oni to disappear. Impressed, Suzuka permits Mikan to return to Astral and asks Itsuki to look after her.
- 21EP 21
Adelicia proposes to Honami to legitimize her claim, but Itsuki stops the mage-only ceremony.
Mar 3, 2008The Association pressures Adelicia to appoint a new Goetia head or marry to validate her authority. She proposes to Honami, clarifying to a confused Itsuki that this union is strictly magical and lacks legal weight. With Diana’s assistance, the couple selects wedding attire while Itsuki reluctantly joins them. During the ceremony led by Daphne, Itsuki interrupts before the conclusion, removing both women from the church. He states that neither participant was willing and their hearts were not in the ritual. Adelicia then notifies the Association of the cancellation. She and Honami discard their rings into a river, forcing Itsuki to retrieve them later.
- 22EP 22
Sekiren investigates idol erosion while Itsuki meets Fin Cruda and the city faces dragon seal breach
Mar 10, 2008Sekiren notices a Buddhist idol eroding and patrols the city. Itsuki and Adelicia share a meal, witnessing a boy rescue Genbu, a cat belonging to Nekoyashiki, from a tree. They assist him and return to the Astral mansion, where he introduces himself as Fin Cruda, an Association member monitoring Astral. Fin mentions Association suspicions regarding a taboo violation but departs upon seeing Honami, his former student. Itsuki follows Fin to discuss his Glamsight. After Fin leaves, Itsuki’s Glamsight causes him pain as mist covers the city. Sekiren arrives, reporting that seals on a city dragon are broken. Itsuki, suspecting Fin’s involvement, heads to confront him. Meanwhile, Honami helps Fin summon the dragon, believing it can cure Itsuki’s condition.
- 23EP 23
Honami writes blood runes while Fin reveals his changeling nature to Itsuki and Sekiren.
Mar 17, 2008Honami travels the city writing blood runes for a dragon summoning. Nekoyashiki explains that Tsukasa Iba chose the city to watch the dragon and casts a retrieval spell. Adelicia fights Fin, who overwhelms her and disables Sekiren. Fin reveals he is a changeling with Glamsight, knocking Itsuki unconscious. The retrieval spell reaches the group, but Fin disrupts it, leaving Itsuki behind. Honami and Fin take Itsuki to a tower to summon the dragon. Nekoyashiki deduces the dragon is a sacrifice to heal Itsuki's eye and that Honami feels guilt over exposing Itsuki's Glamsight to damage from the dragon when they were children in a mansion.
- 24EP 24
Itsuki names the dragon Astral after Honami betrays Fin and the Association clears Astral
Mar 24, 2008Astral members enter the tower while Sekiren, Mikan, and Kuroha fight a dragon. Nekoyashiki is halted by Fin and Honami, prompting Adelicia to summon Asmodai. Honami counters with a powerful spell, but Nekoyashiki intervenes to stop energy buildup. Itsuki awakens, revealing his Glamsight and absolving Honami of blame for a childhood incident. During a clash between Itsuki and Fin, Honami betrays Fin by declaring her love for Itsuki. Fin retreats as Association members led by Kagezaki arrive. The Association acquits Astral due to Fin's betrayal and lack of evidence. Finally, Itsuki and Honami visit the dragon before it is sealed, and Itsuki names it Astral at its request.
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- How many episodes does Rental Magica have?
- Rental Magica has 24 episodes.
- When did Rental Magica come out?
- Rental Magica came out in 2007.
- Which studio made Rental Magica?
- Rental Magica was produced by ZEXCS.
- Who directed Rental Magica?
- Rental Magica was directed by Yukiko Ban.
- Is Rental Magica finished?
- Current status of Rental Magica: Finished.