Episodes

A look at Myoe's past. Lady Koto, who was originally a black rabbit given life by Myoe's drawings, was given a body by a bodhisattva so she could express her love. They soon bonded and started a family consisting of three children; Yakushimaru, a human child, and Kurama and Yase, who were created from drawings. When the capital started to complain about them, they decided to live in the Mirror Kyoto that Myoe created, where humans and creatures could live together in peace and broken things simply regenerate. || Chapter 1: Priest Myoue and his wife, Koto, and three children, live in Enzanji temple in Kyoto. The people around them find them creepy, so they decide to move to the Looking Glass City. Chapter 2: The family is happy, but Koto has a dream where disaster strikes the city, so the parents leave their children behind. Chapter 3: With the parents gone, the children are left to run the city for themselves. One day, a girl called Koto appears. Source: crunchyroll

Koto recalls her past training with her master and father, Inari, a shrine priest who often goes on missions. Late one night, Koto spots a black rabbit in her home and chases after it, coming across a room where she finds the paintings of the Mirror Capital and Lady Koto in her rabbit form, and Inari crying in his sleep while calling out to Lady Koto, deciding to keep it a secret. Back in the present, Yakushimaru, Yase and Kurama discuss the possible link between Koto and Lady Koto. || Chapter 4: In the past, Koto lived with Inari, who worked for the Chief Priest of the shrine and was also her teacher. Chapter 5: She realized that Inari may be her real dad, and that the black rabbit in the picture may really be her mother, but kept it a secret. Chapter 6: In the present Looking Glass City, the Council of Three thinks that Koto`s red eyes may be a sign of their mother`s return. Source: crunchyroll

It becomes the time of the year where the station opens and people send their unwanted things to float away. Later that night, a mischievious imp throws away all of Yase's crockery, sending her into a monstrous rage. After learning about the situation the next day, Koto, A, and Un search the station for Yase's favorite cup. During this time, Koto hears from Yase's butler how she once had her favorite doll thrown away because her brothers believed it could bring Lady Koto back. After failing to find Yase's cup after a day of searching, Koto tries to obtain Kurama's cup as a replacement, but this does not please Yase. She turns into a monster out of rage, but Koto manages to stop her. Seeing some of her mother in Koto, Yase gives her thanks for everyone's efforts and accepts the cup. || Chapter 10: The Station Opening, the day when everyone in the city gets rid of what they don`t need, begins, and a cup that is very important to Yase is thrown away. Chapter 11: Yase has lived her whole life surrounded by things that remind her of her mother, and Koto tries to get her cup back, but... Chapter 12: Koto tries to fix things between Kurama and Yase, and feels a connection to her mother between them. Source: crunchyroll

Yakushimaru feels pent up over his past, even having an outburst at Koto. After getting some advice from Yakushimaru's girlfriend, Koto goes on a moped trip with him, explaining how A and Un are like the beginning and the end, reminding Yakushimaru of the words Myoe left him with. He then tells him that the black rabbit she is chasing is most likely his mother, offering to help her find it on the condition that once she does, she would kill him. || Chapter 13: Myoue has been skipping out on the Council of Three meetings, and now he feels irritated at the fun Koto is having. Chapter 14: But his anger isn`t really directed at her, it`s at himself, and how he acted when he was still called Yakushimaru. Chapter 15: He takes Koto to the no-go zone on his bike, and offers her a plan. Source: crunchyroll

Yakushimaru explains to Koto how Myoe had found him after he had attempted to take his own life following the death of his parents and decided to adopt him, using a special fruit to bring him back to life and make him immortal. Whilst intially hating being unable to die, Yakushimaru soon became attached to his adoptive parents, making it all the more sad when he became separated from them. After Koto and Yakushimaru talk about their respective parents, Yase and Kurama, who are curious about the identity of Koto, bring her to their assembly, much to Yakushimaru's objection. As Yakushimaru fights against Yase, Koto gets swallowed by Kurama's robot, which leads her to a gate that takes her to the moon, where she comes face to face with Lady Koto, who she identifies as her mother. || Chapter 16: Yakushimaru was saved by the Priest Myoue from the flames, and became a member of his family, but... Chapter 17: As time passed, Myoue began to believe that Koto really was their younger sister, but when he sees the picture of Inari he`s struck by how little it looks like the Priest he knows. Chapter 18: Meanwhile, Kurama and Yase have Koto fight Bishamaru, hoping to use Aratama`s energy to summon their mother. Source: crunchyroll

After reuniting as mother and daughter, Koto and Lady Koto return to Kyoto and reunite with the others. Lady Koto is then given a tour of Kyoto to see how everyone has done over the years. Afterwards, however, Lady Koto states she needs to return back to where she was, although noone is sure how. Later that night, Lady Koto and Koto have a talk, with Lady Koto asking Koto to help rescue her father who is trapped in a dream. Afterwards, Koto comes to Yakushimaru's room, venting her frustration that she knows next to nothing about herself. Just then, Ibuki appears before Koto, causing various destructive phenomenoms to occur around Kyoto. || Chapter 19: Koto takes her mother from the Shrine`s Holy Grounds to the Looking Glass City. Chapter 20: The three siblings enjoy their time with their mother, but... Chapter 21: Koto tries to find out the secret of her birth from her mother, but instead she`s asked to save her poor father. With no place for her feelings to go, she takes them out on Myoue. Source: crunchyroll

Koto blames herself for the destruction arising in Kyoto, believing it to be caused by her using her hammer. Meanwhile, as Lady Koto tries to get Inari to explain the cause of the destruction, which is also affecting Yase's memories, the head priest of Shrine appears. He reveals Kyoto was a forbidden thirteenth parallel created by Inari in secret, and that both Inari starting up a family and Koto forcing her way into the world has begun a chain reaction that will destroy all other parallels. As Inari stands against the head priest, fighting off familiars being controlled by his assistant, the head priest reveals Koto had inherited all of the abilities from Lady Koto, who allegedly cannot exist outside of the sanctuary, as she starts disappearing. This leads Koto to blame herself even further, but Yakushimaru manages to bring her back to her senses, encouraging her to stand up to the head priest and protect Kyoto. || A shock wave and asteroid strike the Looking Glass City as the people run and the town beguns to collapse. This was caused by Koto`s use of Aratama. The Shrine and Chief Priest appear, and the truth of the city is revealed... Koto says that if they don`t save the city and the people, she`ll destroy everything. Source: crunchyroll

Koto firmly states her case over why Kyoto should continue existing. Inari then reveals he is a god, who created the universe alongside his brother, the head priest, and his father. Saying that he wanted Koto to grow up to be someone he can live on through, Inari suddenly stabs both Koto and the priest with his sword, putting Koto under his control as she starts destroying Kyoto, causing harsher effects on the other parralels. As Yakushimaru, Kurama, and Shouko find themselves trapped under some rubble, Kurama urges Yakushimaru to start living for himself, before he and Shouko are eventually rescued and go their seperate ways. After coming across Yase, who praises how he always thought of Kyoto, Yakushimaru rushes to Koto's side and brings her back to her senses with the beads of creation he got from Inari, which he believes can save Kyoto. || Inari is moved by Koto`s desire to know the truth of the looking glass city, and starts to tell her the secrets of the universe. When he`s done he stabs her with his sword. The others are shocked. Koto`s Aratama explodes and the world is destroyed. Myoue confronts Kurama and Yase amidst the rubble. Myoue awakens as the true king of the city, and runs to stop the end of the world. Source: crunchyroll

As Lady Koto and Inari talk things out between themselves, where he states his wish to disappear and pass on his duty to Koto. Koto and Yakushimaru manage to use the power of their hammer and beads to repair the damage done to Kyoto and the parralels, arriving on the central plane, Takamakahara. There, they meet their grandfather, who tells Koto and Yakushimaru to take Inari's place as the new God of the world. Wanting to question Inari herself, Koto and Yakushimaru break their way onto the moon, where Koto uses her fists to let out her feelings to Inari, convincing him to stay. As such, Koto's grandfather allows Inari's existence to remain whilst Yakushimaru takes over his role as priest, and Koto's family is fully reunited. || Inari asks Koto why he exists, and tells her to live because he`s going to disappear. Myoue and Koto use the prayer beads to try and restore the city, but are sent to heaven where they meet God and are told to become the new masters of the Looking Glass City. Koto confronts Inari in the Holy Grounds to find his true intentions and the answer to everything. Source: crunchyroll