Overview
- Episode 6, titled “We Became a Family,” premiered August 7 and is available to stream on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu with an English dub featuring Marc Hudson as HAYASii’s lead vocalist.
- Science SARU transforms the manga’s two-panel exorcism into a four-minute HAYASii death metal performance set to the original track “Hunting Soul,” due for digital release on August 9.
- “Hunting Soul” was composed by Nagai Seiichi, produced by Ushio Kensuke, and performed by Taniyama Kisho on vocals alongside Marty Friedman (guitar), Chargeeeeee (drums), and Wakazaemon (bass).
- The episode spotlights a found-family moment as Jiji Enjoji pleads to keep the Evil Eye spirit alive and his friends agree to protect him instead of exorcising him fully.
- Critics lauded Episode 6’s vibrant color palettes, fluid direction, and deft balance of bombastic action, absurd comedy, and emotional depth.