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A hiveminded alien force reengages war with Tatsumiya Island years after Kazuki led a team of mech pilots to destroy them. In an explosive battle over the fate of humankind, the young warriors risk everything to save their only home from assimilation.

A hiveminded alien force reengages war with Tatsumiya Island years after Kazuki led a team of mech pilots to destroy them. In an explosive battle over the fate of humankind, the young warriors risk everything to save their only home from assimilation.

Koyo manages to save the two soldiers, but fate doesn’t find him so fortunate. Two pilots confront Soshi over whether he is more concerned for Fafner or his friends.

Troops sent to probe the new island’s core fall under attack by an army of Festums. When Mizoguchi receives orders to destroy the island with him and Maya trapped underground, one Fafner must fight while the other risks an underwater rescue mission.

While the pilots mourn over the devastating loss of their friend, others lament her recklessness. After a combat field test, two pilots are chosen to be a part of a fleet exploring a newly-discovered island almost exactly like their own.

As the second Festum breaks through both of the island’s shields and starts to ravage Alvis’ underground shelters, Shoko reacts. Determined to keep her promise to Kazuki, she boards Mark VI to save the island.

After their discovery of Tatsumiya, the leader of the Neo U.N. forces Makabe to hand over the Mark VI. Shoko promises Kazuki that she will protect the island as he leaves for battle. Suddenly, another Festum attacks.

Kazuki and Soshi pursue the Festum while Alvis begins to move Tatsumiya Island. Then a Neo U.N. unit interferes with the plans, moving the battle directly into the island’s path.

A probe from the Neo United Nations has threatened to reveal Tatsumiya. As Alvis prepares to move the island to the northwest, students are drafted as new pilots and begin grueling training.

As Tsubaki rejoins the island’s core, Kazuki and the pilots pull together their remaining strength to save Soshi. Through the struggle to show the Festum the cycle of life, coming to terms with loss ultimately restores hope for the survival of humankind.

Kazuki and his fleet take off to face the North Pole Mir. With millions of lives hanging in the balance, their success in the do or die mission is imperative—if one of them is killed, everyone’s chances of survival are close to nothing.

Makabe receives a message and vital data from someone who has learned to understand the enemy. The remaining four pilots prepare for Operation Azure to save Soshi, the island, and the future of humankind.

Tatsumiya suffers more casualties when a spy sabotages the Human Army’s experiments with a new Fafner model and attacks the island—disrupting a critical operation to save Soshi from the Festum.

After collapsing in the yard, Sakura is rushed to the medical ward. Makabe approaches Tsubaki to confirm that the pattern in enemy attacks and recent phenomenon shows progress in the Mir’s agenda—foretelling a potentially devastating next move.

The pilots are stronger than they’ve ever been. After another battle, an unexplainable phenomenon takes the island by surprise. Then, Yumiko and Michio lead a camp for the young warriors, but it’s for more than just combat training.

The island commemorates those who’ve lost their lives fighting for peace at the Bon Festival. Then, when Koyo mysteriously wakes up from his coma, his friends step in to protect him from termination.

Aboard the Mark XI, Kazuki has a brush with death in his first battle to save the island from the Festum. Soshi tells Kazuki about the secrets of the island. Once a paradise, Tatsumiya is no longer safe from the dangers wrought on the rest of the planet.

Maya displays impressive stability and sharp-shooting skills during her first test flight, but Soshi is reluctant to allow her to fight. But when 5 rare Festum breech the island’s shield, the newest pilot gets a chance to prove her worth.

Maya’s father returns to discover her medical files had been falsified, preventing her from piloting Fafner. His wife and Yumiko stand trial, facing possible exile from the island—but they aren’t the only ones guilty of the offense.

Makabe finally has the upper hand and recovers the island from the Neo U.N., but the Human Army’s Colonel leaves Canon behind with orders to destroy the island. It’s up to Kazuki to defuse the detached kamikaze pilot.