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Himeko is having trouble coming up with ideas for a new song, so the other three try different things to help.

Howan leaves her snowy village for the big city to try and debut as an artist.

Tenma takes her own team of renegade b-ballers to the court and challenges Satsuki’s squad to a showdown!

Tenma and Mikoto tryout for the new basketball squad, but when the coach turns out to be a cutie, one-on-one training rubs a teammate the wrong way! Tenma’s spot on the team isn’t what she had in mind, either.

Tenma and the gang head out for a picnic, but someone forgot to pack the food! Harima and Hanai don’t mind roughing it when they turn the mishap into a cook-off challenge. Later, Harima’s on another hunt - for a job.

The culture festival continues, and the class play is full of colorful role-reversals - and Eri and Harima take center stage!

Class 2-C suffers from culture shock when their role-playing coffee shop struggles to top the Tea Club’s café! Yakumo tries her hand at cosplay, and Tenma has her hands - and mouth - full over Karasuma’s birthday.

Class 2-C finally settles their festival fued, and Akira is charged as the playwright. Later, when Eri tries to dig up details on Harima’s turn-ons, the tough guy ends up with someone else’s foot in his mouth!

The ridiculous warfare rages on! When Karasuma and the band enter the battlefield, Tenma proves that chivalry isn’t dead. One last showdown on the rooftop will determine the ultimate winner!

Yakumo gets a spiritual visitor with a hunch about her feelings for Harima! Tenma has a revelation and Karasuma has an accident. The rumble of Yagami High madness continues as a new semester begins!

Harima has a few hoops to jump through for his editor before his comic is complete. When Yakumo can’t help him out, she sends a very special assistant in her place!

Class 2-C take a cruise to warm up their winter vacation, but a run-in with a reef puts a dent in their carefree affairs. When high-flying Hanai lands on unfamiliar territory, he runs in to some familiar faces!

Tenma impresses her friends on a skiing trip, but her high spirits hit a downward slope when she spots a flock around Karasuma! And while everyone else is out, Harima hunkers down to work on his comic - until a friend calls for help.

Tenma and the gang enjoy the New Year festivities - well, everyone but the unlucky two stuck in the lion costume!

Freshman Mai Otsuka has a super secret identity with a super special mission: Magical Girl Mai wishes to confess her love to her heart-throb, Masked Kamen, but she must save him from the Evil Cartoon King first!

Karen is definitely into Imadori, but only her brother knows she’s into colorful crime-fighters - until his new friend shows up to play! Later, star gazers reflect on romance. Oh, and in the future, even cyborg space cadets have hearts!

Tenma’s class can’t stand to lose to Class 2-D, but they can’t decide which project will take the culture festival by storm. Akira hatches a plan to settle the matter: a no-holds-barred game of capture the flag!

With seconds left in his deadline and a snowstorm slowing him down, Harima has the bright idea to make a stop at Tenma’s before turning in his manuscript! He’ll need a Christmas miracle to make up for his mishaps!

Eri has the holiday blues when a part-time gig has her decking the halls with humbug Harima. Later, a slippery penguin dilemma has the Tea Club floored!

The rumble turns to melodrama when Tenma subs in for Eri while the bride-to-be is indisposed - putting a certain bad boy into a panic!