S5E1The Triumphant Return of Akatsuki I
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Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire. It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.
Episode Summary
Kojo is preparing to enter the Node and rescue Avrora, but the MAR, Led by the sister of the director Shahryar Ren, Radori Ren, intervenes. With the threat of a Tenbu ancient flying fortress, Radori claims she wants to prevent a war and demands that the Itogami Island be sold to the MAR.