The Linking Shot

January 5, 2023

The school prepares for the annual Sports Tournament and other students note Minato’s absence. However, a familiar sound tells his friends where they can find him.

January 12, 2023

Each participant in the regionals has their own worries and hopes. They are all different, but the one thing that unites them all is kyudo.

January 19, 2023

Kazemai’s performance earned them victory. However, another team is quickly making a name for themselves with their unorthodox yet ‌effective kyudo techniques.

January 26, 2023

Exiled from the shooting range on Masaki’s orders, Minato finds himself forbidden from wielding his bow. Meanwhile, Kaito blames himself for the team’s poor performance.

February 2, 2023

Minato endures Masaki’s deluge of instructions. Meanwhile, the rift between Nanao and Kaito deepens, casting a dark cloud over the entire kyudo club.

February 9, 2023

It’s their turn this time; Seo, Hanazawa, and Shiragiku have signed up for a kyudo tournament and are bursting with excitement for their first team competition.

February 16, 2023

Now that they know what they need to do, Minato and the others try to find their own “ikiai.”

February 23, 2023

The Kazemai kyudo club heads to Kirisaki’s campus for a joint practice session.

March 2, 2023

Kazemai has a summer training camp and is ecstatic about getting a beach-side kyudo range all to themselves! Too bad the Tsujimine kyudo club beat them to the punch.

March 9, 2023

How can Tsujimine be in sync when its members seem so different? Minato wants to know why, and Fuwa will tell him if Minato explains why Nikaido is obsessed with beating him.

March 16, 2023

Kazemai, Tsujimine, and Kirisaki compete in a national tournament that means something different to each team.

March 23, 2023

Minato had setbacks, but all of his hard work earned him a spot on the national stage. Now, as he steps onto the range, he faces Shu once more.

March 30, 2023

The conclusion of the national tournament heralds the end of summer. As Minato reflects on kyudo, he and his friends help Masaki prepare for the Star Festival at Yata Shrine.