Complication
Nemuru releases Kaname from prison and confirms her theory that they are the Jōga wolves, but warns her not to delve further into her research. Sakaki contacts Shigetsu, Nemuru's uncle and Jōga's head doctor, and obtains data on the Jōga wolves from him. The cloaked and masked figures, revealed to be the village council, try to arrest Hiroshi, but Nemuru interferes, and is placed under house arrest and stripped of her duties for her disobedience. After hearing that Sakaki has been hired by the village council to capture Hiroshi and has him at a construction site, she leaves to find him but is knocked unconscious by Sakaki after a long fight. Sakaki contacts Hiroshi, who was actually at home, and then traps him in an abandoned shrine with a bound Nemuru.
Aired 26/02/2010EP 8 - Complication
Okamikakushi ~ Masque of the Wolf
The story follows Hiroshi Kuzumi, a 16-year-old student who has just moved to the seemingly serene village of Jogamachi. Nestled in the mountains far away from the city, the village is divided by a river that separates old Jogamachi from new Jogamachi. Young Hiroshi soon discovers that the village is ancient as well as mysterious traditions and customs have been kept alive over the ages. Although a bit bewildered by the new environment, Hiroshi begins to settle into his new life. While he has never been the type to win any popularity contests, he quickly earns the affection of his classmates. That is with the exception of aloof class president, Nemuru Kushinada, whose only words to Hiroshi are a warning to stay away from old part of town. It is there that terror and mystery await him.