Bamboo Blade

The 4th female member of the Kendo Club, Sayako Kuwahara, nicknamed by Toraji as the team's "Blue", is revealed, and has a painful first encounter with Miyako's "Black" personality. (note: the encounter between Saya and Miya-miya is different in the anime from the manga.)

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

A Bamboo Broom and a Champion of Justice

Episode 2

The Blade Bravers and Boxed Lunch

Episode 3

Black and Blue

Episode 4

Pink and Blue

Episode 5

Muroe High and Machido High

Episode 6

Tamaki Kawazoe and the Tardy Braver

Episode 7

Sushi and Mince Meat Cutlets

Episode 8

Tama and Part-time Work

Episode 9

Kojiro and the Crossroads of Fate

Episode 10

Miyako Miyazaki's Melancholy and the First Tournament

Episode 11

Animation and Dreams

Episode 12

Azuma's Circumstances and Mei's Circumstances

Episode 13

Teachers and Students

Episode 14

Satorin's Resolve and Nomming

Episode 15

First Training Camp and First Public Bath

Episode 16

Kirino's Absence and the Preliminary Tournament

Episode 17

Light and Shadow

Episode 18

The Tournament and Muroe High After That

Episode 19

The Armadillo and the Pangolin

Episode 20

Braver and Shinaider

Episode 21

Tamaki Kawazoe and Rin Suzuki

Episode 22

Winners and Losers

Episode 23

Lie and Silence

Episode 24

The Sword and the Way

Episode 25

Kendo and What It Brings About

Episode 26

"Since Then" and "From Here On Out"