Hakufu finally stops chasing tournaments long enough to actually live with her friends, and the show stops pretending it's something it's not. The first half is genuinely funny because it commits to the slice-of-life goofiness instead of forcing tournament drama. By the time the mind control plot kicks in and loses steam, you've already gotten what this season does better than the ones before it: characters you actually want to spend time with, not just bodies in fights.

Hakufu wants nothing more than to take on fighters from around the world, and she has taken a job to cover the travel costs of competing in overseas tournaments. Her plans soon stall. New allies and enemies pull her off course, and her companions begin to lose faith in her, some seeing her as a weak leader. Then a younger sister she never knew about turns up at her door, making it clear how little Hakufu knows about her mother's past. Before she can chase her global ambitions, she has to sort out the trouble at home. The series is an action show with heavy ecchi content, built around fights and tournaments.