KIZUMONOGATARI PART 2: NEKKETSU

Title : Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu

Language : Japanese

Release Date : August 19, 2016

Directed By : Akiyuki Shinbo, Tatsuya Oishi

Kizumonogatari (傷物語 Kizumonogatari), which translates to Wound Story, is a series of Japanese animated films directed by Tatsuya Oishi and produced by Shaft. It is based on the light novel Kizumonogatari, a prequel to Bakemonogatari and part of the Monogatari series of light novels written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The first film, Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (傷物語I 鉄血篇 Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen), which translates to Wound Story, Part 1: Iron Blood, was released in Japan on January 8, 2016. The second film, Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (Japanese: 傷物語II 熱血篇 Hepburn: Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen), which translates to Wound Story, Part 2: Hot Blood, was released in Japan on August 19, 2016. The third and the final film in the trilogy, Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (Japanese: 傷物語III 冷血篇 Hepburn: Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen), which translates to Wound Story, Part 3: Cold Blood, was released in Japan on January 6, 2017.

Nekketsu

Now a vampire, Koyomi is charged with retrieving Kiss-shot's severed limbs from the vampire hunters who took them. Before he confronts the first hunter, the gigantic full-vampire Dramaturgy, he has a conversation with Tsubasa. He hides his vampire nature, but Tsubasa is still interested in the rumors about vampires being spread around. At the fight, Dramaturgy tears Koyomi's arms off in one blow, but Koyomi discovers his vampire power of rapid regeneration. Seeing the fight as lost, Dramaturgy surrenders Kiss-shot's leg to Koyomi. At the time, Kiss-shot has taken the form of a child. But she morphs into a young teenager after she consumes her adult leg.

Koyomi next fights the vampire-human half-breed Episode, who can transform into mist and wields a giant silver cross as a weapon. Tsubasa walks into the fight and is disemboweled by Episode. Before she dies, Tsubasa points out to Koyomi that he can defeat Episode by throwing sand into his mist form. Koyomi uses sand to overwhelm Episode and beats Episode savagely. Meme Oshino, an ally of Kiss-shot, gets Koyomi to calm down and, for a price of ¥3 million, informs Koyomi that he can use his own blood to heal Tsubasa. Koyomi then uses his own blood to save Tsubasa's life. Consumption of the second leg enables Kiss-shot to morph into a young adult.

Koyomi now must face the fully human priest Guillotine Cutter for Kiss-shot's arms. Before the fight, he desperately pleads with Tsubasa to leave for her own safety. Tsubasa ultimately agrees, leaving her panties with Koyomi as a promise that they will reunite later. Nonetheless, Guillotine Cutter kidnaps Tsubasa, and Meme advises that Koyomi must "forget about being human again" in order to rescue her. Koyomi uses a power to transform his arms into tree roots to defeat Guillotine Cutter and save Tsubasa, but appears to have abandoned his wish to become human again.