Kyoukai no Rinne: Episode List

1- "Nazo no Kurasumēto" ("The Mysterious Classmate")
(謎のクラスメート)

Airdate: April 4, 2015

Ever since she was young, Sakura Mamiya has been capable of seeing ghosts, a feat which normal humans are unable to perform. However, after all these years she just wishes she'd lose this ability. One day, she meets Rinne Rokudō, a classmate who never shows up to school, but realises that no one else can see him, so she assumes him to be a ghost until he shows up the next day and everyone can see him. Approaching Rinne, he reveals himself to be a half-human-half-shinigami, and that he cannot be seen by ordinary humans while wearing a special robe called Haori of the Underworld, which unleashes his shinigami half. Rinne saves Sakura from two merged ghosts later that day, letting Sakura understand the importance of his job. Deciding to stay out of the way, Sakura distances herself from Rinne, which is easy considering Rinne hasn't showed up to school since that day, which he only did to fulfill attendance requirements.

Sakura's friend Rika Momoi confides in her soon after about her receiving mysterious calls on her new cellphone. Overhearing, Rinne tells of a "rumour" to put an offering in the school's weather-box out in the courtyard, coupled with a note explaining the problem. There is actually no such legend and Rinne is just using it to extort food and money from students due to his poverty. Sakura ultimately manages to convince him to help Rika. Together, they find out that the calls are the doing of a spirit who had lost a school jacket and was rushing to take it back as a girl he liked had sown his name on it and it was something dear to him. On the way however, a flower pot fell on his head and he died instantly. Rinne returns the jacket and the spirit, thankful, rests in peace.