EPISODE CONTEXT

Episode 5 marks a clean break from the 'Devourer' arc that concluded in Episode 4, launching a fresh two-part mystery with new characters and a distinctly different tone. As a first half, it's primarily concerned with establishing the premise and atmosphere of the 'Garden of Happiness' storyline, with resolution expected in Episode 6. At roughly the one-fifth mark of this 24-episode season, the shift signals that the series will operate in arc-based storytelling, cycling through standalone supernatural cases while deepening Jinya's role as an investigator of the uncanny.