Recaps

Jilan competed in the Sports Festival, advancing through the obstacle race and cavalry battle before reaching the tournament stage. After helping his teammates qualify and settling disputes around the festival, he watched Midoriya defeat Hagakure in the first tournament match.

• Jilan delivered the student representative’s speech, declaring that he would not lose, and the Sports Festival’s obstacle race began with Todoroki freezing the crowded starting passage.
• Jilan and Mina crossed the obstacles, then Jilan and Yaoyorozu worked together to cross the chain course and used Sheer Heart Attack to navigate the minefield.
• Midoriya won the obstacle race, while Jilan finished fifth and confronted Honenuki over the attempt to ambush him.
• Jilan assembled a cavalry team with Hagakure, Jiro, and Shiozaki, then used Hamon to strengthen Shiozaki’s vines as they defeated rival teams and placed third.
• Shinso brainwashed Jilan’s teammates during the cavalry battle, but Jilan freed them with Hamon and explained how he had resisted Shinso’s Quirk.
• Jilan paid Shiozaki the ten thousand yen he had promised, visited Rui in the medical tent, and used Hamon to ease Midoriya’s injured hand.
• Jilan exposed Mineta and Kaminari’s cheerleading prank, then carried Mineta to victory in a scavenger race before the tournament began.
• Midoriya defeated Hagakure by locating her voice and blasting her out of the arena as she threw him toward the boundary.

Jilan Jiyu advanced to the Sports Festival final but lost to Katsuki Bakugo, while his growing urge to use Killer Queen unsettled him. After defending Satomi Ishihara from an attacker, Jilan met Soul Band and followed Camie Utsushimi into a mysterious basement.

• Shoto Todoroki defeated Sero, and Jilan Jiyu won his match against Denki Kaminari before Bakugo faced Uraraka.
• Uraraka lost to Bakugo after a fierce fight, and the first round ended with Tokoyami defeating Yaoyorozu.
• Midoriya urged Todoroki to use his fire, and Todoroki embraced his own power before their clash left Midoriya unconscious and badly injured.
• Iida withdrew from his match against Jilan after learning his brother had been attacked, allowing Jilan to advance before defeating Todoroki in the semifinal.
• Bakugo defeated Jilan in the final and won the Sports Festival, while All Might later gave Jilan his medal and comforted him.
• Jilan struggled to control his growing desire to use Killer Queen, then defended Satomi Ishihara from a robber whose body exploded after Endeavor subdued him.
• Camie introduced Jilan to Diduo Chengjie and the Soul Band, and she asked Jilan whether they should get a room.
• Inasa Yoarashi saw photos of Jilan leaving a hotel and went home believing he had been betrayed, while Jilan and Camie opened a basement door to investigate music behind it.

Jilan joined the Soul Band for a Queen tribute concert, then chose Mad Rabbit’s remote zoo for his work-study placement. He discovered that the zoo’s animals became human at night and agreed to help make the struggling zoo popular while pursuing his goal of becoming a Pro Hero.

• Jilan impressed Kyoka Makoto and the Soul Band with his Queen knowledge, then advised Kyoka on his stage performance instead of joining the band.
• The Soul Band performed its Queen tribute concert, with Jilan joining Kyoka for “Killer Queen” and appearing onstage as David Bowie.
• After the concert, Jilan met Asui by the sea, while Shigaraki recognized him in a concert video and Mirko confirmed his identity with Nezu.
• Jilan chose the hero name Golden Spirit and accepted a work-study placement with Mad Rabbit in Oumagadoki City.
• Jilan reached Oumagadoki Zoo and learned that Mad Rabbit was its director, who wanted him to help care for the animals and improve the zoo.
• At night, the zoo’s animals transformed into human-animal creatures, and Ogami explained that the director’s Quirk took physical strength and that he wished to become human again.
• Ogami asked Jilan to help make the zoo popular, and Jilan decided to pursue his Pro Hero goal there despite disliking attention.

Jilan helped the zoo’s animals prepare a circus while the Hero Killer incident drew Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki into a fight with Stain and the League of Villains. The circus opened successfully, and Jilan remained puzzled by the director’s unexplained meeting with a tall stranger.

• Jilan encouraged the director to stage a circus, trained with Ogami, and went with Aoi Hana to secure a venue and supplies.
• In Hosu City, Stain paralyzed Iida and attacked Midoriya, but Todoroki and Hizashi Yamada joined the fight, and the students defeated Stain before Shigaraki escaped.
• Kurogiri offered Jilan a place in the League of Villains, but Jilan stayed hidden during the battle and left without intervening.
• The League used footage of Stain’s capture to attract attention, while Jilan and the zoo animals prepared the circus with help from Snake Woman, Soul Band, Yaoyorozu, and Kendo.
• The director returned from a mysterious outing, and Jilan noticed a tall figure waiting at an intersection but did not learn who he was.
• The circus opened with a clown’s welcome and a fairy-tale play in which Alice, Mr. Rabbit, the cheetah, and Igarashi set out to find the evil dragon.
• The audience praised the performance, and Snake Woman complimented Aoi Hana’s portrayal of Alice and Jilan’s understanding of the animals.