Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION” is where Natsuko’s relationship with Luke really turns up a couple notches. In fact, the entire genre of the anime changes with this episode, turning into a romantic comedy in the process. Truly, this episode is an isekai love story.

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION”: Details

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This is the point where she starts seeing Luke as more than just lines on paper.

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION” is the eighth episode (you can read my reviews for Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, Ep. 5, Ep. 6, and Ep. 7 here) of this isekai fantasy anime series. Said anime series is not the anime adaptation of any manga, but rather, it is its own original anime. MAPPA (Zombie Land Saga, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man) is the animation studio behind this anime series. Crunchyroll is the company licensing this anime for its global release.

Production Cast

Im Ka Hee is the director and storyboarder behind Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION”, with Kimiko Ueno as the writer, and Kayoko Ishikawa and Chen Weining both as the chief animation directors. As for Zenshu as a whole, we do still know that Mitsue Yamazaki is the director, with Kimiko Ueno as the script writer. Yoshiteru Tsujino is responsible for character design and world setting, with Kayoko Ishikawa also doing character design while also being the chief animation director alongside Etsuko Sumimoto, Kazuko Hayakawa, and Shuji Takahara. Sumie Noro is the assistant director, with Akio Shimada as the art director, Ayako Suenaga as the color designer, Kenta Fujita as the director of photography, Mutsumi Takemiya as the editor, Yukari Hashimoto as the composer, dugout as the sound producer, Makoto Tanimura (Sound Wing) as the casting manager, and Takahiro Ogawa as the animation producer.

Now as for that music: the opening theme song for Zenshu is “Zen” by Band-Maid. Meanwhile, “Tada, Kimo no Mama de” by Sou is the ending theme song.

Voice Cast

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION” features the voices of Anna Nagase (Madeleine Morris in English dub) as Natsuko Hirose, Kazuki Ura (Ryan Negrón in English dub) as Luke Braveheart, Rie Kugimiya (Luci Christian in English dub) as Unio, Minori Suzuki (Alexis Tipton in English dub) as Memmeln, Akio Suyama (Derick Snow in English dub) as QJ, and Romi Park (Corey Wilder in English dub) as Justice.

The other notable voice roles in this episode include Manaka Iwami (Dani Chambers in English dub) as Destiny Heartwarming and Yoshiko Sakakibara (Wendy Powell in English dub) as Kametaro Tsuruyama.

When and Where to Watch

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION” made its streaming and airing (aka. simulcast) debut on February 23, 2025. You can watch this episode only on Crunchyroll. In fact, you can watch this entire anime only on Crunchyroll due to it being an exclusive there.

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION”: Synopsis

As you might expect from this episode, Memmeln here has almost no role.

Alas, Zenshu is still an ongoing anime series. In fact, Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION” only just made its debut two days ago as of this writing. Thus, you will all get the official synopsis of this anime from Crunchyroll rather than a spoiler-filled plot summary. Here’s that synopsis below:

Luke finally tells Natsuko how he really feels about her.

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION”: The Good

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I think this is the happiest we’ve seen Natsuko to date. And it has nothing to do with Luke.

After watching Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION”, it’s pretty clear that the story of this episode of what kept me glued to the screen. It all has to do with that sudden genre change into romcom. As you might’ve noticed in previous episode, this anime is known for these sudden genre changes. The variety helps keep the anime fresh from episode to episode, and this one is no different. There’s something both absurdly hilarious and amazingly heartwarming about Natsuko’s increasingly irrational denial of Luke as nothing more than a drawing on paper, only to come to terms with the fact that he is a living human being that she could potentially have an equal relationship with. It really does fit in with the previous episode, and how Natsuko had been trying to find out about first loves. I would daresay that she has found her own first love.

All with an epic battle to complete both the episode and the romance. No spoilers, but the enemy choice is also fascinating. It shows that whoever or whatever is behind the monsters, it’s observing Natsuko and learning from her. Definitely a fascinating enemy boss to be learning and implementing improvements like this.

Of course, it’s all enhanced by the gorgeous and zany animation from MAPPA. Their animation team was really hard at work in this episode. From Unio going completely colorless, to Natsuko losing facial detail in her confusion about Luke in the wake of his confession, to the battle involving a Gundam expy of all thing; they really animated their hearts out here. It all makes for a visual treat that anime lovers will enjoy.

Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION”: The Bad

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This bird is just here to spoil the mood.

Alas, if you only care about action and nothing but, then Zenshu Ep. 8 “CONFESSION” might not have enough action for you. Yes, it does have significant amounts of action, and it’s epic action, but it does only make up maybe a fifth of the episode at most. If you want more than that, then may I suggest watching Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Solo Leveling, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, and/or Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II? Those anime should have more than enough action to satisfy your inner action junkie.

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