Arifureta - Episode 8

"Reunion with the Past" (過去との再会) is the eighth episode of the Anime adaptation. It aired in Japan on September 2, 2019.

Synopsis
Hajime and the gang reluctantly accept a quest. Their journey north to the town of Ur leads to an unexpected reunion with their teacher, Aiko.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Shea Haulia
 * Aiko Hatayama
 * Yuka Sonobe
 * Nana Miyazaki
 * Taeko Sugawara
 * Atsushi Tamai
 * Kousuke Endou (flashback)
 * Eri Nakamura (flashback)
 * Suzu Taniguchi (flashback)
 * Ilwa Chang
 * Will Cudeta (flashback)
 * David Zahler
 * Foss Seluo
 * Oscar Orcus (flashback)
 * Miledi Reisen (flashback)

Locations

 * Fuhren
 * Adventurer's Guild
 * Ur

Types of Monsters

 * Hydra (flashback)

Manga Adaptation

 * Chapter 28
 * Chapter 29
 * Chapter 30

Differences

 * Hajime's time in Brooke Town is omitted in the Anime.
 * Furthermore, Hajime, Yue, and Shea registering to become adventurers is omitted as well.
 * Hajime and the others acting as guards for More Nos while they travel from Brooke to Fuhren is omitted in the Anime.
 * Hajime and his companions' time in Fuhren before they meet Ilwa Chang is omitted in the Anime.
 * In the LN, Ilwa knows of Hajime due to the latter getting into a confrontation with Poom Min. While in the Anime, He hears of Hajime though rumors of his strength in Brooke Town.
 * In the LN, Ilwa's assistant, Dott Clowe, is also present when Ilwa requests Hajime to rescue Will Cudeta.
 * In the LN, Ilwa is initially hesitant of agreeing to Hajime's condition of being granted access to all of the Adventurer's Guild's connections in exchange for rescuing Will.
 * In the LN, Ilwa suspects that Hajime is one of the heroes that was summoned from Earth after their meeting ends.
 * Several characters that accompany Aiko to Ur in the LN are not present in the Anime. They include Noboru Aikawa, Akito Nimura, Chase Domino, Joshua Augus, and Jade Hatto.
 * In the LN, Aiko and her students eat dinner at a private booth with curtains in front of it. While in the Anime, they eat at a regular booth.
 * Foss' name is not revealed in the Anime.
 * In the LN, after Hajime reunites with Aiko and his classmates, he joins them at their table for dinner. While in the Anime, Aiko joins him at his table.
 * In the LN, when Hajime shoots David during his meeting with Aiko, he hits him in head and knocks him out when he hits the wall behind him due to the impact. While in the Anime, Hajime shoots him in the shoulder, breaking the armor in that area without knocking him out.
 * In the LN, Hajime's hummer "Brise" is black with an open trunk. While in the Anime, it is grey with a closed trunk.