Arifureta - Episode 12

"A Looming Shadow" (忍び寄る影) is the twelfth episode of the anime adaptation. It aired in Japan on September 30, 2019.

Characters

 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Shea Haulia
 * Tio Klarus
 * Myu
 * Kouki Amanogawa
 * Ryutarou Sakagami
 * Kaori Shirasaki
 * Shizuku Yaegashi
 * Kousuke Endou
 * Suzu Taniguchi
 * Eri Nakamura
 * Daisuke Hiyama
 * Meld Loggins
 * Loa Bawavis
 * Cattleya

Locations

 * Horaud Town
 * Great Orcus Labyrinth

Differences

 * In the Ln, Myu is sitting on Yue's lap while they are driving to Horaud. While in the Anime, Yue sits beside Myu.
 * In the LN, when Hajime visits the Adventurer's Guild in Horaud, he has the receptionist deliver his letter to Loa. While in the Anime, he personally delivers it to Loa.
 * In the LN, after arriving in Horaud, Tio asks Hajime if he would change how things turned out for him if he could, to which Hajime says no since he would meet Yue again. This prompts Shea to burst out in a jealousy fit and complain that Hajime doesn't treat her like he treats Yue. This is omitted in the Anime.
 * Hajime's brief confrontation with the adventurers in the guild's reception area is omitted in the LN.
 * In the LN, Loa's scar is over his left eye. While in the Anime, it is over his right eye.
 * In the LN, Kousuke arrives at the Adventurer's Guild first and asks the adventurers for help before being escorted away by Loa. While in the Anime, Kousuke arrives after Hajime meets with Loa.
 * In the LN, there are several more students that are in the labyrinth. They include Jugo Nagayama, Kentarou Nomura, Mao Yoshino, Ayako Tsuji, Reichi Kondou, Shinji Nakano, and Yoshiki Saitou.
 * In the LN, Kouki and the other students retreat to the 89th floor of the labyrinth after their first encounter with Cattleya.
 * In the LN, Cattleya accompanies the monsters that attack Meld and the knights on the 70th floor of the labyrinth.
 * In the LM, the knights that guard the teleportation circle on the 30th try to stop Kousuke from destroying it before one of Cattleya's monsters arrives and kills them. This was omitted in the Anime.
 * In the LN, Cattleya uses Meld as a hostage just as Kouki is about to attack. While in the Anime, Meld meets up with them on his own.
 * In the LN, Meld tries to kill Cattleya by sacrificing himself with a magical gem called "Loyalty's Promise", but is thwarted when her turtle monster, Absod, absorbs the energy from the blast.
 * In the LN, Kouki uses "Overload" against Cattleya in their second fight. While in the Anime, he uses "Limit Break".
 * In the LN, Cattleya says goodbye to her lover while holding her locket before Kouki is about to kill her. While in the Anime, Kouki sees her locket after it falls off her from his attack.
 * In the LN, Cattleya only has one horse-faced monster. While in the Anime, she has two.
 * In the LN, Hajime asks Kousuke about Kaori before deciding to help them.
 * In the LN, the sparks around Hajime's pile bunker spike are red. While in the Anime, they are blue.
 * The horse-faced monster does not disintegrate after it is impaled by Hajime's pile bunker in the LN.