Arifureta - Episode 08

"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.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Shea Haulia
 * Aiko Hatayama
 * Yuka Sonobe
 * Nana Miyazaki
 * Taeko Sugawara
 * Atsushi Tamai
 * Ilwa Chang
 * David Zahler
 * Foss Seluo

Difference

 * Hajime's time in Brooke Town is omitted in the Anime.
 * Futhurmore, Hajime, Yue, and Shea registering to become adventurers is omitted as well.
 * Hajime and the others acting as guards for More Nos while he travels from Brooke to Fuhren 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.
 * Several characters that accompany Aiko Hatayama to Ur in the LN are not present in the Anime. They include Noboru Aikawa, Akito Nimura, and Chase Domino.
 * 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, Hajime's Hummer Brise is black with an open trunk. While in the Anime, it is grey with a closed trunk.