Arifureta - Episode 06

"Worthless Rabbit" (残念なウサギ) is the 6th episode for Season One of the Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime adaptation.. It aired in Japan on August 19, 2019.

This episode was initially going to air on August 12, but was postponed by a week for unknown reasons.

Synopsis
After finally making it back to the surface, Hajime and Yue encounter a rabbit girl who claims she's been "waiting for them" -- and needs their help.

Summary
Hajime and Yue finally emerge from the Great Orcus Labyrinth where they encounter a young rabbitman girl named Shea who for some strange reason had been waiting for them. She introduces herself as Shea Haulia and explains that she sought Hajime and Yue to help save her family who was forced to flee their home in the Haltina Sea of Trees.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Shea Haulia
 * Hajime Nagumo
 * Yue
 * Cam Haulia
 * Jin Vanton
 * Ulfric Heipyst
 * Lua
 * Mona Haulia (flashback)

Locations

 * Reisen Gorge
 * Sea of Trees

Monsters

 * Diheadoar
 * Hyverias

Differences from Light Novel

 * In the Light Novel, Hajime and Yue encounter a bunch of monsters in Reisen Gorge before they encounter Shea. In the Anime, they encounter Shea immediately after exiting the Grea Orcus Labyrinth.
 * The Anime omits Hajime using his "Lightning Field" on Shea in order to determine how much of his mana would dissipate while in Reisen Gorge.
 * In the Light Novel, Hajime's motorcycle "Steiff" has a quiet engine. In the Anime, it has a loud engine.
 * Yue using the spell "Crystal Coffin" on Shea after she tries to hug Hajime in gratitude for agreeing to save her family does not occur in the Light Novel.
 * In the Light Novel, the Haulia Tribe is depicted as having dark blue hair. In the Anime, they are seen with various hair colors.
 * The scenes involving the young rabbitgirl are not mentioned in the Light Novel.
 * The Anime omits Hajime killing the soldiers from the Hoelscher Empire that had first pursued the Haulia Tribe into Reisen Gorge.
 * The Anime omits Hajime rescuing Par Haulia from monsters in the Sea of Trees.
 * In the Light Novel, Hajime and the others are confronted by tigermen while traveling through the Sea of Trees. In the Anime, they are bearmen.
 * Ulfric Heipyst's physical appearance is a lot older in the Light Novel.
 * The Anime omits Hajime and Yue's visit to the beastman nation Verbergen.
 * In the Light Novel, the Sea of Trees is surrounded by glowing rocks known as Verdren Crystal that help people navigate their way through its fog. In the Anime, they are glowing flowers.
 * The Anime omits Hajime and the Haulia Tribe being confronted by a group obearmen that wish to kill them.
 * In the Light Novel, the flashback of Shea and her mother is from a dream that Shea has while she is in Brooke Town. In the Anime, Shea recalls that memory before asking Hajime to join him on his journey.