(Before you ask, yes, the English word "the" _is_ part of the Japanese episode title.) So here's the situation, because it's about to be right confusing. My original plan was to release 552 last week, and then release a 453-552 torrent. Unfortunately, _the day 552 aired_, the Japanese broadcasting authority changed the encryption keys. Of course it took only a couple days for enterprising crackers to straighten everything out and recrack the keys, since iirc that master keys leaked years ago and they can't change those. (This is the second time that a change of keys has thrown off my continuity; the first was sometime around the 490s.) So...missed 552 (tried 3 times to cap it before I learned what happened). I am now waiting for a rerun, so that I can get the preview and hint without upscaling the DVD. When that happens... THAT is when I will upload my catch-up torrent. It might take some time. Bear with me here. So in the meantime I keep going. This episode I haven't uploaded before. The original airdate was Oct. 31, 2009 and see if you can't spot a special, appropriate-to-the-original-airdate graphic at the end of the episode...