oregairu episode 1
Ippo, Itagaki, and Kimura held Aoki while Takamura threw rights at Aoki's face until Aoki was able to keep his eyes open and describe the type of punch Takamura threw, curing his trauma. On the day of the Class A Tournament finals, Ippo arrived to the Kōrakuen Hall to watch Itagaki, Kimura, and Aoki's matches with Takamura. Ippo watched Itagaki's match against Saeki, which ended in Itagaki's win. Ippo went to the waiting room to congratulate him as Kimura and Aoki go off for their matches. Ippo watched Kimura's match on the
television screen where he lost by decision against a previous JBC junior lightweight champion and then Aoki's match against Iga where he lost by knockout. Due to Baron having Iga beat Aoki without knocking him out until he was satisfied, Aoki's sustained severe injuries. Ippo went with everyone to take Aoki to the Kawai Hospital. Afterwards, Ippo congratulated Itagaki for making MVP in the tournament and believed that Aoki and Kimura would star over again and try again. However, Yagi told him otherwise, as Aoki and Kimura were pushed to their
physical and mental
limits from those fights, and believed Shinoda, who takes responsibility may also quit, coming to a conclusion that no matter what happens, it will be the Kamogawa gym's turning point. Later, Kimura went to get Ippo and Itagaki to go with him to visit Aoki at the hospital. Along the way, Ippo, worried about Kimura retiring, told him that he shouldn't rush the decision, to which Kimura replied that he would let Aoki decide for him whether or not they both retire.
also an option, Bunny Girl Senpai exists as an ostensive example of how NOT to imitate Monogatari. Undead Girl Murder Farce is not THAT bad, but it’s still way too far
from being good. A more accurate comparison would be with Cube x Cursed x Curious - both of these series successfully manage to replicate some aspects of Monogatari while failing as a story overall. What’s also interesting is that these parallels in execution exist despite the fact that the two imitator series in question focus on entirely distinct elements of the Monogatari formula. C3 is an action harem where the protagonist does psychotherapy for girls with supernatural afflictions. And Undead Girl Murder Farce is a supernatural detective full of verbal foreplay between a human-turned-supernatural invincible MC and his aristocratic, sharp-witted Yamato Nadeshiko girlfriend. Which doubles as a description of one more series, Kyokou Suiri, by the way, when I call all these shows “imitations,” I REALLY mean it.
But enough about their similarities, the actual important
part is the differences. The unique selling point of Monogatari is the best prose ever created by man and post-modern reflections on the otaku culture. The unique selling point of Kyokou Suiri is the namesake “made-up deductions” deconstruction of the murder mystery genre. And this is where the troubles with Undead Girl Murder Farce begin, it just doesn’t have a unique selling point.
A near-fatal crash landing turns out to have a silver lining when Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin are rescued by two friendly
Namekians who agree to help them locate the seven Dragon Balls. 30 04 "Hunt for a Dragon Ball" September 20, 1997
October 9, 1998 Gohan, Krillin, and Bulma continue their search for the Dragon Balls with the help of their new friend Zaacro. Back on Earth, Goku has escaped from the hospital to begin training for his upcoming re-match with Vegeta. 31 05 "Who's Who?!" September 27, 1997 October 12, 1998 As Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan close in on the last of the Dragon Balls, they uncover a shocking secret about their Namekian friends. Meanwhile, Goku works to build up his strength, and Vegeta sets his sights on revenge! 32 06 "Touchdown on Namek" September 27, 1997 October 13, 1998 Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan finally continue their quest to locate all seven Dragon balls. Unfortunately, the gang soon discovers that they aren’t the only ones seeking the magical orbs! 33 07 "Face-off on Namek" October 4, 1997 October 14, 1998 Krillin, Gohan, and Bulma are horrified to see Vegeta’s space pod land on Planet Namek, but the Saiyan Prince is the least of their problems. Yet another epically evil villain has come to Namek in search of the Dragon Balls! 34 08 "The Ruthless Frieza" October 4, 1997 October 15, 1998 With the odds rapidly mounting against them, Krillin and Gohan will need some serious help if they hope to recover the Dragon Balls from Frieza and his henchmen. 35 09 "The Nameks versus Frieza" October 11, 1997 October 16, 1998 Krillin and Gohan get their first glimpse of Frieza’s cruelty as the villain unleashes his henchmen upon an unsuspecting Namek village. Frieza wants the fifth Dragon Ball, and he is prepared to learn its location by any means necessary! 36 10 "Escape from Dodoria" October 11, 1997 October 19, 1998 Gohan risks his life to rescue a Namek boy from the clutches of Frieza’s evil henchmen. Now Gohan and Krillin have an even bigger problem on their hands: Dodoria is chasing them, and he won’t stop until he has his revenge! 37 11 "Secrets Revealed" October 18, 1997 October 20, 1998 Dodoria’s search for Krillin and Gohan brings him face to face with an unexpected foe - Vegeta! The Saiyan prince has a score to settle with Dodoria, and the time for a final showdown between these two powerful villains has arrived! 38 12 "A Collision Course" October 18, 1997 October 21, 1998 Goku’s journey to Namek takes an unexpected detour when his spaceship is knocked off course by an asteroid! Goku has to act fast to get his ship back on track because he’s headed straight for the fiery center of a star! 39 13 "Stay Away From Frieza" October 25, 1997 October 22, 1998 With his new abilities, Vegeta quickly tracks down and forcefully acquires another Dragon Ball. Now, there is only one magic orb left to find, and Dende knows who has it - the Eldest Namekian! King Kai becomes concerned after learning that Goku is on a collision course with the ruthless Frieza.