Yu Narukami’s first day in a new school is overshadowed by the murder of a TV hostess on campus. Even stranger is the portal he discovers in TV screens, which throws him and his new friends into a nightmare world infested by fog and monsters.
This episode provides examples of:
- Bystander Syndrome: When Yu sees Yosuke getting a "critical hit to the nads" after crashing into a garbage can, he doesn't help him. In his second day, he does it.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Mitsuo is briefly seen hiding at the school gates, watching Yukiko.
- Grievous Harm with a Body: After impaling one of the Shadows, Izanagi proceeds to throw that same Shadow at the one remaining.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: One of the first Shadows that Izanagi defeats goes out this way.
- Potty Emergency:
- Nanako triggers the gas station pit stop event by tugging on Ryotaro's sleeve and saying "Potty time, hurry!".
- Yosuke in the TV world.
- Stuffed into a Trashcan: Yosuke gets into this in Yu's second day at school.
