- Coach Munakata's death. Hitomi learning about Munakata's death only when she returns to Japan after a tour to the USA. Everyone else knew (and Todou lost his match after finding out), so they kept the truth away from her (and felt like shit because of it so she wouldn't lose. The consequence? She almost crossed the Despair Event Horizon.
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