# Episode 1 – [Departure](https://imgur.com/oOAO1kQ)
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***When Otonashi wakes with no memory of his past, he meets a girl with a big gun…and finds out that he is already dead. Where does he go from here?***
**Questions of the Day**
1) Would *you* have joined Yuri after that pitch?
2) For first-timers, does anyone want to take a stab at predictions?
Also, **don’t forget to nominate your favourite screenshot!**
**Questions for Tomorrow**
[One]>!What was your favourite trap?!<
[Two]>!What do *you* think of Yuri’s backstory? Any thoughts about what else we might discover?!<
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**Visual Novel Corner**
So, Angel Beats is an original anime, but it was headed by the visual novel company Key – they’re the ones who made Clannad and a long list of other well-loved visual novels. In 2015 they released a visual novel based on Angel Beats called *Angel Beats! 1st Beat*, which was supposed to be the first of a series. The sequels never got made, but 1st Beat expanded a lot on the events of the anime.
I haven’t played anywhere near all of the visual novel myself, but I figured I’d share a few things! Under spoilers for those who would prefer to find out themselves.
[VN Corner]>!When Yuri says that Angel will chase someone down if they’re breaking school rules, that’s something she actually does if she encounters you trying to skip class. You also get the option to just ignore the Battlefront entirely and act as a normal student, which results in a rather depressing ending.!<
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Rewatchers, please remember to keep all discussions **spoiler-free**, and that means no hinting either! If you really want to bring up something that we haven’t seen on-screen yet, make sure you hide it under **spoiler tags**.
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