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**"A Sudden Graduation Exam"** (卒業試験は突然に; *Sotsugyou Shiken wa Totsuzen ni*) is the 1st episode of GaruGaku. Girls Garden.

## Synopsis

The principal assigns Girls2 a graduation exam “produce Harajuku within 3 months”. If they pass, they’ll be promised a major debut, if not, they will be disbanded. Time goes by as they wonder what to do. Meanwhile, Toa heads to the editorial department of “Harajuku Ai”, a free magazine, on the verge of discontinuation to ask advice on her graduation exam.

## Story

Toa remembers and reminisces how they once performed at the Girls Arena. On the roof, Yuzuha and Ran are practicing to “Tsunagu Tsunagu”. When they’re done, they wonder where Toa went and find on her social media that she went to Harajuku. While in Harajuku, Toa accidentally bumps into a lady who drops a bunch of magazines on the ground. As the lady walks away, Toa notices a magazine and reads the title as "Harajuku Love".

Toa returns to school and enters the student council room where she is given out by Ran for skipping practice and going around Harajuku. Toa says she was just taking a stroll. They are suddenly called into the principal’s office and he refers to when they were three teams that created one to stand on the stage. He explains he’s going to give them a graduation exam and they wonder if it’s to sing or dance but he says it’s to produce Harajuku. They wonder what happens if they don't, and he tells them that Girls2 will disband.

Toa is excited about “producing Harajuku” but Ran angrily gives out that the task is difficult, later apologising. Toa shows them the magazine that had been dropped earlier and Yuzuha reads the sign as “Harajuku Heart”. The three head to Ota at "Harajuku Ai" and asks her to introduce different things about Harajuku. She wonders what they mean by “produce” but Toa doesn’t know either, giving small ideas like crepes. Ota refuses and tells them to learn because they clearly don't know what they even want yet.

The 3 spend their time decorating a make-shift magazine using polaroids, markers and stickers, but Toa stays back to finish. The next day, the 3 travel to Harajuku and offer their magazine to various stores but no one will accept the offer. Back at the office, Ota's co-worker hands her the magazine he had found and she points out that it's poorly made.

The 3 girls, tired and disheartened that nobody accepted their offer to produce their store is suddenly met by Ota who takes the magazine out of Toa's hand. She bluntly points out that they have no theme, no ideas prepared and the presentation was sloppy. She offers a deal with them, that she'll help them if they'll help her. The three find themselves handing out their fliers once again to school girls, trying to find a model. After being rejected time and time again, Toa notices two figures who they think look good. As they approach them, they realise that the two were Momoka and Minami from west2.

Nobody is taking their flyers but suddenly they see two figures and rush to them. They realize it’s Momoka and Minami. At the studio, they explain that they were heading to Singapore but suddenly got the message of Girls2 exam and rushed back to Japan. The girls finish the shoot and Ota shows them the pictures. She then asks them what they would call the magazine and Toa answers "Girls Garden".

## Major Events

* Principal, Manabu Eguchi, gives the Girls2 members a graduation exam which will determine whether they'll debut or disband.
* Toa encounters Natsu Ota who they later ask for help to produce Harajuku.
* Natsu gives them a condition, to go find models, in which they discover west2 who have returned.

## Characters

**Girls2**

* Yuzuha
* Momoka
* Misaki
* Youka
* Kurea
* Minami
* Kira
* Toa
* Ran

**Others**

* Natsu Ota
* Manabu Eguchi
* Ryousuke (played by Shunpei Kawagoishi)