Angel Beats!
Oshimeter
Synopsis
With no memories and no idea how he got there, Yuzuru Otonashi comes to in a high school, which would be disorienting enough on its own, except a girl with a rifle immediately tells him he's dead and needs to join her war against God. The afterlife, apparently, looks like a school campus, and it's run by a quiet, silver-haired student council president everyone calls Angel. Yuri Nakamura leads the Afterlife Battlefront, a ragtag group of teens who all died feeling cheated by life, and they're not going quietly. They fight Angel, run distraction ops involving a rock band called Girls Dead Monster, and refuse to follow the rules because conforming might erase them from existence entirely. Otonashi gets swept up in all of it while trying to piece together who he even was. This 13-episode original from P.A. Works starts out surprisingly fun: there's genuine comedy and some solid action, but the emotional weight builds steadily as you learn what each character went through before they ended up here. The soundtrack does a lot of heavy lifting too; the in-universe band performances hit harder than they have any right to. If you liked the emotional gut-punches of Clannad or the supernatural school setup of Charlotte, this covers similar ground in a much tighter package. It also shares some of that quiet, melancholic energy with Haibane Renmei, just with more explosions. Fair warning: the ending will probably wreck you.
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Kanade Tachibana
Angel Beats' student council president, Kanade Tachibana, wields incredible powers and harbors a secret about her heart.
Neves Emily
Yuri Nakamura
Yuri Nakamura, SSS leader, fights against God's injustice, wielding an arsenal to protect her friends and defy fate.
Karbowski Brittney
Yuzuru Otonashi
Amnesiac Angel Beats! protagonist, Yuzuru Otonashi seeks life's meaning, becoming a selfless hero before moving on.
Shepard Blake
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I Love seeing how they treat the world like it’s a game or something. NPCs? Guilds? Respawn-like immortality? What’s next? lol. And as expected from Jun Maeda’s works, the balance between dark comedy and tragic backstory is perfectly executed.
Loved it...but still recovering from the ending 🥲
They hold a touching graduation and the Mapo Tofu is still here, but I don't know, man. The way they built up the penultimate episode, I was expecting a bit more.
This episode got really dark with those creepy shadow creatures appearing and not knowing the reason behind them. I felt bad for Takamatsu. We also discover the truth about Angel. In the end, Yuri finally discovers the truth behind these creepy shadow creatures. Great episode.
Pretty sad at the end but its actually really cool
Girly
Just watch it. Don't hesitate
The music is iconic (Girls Dead Monster!! 🎸), the characters are lovable, and that ending… unforgettable.
Funny, chaotic and with a emotional twist at the end. This episode really leans hard into the absurd side of Angel Beats! while still quietly building its underlying mystery and revealing Naoi's Past. However, the pacing feels a bit too fast.
Okay, well, the animation hasn't really improved, but at least the story is giving. Yuri finally confronts the AI, thank God.
Well the First thing I want to tell you about the ending of the series. Air headed Guy right?, starting from the ending! Well,I do air headed one, l The way they started and ended is like, "Hell and Heaven" Seriously how can they start like that, even the ending gives this much feeling, It almost moved me. Comparing to the starting I just wanna say is "Thanks for hardwork" Well leaving the ending and opening, I don't find any problem in the series, Art and sound is well maintained and, In case of Moe Promulgate they have Yui and some what at the ending kanade got some moe too ( as a lolicon, Their is no review without the moe for me, so endure it) Well we cannot forget shiina in case too, She has somewhat got same wavelength like me in appreciating Kawaii - She is just God level in case of cute related stuff Even sacrificed her life for a toy dog,, I owe her a Lot! In case of Romance hinata and Yui is best, From starting they maintained the flow of the series, Their scenes is one of the precious Moments on the series Well I hope they meet again , without any doubt they make a cute and caring couples If do so STORY: 8 The story is revealed irregularly; some episodes teach you various things about the world, while others just like an ordinary flow of storyline. I had fun watching those anyway, but I can see how others would think it's a waste of time. TB : Find some spectacles and watch again , You manwhore ART: 9 The art is beautiful. Beyond what we've come to expect, the animation is amazing SOUND: 8 The Bgm is just feel like crazy. Good song selection in concerts + Voice of Yui uw, Made the day! CHARACTER: 8 This one's tricky, as many of the characters' back stories are still Unknown. Some characters seem to follow the usual anime tropes, but they work.Well all the team SSS Is precious for me, I don;t care if they show her past or What , They just good for the series ENJOYMENT: 9 There's a very obvious sign as to how much I'm enjoying a show; I get antsy and check for updates every hour. The more I see, the more I want. The concert scenes alone are worth the watch. OVERALL: 8 I guess in the end, your enjoyment of Angel Beats will depend on whether its various aspects strike a chord with you or not (pardon the pun). For my part, I'm glad to have found a series that keeps me guessing, interests me with its premise, dazzles my eyes, while making me laugh and sniffle in the same episode. This one's definitely worth your attention, I'm sure you like it , atleast wouldn't dislike it. Check it out. Imp : My review is solely based on Anime, I don't read any Manga or Ln of the author, Don't criticize, Well I know that I just said some unwanted stuffs , Still I love it!
Basic info and of the world settings were very detailing
Key/VisualArts never fail to make me cry as usual
Takamatsu is absorbed into an NPC, which gets dark really fast. Also, those shadow things are disgusting.
Hinata finally proposes! I thought we'd end on a cliffhanger but no! Finally!
This episode ... man. Prepare a tissue. Loads of them. You know how in Hollywood movies the cops and the help always arrive too late? Yeah. Yeah ...
Okay, when Yuri learned how to use the “Absorb” command, I literally gasped. So good. Worth the wait.
Naoi’s hypnosis unlocking Otonashi’s painful memories hit me in the feels. This was so angsty yet so wholesome. Who wouldn't want a close person to hypnotize them out of their trauma?
Otonashi bonding with Kanade was a sweet moment this series really needed. Never too late for a bit of sugar in your coffee!
Angel Beats!
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