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1. ›Angel Beats! 「エンジェルビーツ!」 (2010, 13 episodes)@onlyjob541d

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   Angel Beats! (mini-review)

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2. ›Angel Beats! 「エンジェルビーツ!」 (2010, 13 episodes)@onlyjob547d

   Okay music; absurd plot (purgatory for teenagers with a school which they still should attend even after death). Story predictably goes nowhere. Students team-up to fight and fight again (while organising music concerts) but nothing comes out of it -- after all they can not die but they can feel pain. What are they fighting for? Whom are they fighting? Is that another student or an "angel" (whatever that might be)? You'll never get a meaningful answer like if scriptwriters could not think of anything that would make much sense.

   Many violent "deaths" that are actually game-like respawns.

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3. ›Angel Beats! - Anime Challenge Review@okarun579d

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   Hello, Hive friends.

   Today I want to bring you the first review of my "Anime Challenge" that I announced yesterday in this post.

   It's about the anime Angel Beats! which I started yesterday when I posted the challenge announcement, since I'm trying to keep a posting streak that consists of doing a daily post for the whole month of December.

   I don't want to make the post too long, because it gets tedious to read, so I'll start now with the review.

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   Angel Beats!

   Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural. Studio: P.A. Works. Episodes: 13. Year of release: 2010.

   Synopsis:

   "Angel Beats!" takes place in a kind of school limbo for young people who have experienced trauma and challenges in their past lives. The protagonist, Otonashi, wakes up with no memories of his previous life and finds himself in the middle of a war between the students and a mysterious girl named Angel. The students, led by a charismatic girl named Yuri, believe that Angel is an enemy and fight against her to avoid disappearing and being "reincarnated".

   

   ^{Yuzuru Otonashi. Source.}

   Strengths:

   1. Complex and Memorable Characters: Each character has an emotionally powerful backstory that is revealed throughout the series. This adds depth and empathy to their actions and motivations.
   2. Powerful Soundtrack: The music, composed by Jun Maeda and the band Anant-Garde Eyes, is one of the highlights of the anime, with emotional songs that perfectly complement the dramatic and action moments.
   3. Balance of Comedy and Drama: "Angel Beats!" handles the balance between light comedic moments and touching dramatic scenes well, which keeps the viewer interested and emotionally involved.

   

   ^{Yuri Nakamura. Source.}

   Weaknesses:

   1. Quick Development: With only 13 episodes, some character arcs can feel rushed and some questions are left unanswered.
   2. Plot Complexity: The concept of school limbo and the rules governing it can be confusing at first, requiring attention to properly follow the plot.

   

   ^{Kanade Tachibana. Source.}

   Conclusion:

   "Angel Beats!" is an anime that mixes action, comedy and drama well, presenting a unique and exciting story. Although it has its flaws in the pacing and development of some characters, its ability to touch on deep themes and its memorable soundtrack make it valuable for anime fans. It's a series that will make you laugh, cry and think about life and death. I highly recommend it.

   

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   This is my first review for this challenge and I don't have experience making reviews, but I'm doing my best and I'm sure I will get better at it in next posts.

   I hope you liked this review and that you give this anime a chance, you won't regret it.

   If you see it or if you have already seen it, please leave your opinions on the comments section. This post have @commentrewarder as a beneficiary so you might earn some rewards if I like your comment.

   Without further ado, I bid you farewell. See you later.

   Go beyond! Plus Ultra!

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   Hola, amigos de Hive.

   Hoy quiero traerles la primera reseña de mi reto "Anime Challenge" que anuncié el día de ayer en este post.

   Se trata del anime Angel Beats! el cual inicié ayer mismo al publicar el anuncio del reto, ya que estoy tratando de mantener una racha de publicación que consiste en hacer un post diario por todo el mes de diciembre.

   No quiero hacer el post muy largo, porque se vuelve tedioso de leer, así que empezaré ahora con la reseña.

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   Angel Beats!

   Género: Acción, Comedia, Drama, Sobrenatural. Estudio: P.A. Works. Episodios: 13. Año de emisión: 2010.

   Sinopsis:

   "Angel Beats!" se desarrolla en una especie de limbo escolar para jóvenes que han experimentado traumas y desafíos en sus vidas pasadas. El protagonista, Otonashi, se despierta sin recuerdos de su vida anterior y se encuentra en medio de una guerra entre los estudiantes y una misteriosa chica llamada Angel. Los estudiantes, liderados por una carismática chica llamada Yuri, creen que Angel es una enemiga y luchan contra ella para evitar desaparecer y ser "reencarnados".

   

   ^{Yuzuru Otonashi. Fuente.}

   Puntos Fuertes:

   1. Personajes Complejos y Memorables: Cada personaje tiene una historia de fondo emocionalmente poderosa que se revela a lo largo de la serie. Esto añade profundidad y empatía a sus acciones y motivaciones.
   2. Banda Sonora Impactante: La música, compuesta por Jun Maeda y el grupo Anant-Garde Eyes, es uno de los puntos más destacados del anime, con canciones emotivas que complementan perfectamente los momentos dramáticos y de acción.
   3. Equilibrio de Comedia y Drama: "Angel Beats!" maneja bien el equilibrio entre momentos cómicos ligeros y escenas dramáticas conmovedoras, lo que mantiene al espectador interesado y emocionalmente involucrado.

   

   ^{Yuri Nakamura. Fuente.}

   Puntos Débiles:

   1. Desarrollo Rápido: Con solo 13 episodios, algunos arcos de personajes pueden sentirse apresurados y algunas preguntas quedan sin respuesta.
   2. Complejidad del Argumento: El concepto del limbo escolar y las reglas que lo gobiernan pueden ser confusos al principio, lo que requiere atención para seguir adecuadamente la trama.

   

   ^{Kanade Tachibana. Fuente.}

   Conclusión:

   "Angel Beats!" es un anime que mezcla bien la acción, la comedia y el drama, presentando una historia única y emocionante. Aunque tiene sus fallos en el ritmo y desarrollo de algunos personajes, su capacidad para tocar temas profundos y su banda sonora memorable lo hacen valioso para los fans del anime. Es una serie que te hará reír, llorar y pensar sobre la vida y la muerte. Lo recomiendo mucho.

   

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   Esta es mi primera reseña para este reto y no tengo experiencia haciendo reseñas, pero estoy haciendo lo mejor que puedo y estoy seguro que mejoraré en próximos posts.

   Espero que les haya gustado esta crítica y que le den una oportunidad a este anime, no se arrepentirán.

   Si lo ves o si ya lo has visto, deja tus opiniones en la sección de comentarios. Este post tiene a @commentrewarder como beneficiario por lo que podrías ganar alguna recompensa si tu comentario me gusta.

   Sin más, me despido. Hasta luego.

   ¡Va más allá! ¡Plus Ultra!

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4. ›Angel beats: An emotional journey between heaven and hell@mig1872d

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   Hello friends of Hive, today I bring you an anime that, just like Clannad, managed to move me to tears. Maybe many of you have already heard or seen it, and I loved this anime because of the different stories of the characters that are presented to us throughout the plot. So, without further ado, let's get to the anime.

   This anime begins with our protagonist, Otonashi, who finds himself disoriented and not knowing where he is. As he keeps walking, he arrives at a regular school where he meets several students. All this seems strange to our protagonist, until a girl named Yuri approaches him and explains that he is in a place between life and death, that is, something similar to limbo. In addition to this, Yuri reveals to him that everyone has a purpose, which is to find peace and pass on to the afterlife.

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   Otonashi remembers nothing and does not know how he got there or how he died. Yuri teaches him that they must fight someone named Angel, who happens to be the president of the school's student council. Just as they are talking about Angel, she appears and Otonashi, bewildered by everything, begins to fight her. However, he is surprised by Angel's fighting skills, even thinking that she has superhuman powers. Faced with this great difference in powers, our protagonist is completely defeated.

   

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   After this, Otonashi meets with the other students and realizes that each of them has their own story of how they died and why they are there. As our protagonist interacts with the different characters, he realizes that the situation is not as simple as it seems. So he teams up with Yuri to confront Angel and find out why they are there and what this whole place is about.

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   The highlights of Angel Beats are its characters and the different stories that each one has. This manages to make us empathize with each of them, as the anime manages to develop their stories in a touching way. In addition, the anime has different aspects, at the beginning everything is more comical, but as it progresses, it becomes more serious, which keeps us hooked until the last chapter.

   

   In my opinion, Angel Beats is an anime that grabs you little by little. It starts with comic moments to make you laugh and begin to feel affection for the characters, but then addresses much more serious issues, generating a feeling of empathy towards each of them. This leads us to reflect on various issues, such as our relationships with others and the purpose of life, among other things. When I watched this anime, I did not expect the background of each character to be so well developed. There is one in particular that really touched my heart, and if you watch it, you will understand which one I mean: the story of the baseball player and the character in a wheelchair, this means that we will have endearing characters thanks to the exciting stories that each one has, plus it is incredible how they achieved these in just 13 chapters. If you liked anime like Clannad, AnoHana, Little Busters and others of this style, you can't miss Angel Beats.

   

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   Hola amigos de Hive, hoy les traigo un anime que, al igual que Clannad, logró emocionarme hasta las lágrimas. Tal vez muchos de ustedes ya lo han escuchado o visto, y es que este anime me encantó por las distintas historias de los personajes que se nos presentan a lo largo de la trama. Así que, sin más preámbulos, vamos con el anime.

   Este anime comienza con nuestro protagonista, Otonashi, quien se encuentra desorientado y sin saber dónde está. Mientras sigue caminando, llega a una escuela común donde se encuentra con varios estudiantes. Todo esto le parece extraño a nuestro protagonista, hasta que una chica llamada Yuri se le acerca y le explica que se encuentra en un lugar entre la vida y la muerte, es decir, algo similar al limbo. Además de esto, Yuri le revela que todos tienen un propósito, que es encontrar la paz y pasar al más allá.

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   Otonashi no recuerda nada y desconoce cómo llegó allí o como murió. Yuri le enseña que deben luchar contra alguien llamado Angel, quien resulta ser la presidenta del consejo estudiantil de la escuela. Justo cuando están hablando de Angel, esta aparece y Otonashi, desconcertado por todo, comienza a luchar contra ella. Sin embargo, se sorprende por las habilidades de combate de Angel, llegando incluso a pensar que ella tiene poderes sobrehumanos. Ante esta gran diferencia de poderes, nuestro protagonista es derrotado por completo.

   

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   Después de esto, Otonashi se reúne con los demás estudiantes y se da cuenta de que cada uno de ellos tiene su propia historia de cómo murieron y por qué están allí. A medida que nuestro protagonista se relaciona con los distintos personajes, se da cuenta de que la situación no es tan sencilla como parece. Así que se une a Yuri para enfrentarse a Angel y descubrir por qué están allí y de qué se trata todo este lugar.

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   Lo más destacado de Angel Beats son sus personajes y las distintas historias que cada uno tiene. Esto logra que nos sintamos empáticos con cada uno de ellos, ya que el anime logra desarrollar sus historias de una manera conmovedora. Además, el anime tiene diferentes aspectos, al principio todo es más cómico, pero a medida que avanza, se vuelve más serio, lo que nos mantiene enganchados hasta el último capítulo.

   

   En mi opinión, Angel Beats es un anime que te va atrapando poco a poco. Comienza con momentos cómicos para que te rías y empieces a sentir cariño por los personajes, pero luego aborda temas mucho más serios, generando un sentimiento de empatía hacia cada uno de ellos. Esto nos lleva a reflexionar sobre diversas cuestiones, como nuestras relaciones con los demás y el propósito de la vida, entre otras cosas. Cuando vi este anime, no esperaba que el trasfondo de cada personaje estuviera tan bien desarrollado. Hay uno en particular que realmente tocó mi corazón, y si lo ven, entenderán a cuál me refiero: la historia del beisbolista y el personaje en silla de ruedas esto significa que tendremos personajes entrañables gracias a las emocionantes historias que cada uno tiene, además que es increible como lograron esto en tan solo 13 capitulos. Si les gustaron animes como Clannad, AnoHana, Little Busters y otros de este estilo, no pueden perderse Angel Beats.

   

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5. ›ANGEL BEATS: UN BUEN INICIO…@melochacalie1687d

   Hola jóvenes ilustres, ya sea por moda o por curiosidad, es cierto que la comunidad amante del anime ha crecido y es mucho mejor aceptada, por lo que hay mucha gente en línea pidiendo recomendaciones de anime, algunos son malas personas y recomiendan Boku no pico (no hagan eso niños, no está chido （︶︿︶）), y otros recomiendan grandes obras, pero que no llegan a satisfacer en gustos, así que es difícil hacer que el interés de otros crezca (ya saben, en gustos se rompen géneros （￣︶￣）), así que, pensando en un anime que cumpla con grandes expectativas, hablaremos del fenómeno de Angel Beats!.

   Hello illustrious young people, whether for fashion or curiosity, it is true that the anime loving community has grown and is much better accepted, so there are many people online asking for anime recommendations, some are bad people and recommend Boku no pico (Don't do that kids, it's not cool （︶︿︶）), and others recommend great works, but they don't satisfy tastes, so it's difficult to make others' interest grow (you know, tastes break genres （￣︶￣）), so, thinking of an anime that meets high expectations, we will talk about the phenomenon of Angel Beats !.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   RECAPITULEMOS/LET'S RECAP….

   ¿Quién aceptaría una muerte tan absurda?, No voy a aceptarlo, no aceptaré a un dios tan irracional, en el mundo en el que solíamos vivir, la muerte vino a nosotros al azahar y sin discriminaciones, no teníamos medios para resistirnos a ella, pero aquí las cosas son diferentes, mientras no nos acerquemos al ángel, podemos seguir existiendo, podemos desafiar a la muerte, esa es la razón por la creé el Frente de Guerra, me llamo Yuri, bienvenido a mi más preciado tesoro.

   Who would accept such an absurd death? I will not accept it, I will not accept such an irrational god, in the world in which we used to live, death came to us in the orange blossom and without discrimination, we had no means to resist it, But here things are different, as long as we do not approach the angel, we can continue to exist, we can defy death, that is the reason why I created the War Front, my name is Yuri, welcome to my most precious treasure.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   EN MI OPINIÓN/IN MY OPINION…

   Angel Beast! Es un anime que recomiendo como un primer acercamiento al anime, hay varios motivos para ello, y vamos a desmenuzarlos poco a poco.

   Angel Beats! It is an anime that I recommend as a first approach to anime, there are several reasons for it, and we are going to break them down little by little.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   Empezando por su banda sonora, si bien, no cuenta con una gran cantidad de temas, tiene algunas variaciones muy interesantes que le van perfecto como banda sonora, apoya muchísimo la inmersión en la historia, está muy bien elegida, y tiene mucha personalidad, es de esas bandas sonoras que no vas a olvidar, de esas que, al escucharlas inmediatamente vas a canalizarla con su anime, si hablamos de su opening y ending, son muy bonitos en cuestión de letra, y la combinación de tonos la hace destacar, además de que en su conjunto, la banda sonora, está muy bien adaptada a las escenas, algo realmente agradable desde mi perspectiva, además de que los seiyus elegidos para cada personaje lo hicieron excelente.

   Starting with its soundtrack, although it does not have a large number of themes, it has some very interesting variations that are perfect as a soundtrack, it supports immersion in the story a lot, it is very well chosen, and it has a lot of personality, it is of those soundtracks that you will not forget, of those that, when you listen to them immediately you will channel it with its anime, if we talk about its opening and ending, they are very beautiful in terms of lyrics, and the combination of tones makes it stand out, also that as a whole, the soundtrack is very well adapted to the scenes, something really nice from my perspective, in addition to the fact that the seiyus chosen for each character made it excellent.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   Continuando con su animación, podemos ver animación clásica, ciertamente hay CGI, pero es mínimo y casi imperceptible, tiene un diseño muy estético, con iluminación brillante y una muy variada paleta de colores, juega mucho con la ambientación, así que cambia constantemente, lo que hace que la animación no sea cargada por el detalle, a mi parecer, P.A. Works se afianzó en calidad por sus secuencias de acción en Angel Beats!, están tan bien cuidadas y tienen tanto detalle, que no les dio miedo hacer enfoques para ciertos planos, además de que la velocidad de cada escena es justa a lo que la historia necesita, un trabajo muy limpio y con diseños increíbles, no solo en los personajes, en las armas y en los escenarios, me atrevo a decir que es así como se debe tratar un anime de acción, si de algo podría quejarme, es en el manejo de las luces, pero si consideramos que eso ayuda a la ambientación, igual encaja, es solo mi gusto personal.

   Continuing with its animation, we can see classic animation, certainly there is CGI, but it is minimal and almost imperceptible, it has a very aesthetic design, with bright lighting and a very varied color palette, it plays a lot with the atmosphere, so it constantly changes, what which makes the animation not loaded by the detail, in my opinion, PA Works established itself in quality for its action sequences in Angel Beats !, They are so well cared for and have so much detail, that they were not afraid to make focuses for certain shots, in addition to the speed of each scene is just what the story needs, a very clean job with incredible designs, not only in the characters, in the weapons and in the scenarios, I dare say that this is how an action anime should be treated, if there is something I could complain about, it is in the I manage the lights, but if we consider that that helps the setting, it still fits, it's just my personal taste.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   Ahora, el punto fuerte de esta serie a mi consideración, en definitiva, son sus personajes, en mi opinión, para considerar que un personaje está bien construido, es la capacidad que tiene para despertar alguna emoción hacia él, no sé si me explico, si ves un personaje en una serie y lo recuerdas por algo en específico, ya sea porque empatizaste con él, o que te hizo reír mucho, o que te hizo odiarlo solo con el propósito que tiene y el papel que juega en la historia, entonces está bien hecho, pero no se confundan, no basta con que el personaje solo sea un personaje bien hecho, la cuestión es que al tener angel beats! una cantidad relativamente importante de personajes para su corta duración, cada uno tiene una estructura única, por lo que incluso los secundarios son increíbles, incluso me habría encantado saber la historia de muchos de ellos, como por ejemplo T.K., adoro al tipo y no se sabe casi nada de él, eso en cuestión de secundarios, los principales incluso son aún mejores, se volvieron entrañables.

   Now, the strong point of this series in my opinion, in short, are its characters, in my opinion, to consider that a character is well built, it is the ability to arouse some emotion towards him, I do not know if I explain myself, If you see a character in a series and you remember him for something specific, either because you empathized with him, or that he made you laugh a lot, or that he made you hate him only for the purpose he has and the role he plays in the story, then It is well done, but do not be confused, it is not enough that the character is only a well done character, the point is that by having angel beats! a relatively significant amount of characters for its short duration, each one has a unique structure, so even the secondary ones are incredible, I would even have loved to know the story of many of them, such as TK, I adore the guy and I don't know knows almost nothing about him, that in a matter of secondary, the main ones are even better, they became endearing.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   Pasamos a su historia, no voy a hacer spoilers porque esta serie no los necesita, Angel Beats! es un anime que tiene una base compleja, esto se plantea desde el inicio, ahora, ¿por qué digo que su base es compleja?, porque te habla de chicos que llegaron a este mundo después de morir, donde el flujo del tiempo es distinto, están perdidos resistiéndose a desaparecer, ya que al desaparecer no se sabe que puede pasar, te hablan de adolescentes resistiéndose a dios y a los destinos por los que están en el más allá, te habla de la vida y la muerte con conceptos que conocemos pero que no podemos explicar ya que cada uno lo ve de forma diferente, por eso su complejidad, entre los personajes realmente principales, algunos empatizarán con Kanade, otros verán a Yuri con razón, otros empatizarán con Otonashi y otros desde los ojos de Hinata, Yui o Iwasawa, ser capaz de abrir esta discusión demuestra que es tiene un argumento muy bien pensado y una temática muy especial.

   We turn to your story, I will not make spoilers because this series does not need them, Angel Beats! It is an anime that has a complex base, this is raised from the beginning, now, why do I say that its base is complex?, because it tells you about boys who came to this world after dying, where the flow of time is different , they are lost resisting to disappear, since when disappearing it is not known what could happen, they talk to you about adolescents resisting God and the destinies for which they are in the afterlife, they talk to you about life and death with concepts that we know but that we cannot explain since each one sees it differently, that is why its complexity, among the really main characters, some will empathize with Kanade, others will see Yuri with reason, others will empathize with Otonashi and others from the eyes of Hinata, Yui o Iwasawa, being able to open this discussion shows that it has a very well thought out plot and a very special theme.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   Toda su complejidad en un análisis más reflexivo, se aligera mucho porque hablamos de adolescentes sin supervisión, este anime puede parecer muy cargado, ya que si lo piensas detenidamente es un anime muy oscuro en cuestión de historia, pero se ve aligerado por su uso de la comedia, si no te gusta el tsukomi, te aseguro que igual te vas a reír mucho con este anime, ya que no solo hace el tipo de comedia japonesa, incrusta comedia directamente con las situaciones de la animación, algo más usado en comedia de este lado del charco, y la colocan justo donde debe de ir y en el momento indicado, por todo esto, devoras los capítulos.

   All its complexity in a more thoughtful analysis, is lightened a lot because we are talking about unsupervised teenagers, this anime can seem very loaded, since if you think about it carefully it is a very dark anime in a matter of history, but it is lightened by its use of comedy, if you do not like tsukomi, I assure you that you will still laugh a lot with this anime, since it not only makes the type of Japanese comedy, it embeds comedy directly with the situations of animation, something more used in comedy of this side of the pond, and they place it right where it should go and at the right time, for all this, you devour the chapters.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   TERMINANDO/ENDING…

   Angel Beats! hizo todo bien, pero ¿por qué la recomiendo para empezar a ver anime?, porque tiene un poco de todo, tiene batallas épicas, momentos emotivos, sangre, muerte, destrucción, este toque de decir la vida es hermosa, música, romance, amistad y armas, así como te deprime y te hace llorar, te levanta el ánimo y te da distintas perspectivas, es una obra de fantasía, pero que entra en el terreno de lo escolar, transmite de todo, es un anime que cubre mucho para introducir a alguien a los distintos géneros dentro del anime.

   Angel Beats! She did everything right, but why do I recommend her to start watching anime? Because she has a bit of everything, she has epic battles, emotional moments, blood, death, destruction, this touch of saying life is beautiful, music, romance, friendship and weapons, as well as it depresses you and makes you cry, lifts your spirits and gives you different perspectives, it is a fantasy work, but that enters the field of school, transmits everything, it is an anime that covers a lot for introduce someone to the various genres within anime.

   

   ANGEL BEATS ( P.A. Works 2010)

   Bueno mis chacalillos, si tienes más de 15 añitos, es un anime 100% recomendado, que desborda calidad en solo 12 capitulines, y así como yo, espero que lo disfrutes mucho, yo soy darkmidnight y me despido, pero no sin antes desearles que muy buenas las tengan y que mejor las pasen.

   Well my jackals, if you are over 15 years old, it is a 100% recommended anime, which overflows quality in only 12 episodes, and just like me, I hope you enjoy it a lot, I am darkmidnight and I say goodbye, but not before wishing you that they are very good and have a better time.

   

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6. ›Angel Beats! - A Story After Death / Una Historia Después De La Muerte@kuronokenshi2080d

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   After watching Angel Beats I learned two things: no matter how much they tell you that the story is tragic from the first chapter you will still be sad and secondly any series created by Jun Maeda will make you cry. Angel Beats is a fairly short dramatic comedy series because it has only 13 episodes, but it has such a special story that this alone is enough to make you remember it for a long time and be very fond of this anime. I will summarize in the best way what this anime is about by making the least amount of spoilers so as not to ruin the experience for anyone who has not seen it yet so that they can enjoy it to the fullest and cry with its story.

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   As soon as we start this anime they leave us very clear a point, all the characters are dead and they are in a kind of limbo. The anime is a group of young people who after dying wake up in an academic institute which serves as a transition between his death and the next stage, resurrection or advance to heaven what you believe. The reason why they are all in the institute is because for one reason or another they are not happy with the life they had and their premature death, so they have some resentment about it. Our group is made up of several protagonists that form a kind of school club that is always changing its name but for some reason must always have the word "Front" in the name, front of the underworld, demonic front etc.

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   You could say that the three main characters are Otonashi the last young man to arrive at the institute and who has amnesia about his life and death, Yuri who is the leader of the group and who decides the missions and objectives to be carried out, and the unique and adorable Kanade who from the first moment Yuri says that she is an Angel and is the enemy of all of them. Throughout the story we will be presented with the life story and cause of death of various characters as well as the reason for their disagreement with their death which can be very sad especially with the story of Yui and Iwasawa. We will also have episodes full of good moments of comedy and the adventures of young people as well as take advantage of the fact that they can not die to make very funny scenes when they fight each other and even die on missions to wake up later as if nothing. This anime combines very well both elements Drama and Comedy.

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   An interesting element is the fact that the school is completely full of students and teachers fulfilling all the activities of a normal one and Yuri indicates that they are beings destined to fulfill such tasks over and over again without any object, they describe them as NPC characters of a video game. Another interesting aspect is that it shows us that in this limbo things and objects can be created in a very special way, if you know how it works and build something is a katana or a gun can be done even only with dirt or mud, our group is provided with weapons and mechanical equipment and characters who knew weapons such things before dying. By the end of the anime we are revealed the purpose of this kind of Limbo and we are told the story of the first person who came to it and the things he did because of them our protagonists face a series of difficulties. This ends up being a very entertaining and recommended anime, which knows how to take the comedy scenes for fun and can change from one moment to another to a quite dramatic and sad scene.

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   As a curious fact in this anime there is a rock band called Girls Dead Monster made up of pure girls of which two are Yui and Iwasawa, because Jun Maeda is a musician the band actually has a good list of songs recorded as a real band and to be honest are pretty good all the songs. This can be expected when you are a writer is a real musician so the soundtrack of this anime is fantastic, I recommend you look for the songs and listen to them because they are like 19 different.

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   Luego de ver Angel Beats aprendí dos cosas: por más que te digan que la historia es trágica desde el primer capítulo igual te vas a poner triste y segundo cualquier serie creada por Jun Maeda te va hacer llorar. Angel Beats es una serie de comedia dramática bastante corta pues cuenta con solo 13 pero con una historia tan especial que solo con eso basta para que la recuerdes por mucho tiempo y le tengas mucho cariño a este anime. Les voy a resumir de la mejor manera sobre que trata este anime haciendo la menor cantidad de spoiler para no arruinarle la experiencia a cualquiera que aún no lo haya visto y así lo pueda disfrutar al máximo y llorar con su historia.

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   Nada más empezar este anime nos dejan muy en claro un punto, todos los personajes están muertos y se encuentran en una especie de limbo. El anime se trata de un grupo de jóvenes los cuales luego de morir despiertan en un instituto académico el cual sirve de transición entre su muerte y la siguiente etapa, resurrección o avanzar al cielo lo que tu creas. La razón por la cual están todos en el instituto se debe a que por una u otra razón no están conformes con la vida que tuvieron y su muerte prematura, así que tiene algún resentimiento por ello. Nuestro grupo se conforma por varios protagonistas que forman una especia de club escolar que siempre esta cambiando de nombre pero por alguna razón siempre deber tener la palabra “Frente” en el nombre, frente del inframundo, frente demoniaco etc.

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   Se podría decir que los tres personajes principales son Otonashi el último joven en llegar al instituto y que tiene amnesia sobre su vida y muerte, Yuri quien es la líder del grupo y la que decide las misiones y objetivos a realizar, y la única y adorable Kanade quien desde el primer momento Yuri dice que es un Angel y es la enemiga de todos ellos. A lo largo de la historia se nos ira presentando la historia de vida y causa de muerte de varios personajes así como la razón de su inconformidad con su muerte lo cual puede ser muy triste en especial con la historia de Yui y Iwasawa. También tendremos episodios llenos de buenos momentos de comedia y las aventuras de los jóvenes así como aprovechar el hecho de que no pueden morir para hacer escenas muy divertidas cuando pelean entre ellos e incluso se mueren en misiones para despertar al rato como si nada. Este anime combina muy bien ambos elementos Drama y Comedia.

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   Un elemento interesante es el hecho de que el instituto está completamente lleno de alumnos y profesores cumpliendo todas las actividades de uno normal y Yuri indica que los mismo son seres destinados a cumplir dichas tareas una y otra vez sin ninguna objeto, ellas los describe como personajes NPC de un videojuego. Otro aspecto interesante es que se nos muestra que en este limbo las cosas y objetos se pueden crear de una manera muy especial, si se sabe cómo funciona y se construye algo sea una katana o una pistola se puede hacer incluso solo con tierra o barro, a nuestro grupo los dotan de armas y equipo mecánicos y personajes que sabían armas dichas cosas antes de morir. Ya para el final del anime se nos revela el propósito de esta especia de Limbo y se nos cuenta la historia de la primera persona que llego a él y las cosas que hizo ya que debido a ellos nuestros protagonistas enfrentan una serie de dificultades. Este termina siendo un anime muy entretenido y recomendado, que sabe llevar las escenas de comedia para divertirte e igual puede cambiar de un momento a otro a una escena bastante dramática y triste.

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   Como un dato curioso en este anime hay una banda de rock llamada Girls Dead Monster conformada por puras chicas de las cuales dos son Yui y Iwasawa, debido a que Jun Maeda es un músico la banda en verdad cuenta con una buena lista de canciones grabadas como una banda real y para serle sinceros son bastante buenas todas las canciones. Esto se puede esperar cuando es escritor es un músico de verdad por ello la banda sonora de este anime es fantástica, les recomiendo buscar las canciones y escucharlas pues son como 19 diferentes.

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7. ›Angel Beats! Not as angelic as it seems | Anime Review [Eng][Spa]@laloretoyya2096d

   This is a cross post of @laloretoyya/angel-beats-not-as-angelic-as-it-seems-or-anime-review-eng-spa by @laloretoyya.
   
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8. ›Angel Beats! Not as angelic as it seems | Anime Review [Eng][Spa]@laloretoyya2096d

   ¡Saludos, Hivers!

   

   Can you believe I couldn't think of anything to write to you today? I had several days looking for something to share with you, and thinking about the animes I had already seen and could talk about, but with these I happened to talk about many in the past, or I knew someone who had already talked about these. The most impressive thing is that while I write about them, many names come to me from many series that I also saw and of which I have never spoken to you.

   ¿Pueden creer que no se me ocurría nada para escribirles hoy? Tenía varios días buscando que ver para compartirles, y pensando en los animes que ya había visto y de los que podía hablar, pero con estos me pasó que ya hablé de muchos en el pasado, o conocía de alguien que ya hubiera hablado de estos. Lo más impresionante es que mientras escribo de me vienen muchos nombres de muchas series que también ví y de las que no les he hablado nunca. Pero después de hurgar la mente, recordé este gran anime que les quiero compartir.

   

   

   Aquí vamos con la reseña de hoy: Angel Beats.

   Created by Seiji Kishi and produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex (the same from Clannad), it was released in 2010 and has only 13 chapters of 24 minutes each, so we can watch it peacefully in an afternoon when we have nothing to do.

   Creado por Seiji Kishi y producido por P.A. Works y Aniplex (los mismos de Clannad), fue estrenado en el año 2010 y tiene solo 13 capítulos de 24 minutos cada uno, por lo que lo podemos verlo tranquilamente en una tarde que no tengamos nada que hacer.

   

   

   It is the story of Otonashi, a boy who arrives at a strange school where everything seems normal but it is not, because this school serves as a limbo between the world of the living and the dead and where there are only teenagers who suffered trauma at the time of his death. There he meets Yuri, a girl who invites him to join the World of the Dead Battalion (or the SSS), who have been formed to fight against God, because they are considered guilty of their tragic lives before dying, it is worth saying that these guys are armed to the teeth.

   Trata de la historia de Otonashi, un chico que llega a una extraña escuela donde todo parece normal pero no lo es, porque esta escuela sirve de limbo entre el mundo de los vivos y los muertos y donde solo están adolescente que sufrieron traumas a la horade su muerte. Allí conoce a Yuri, una chica que lo invita a unirse al Batallón del Mundo de los Muertos (o la SSS), quienes se han formado para luchar contra Dios, porque los consideran culpables de sus trágicas vidas antes de morir, vale decir que estos chicos están armados hasta los dientes.

   

   Those of the SSS fight mainly against Kanade, who is at the head of the school with the highest position: President of the Student Council and also nicknamed Tenshin, since she is considered a subordinate Angel of God, she also has the property of turning her arms into terrible swords with which she fights against the SSS.

   Los de la SSS luchan principalmente contra Kanade, quien está al frente de la escuela con el más alto puesto: Presidenta del Consejo Estudiantil y además apodada como Tenshin, ya que la consideran un Ángel subordinado de Dios, ella tiene además la propiedad de convertir sus brazos en unas terribles espadas con las que lucha contra el SSS.

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   Gradually, Tenshin begins to relate to Otonashi, who the only thing she remembers from her past life is her last name, forgetting how and why she died. It is incredible how great the whole story is, the amnesia in which the panorama for Otonashi becomes clearer and how, as he remembers his life, he realizes that he has deep ties to students who are in the school.

   Poco a poco, Tenshin empieza a relacionarse con Otonashi, quien lo único que recuerda de su vida pasada es su apellido, olvidando como y por qué murió. Es increíble lo genial que está copntanda toda la historia, la amnera en que se va aclarando el panorama para Otonashi y como al ir recordando su vida, va dándose cuenta que tiene unos profundos lazos con estudiantes que están en la escuela.

   

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   Another impressive thing of the series is the music, Beats are the beats of the heart, and also in the music 1 Beat marks the rhythm in the electronic music, so through the Band of the school Girls Dead Monsters, we can appreciate the brilliant music created for the Anime.

   Otra cosa impresionante de la serie es la música, Beats son los latidos del corazón, y también en la música 1 Beat marca el ritmo en la música electrónica, así que a través de la Banda de la escuela Girls Dead Monsters, podemos apreciar la genial música creada para el Anime.

   

   

   You have to see it, you are not going to regret it at all. They have drama, action, comedy, friendship and lots of entertainment guaranteed. In the end, even though they struggle almost daily, what they all really want is to get out of limbo and get back on track. It's available at Netflix, so if you have the subscription, go ahead and check it out.

   Tienen que verlo, no se van a arrepentir en lo absoluto. Tienen drama, acción, comedia, amistad y mucho entretenimiento garantizado. Al final, aunque batallen casi a diario, lo que realmenhte desean todos es salir de ese limbo y volver a su rumbo definitivo. Está disponible en Netflix, así que si tienen la suscripción, vayan corriendo a verlo.

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9. ›Arturelia Review: Angel Beats!@arturelia2703d

   

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   This is my first anime review. Note: I'm dyslexic and I often mess up on words or have trouble expressing myself, so you'll probably notice that I mispronounced things (like Kanade and Angel Beats). I didn't realize until after I'd done the review that I'd messed up on that. Sorry for any confusion. :-p Angel Beats is available here http://amzn.to/2kR7mHP

   My Anime Rating System:

   1/10 Don't watch this anime

   2/10 Awful, I wouldn't even bother wasting my time watching this anime

   3/10 Bad, not a good anime, it's really bad

   4/10 Not good at all, I would rather see something better

   5/10 Meh, it bored me after watching it through the begining to end

   6/10 Okay, it wasn't the best, but had some good ideas in there.

   7/10 Good, it's a good show. (However, most of the time, a 7 can either be that I thought it was a good show, and had good elements, but it's not something I'll come back to again, depending on what the show is, or how it went. Most of the time, it will be a show that I'll watch once)

   8/10 Great, it's a great show with alot of stuff in it that will make you continue to watch it, even if it has some issues in story or plot, it's still worth watching, even if there's no flaws, just depends on what it is

   9/10 Awesome, it's really awesome, so much epicness in this anime

   10/10 Excelente, 100%, watch this anime, you will love it

   Bonus Rating System - If an anime is Good and Great, at the same time (or at least getting up there) 7.5/10 and so on. It can also be a boost of how much I liked this anime and because it's really good or brilliant. Not to mention, the F***Up rating for an anime that is like....Wha?

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10. ›Recomendación anime #03: Angel Beats!@reiny2904d

    

    
    

    
    

    Hola a todos, el día de hoy quiero hablar de un anime que hace años me hizo sentir todo tipo de cosas que aunque necesariamente no fueran buenas (como tristeza por las injusticias), es una serie que tenía que recomendar en mi blog tanto por su temática como por su atractivo visual, Angel Beats.

    
    

    
    

    Fuente

    Si queremos encontrar un anime que abarque tanto la comedia como algunos mensajes que podemos ver de la vida cotidiana, este es el indicado a pesar de no ser el mejor en su género.

    Con una temática interesante que se desenvuelve en un entorno lleno de preguntas que exigen respuestas, a pesar de ser predecible, poco a poco iremos conociendo a los personajes principales de la historia. Sin más que decir, empecemos.

    
    

    
    La historia de Ángel Beats inicia con el despertar de Otonashi, un joven que desconoce por completo el lugar en el que se encuentra y olvida el pasado responsable de su paradero en ese instante.

    
    

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    En el momento de desorientación observa que está en un instituto y se consigue con un grupo de estudiantes que batallan con una chica de cabello blanco que según ellos es un Ángel y puede darles las respuestas con respecto al paradero de dios y el por qué se encuentran en dicho instituto.

    Otonashi conoce a Yurippe, una integrante de del SSS, una asociación jóvenes que revelados contra dios buscan respuestas y una posible venganza ya que de hecho, todos los que se encuentran allí están muertos y de formas muy trágicas e injustas.

    
    

    Fuente

    Como ya pueden observar, poco a poco iremos conociendo el pasado de cada integrante, generando el mismo, un regocijo y reflexión con respecto a la realidad cotidiana. Aunque en esto mayormente se centra la historia, el punto principal es el misterio tras Otonashi, el motivo de su muerte y los impulsos que tiene cuando está con Kanade, la supuesta entidad Angelical.

    
    

    
    En la historia conoceremos una cantidad basta de jóvenes que ya fallecidos, son integrantes y estudiantes de dicho lugar rodeado de otros que no son reales, como dice Yuri, NPCs.

    
    

    Fuente

    Otonashi: Más adelante revelan su nombre, sin embargo, al principio el aura de misterio que rodea a nuestro protagonista te hace indagar muchas cosas. Llegando al principio con el uniforme común del instituto, el mismo se lo cambia cuando acepta unirse al SSS.

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    Yurippe: Lider del SSS y la primera persona que conoce a Otonashi y le explica todo lo que ocurre. Tiene cierto rencor dirigido hacia Kanade (el ángel) debido a su terrible pasado.

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    Kanade: Principalmente se le ve en la serie como la ''villana'' ya que según el SSS es un ser angelical que tiene contacto directo con dios. Con una apariencia bastante delicada, a lo largo de la serie la contemplamos con poderes sobrenaturales que no es nada más que un programa que emplea para la creación de los mismos.

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    Hinata: Podríamos decir que es el amigo que Otonashi tiene con más afinidad. A lo largo del mismo lo vemos en un posible romance con Yui, vocalista de las Girls Dead Monster.

    
    

    
    

    
    

    Fuente

    Como a simple vista se puede observar, es un anime definitivamente para llorar por el pasado de los personajes que en muchas ocasiones te hacen amarlos por su carisma sin igual (yo lloré mucho); podría decir que el mensaje que transmite la serie es el que aprovechemos a cada instante la vida, ya que a pesar de tener desgracias y tristezas, en realidad, tiene aspectos que son sencillamente hermosos y únicos.

    Aunque bien no termina de la manera que me hubiera gustado (es más un final abierto) y me dejó queriendo más información de ciertos personajes que me resultaron interesantes, es un anime que si funciona para entretenernos aún con sus cabos sueltos, dudas al aire y por lo menos, una comedia que no da tanta risa (a mí no me pareció muy chistosa en momentos).

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11. ›Arturelia Review: Angel Beats!@arturelia2921d

    This was my first anime review. Angel Beats!

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12. ›Anime Review: Angel Beats!@thatanimesnob2991d

    ORIGINAL MY ASS

    Angel Beats is considered to be an original work, in the sense that it’s not an adaptation of some light novel, or porn game. Though if you take the word at face value there is absolutely nothing original about it, since it plays out exactly like a light novel or porn game. The opening video has all the characters posing at you with their names attached on them, and they are colored with gradient filters. Accompanied by all the done to death stereotypes that have killed creativity in anime; teenager-only cast, Japanese high school as a setting, and of course watering down everything with romcom shenanigans.

    FIDLY PREMISE

    The premise sounds cool and fresh at first, until you realize how awfully handled it is, and you figure out Haibane Renmei did it ten times better, a decade ago, with a fraction of the budget. The show is also not focused on something specific and constantly moves from one theme to another, usually by jumping genres in the process, and having little to no sense of continuity. First it’s about fighting God, then it’s about a music festival, then it’s about baseball, then it’s about dramatic flashbacks, then it’s about a monster invasion.

    NON-SENSICAL SETTING

    If that was not enough, the setting makes no sense at all. Aside from how we never got any explanation regarding how it was created, or why it looks like a high school of all things. I understand the meta-logic being a school, since this is the laziest and easiest setting you can create, that has the maximum appeal in the target audience, but in-series it makes no sense to look the way it does. And no, it’s not like only teenagers go that place. Hell, it doesn’t even have some sort of logic in the way it works. Someone can go there years after he died, while someone else goes right away. You are not supposed to remember anything after you leave, and yet here we are people knowing each other after they left.

    RUSHED PLOT

    Most of these issues are a result of the show being allowed to have only half the episodes it deserved, thus being forced to rush through the events. This, though, is not excusing the faults in the least. What kind of emotional impact can there possibly be, if one moment they are making jokes, and the immediate next tragedy drops from the sky and crashes them. One day someone disappears, the next day they go make fun at each other like it didn’t matter at all. Mystery exposition happens in long monologues, development is mostly flashbacks, most of the characters are left undeveloped (which is extra funny when some of them even have their names showing in the opening), and battles get resolved in seconds. But jokes? Nope, those can last for entire episodes. That alone shows how much Maeda cared about the actual story; doesn’t it? Yup, I only have half the time to show everything; let’s waste most of it on jokes.

    LACK OF GRAVITY

    Even if one disregards the pacing issues, the world of the series lacks substance and gravity. Death has no meaning, most people are automatons, causing damage to facilities has no point, you can create guns out of dirt, there is brainwashing for some reason, and all you are doing in that world is studying eternally for exams in a fictional school that offers you nothing. If this place exists to give dead people a chance to live the lives they never had, it sure does not do a good job.

    PRETTY COLORS & NICE SOUNDS

    Not that anyone seems to care about originality or proper storytelling regarding this anime. After all, anime are just dumb entertainment for little children, right? It is considered a masterpiece of dramedy by several thousands, the reasons being mostly excused by the pretty colors, and the nice sounds. It’s really funny to see so many people feeling emotional over such terribly rushed and uninspired presentation. Anime standards are REALLY low. You can’t even enjoy the generic as fart artstyle, including some of the most uninspired character designs you can imagine. If their names weren’t showing in the intro of every episode, you would constantly be mistaking them for characters from other shows.

    NO IDENTITY

    P.A Works in general, lacks a visual identity, to the point you are constantly confusing who exactly animated their shows. I mean, it looks moe, it has a Suzumiya Haruhi clone, a school band festival, and is directed by Jun Maeda, famous for his handling of Visual Key adaptations. Of course and you would think this anime is made by Kyoto Animation. And yet it isn’t; it’s just a by-the-numbers rehash of stuff, others are making for over a decade, traced over with no passion for visual identity, making it dull despite its fidelity in backgrounds and attention to detail. They can make the characters as moe as they like, and they would still be vanilla ice cream. They can throw in as many Easter eggs from other shows as they like (there are references to Resident Evil in episode 2, Howl’s Moving Castle in 3, and Matrix Reload in 12) and they are still not adding anything to the actual show. Other than making it feel even more derivative, and still inferior to everything it plagiarizes.

    FLAT CAST

    Even if we look past bad pacing and uninspired artwork, the characters are still pretty flat and uninteresting. Oh, sure, you will find tens of thousands yelling how much they cried, but it’s not because of the characters. It’s because of the tragic things that happened TO the characters… in flashbacks… while sad music is playing in the background. What I mean by that is that there is no investment to who they are or what they do. It’s just slapstick humor, based on done to death anime clichés, followed by sad stuff that happened in the past, and dealing with them by simply talking. That’s it. (Angel) Beats me why this superficial form of character exposition is so successful. It probably has to do with anime being notorious for spending a hundred episodes for the most obvious exposition to come along and thus this series creates a huge contrast that hits you with a 2 ton hammer. It is sudden and has such a high shock value on you that (Angel) beats the alternative. I still find it terribly rushed and cheap.

    DULL MAIN CHARACTERS

    The main characters are boring archetypes, snatched from typical date simulations, defined by quirks and clothe accessories, like ribbons in their hair, or the color of their stockings. Well done Kyoani… err, I mean P.A. Works. Your labor is a breath of fresh Air-tv , by following the established Kanon to the letter. You may as well do a Clan Add so the tribe will thrive.

    Yurippe gets a fair amount of attention and development, as she keeps learning about the world around her. But it’s not like nobody could take her place when it came to exploring the setting. She was the leader of that SOS Brigade knock-off, she already had a lot of things to do. Allowing one of the secondary characters to assume that role would be preferable, leaving her doing the Haruhi imitations she is so obviously invented for.

    Otonashi moves the plot forward and has a very strong presence. He is the self-insert generic high school teenager we have seen a million times already, with the amnesia routine we have seen a billion times more serving as the lazy excuse for why the conflict with Angel is not dealt with in 3 minutes. Whatever he does seems to drive the plot forward, but only because he is the proxy of the viewer and thus nothing but a problem solver, with nothing going on about him.

    And then there is also Kanade the Angel. Starts as an average Rei-clone, but after her past is revealed becomes far more fleshed out. This still does not excuse how she never recognizes Otonashi or any of the other students she is fighting every night, because if she did the show would be over in 3 minutes.

    UNSUPPORTED SUPPORT CHARACTERS

    The rest are secondary characters that we learn close to nothing about. I ended up using nicknames when I was mentioning them to someone else, like, the hypno-guy, the karate-dude, and the ninja-girl. The only one I ended up caring for, was a side character named TK, and only because he was dancing and singing in English. One could of course argue that it was never about all the characters and only about 3 or 4, leaving the rest as minor support. But when said minor support takes up a lot of screen time from a show with such nasty time restrictions, then it ends up damaging the whole.

    FINAL THOUGHTS

    Like most titles of its era, Angel Beats tries to cater all tastes by combining the serious with the silly, the humorous with the dramatic, and the cute with the gory. It is a high budget pop-corn work that rehashes other scenarios, like what the Avatar film did with Pocahontas . It is just another easily digestible piece of fiction, poorly made and aimed as fast food. This is not a bad thing if done right, as we live in an era where a series which tries to focus too much on only one genre, ends up being ignored by everyone who is not a fan of said genre. In turn, that translates to low sales, cancellation of further projects, firing staff and making people jump off windows to their untimely deaths. So the anime producers threw in as much as they could and tried to cater as many different tastes as possible. They even went mostly for laughs, as we indeed live in cynical times and trying to pull a successful serious series is as easy as writing a light novel that is not about beta males porking their sisters. But by doing that, instead of a full course dinner, we end up with a soup where all flavors are thrown in the blender and the end result is this gross pulp with a boring taste that drives you to the nearest sink. Angel Beats is what you vomit.

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