Easily one of the best series in years
This series is short; It's 13 episodes. However, it accomplishes so much in that short timespan.
The series starts out like an action series, but it's so much more than that. It is potentially one of the most well-rounded series I have ever watched; Action, comedy, drama, and even a bit of romance are all covered - in amazing fashion - and by the end, the viewer is left emotionally attached to the characters, allowing for a good cry at the finale. The character development is very strong, but unfortunately the briefness of the series renders it impossible to cover EVERYONE'S backstory, which leaves you wishing for more a bit. That said, I am completely and utterly satisfied with the series as a whole. Each episode leaves you wanting to watch the next one, without an overly heavy use of cliffhangers.
It is very rare to come across a gem like this: Short, very well written, and executed nearly flawlessly. I would strongly recommend fans of ANY genre of anime to...
Great series that needed a few more episodes.
I've been waiting for this series to be released in the US to buy it since I loved it when I saw the original broadcast.
The story centers on Otonashi, a young man who suddenly wakes up inside an unknown school grounds, there he meets Yuripe, a girl who tells him to help her find god so she can kick/punch him in the face, now this may sound weird, however Otonashi soon finds out that what the girl says is not entirely out of whack.
This anime is a combination of drama with comedy and its actually quite well blended, though sometimes it feels forced, however most of the time due to the story you realize its not necesarily forced but rather obvious.
The story in this anime has soo much potential, that its a shame it was only made a 13 episode series, the cast of characters is quite big and you get attached somehow to most of them so its really disappointing how they only focused on the backstories of a mere few, you could say this is the biggest gripe I...
One of my favorite series
Angel Beats! is by far one of the best series I have ever seen. It's a bit short, but it's the perfect length for the amount of content covered in the story. As previous reviews have said, there's a lot that could have been done with the series, especially fleshing out minor characters, but to try to do that in 13 episodes would have been terrible for the series as a whole. (If you've ever watched Kyoto Animation's adaptation of Air, you know what I'm talking about.) I honestly would have loved for Angel Beats to be twice the length that it is, but it's still great as it stands.
As for the dub, I got to see the first episode of it at this year's Anime Boston. It's being done by Sentai Filmworks, but don't let that discourage you. I know that their dub of Clannad wasn't exactly the most popular, mostly because of voices that didn't fit the characters at all. They've done a much better casting job this time around, and every character sounds just the way they should, not far...
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