Ah, so the shadows: the final end boss. The series needed an extra boost to quicken up the plot (after all, if it wasn’t for that, there would be nowhere near enough time for Otonashi’s adventures to make all of his friends disappear). It’s interesting to see that Key intended the finale of this series [...]
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I suppose we should have seen it coming that Angel Beats! progression towards some kind of "happy ever after" ending wasn't going to last long... in fact, it didn't even last as along as the next episode preview.So, despite this episode beginning with Otonashi finding himself joined by Hinata and Naoi, both of whom now know what he is trying to do alongside Kanade, things soon take a turn as Naoi
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I thought this episode of Angel Beats! was a bit of a mess. There was the usual drama-comedy mishmash and abrupt idea shifts we’ve come to expect from the show, but we also had shadow monsters, SSS members becoming NPCs and the supporting characters being given a decision to make. I didn’t enjoy proceedings nearly [...]
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