エンジェルビーツ  SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Yuri has her next plan for the SSS, which she calls "Operation High-Tension Syndrome."  Basically, she wants the group to spend the next twelve hours keeping the tension levels high by acting like everything they are doing is the greatest thing ever, thus apparently showing contentment and thus blowing Tenshi's mind.  Tenshi would then be forced to consult
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This was long overdue and most of you have probably seen it already, but I wanted to complete this and then get on with the 2011 Season. It has been a while since the Angel Beats series has concluded and … Continue reading →
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Episode 14: Stairway to Heaven Set in between episodes 4 &5, everyone is in the classroom having lessons (N.B. Tension meter in the corner; at 2). Yuri has come up with ‘Operation High Tension Syndrome’. The plan is for the members to behave as excited as possible, so they would appear to be enjoying school [...]
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Angel Beats! was an anime I had high expectations of, being written by Maeda Jun, the great scriptwriter of Key's games Clannad, Air, Kanon, Tomoyo After, and Little Busters!. When I learned the story is set in a school in a world after death, I got even more excited and believed that Maeda would serve us a great, deeply emotional, yet funny anime. My expectations were met.I'm not going to talk about the plot at all since I don't want to spoil those who haven't watched it yet. The only thing I'll say is that despite many people claiming the story is shallow, I found it rather touching and well developed within 12 episodes. It's those that criticize it who are shallow-minded (浅はかなり���������). The last episode brought me to tears and that's something very rare. If memory serves me right, two anime this year made me cry, Angel Beats and K-ON, and one brought me near tears, Nodame Finale.The character design by Na-Ga is wonderful, as well as their personalities and voices. Particularly Kanade, Hinata and Otonashi, voiced by Hanazawa Kana, Kimura Ryouhei and Kamiya Hiroshi respectively, have very fitting voices. Of course I can't forget TK whose very presence was absolutely epic.<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="311" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u0x4gLO1-mQ?hd=1" frameborder="0"></iframe>The opening song by Lia was marvelous, as expected of someone who sung such lovely songs like Tori no Uta and Toki wo Kizamu Uta. The music in Angel Beats was 10/10 as not only the BGM was great but also the insert songs by Girls Dead Monster were excellent. My favorite GiDeMo song would probably be Highest Life, due to its very moody lyrics and melody.<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="311" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VDnPk_VALlU?hd=1" frameborder="0"></iframe>天使マジ天使 ^^
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If it wasn’t for a very pleasant surprise later on in 2010, Angel Beats! would definitely have been my number one spot, but alas it only got stinking second place. Wait, stinking? That’s great! Just think for a moment how much anime I’ve seen this year; and Angel beats! is the second best of them [...]
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Angel Beats!, a show about the afterlife I would describe as pretty but messy, is back with an additional epilogue and a special episode. While the additional epilogue is somewhat "serious" (by the standards of the show), the special episode is way on the other side of the spectrum. Additional Epilogue Summary: Otonashi has taken over Kanade/Tenshi's role at the afterlife school and encourages a non-NPC male student to do something about his own situation. The SSS' most ambitious adventure yet: a holy mission to meet God. Scary face after eating too much sugar/caffeine no. 1. Scary face after eating too much sugar/caffeine no. 2. Special Episode Summary: Taking place somewhere in the middle of the series (after Iwasawa's departure but before Naoi joins the group), Yuri outlines a brand new battle plan to the SSS. Named the "High Tension" plan, the plan calls for group members to act excited and happy all the time. Yuri thinks the plan will confuse Tenshi as all the students are happy but are not disappearing, and Yuri hopes this will lead Tenshi to consult her boss God. Yuri then plans to follow Tenshi and she and her comrades will finally be able to meet God. Yuri cuts herself out of the plan because she has to keep track of Tenshi, but if any other member fails to follow the plan then they are not allowed to eat for a week. Bystanders should get off the racetrack. Scary face after eating too much sugar/caffeine no. 3. No doubt about it: Yuri is evil. And thus, the other members of SSS except Otonashi spend the whole day doing crazy stuff and acting like they had too much sugar and/or caffeine in order to maintain the "tension". The whole thing culminates into an impromptu sports festival at dusk, and to Yuri's delight Tenshi appears to be somewhat concerned. After overhearing that Tenshi was going to consult someone, Yuri and comrades follow Tenshi into the underground but discovers that Tenshi only went to an underground greenhouse to tend to some vegetables. Displeased by the failure, Yuri bars the other SSS members from eating for a week and they all die of hunger by the end of the week. Maximum meter reading!!! It's over 9000!!!! If you need proof about Yuri's evilness, you only need to look at this scene. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you were hoping for some extra elements to the main story and answers to some of the burning questions, you certainly won't find any of those in these specials. The additional epilogue shows Otonashi sticking to his word of staying in the world and helping other souls, but it doesn't add anything that we didn't already know. As for the special episode, it was all an attempt at comedy, but it wasn't even that good of a comedic episode when compared to some of the regular episodes in the series. Having all the characters scream at the top of their lungs for the entire episode was more annoying than funny. The only thing that amused me was how evil Yuri was this episode, making her underlings act crazy for a whole day and then starving them to death at the end. As Yusa said, Yuri certainly has the makings of becoming an entertaining villain. She has the evil villainess laugh and also has the crazy schemes. Anyways, the new extras weren't bad, but I wasn't too impressed either. It seems like we may never find out exactly how the afterlife works in Angel Beats! or the histories of some of the other SSS members... at least not by just watching the anime. From the feed of A Product of Wasted Time
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THIS POST IS SO HIGH TENSIONNNNN!!!! I don’t know about you, but I heartily enjoyed Angel Beats!. It had a few flaws (most of which would be resolved if it were longer), but still managed to build up a lot of tension despite the rushed development. So here we are with a special! If you [...]
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Hmm, more Angel Beats - could this be an addition to this series which makes it less nonsensical?  Of course not, but just like my enjoyment of the series despite it making very little sense, I'm not going to let such trifles get in my way. Before moving on to the main course, we have to start by mentioning the final Blu-Ray release's alternate ending; Another Epilogue if you'd prefer - it's
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It has been quite some time since I last watch Angel Beats. I love this series so much, I even bought all their Nendoroid Petite figures. Thank god, they come out with this special episode. 13 episodes from the original … Continue reading →
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If the anime blogosphere is a living purgatory, then the bloggers are the helpers, themselves stuck, but willing to point others in the right direction. As we see our friends come and go, sometimes it feels like there's only a few of us left, but seeing people change is fulfilling in itself, and there's always new people to help. And the same old faces, too; seeing a change in them is the best of all. Continue reading →
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Good Smile Company is going to releae Angel ( 天使 ) 1/8 PVC figure from the anime “Angel Beats!” ( エンジェルビーツ ), a joined project of Key, Aniplex, Dengeki G’s Magazine, and P.A. works. Will be released in May 2011. Around 190mm tall, 5,524 yen. Just like Yurippe, this Angel figure by Good Smile Company [...]
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Since I am STILL waiting for a HQ release to provide decent screen caps, I decided to hold of my views of the special episode “Stairway to Heaven” till those screenies come. So for now i’ll just briefly talk about … Continue reading →
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Episode 14 Special – Stairway to Heaven Well, after watching the “another epilogue”, I was hoping this episode would be better than I had heard it was, but alas, it was not meant to be. That being said, this episode is specifically noted to be the “BAD END”, which is pretty much strongly hinting at [...]
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I totally had mixed feelings about this end, because in this ending Otonashi was never reincarnated to be with Kanade after they had no regrets left. He just stays behind in the alternate reality to help new people cope with it who arrive after they die. Otonashi also just keeps waiting [...]
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Episode 13 plus – ANOTHER EPILOGUE *Warning. spoilers for those that haven’t seen the show.* Well, we finally get to see the “true ending” for Angel beats, but with only two minutes of screentime, I guess there wasn’t really much that could be done with this epilogue. Even so, it was rather interesting to find [...]
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3 minutes of Kirino/Kuroneko doing the preview narrations for each episode of Angel Beats! while Tenshi does the same for OreImo. DKIA Poor Hikago. Someone in Japan is seriously out for his life. And oh, btw, Angel Beats! True End turned out to be Otonashi not leaving Limboworld; instead he took up Tenshi’s position and [...]
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The Tension Meter went over 9000… I think the last time I laughed this hard was probably episode 4 of Ika Musume or the rocket chairs episode or the Ookami-san episode with that butler called Hammel or something… Fasting for 1 week when you can’t die, must be terrible. Yurippe you truly are a villain [...]
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  Now I’m tired again. Impressions: Well, it wasn’t a bad episode, and given my not-so-fond memories of the series, that may be the most praise you’ll get out of me. It was well-made, consistently presented and delivered, and didn’t have any of the weird misplaced drama and direction problems that plagued the series itself. [...]
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It was a long time a mystery what the Angel Beats OVA would focus on. I mean, the ending was pretty conclusive and left hardly any room for expansion. As it turns out, this is the “Bad End” version of Angel Beats. Yes, that comes directly from this episode and no, it’s unlike anything you [...]
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Angel Beats was a rather unique show even though the execution was so tsundere that it was not even funny. The show was pretty interesting with girls with guns, fighting against other people and learning about the heroes’/heroines’ tragic memories.  Therefore, this makes it the 8th Anime Moment in our countdown to Christmas. If you [...]
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