I'm not usually the person to get sad and cry while watching a Anime or reading a Manga. But this Anime, I would have to say it made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made satisfied. Angel Beats is a 13 episode must watch for any Anime enthusiast out there, especially if you like drama and action.
The Anime starts off with Otanashi waking up right in the middle of the battlefield where there's a girl (Yuri) pointing the gun right at a white haired girl (Kanade). Funny ehh. Otanashi later learn that he's dead and the world he's in is where the young, who received a miserable life, go to receive a second chance at achieving their dreams. Otanashi then starts to learn about everyone's before-death miserable life. Almost every story made me shed a tear. They were all pretty sad, not to mention depressing. (but this is where I'll stop as a main story recap).
Before I move on, I would like to talk about the setting that this Anime took place in. The world is the afterlife for miserable teens and kids. And there are 3 kinds of beings there, the Humans, the NPC (Non player controlled beings), and the guys I would like to call shadows. The NPC are not living and they are doomed to live forever in the afterlife just to occupy it. The Shadows... you'll learn it on your own. And the Humans, they are the ones experiencing the afterlife. And in the afterlife, you can't die. You get cut in three, you'll get better, you get stabbed in the heard, you'll walk out alive... so there you go.
If you didn't get sad, then you're incredibly cold. Yes, all the stories told by the humans are incredibly sad. They either failed at life, got everything token away from them or basically, never had luck. And it's pretty detailed, as far as I'm concerned. I really enjoyed this part. And yes, there are the comic relief, they're all funny... enough to make you go LMFAO.
The animation was also very good. Some even made me feel what was going on. And seriously, it was all fun. The gun animation was decent, the Shadow animation wad great, the close combat scenes also use CG animation.
The sound was also great, why? I don't know but everything matched, nothing sounded off “beat”. And, again, the sound did a very good job adding suspense and feel to the stories being told by the characters...
Talking about characters... I almost forgot. Every character here is unique. Some are power demanding, some are shy, and most are “idiots” (I didn't say it, the Anime did). In other words, they are diverse, there isn't one character alike.... well... when you exclude the NPC. And each one have their set of depressive life story, which I keep saying over and over again. You'll know what im talking about when you see so for yourself.
Overall, the Anime was epic, it had some shonen elements, but it didn't go as far as creating a fully fledged hero with the capability of infinite potential. And the Anime also had its moments of fun and sadness (which I want more). But it all ended well, it wasn't rushed, and I really enjoyed this Anime.
The Anime starts off with Otanashi waking up right in the middle of the battlefield where there's a girl (Yuri) pointing the gun right at a white haired girl (Kanade). Funny ehh. Otanashi later learn that he's dead and the world he's in is where the young, who received a miserable life, go to receive a second chance at achieving their dreams. Otanashi then starts to learn about everyone's before-death miserable life. Almost every story made me shed a tear. They were all pretty sad, not to mention depressing. (but this is where I'll stop as a main story recap).
Before I move on, I would like to talk about the setting that this Anime took place in. The world is the afterlife for miserable teens and kids. And there are 3 kinds of beings there, the Humans, the NPC (Non player controlled beings), and the guys I would like to call shadows. The NPC are not living and they are doomed to live forever in the afterlife just to occupy it. The Shadows... you'll learn it on your own. And the Humans, they are the ones experiencing the afterlife. And in the afterlife, you can't die. You get cut in three, you'll get better, you get stabbed in the heard, you'll walk out alive... so there you go.
If you didn't get sad, then you're incredibly cold. Yes, all the stories told by the humans are incredibly sad. They either failed at life, got everything token away from them or basically, never had luck. And it's pretty detailed, as far as I'm concerned. I really enjoyed this part. And yes, there are the comic relief, they're all funny... enough to make you go LMFAO.
The animation was also very good. Some even made me feel what was going on. And seriously, it was all fun. The gun animation was decent, the Shadow animation wad great, the close combat scenes also use CG animation.
The sound was also great, why? I don't know but everything matched, nothing sounded off “beat”. And, again, the sound did a very good job adding suspense and feel to the stories being told by the characters...
Talking about characters... I almost forgot. Every character here is unique. Some are power demanding, some are shy, and most are “idiots” (I didn't say it, the Anime did). In other words, they are diverse, there isn't one character alike.... well... when you exclude the NPC. And each one have their set of depressive life story, which I keep saying over and over again. You'll know what im talking about when you see so for yourself.
Overall, the Anime was epic, it had some shonen elements, but it didn't go as far as creating a fully fledged hero with the capability of infinite potential. And the Anime also had its moments of fun and sadness (which I want more). But it all ended well, it wasn't rushed, and I really enjoyed this Anime.
