it was necessary to do more series for such a long story. manga has been translated for 8 years if you look from the point of view of lore "angel beats", then this is a perfect addition! 1210 And if we consider it as a separate project, then 810

There's not much that can make me cry like a little baby in terms of entertainment media. This did it. And it still does after repeated viewings and even just listening to the right songs in the soundtrack. It's even more powerful if you've lost a friend in a way that would put them in the Angel Beats universe and makes you hope for all the world that it is real for them. A very heartfelt anime that brought up all the right emotions at all the right times.

BEST ANIME IVE EVER SEEN, and probably will ever see. I have never had any show toy with my emotions as this has. wow... just wow.... WATCH THIS!

Solid Anime series that learns how to take, manipulate, and destroy your feelings as you progress through the show. Characters are great, though not all are completely developed. 8.5/10

Angel Beats! attempts to do a lot of things. It attempts to excel in action, romance, humor, characters, and plot. And it succeeds in those goals. At some points it is very dark, sometimes it very violent, and sometimes it's hilarious. It manages to create a great balance between them all. It never gets monotonous and sometimes even character deaths, which should be gut-wrenching, are some of the best funny moments of the series. The major characters are not flat and boring like some other anime series. Rather, they are dynamic and well developed. The romance aspect is used the least in Angel Beats!, but when it is used, it makes the characters even more dynamic. It does suffer from a few faults though. Sometimes the story gets a little convoluted. The "Does God Exist" aspect is a little undeveloped, even though it is a huge plot element in the beginning. Other than that, Angel Beats! is an anime series that is definitely worth watching.

Normally when I go into an anime, I look for action, and adventure. I look for a large cast and a long run time to develop that cast. But with angel beats, I sort of strayed off that path a bit. I'm not really sure why I chose to watch it, whether it was the appealing visuals or the unique sounding plot. I jumped into the anime not knowing what to expect, And after sitting through the 13 episodes, I can say that I was thoroughly impressed. There hasn't been an anime, or any show, that has gotten me this emotionally involved. Ever. At the start of it all, you get introduced to a character named Yuzuru Otonashi, who has apparently died and gone to a special kind of afterlife for people with short, generally unfair lives. The world is made up of a high school campus that the characters visit to relive their youths the way they were meant to. But, a group of classmates who are unaccepting of the cruelty they were put through in their past lives have formed a team to rebel against the system. Otonashi wakes up in the middle of a small battle with amnesia and is taken in by the group. As time goes on and you begin to learn about the characters lives and why they're fighting, you cant help but sympathize for them, and this really leads to some heart wrenching moments that will have you holding back tears, as they learn to let go of their regrets and accept life as it was so they can move on. Although the story was fantastic, the animation, as stated previously, was great along with the sound track. the beautiful coloring and lighting work was able to create a world that truly felt like a dream, and the music only added to it. Some of the OSTs were better than others, but most of them, including the intros and outros, were a pleasure to listen to. Although It seemed a bit too short to properly develop all of the characters, and there were a few confusing and under explained plot points, It all came together nicely to form a vastly memorable experience that actually had me in tears at the end, and wanting more. I guess straying from what you know isn't always a bad thing.

Angel beat was very disapointing, the plot is too simple, compared to shows like Elfen Lied or Stein's Gate who are about the same lenght it's very poor. I personaly didn't like any of the characters because their past and their psychologie weren't deep enough, I seriously think that if you haven't seen shows like: Code Geass, Death note, FMAB you should try to watch them first and then only if you have nothing to do go see some episodes of Angel Beast.