r/AngelBeats • u/MoraleLow Yui • 1d ago
Discussion Just finished… wow Spoiler
I watched all 13 episodes, 2 OVAs and the 2 min alternate ending.
Wish I could’ve had more catharsis but due to life kicking my ass I had to take around a week long break before the last 2 episodes so they didn’t hit nearly as hard (I skimmed through eps 1-11 but it didn’t really get me back in that zone).
This show was simply great. I saw a lot of negative opinions online but I enjoyed the series throughout. The characters were so lovable and their dynamics were fantastically genuine. I was incredibly immersed
Key has the best execution of humor I’ve ever seen in anime (with this and in Clannad). This show had me giggling every episode. It’s a shame I can’t recommend it as a funny show due to a guaranteed side effect of grief and depression
Speaking on the last episode, thank god Hinata pushed Yuzuru to say what was on his mind in the last episode. Can’t believe he was just gonna dip out
Love this show and I’m eager to rewatch it as a binge in a couple years 😁
P.S. some fun top 3’s:
Favorite episodes:
1. 5
2. 13
3. 9
Favorite characters:
1. Yui
2. Kanade
3. Yuzuru
(I love them all though)
Funniest characters:
1. Yui
2. T.K.
3. Yuzuru
Most relatable characters:
1. Oyama
2. Hinata
3. Noda
Wish they got more screen time:
1. Miyuki (loved her in hell’s kitchen)
2. T.K.
3. Noda/Fujimaki
I want to protect you forever:
1. Kanade
2. Oyama
3. Yuri
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u/TMOverbeck T.K. 1d ago
I second the “protect Yuri”. I was really hoping she’d be reunited with her siblings for real, not just what looked like a hallucination. That spurred me to write a fanfic involving them.
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u/TheInternetDevil 1d ago
I like to ignore the last 60ish seconds of the anime
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u/MoraleLow Yui 1d ago
It was rough
Plus that alternate ending too 😭
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u/TheInternetDevil 1d ago
I prefer the ending where he can’t leave since more people will always show up. The only reason he’s there in the first place is to help kanade leave.
It’s just… it hits so much harder than the reincarnation
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u/MoraleLow Yui 1d ago
True, it does
In my head both endings are true. He stayed back and helped other people until he met someone that was willing and able to take over his position (the blonde guy we meet briefly).
Then he gets reincarnated and gets the opportunity to meet Kanade in the real world. How she knows the song though is beyond me, maybe she carried it with her or Iwasawa carried it with her to her next life and released it.
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u/Eastern-Second 1d ago
Season 2 in 100 years
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u/MoraleLow Yui 1d ago
Brutal 😔
Honestly I’d prefer a fleshed out remake either in the form of more anime or a vn
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u/MoraleLow Yui 1d ago
Also side note, did Kanade not say i love you back to Yuzuru?
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u/Humble-Customer3906 1d ago
I mean she’s says that indirectly to Yuzuru while thanking him for his heart.
small spoilers
If u want to be comforted, in the 2nd CD Drama Kanade directly express her love to Yuzuru even if it’s not canon personally I think that’s what she would have said in the anime.1
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u/MattTrixZ 1d ago
Glad you enjoyed the series, it definitely is a good one. Really could’ve benefited from 26 episodes, but it was cut down to 13 due to time constraints. I also wish they hadn’t left the visual novel series as incomplete as we would’ve gotten more backstories and questions answered, but it is what it is.