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| + | ====== Angel Beats! ====== | ||
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| + | Angel Beats is a multimedia franchise that started with an [[lb: | ||
| + | Broadly, Angel Beats is about a guy who dies and finds himself in an afterlife, with amnesia. There, he meets a group of people who have sworn to beat up God as a form of revenge.\\ | ||
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| + | ===== Reviews ===== | ||
| + | ==== Anime ==== | ||
| + | I quite liked the [[lb: | ||
| + | The characters and their interactions were handled pretty well and it's likely one of my favourite parts of the show (along with the gags, both foreground and background).\\ | ||
| + | The worst part of the show is how short it was. We get a bunch of characters who are either: | ||
| + | - Introduced, but we don't learn much about them. | ||
| + | - Have unique designs, but they almost never have plot relevance. | ||
| + | I read somewhere that this was because it was originally planned to have twice as many episodes, but some behind-the-scenes stuff reduced it to 12. At least the extended material (including the OVAs) minimize this short length.\\ | ||
| + | I highly recommend the OVAs. They are mostly comedic, but they' | ||
| + | ==== Heaven' | ||
| + | Chapters 1-70 focus on the first year. Time is then compressed, by a lot. This is the aspect I dislike the most. The time between individual chapters goes from a few days or weeks to several decades. I'm not joking.\\ | ||
| + | Overall, I like the [[lb: | ||
| + | ==== 1st Beat ==== | ||
| + | As I was playing the [[lb:visual novels|VN]] the first few times through, I knew it would become my favourite [[lb:visual novels|VN]].\\ | ||
| + | It manages to do exactly what I've always wanted from both [[lb:visual novels|VNs]] and [[lb: | ||
| + | Basically, every choice you make affects the game in some way. A seemingly unimportant choice near the beginning can lead to a completely different outcome near the end. The best part? There are // | ||
| + | For your first playthrough, | ||
| + | Also, although this might just be me, the [[lb:visual novels|VN]] is incredibly immersive. In fact, I don't think I've ever experienced anything as immersive as this. Very early in my first playthrough I already felt like I was a part of the world, I didn't see myself as following Otonsahi' | ||
| + | Although it'll sound strange, I have a tough time separating Otonashi from myself in my mind. He's just... a part of " | ||
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| + | === Route; | ||
| + | This route radically diverges from the [[lb: | ||
| + | The Iwasawa route honestly broke me for a while. So much that I still feel bad about it and I wholeheartedly believe I will still feel bad about it for the rest of my life. Thinking about it makes me tear up.\\ | ||
| + | The route is a rollercoaster, | ||
| + | Overall though, the ending is bittersweet. I'm not sure if I'll experience anything like it again.\\ | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| + | === Route;Yui === | ||
| + | This route is basically just the [[lb: | ||
| + | Overall, the Yui route is a lot better than what we see in the [[lb: | ||
| + | While I thought I wouldn' | ||
| + | Overall, a pretty good route. | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | <WRAP column third> | ||
| + | === Route; | ||
| + | This route doesn' | ||
| + | Although I hesitate to say so, I think this is the weakest route. That being said, it isn't bad.\\ | ||
| + | The whole route is basically the bromance between Otonashi and Matsushita, one that is... beautiful, honestly.\\ | ||
| + | This one did make me cry as well, I'll admit. Though aspects of it did get on my nerves, but I can't remember what those were. | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | ===== Characters & Worldbuilding ===== | ||
| + | ==== Otonashi ==== | ||
| + | {{ruby|音無|おとなし}}{{ruby|結弦|ゆずる}}(Otonashi Yuzuru) is the protagonist and...his personality varies.\\ | ||
| + | In the [[# | ||
| + | In //[[#1st Beat]]//, his personality can vary wildly depending on the decisions made by the player. He's either a completely normal dude...or a massive perverted piece of shit. Or gay. Though his status as a med student is frequently hinted at.\\ | ||
| + | As I noted in the review for 1st Beat((: | ||
| + | ===== Trivilinks ===== | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[anidb> | ||
| + | * [[anila> | ||
| + | * [[tvdb> | ||
| + | * [[tmdbtv> | ||
| + | * [[vndb> | ||
| + | * After some bare-bones research on the VNDB forums, I discovered that parts 2-6 of the [[lb:visual novels|VN]] had been unofficially canceled...or at least put on hiatus for the foreseeable future. Development originally stalled due to the writer, [[lb:Maeda Jun]], experiencing severe health problems. While he has recovered since, development hasn't started up again. There is still a chance the remaining parts will be created, but nothing concrete has been confirmed. The Manga Angel Beats! The Last Operation covers story intended for the VNs, and it's currently still releasing. | ||