Angel Beats!

Name: Angel Beats! — Trailer [Subtitled]
Uploaded: 2010-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Description: Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.

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Synopsis

Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.

About

Angel Beats! premiered on April 3, 2010. It falls under the Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure genres. The series has aired across 1 season and 13 episodes. with each episode running approximately 24 minutes. It airs on CBC. and concluded its run on June 25, 2010.

Why viewers enjoy Angel Beats!

Angel Beats! targets fans of Animation anime, especially viewers who appreciate stories that blend Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure elements. This combination of Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure sets the show's pacing and tone, and explains why it resonates with that specific audience over more general animated programming.

Production

Angel Beats! was animated by P.A.WORKS, Visual Arts, 1st PLACE, and broadcast on CBC.

Critical reception

Angel Beats! holds a rating of 7.9 out of 10 based on 475 user reviews on TMDB, a strong score that reflects broad satisfaction from its audience.

Themes & motifs

Recurring motifs and themes throughout Angel Beats! include: angel, martial arts, amnesia, friendship, afterlife, high school, romance, tragedy. These threads anchor the show's narrative direction and offer a reliable indicator of the kind of viewing experience it delivers.

Voice cast

Hiroshi Kamiya
Harumi Sakurai
Kana Hanazawa
Ryohei Kimura
Yuuki Masuda
Yumiko Kobayashi
Shun Takagi
Megumi Ogata
Fuuko Saito
Michael Rivas

Production credits

Direction: Yoshimichi Hirai · Hiroyuki Hashimoto · Takebumi Anzai
Writing: Jun Maeda

Release dates

Premiered

April 3, 2010

Last aired

June 25, 2010

Seasons & episodes

Season1

April 2, 2010·13episodes

Angel Beats! is set in a mysterious afterlife high school, where deceased teenagers are sent to come to terms with their regrets and unfulfilled desires from life. The world appears as a typical Japanese school, but it’s a liminal space between life and death. The story primarily follows Otonashi Yuzuru, who wakes up in this afterlife with no memory of his life. He soon encounters a group called the Afterlife Battlefront (SSS), which fights against the student council president Tenshi (Angel), whom they believe represents a cruel system controlling their fates.