Angel Beats is a rather interesting anime which involves the afterlife and a soundtrack to die for. Okay maybe my pun there wasn’t quite founded, but the soundtrack really is very good. The show however is only good if you don’t think about the facts. The show is enjoyable, but as soon as you finish it you suddenly realize that it makes absolutely no sense.
The basic plot follows Otonashi after he has woken up in the afterlife (which for mysterious reasons is a high school) with absolutely no memory of who he was or how he died. There he meets Yuri a young woman who is not content with being dead and leads a group of rebellious youth in their quest to defeat the school’s head Angel. Through these interactions Otonashi has he eventually regains his memories and develops a need to help his fellow students find peace.
First there is the essence of time in the show. The timeline doesn’t work out. With the end there should be a source of answers, but instead of pulling everything together I just was hit with the realization that everything I had just watched was a lie. I loved the plot, but I was confused at how most of the events were possible.
Another discrepancy in this show is the supposed ability to create objects from nothing if you atleast have memory of it. Yet even though it is said to be extremely easy, we never see anybody do this. Even when it’s a life or death situation. And then there’s the guild, that’s members don’t seem to really have any regrets in life and still don’t move on.
As moving as this show is, it doesn’t add up and often contradicts itself. It’s definitely a show worth watching, but I can only give this show a 7. I highly suggest the shows soundtrack at the very least.
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