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Angel Beats! Enjeru Bītsu! (エンジェルビーツ) |
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Rose Faerie's Review Violence: I gave it a six due to the amount of blood and death that occurs in the series. (However, no one can stay dead.) People are impaled and chopped to bits frequently, and not a single episode goes by without a death with blood. Death is also used comedically, as characters occasionally kill each other to the effect of comedic violence. Spoiler: A character's backstory involves her younger siblings being murdered. You don't see their bodies, though. Nudity/ Sexual Content: Two jokes that lean towards the sexual side. They aren't taken seriously in show, and nothing comes of them. The show is actually very tame in this regard. Theological Themes: The members of the SS Brigade are fighting God due to fear of the afterlife and a general cynicism, as they feel like their lives were unfair. Most of them believe in reincarnation.Spoiler: The ending may imply that the characters did reincarnate, though it is left ambiguous Problematic Themes: The characters swear quite frequently, at least a couple times per episode. They just make use of the regular four letter words, and there are no f-words. I've heard that the subbed version has less swearing than the dub (which I watched), but that information could be inaccurate. Overall: It's been a long time since I watched it. I straight up loved it when I was younger, though as time has gone by, I've found more issues with it. I gave it a five, since it was pretty average looking back, though it isn't half bad. I'd definitely still recommend it to people. I remember being a lot more engaged with the first half of the series than the second half. I suppose I found it funnier and I liked the character backstories that were revealed in that half a lot more. The second half did have its moments. Otonashi's backstory was probably the highlight of the second half for me, as it had a lot of meaning. I didn't like it as much as I liked Naoi or the singer girl's backstories, though. (Naoi's backstory almost made me cry and I almost never cry over TV shows.) Yuri's confrontation at the end was pretty cool too. Though, the fishing episode and the graduation episode were an absolute chore to watch. There are a ton of characters in Angel Beats. Too many. All of them have potential, but most of the side characters get glossed over. It's a shame, since they seem to be more interesting than most of the main cast. The main cast were a mixed bag. I was fond of half of them, while I found the other half either dull or annoying. Maybe sometime I'll pick up the Angel Beats manga to see what they were up to before the events of the show, since that will hopefully lead to more character development. As for art, it was rather pretty. The concert scenes were very well done. The music was superb and absolutely the highlight of the series. If you are familiar with LiSA (she sings the first two Demon Slayer openings and endings) this is where she got her anime debut, as she provides the singing voice for Yui. I could go on for hours about how great all the songs are. I'd say teenagers and up for the blood and swearing. PG-13 seems to be an accurate rating. |
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