Author Topic: Angel Beats (Read 84724 times)

erious · « **on:** December 30, 2009, 10:01:28 AM »

The new Key Project, anime is to start in April.
Plot Summary: In a world after death, angels fight for their fate and their future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who destined her to have an unreasonable life. On the other hand, Tenshi, the chairperson of the student council for the world after death, battles against the SSS members. SSS members utilize armed weaponry to battle it out against the angels harnessing supernatural powers.
Otonashi is the main protagonist of Angel Beats!. After dying, he lost his memories while he was still alive(what.). He becomes involved with the SSS and their fight against God.

And the newest PV: http://www.angelbeats.jp/movie/pv06.html - watch it! Actual animation footage this time, and it looks great.

Frankly, I'm not that big of a Key fan - but this shit sounds awesome, yo. I don't know why there would be a high school in the afterlife, or where do they get weapons to fight against angels, but all that ridiculousness just makes it awesome. If you start with a premise that makes this little sense, it's going to be either great or retarded. Not to mention, since everyone is dead already, there's a huge potential for dramatic stories - and drama is what Key does best.
The anime is going to be made by P.A. Works, which is quickly rising to be one of the best studios in anime these days - and this shows in the PV. Some KyoAni fans will probably be disappointed, but frankly, I think it's for the best - especially considering the direction KyoAni heads in now.
I wasn't that excited about Angel Beats before - sure, I knew about it, but wasn't interested enough to bother reading about the story. But after seeing the PV, and actually reading about the series, it became one of the top things to wait for in spring 2010.

tl;dr
go watch the PV, it's awesome.

Chiyachan · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:06:05 AM »

[11:04] <Chiyachan> On one hand, it looks nothing like previous Key stuff.
[11:04] <Chiyachan> On the other, it's gonna be fricking sweet cos Key has gud storylines.

relic2279 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:22:56 AM »

Looks pretty slick. Except you say:

Quote from: erious on December 30, 2009, 10:01:28 AM

Frankly, I'm not that big of a Key fan

That's blasphemy sir. We don't like your kind around here.

Unlike Clannad, Air and Kanon which they were original creator, Visual arts/Key is doing the production on this one. Not entirely sure what difference is, or if it makes a difference but hey. If it's Key, I'm definitely gonna give it a watch.

erious · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2009, 10:37:24 AM »

Quote from: Chiyachan on December 30, 2009, 10:06:05 AM

[11:04] <Chiyachan> On one hand, it looks nothing like previous Key stuff.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

And don't get me wrong, I liked most of Key stuff just enough - Kanon even more. But most of them were not exactly... amazing. With a possible exception of Clannad AS, which seemed to be the best Key thing to date, but which I dropped due to finally reading the spoilers(and I'm still waiting to get in the mood to finish it).
Key does great characters, great drama, and decent stories - but most of the things they made up to date had just too many flaws for me to become a fan.

Enzedder · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2009, 11:25:30 AM »

Quote from: Chiyachan on December 30, 2009, 10:06:05 AM

[11:04] <Chiyachan> On one hand, it looks nothing like previous Key stuff.
[11:04] <Chiyachan> On the other, it's gonna be fricking sweet cos Key has gud storylines.

This probably represents my vote on it too. This looks like it has alot more action than previous Key productions. I am slightly worried about whether or not they will be able to pull it off but the rest of my mind is going, "Yay! Key is going to include some action. This is going to be SWEET!". It doesn't look like it will top my favourites but from that video I would probably set it at about 2nd or 3rd if it goes well.

Drew · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:47:54 PM »

I haven't seen anything from Key (depressing stuff isn't my cup of tea), but this looks fucking fantastic. The animation and music are incredible.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2009, 07:59:24 PM »

*enters*
*takes notes*
*leaves before new year

*

is what l would like to do, but since l loved their work so far l'm gonna watch this as well.

-after watching the preview:
this IS just like otehr KEY projects, l can see this wil lbe as tear jerking (in buckets) and entertaining as previous ones (Kanon/Clannad/AIR) l think we will enjoy this quite a lot :]

Seekr12 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2009, 12:14:15 AM »

This looks effing SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ET. I'll add that to my list of shows to watch this fall (if I ever finish the 12 other series I have backed up on my hdd!)

Havoc10K · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:40:50 AM »

12 series is just 4-6 days lol, nothing much ....*hides*

Chiyachan · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:23:03 AM »

What if 3 of them are Naruto, Bleach and One Piece?

Havoc10K · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2009, 01:55:57 PM »

7-8 days then

Chiyachan · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2009, 02:09:17 PM »

Naruto = 78 Hours.
One Piece = 144 Hours.
Bleach = 85 Hours.
Total = 307 Hours.
12.79 Days.

>_> You fail.

Lupin · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:21:36 PM »

Quote from: Chiyachan on December 31, 2009, 02:09:17 PM

Naruto = 78 Hours.
One Piece = 144 Hours.
Bleach = 85 Hours.
Total = 307 Hours.
12.79 Days.

>_> You fail.

Endless Eight = 500 years!

Drew · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:40:47 PM »

Quote from: Lupin on December 31, 2009, 04:21:36 PM

Endless Eight = 500 years!

Open wound, man. ;_;

Arveene · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:48:22 PM »

Quote from: irc

[05:10:11] <Arveene> Since Angel Beats isn't being animated by KyoAni maybe we won't have to wait 3 years for a BD or have shitty ass TV broadcasts / DVDs.

It's on my to-watch list. It sounds interesting and different for a Key/Visual Arts work.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:42:53 PM »

Quote from: Chiyachan on December 31, 2009, 02:09:17 PM

Naruto = 78 Hours.
One Piece = 144 Hours.
Bleach = 85 Hours.
Total = 307 Hours.
12.79 Days.

>_> You fail.

nope, l have this cool Time Bending device, l can halt time, travel to your house, drop your pants and laugh, and run away and you won't even know

guppygweeb · « **Reply #16 on:** January 01, 2010, 03:21:47 AM »

Quote from: Havoc10K on December 31, 2009, 11:42:53 PM

nope, l have this cool Time Bending device, l can halt time, travel to your house, drop your pants and laugh, and run away and you won't even know

Then whats the point?

Meomix · « **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2010, 07:35:07 AM »

Oh my gaud. A anime that surpasses Kamper!? From Key!? I thought this was going to be another Melosweet Harem romance anime. SO GLAD I WAS WRONG. I love chaotic school battle anime. Alive: Final Evolution was supposed to air already. (o-o)

xShadow · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2010, 11:08:50 PM »

I can't really tell if this anime is gonna be good or not. Setting: generic. Animation quality: good. Music from PV: good. Production values: good (?).

Could go either way, depends on what they do with it.

Oh, and wtf@her movements around 1:02-1:17-ish? Like her head is just spazzing out a LITTLE too much. >___>;

I'll keep it on my "watching out for" list.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #19 on:** January 05, 2010, 06:33:34 AM »

them drills were grand

this is gonna be damn funny anime, gonna wait for it