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| Very good Episode, Otonashis past twisted a little, and things seem to become as they were in the beginnig. |
| Good episode is good. I wasn't that touched by Otonashi's past, but I did like the scene with him and Tenshi that followed. The plot is definitely getting better for me. |
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| Otonashi Yuuki? Isn't his name is Otonashi Yuzuru? Otonashi had such a tragic life. Man, life is so unfair ;_;. I hope the next episode is a Yui episode. |
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| This was a pretty awesome episode. Not enough Hinata. :c And I STILL cannot see Tenshi and Otonashi as a romantic couple. I still see them as a brother/sister kinda thing. I dunno know why. o3o |
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rarri said: Mazui failed with the subs thar, they mentioned it in their blogpost as well, and they'll fix it for the v2 : pOtonashi Yuuki? Isn't his name is Otonashi Yuzuru? Just sayin' |
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| Well, another episode, it had me smiling as it always does :), but I think that the SSS will find out about Otonashi's plans. He said it though... Kanade is one klutz of an Angel. |
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| Plot development with Otonashi and Angel was epic and the true purpose of their area they are in. Also I think Otonashi died due to one of his internal organs suffering a injury. |
AlliedG said: Yep his skin was turning black in his stomach area, so i agree with your conclusion.Plot development with Otonashi and Angel was epic and the true purpose of their area they are in. Also I think Otonashi died due to one of his internal organs suffering a injury. I don't have much medical knowledge tho. Very touching episode i like the development between Kanade and Otonashi they look like a nice couple. Also Shiina talked, i really like her character silent and calm and a major love for cute things which she tries to hide. One thing i'm wondering about tho, it seems Yuripe has feelings for Otonashi. I might just be speculating tho. |
FoxInTheBox said: We have that in California.... I think it's a good idea.Lol there's donor section on id cardS? Alipio said: I'm just surprised this show actually made me cry. Where did that come from...? I almost dropped it after the first few episodes, but now I'm glad I didn't...Maybe I'm just way too caught up in the moment, but I just have to say this. This episode was one of the most beautiful episodes in all of anime history. Most notably the scene where Otonashi was deciding on what organs to donate, then inspiring everyone else to do the same. Just, wow.. *tear* Foton said: There are plenty of reasons why a rescue might take a long time, and there are several different insults and injuries that may have caused Otonashi's death.... lol@ people nitpicking, but sure let me join in. ....but at this point adding any more theories would be like beating a dead cow. |
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| Now this has became another show that signals left and then turn right on every episode. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| The flashback must have been the mushiest thing I have ever seen in my life. It was so bad I was about to puke but suddenly, there was Kanade's awakening and the plot made a bit of sense. 3/4 of this episode were awful but the last quarter was exactly what we needed since the beginning so I guess that rounds up to a "not-so-bad episode" after all. |
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| Awesome episode. Otonashis story was sad, and now I am very interested in how this anime will end^^ 5/5 |
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| Maeda's work contains lots of drama and his work can affect and touch people through empathy. His script and story, exellently written and his music are so perfect in sync. He is a composer who makes great music which matches to the sad drama. Yeah, you just felt it, Maeda's work. |
| That was pretty good. |
| What I love about Key is it never feels forced or unnatural when something happens when they do it. I didn't foresee Otonashi's death just as the rescue team were coming, that caught me off guard, I expected him to die in hospital later on or something else in the tunnel (Beaten by those people questioning his leadership, something like that). Also, the music of Angel Beats! is a winner. Creates the perfect atmosphere for any situation. Hell, the Dango song is still like the saddest theme of all time for me. |
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| Finally an episode I was pleased with :) Contrary to what some people including some of my friends who were watching this series felt, I was pretty iffy about the whole series. I just wasn't feeling the "greatness" that some viewers saw in it. Things felt really forced and unnatural, and instead of it being driven by a strong storyline, the series is driven by weak plot developments and shallow characters. I'm not saying that this episode was godly because it still had it's flaws...but I think this is the first time I'm glad I picked this series up :) I loved how there was more to Otonashi's past and I hope we get to learn more about the other characters especially Yurippe. |
| This was another epic episode. Learning how Otonashi died was painful but not unexpected in the least. I figured he was gonna die just before rescue. Also in the end part with Otonashi explaining what he is gonna do to get the people in that world was not unexpected. But it is cool that the nice angel was the one that came back. Otonashi is a really nice guy and I could see why he did not want to leave that world. He wants to help everyone that comes through there. |
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| Wow, actually I'm surprised. I'd have never thought that they can pull out a greater drama than Iwasawa's. I'm moved for the first time in this series, and I even shed some tears... Greatest episode so far, but I doubt that they can cover the end well with just 4 episodes.~~ |
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| Agree with robbydesu and some of the others. The show finally did an episode that had more going right for it than wrong. I thought it was a pretty good episode with plot developments that should have happened 3 episodes ago at the latest. I still don't think the show could stand 22+ episodes, but I wonder if 12 would have been enough. Maybe something like 15? But then, I have to take into account the crappy storytelling, so maybe it still could have been done in 12 with a better writer. |
AlliedG said: Plot development with Otonashi and Angel was epic and the true purpose of their area they are in. Also I think Otonashi died due to one of his internal organs suffering a injury. the area was the greater omentum. it's like a bag that protects parts of your intestines, and I'm sure it was tore open and infected or something like that. |
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| at least Otonashi got character development.... |
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| "TK isn't good with English though" ROFLMAO!!!! |
| Man, no matter how hard i try to predict the outcome, they manage to make another twist, so unexpected. Awesome anime so far. And as if otanashi died like that!, so touching how he inspired the group and he dies seconds before being discovered. SCREW THE GUY WHO STOLE THE WATER! |
| Damn it Otonashi. <3 |
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| This easily had the best moment of the series. The "everybody whips out the donor card" moment didn't feel cheap, or tacky or played at all. It made me proud to have that hard on my license. I love the unholy alliance that took place near the end, too. This will add some serious tension to the last few episodes. Easily a 5/5.  |
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| Great drama and story development... however, I don't quite like the new theme and motif it has taken. It's not because the story-telling lacks on something, but it's just that the older theme appealed to me more, philosophically-wise. Why not be angry at a "God" that has taken your life so unfairly and tragically, destroying your youthful and unrealized dreams & aspirations on mere whim? Why accept it as truth? Why can't they rebel against such a fate? Really, for me at least, all of that mentality on "finding peace with oneself"", accepting your fate and simply "moving on", sucks. Well that's just me of course. |
| Still, that sure is a huge coincidence that everyone on the train have a pen and a donor card, lol Oh yea, I love the part where Kanade pats Otonashi's head :D |
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| Lucky Kanade came out good (knew it) I cant believe it's going to end soon T_T |
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| At last we'll get to know everyones past but i think 4 episodes isn't enough. |
renji59May 30, 2010 9:37 PM
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| well.... thats a sucky way to go, just as the rescue crew breaks in he dies, >_< |
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havsie said: shit got real I thought this episode was GREAT. Loved the flashback scene. I just don't understand... In any case, at the end of the day, it's all about Kanade. :3 But I wish it had more Yui and TK. >:( |
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| Ok... so... Otonashi died from internal bleeding... no shit here... (no, not the lack of water. Though more water might have helped him, but I seriously doubt that it would have saved him anyway). He saved Someone (or even more people) with his organs... and let's not count everyone who were there with him... Once the flashback is done, Kanade is back as herself... yay! Then Kanade tells Otonashi her original intentions. Turns out that everyone misunderstood her... And that she sucked at trying to explain everything properly. The pact is sealed, Otonashi becomes the Magnificant Bastard. Cool. Now all we need is to see wether Yuri will notice them or not... and whether she will let them or not. The only problem is Naoi... He might notice, that Kanade is herself, not some homocidal maniac clone. Though only one word from Otonashi, and he should be quiet about it. On another note: Otonashi completely wandered off from the harem ending, and chose the Kanade ending. Good choice in my opinion. |
Kanade-chan said: It's very sad that Otonashi died just as the rescue team arrived :s yeah,,, I felt bad for him :'| poor thing |
| Damn, damn, damn. I wasn't expecting that, and now, I'm not really looking forward to the next four episodes. =X I will be sad when Hinata, Yui, & Naoi disappear. & I think I'm the only person who won't really care about T.K. disappearing. *shrugs* |
memorieswithin said: Damn, damn, damn. I wasn't expecting that, and now, I'm not really looking forward to the next four episodes. =X I will be sad when Hinata, Yui, & Naoi disappear. & I think I'm the only person who won't really care about T.K. disappearing. *shrugs* heey, I also don't want Yui, Naoi and Hinata to disappear =D |
| What's the betting Yui's past is going to have something to do with sex given how she acts all the time? Anyway... general thoughts on the episode were, loved it. Best we've had in a while. I thought the last few were... a tad lacking, shall we say. They all had their moments, but the series felt like it was drifting a bit, both in terms of lacking much overarching plot to speak of and more generally simply not carrying the elements which had made it unique far enough. But this episode was great. I was sceptical two weeks ago about revealing Otonashi's past so soon and so easily - I thought they were going to save it for the series' climax, as I suspect did a lot of people. I thought for what it was something of a let-down, and added to that I thought they didn't give it enough of a reaction from Otonashi himself. This week's round of revelations, however, were much more superbly handled on both those fronts - some wonderful development of Otonashi's character (even if he is now officially the 'impossible saint' archetype, if such an archetype exists) and an excellent response to it when he - and Kanade - came to. Possibly would've emitted a squee when Kanade called him Yuzuru if it hadn't been late at night when I was watching this. And the 'unholy alliance', as someone put it a few posts up - love it. There's some brilliant development with Yuri down the line here. I can't wait! Oh, and of course we wait with baited breath to see if Yuzuru can remain with his beloved Kanade once their task is done... [/fangirlboy] Genix said: Great drama and story development... however, I don't quite like the new theme and motif it has taken. It's not because the story-telling lacks on something, but it's just that the older theme appealed to me more, philosophically-wise. Why not be angry at a "God" that has taken your life so unfairly and tragically, destroying your youthful and unrealized dreams & aspirations on mere whim? Why accept it as truth? Why can't they rebel against such a fate? Really, for me at least, all of that mentality on "finding peace with oneself"", accepting your fate and simply "moving on", sucks. Well that's just me of course. I know what you mean, and I share your sentiment in a way - or rather, I would, except I don't think we should entirely give up on that theme yet. Perhaps I'm alone here, but it seems to me that there's still ample room for it to be explored without compromising this week's events. If the next few episodes are done well, we could find that a genuine battle goes on between the two ideas - rebellion against God versus accepting Fate and finding inner peace. Perhaps we'll see the conflict through a bit of soul-searching in Otonashi as things progress and his friends start to disappear (and his other friends react to that - anyone else think Hinata might try when Yui vanishes? I'd have thought that would affect Otonashi quite a bit); perhaps we'll just have to read it out of events as they progress ourselves. Though, given the highly first-person nature of this anime, I think that the first is more likely, and would certainly be a more fitting way of doing it. |
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| Wow, really good episode. I hope the next four are going to be just as good, if not better, with all the back stories and stuff and disappearing. |
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| I approve of the yaoi in this anime. No wait, actually that was necrophiliac yaoi since he was kissing a dead guy and all. Oh hellz yes! Necro yaoi FTW!!~~ And it seems that everyone in japan has an organ donor card huh? Now where can I gets me one of these so I can fill it out and ask to be cremated upon death with my organs still inside me 8D? |
| 1. I find it ridiculous that the rescue team took Seven days to arrive. What a load of rubbish. 2. Why didn't they bother to try and take down the wall? I realise that they were all hurt but they could have at least tried. Other than that, good episode. |
Tyestor said: 1. I find it ridiculous that the rescue team took Seven days to arrive. What a load of rubbish. 2. Why didn't they bother to try and take down the wall? I realise that they were all hurt but they could have at least tried. Other than that, good episode. 1 week is slow for an underground rescue? How about 10 days and failed rescue? http://www.usmra.com/saxsewell/crandallcanyon.htm Or 3 days in and no progress? http://calamities.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/12/officials-say-time-is-running-out-for-30-still-missing-in-russian-mine-blast-the-killed-60-22737/ Or 9 days and not a complete recovery? http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/05/content_9686834.htm Angel beats on this issue is actually closer to fact than Hollywood is. Oh you can google and watch the japanese movie 252: Seizonsha Ari (252: Signal of Life) to see a version of underground rescue and the complications |
Zaku_FanMay 30, 2010 5:22 AM
| Awesome episode. I loved the sad moments in the underground (: this made me score angel beats 10/10 ^- ^ |
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| Great episode plot beginning, now Otonashi and Tenshi have to get the rest to pass over and Otonashi's past was T.T |
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Tyestor said: 2. Why didn't they bother to try and take down the wall? I realise that they were all hurt but they could have at least tried. There's a reason why it takes heavy duty equipment to get in to the from the outside, you know. This is the sort of rubble that can't be shifted in any feasible space of time by human hands. Besides, they had limited supplies - it would've been madness to exert themselves fruitlessly and waste more energy and water. |
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Zaku_Fan said: Tyestor said: 1. I find it ridiculous that the rescue team took Seven days to arrive. What a load of rubbish. 2. Why didn't they bother to try and take down the wall? I realise that they were all hurt but they could have at least tried. Other than that, good episode. 1 week is slow for an underground rescue? How about 10 days and failed rescue? http://www.usmra.com/saxsewell/crandallcanyon.htm Or 3 days in and no progress? http://calamities.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/12/officials-say-time-is-running-out-for-30-still-missing-in-russian-mine-blast-the-killed-60-22737/ Or 9 days and not a complete recovery? http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/05/content_9686834.htm Angel beats on this issue is actually closer to fact than Hollywood is. Oh you can google and watch the japanese movie 252: Seizonsha Ari (252: Signal of Life) to see a version of underground rescue and the complications I dig it.... Tyestor said: 2. Why didn't they bother to try and take down the wall? I realise that they were all hurt but they could have at least tried. . Well, the rocks were blocking the tunnel and that's it... Btw, if you're bored, try bring all of ur contacts and try move a mountain, no difference, seriously Since we all already KNOW that they won't be able to take down the wall of rocks by themselves so why bother wasting 3 mins of episode 9 on fillers and unnecessary stuff..? Well, it was great that they put more time on some nice drama than some boring fillers |
Osric said: There's a reason why it takes heavy duty equipment to get in to the from the outside, you know. This is the sort of rubble that can't be shifted in any feasible space of time by human hands. Besides, they had limited supplies - it would've been madness to exert themselves fruitlessly and waste more energy and water. It also looked like there was quite a bit of snow? They could have gotten unlucky as it already was weather and and would be quite a hassle to deal with. Some people are thinking quite unrealistically about rescue times aren't they? There are quite a few complications in rescuing, many of which I'm sure you don't know. It's the internet. Go look up the news of the real world. Or as you can see, someone has already done it. Vento said: Still, that sure is a huge coincidence that everyone on the train have a pen and a donor card, lol He was applying for college, was he not? The others, some had school uniforms, while others dressed for work. And then for the last couple that aren't either... Well I carry a pen with me(might just be because I like to pen spin)... Now the donor card... That's a health insurance card. Now it wouldn't make sense to NOT carry one now, right?  |
MegamanZenMay 30, 2010 7:24 AM
| aw, shit, POOR OTONASHI DDD: i almost cried, lol and at the preview.. was yui saying ''it took away all my happiness''? maybe more of her past, yosh! *-* |
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