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Aug 1, 2011 7:36 AM
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K guys, so when Otonashi confesses his feelings to Kanade at the end, all Kanade really does, is say ''Thank you'', I mean there Otonashi is pouring out his feelings saying ''I LUB YOU MWAH'' and stuff but, not once does Kanade say I love you back.

This makes me wonder if she loves him or just thinks of him as a friend.

I mean c'mon if you said I love you to a person and all that person said was thank you, you'd feel pretty dumb wouldn't ya?
Phat-HamburgerAug 1, 2011 7:56 AM
Aug 2, 2011 11:16 AM
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I Believe she really did because during that scene if you recall she says if she said was on her mind she would be obliterated immediately (or so i recall) so even if she never said the words it was heavily implied (also the only one she showed anything whether friendship or more was Otonashi, and a little bit towards Yuri at the end, even tho that felt a little misplaced.), and another reason that i believe she didn't say anything besides the instant obliteration is because she didn't want Otonashi to stray from his original plan she wanted him to move on, and as shown in the credits he did... shortly after her. Also to add I do believe they met up in that reincarnated world, thus a happy ending and fulfilling their last desire to be together forever, and if they got reincarnated then everyone else should have as well, it would have been nice to see that but oh well.
InfiniteDestinyAug 2, 2011 7:18 PM
Aug 8, 2011 10:55 AM
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if kanade said "i love you" then she will be obliterated in an instant since her passion is concluded so she didn't say it
also if im not wring in remembering the last chapter, in the last time she said "thank you for loving me" isn't it?
that can be count as a confession =)
Aug 9, 2011 8:27 PM
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IMO, i think that she loved him but she wanted him to not want to stay with her forever so she basically soft bumped him to give him a reason to not stay and going back to the world and reincarnate..... or whatever
Aug 9, 2011 8:34 PM
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I'm a believer of the reincarnation story. In there, they do get together through "My Song." I think Iwasawa doesn't really end up singing that song in reality whether she gets reincarnated or not so that's why there's a special connection to those who remember "My Song."

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Aug 14, 2011 11:17 AM
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jardinaeroporto said:
I think Otonashi had the regret to hear a thank you from the person who got his heart, that's why kanade didn't told otonashi she loved him, because if she had said it she would dissapear without saying thank you and Otonashi would wait forever for her to appear in that world again. When she says thank you for loving me, it was a confession.
Why she hadn't choose to stay in that school with otonashi forever? Because love is impossible in that world.


I agree with this completely, if i recall Yuri says this exact same thing as well, whether in the show or in the manga (Heavens Door, which is a prequel to the show) Love is impossible in that world
Aug 21, 2011 4:25 AM
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love, love, love :D
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Sep 6, 2011 1:58 PM
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Yes not only because they fell to know each other but his heart is what let her live a little bit longer.
Nov 14, 2011 7:13 AM
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listen to the drama cd
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Nov 24, 2011 9:15 AM

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I don't know. I mean, I think she loved him for giving her a longer time to live in her other life, I think she loved him for being the first to accept her and help her make friends with everyone--I think she was grateful. She loved him for everything he had done. But I'm not sure if she was "in love" with him. There's a difference. I know she wasn't the best at expressing her emotions--but I wouldn't call it her being "in love" with him.

Though I think that story will continue on in their next lives. And they will--at some point--fall in love with one another.
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Mar 28, 2013 10:10 PM
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Actually yes she does love Otonashi as Otonashi said " I Love U " and Kanade said "I can't tell u my true feelings cuz I might disappear" by saying "Thank You" Means I Love U she said Thank You so she won't Disappear well afterwards as if she said something then she Disappeared get it? :D
Apr 16, 2013 5:12 PM
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Voidless-Eyes said:
K guys, so when Otonashi confesses his feelings to Kanade at the end, all Kanade really does, is say ''Thank you'', I mean there Otonashi is pouring out his feelings saying ''I LUB YOU MWAH'' and stuff but, not once does Kanade say I love you back.

This makes me wonder if she loves him or just thinks of him as a friend.

I mean c'mon if you said I love you to a person and all that person said was thank you, you'd feel pretty dumb wouldn't ya?


Don't worry man, in the 2nd Drama CD, Kanade tells him she loves him, ,so there's nothing to worry about, you can check it out if you want.
Apr 16, 2013 5:16 PM
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juleusjohn said:
Voidless-Eyes said:
K guys, so when Otonashi confesses his feelings to Kanade at the end, all Kanade really does, is say ''Thank you'', I mean there Otonashi is pouring out his feelings saying ''I LUB YOU MWAH'' and stuff but, not once does Kanade say I love you back.

This makes me wonder if she loves him or just thinks of him as a friend.

I mean c'mon if you said I love you to a person and all that person said was thank you, you'd feel pretty dumb wouldn't ya?


Don't worry man, in the 2nd Drama CD, Kanade tells him she loves him, ,so there's nothing to worry about, you can check it out if you want.


drama cd's aren't canon. It's just nice to hear Kanade say that though.
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C'mon Key when will we get Angel Beats VN.
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Aug 5, 2013 7:02 AM
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I thought this was pretty clear in the anime. Kanade begs otonashi several times to repeat that he loves her because then she can believe that life can be wonderful. Why would she do that if she doesn't love him too? So in the end she also thanks him for saying that he loves her which makes her so happy that she instantly disappears.
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Defenitally, not only is she a Kuudre but if she had said it, she would have dissapered
Apr 29, 2015 3:30 AM
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Funya-Usagi said:
listen to the drama cd
WHAT THAY HAVE THEM IN ENGLISH
May 12, 2015 10:34 PM
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could care less. They were the two worst characters of the show.
Aug 24, 2015 1:25 AM

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GnomeKiller12 said:
Funya-Usagi said:
listen to the drama cd
WHAT THAY HAVE THEM IN ENGLISH

Learn Japanese, it's not that hard to understand. They speak quite clearly compared to real life native speakers
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Nov 29, 2015 5:08 AM
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I think she did...Because when she tell him i cant tell you my feelings why i'll disappeard [If she tell him i love you],she tell him "Thank you" that i think it's means "I love you"
"Thank you for loving me" = "I love you for loving me"
But it was can be and just a real "Thank you" for keeping her alive and maybe she keep it a secret...

That was just my opinion
Dec 23, 2015 2:15 AM
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LowKey said:
juleusjohn said:


Don't worry man, in the 2nd Drama CD, Kanade tells him she loves him, ,so there's nothing to worry about, you can check it out if you want.


drama cd's aren't canon. It's just nice to hear Kanade say that though.


Canon or not, i think it's weird how this CD seems to completely ignore the epilogue of Angel Beats. They speak as if they met again for the first time since the last time they were dead. Now, i'll admit i only listened to the last part of the CD.
Dec 23, 2015 3:36 PM
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Good question. Probably not.
Aug 30, 2019 9:44 PM
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Yes j think she did because she said if she told him how she feels she thinks she will vanish and she hugged him back and she didnt really rejected him and she said thank you for loving me that counts too and I feel bad for otinashi for staying all by him self and go watch angel beats if you haven't watch it it's very good it on Netflix
Oct 13, 2020 5:27 PM

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First of all, why would he loves her?
Jan 30, 2021 6:51 AM
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yes because when she said thank you for loving me sounds like a confesion to me ngl
Jan 30, 2021 6:59 AM
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well, they did meet when they both got reincarnated. I'm satisfied with the ending.
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