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Angel Beats! is a supernatural drama anime by P.A. Works. The protagonist wakes up to find out that he was dead. While he is figuring out what is going on, an armed schoolgirl introduces him to the unusual school life of this "limbo" world.

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Angel Beats! (エンジェルビーツ!) is a 13-episode anime directed by Seiji Kishi, which aired in mid-2010.

The story is set in a high school that acts as a limbo for those who have died. However, the people in this "afterlife school" can still feel pain, as if it was real, and even "die" again - however, only to awake with no injuries a few minutes later. The story follows Otonashi - a young man who suddenly found himself in the afterlife, having lost all memories of his past life.

There are various related media, including several manga series and a visual novel.

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How does the Angel Beats special episode connect with the main storyline?

In the special episode (Stairway to Heaven), the Battlefront has decided to commence a new mission: Operation High Tension Syndrome. How is this story connected to the main timeline of the anime? Or do they have completely different and unrelated…
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Why does Shiina always say "how shallow-minded"?

She usually says the phrase "how shallow-minded" (あさはかなり,asahaka nari). Is the fact that she came from the past (a.e Feudal Japan) and was born in Ancient Japan has something to do with it?
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Is there any connection between Otonashi and the first NPC?

In episode 12, the Mysterious Boy (who is probably the first NPC) explained to Yuri that there was a boy from a long time ago who loved another girl who left him alone in this world. Thus he lost his grip on sanity, and created some sort of…
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Is there a 2nd season for Angel Beats?

I've watched the epilogue of Angel Beats, and it seems Otonashi and Kanade have been reincarnated to meet each other on the street in the real world. In an alternative epilogue, Otonashi is shown to have stayed behind in the afterlife to help people…
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What happen in episode 13.5?

After the last episode (ep 13), Everyone graduate except Otonashi and all the NPC disappear, but there's episode 13.5 where Otonashi become student council president replacing Kanade place, and all NPC and one regular student (non-NPC) appear…
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Why can't the Battle Front fight NPCs?

After Naoi's taken control of the Student Council she starts using them as shields against the Battle Front because, as Yuri said, they can't attack NPCs. I would get if it was a moral ground they stood but in the climax we see that a number of the…
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Why does Yui have a tail and shackles?

During the series, I noticed Yui has a tail (which at times I think moves independently of Yui) and she also has a couple of shackles on her arms. Now if her shackles were related to her life, it kind of makes sense since she is mostly paralyzed…
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Has this painting appeared anywhere else besides Angel Beats! and Charlotte?

It is well known that Charlotte is the second anime created by Key in collaboration with P.A.Works, the first being Angel Beats!. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Charlotte makes passing references to Angel Beats!, most of which can be found…
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How did Kanade get access to Angel Player?

Tachibana Kanade (aka Angel) is a prominent figure in Angel Beats. The SSS, at least in the first few episodes, is constantly fighting her, but she has certain abilities that make her very difficult to defeat. However, it's revealed that…
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Can we roughly determine the dates and duration of Otonashi's stay in the Afterlife World?

In Otonashi's flashback in episode 9, he was on his way to take the National Center Test for University Admissions, held annually during a weekend in mid-January over a period of two days, when the train he boarded crashed. He took out his mobile…
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How is it possible to take 7 days to rescue the trapped survivors in the train crash?

I'm asking about episode 9, in which Otonashi remembered that in his past life, he was involved in a train crash accident. The illogical thing is: what on earth takes the rescue team so long to notice there are people trapped in there and to…
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What happened to Otonashi and Kanade in the last episode?

In the last episode, Kanade graduated and disappeared. After that, there's a scene where Otonashi meets Kanade outside in the afterlife world. Did they reincarnate and meet again, or have they met before when they were still alive?
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Did Hinata actually feel this way about Yui?

In Episode 9 of Angel Beats, Hinata confesses his love to Yui, expresses a desire to marry her, and insists that the fact she was a wheelchair user when she was alive doesn't matter to him. This confession puts Yui at peace and allows her to move…
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Why do people disappear?

Why do people disappear if they become Angel's friend? Also, why did Otonashi say "we will not disappear, be our friend" (something like that)? Why did other Angel's "friends" disappear and Otonashi and others didn't? ("Angel" is Kanade)
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Was the AI in Angel Beats really the programmer?

I was looking up who might be the Programmer in Angel Beats and one name doesn't really appear anywhere...the AI. I've put a case together below and was wondering if I could get your thoughts and if you have anything that would assist or reject the…
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