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Jan 25, 2022 8:53 AM
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I don't want to offend anybody but why does Angel beats have such a high score? I just binged it and it's mediocre at best. The story is super bad and it feels like it's rushed. I was left with so many unanswered questions. The message it's trying to send to the audience is ok I guess. The characters are dull. The only redeeming part is the art and animations.
Could somebody briefly explain to me what's so good about Angel beats?
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Jan 25, 2022 8:58 AM
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I thought it was underrated.

Well the show is more than 10 years old. It was quite popular when it came out and was quite talked about. People loved it, It was a bit refreshing, it had good comedy, it had great characters, it had great ost, it had a great concept, and it made many people cry.
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Jan 25, 2022 8:59 AM
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Yup, Bakedcity didn't liked it, which means its overrated.
Case closed!
Jan 25, 2022 9:05 AM
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Evolved_KiR4T said:
Yup, Bakedcity didn't liked it, which means its overrated.
Case closed!

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Jan 25, 2022 9:06 AM
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It’s pretty underwhelming tbh. 100 characters with one character trade and a rushed ending no one understands
Jan 25, 2022 9:09 AM
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in my opnion, absolutely yes
Jan 25, 2022 9:11 AM
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Yeah, a little bit. Charlotte was better.
Jan 25, 2022 9:13 AM
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1) it's extremely hard to care about a HUGE amounts of bland, boring, bad, annoying Characters who barely have any screentime on thier own

2) the plot and especially the premise is fucking stupid, there's also many Useless Episodes like ep4 which hurts in a 13 eps anime

3) the ending is extremely lame and rushed, i also literally laughed when Kanede died lol
Jan 25, 2022 9:14 AM
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You didn't liked it. That's why it is overrated.

You liked MHA. That's why MHA is not overrated.
Jan 25, 2022 9:15 AM
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[quote=XNohaco2468 message=65557212]Yeah, a little bit. Charlotte was better.[/quote
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Yeah, a little bit. Charlotte was better.


Yeah agreed

Charlotte had better cast and relatable MC, an actual good premise, ok plot and cool Episodes


The only thing that's bad about it is the last episode

It's like Erased
Jan 25, 2022 9:15 AM
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The only thing I found satisfying was the message it wanted to give. Other than that, it was just rushed and kinda underwhelming imo.
Jan 25, 2022 9:16 AM
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This to me was a very OK series. It put me to sleep for most it, but it did have some enjoyable moments and a very interesting story. I do find it overrated, but maybe I just went into it with way too high expectationsm
Jan 25, 2022 9:20 AM
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Bakedcity said:
I don't want to offend anybody but why does Angel beats have such a high score? I just binged it and it's mediocre at best. The story is super bad and it feels like it's rushed. I was left with so many unanswered questions. The message it's trying to send to the audience is ok I guess. The characters are dull. The only redeeming part is the art and animations.
Could somebody briefly explain to me what's so good about Angel beats?


" I don't want to offend anybody "

Some people in general will get offended by any opinion anyone says so I find it redundant that you need to mention that you're not intending to offend anyone


We live in the same society where people will literally block/stop interacting with you on Twitter because you ship a M/F ship ( project sekai fandom and others ) so uh, don't mind people
Jan 25, 2022 9:20 AM

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I respect your opinion but for me this is a freaking masterpiece. It’s got great comedy, great animation and the story is sentimental as heck. Also I loved both the op and the ed.
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Jan 25, 2022 9:29 AM
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It is a bit overrated. I thought that the story was horrible and the characters didn’t have any depth. I really enjoyed the comedy and music though
Jan 25, 2022 9:31 AM

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It was one of the first anime I watched a year ago, still have it on the burner for a rewatch though so I decided to keep it off the completed list. In terms of my thoughts, from what I remember it was one of those cry porn anime like Anohana and Your Lie In April. Some of the characters needed more focus to care about them, like TK for instance. Case and point, The show just needed more episodes honestly, for this kind of show which builds it's foundation on the characters with a pretty big cast doesn't really lend itself well to a standard couple episode season. I did cry at the ending, though I would've changed it tbh
Jan 25, 2022 9:56 AM
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Personally I don't think it's overrated, it does have some flaws like the lack of actual characters besides like 6, but besides that and a few other things, I really liked Angel Beats, a good 8/10 for me
Jan 25, 2022 10:09 AM
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Yeah, a little bit. Charlotte was better.
Charlotte was god awful. God awful.

The only reason it existed in the first place was to try and capitalize on what made Angel Beats! so good and it failed miserably.
Jan 25, 2022 10:19 AM
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You seriously don't know what overrated means. 🤦‍♂️
Jan 25, 2022 10:35 AM
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Ah yes what a useful forum that is positive for a community...
Jan 25, 2022 11:20 AM
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Bakedcity said:
I don't want to offend anybody but why does Angel beats have such a high score? I just binged it and it's mediocre at best. The story is super bad and it feels like it's rushed. I was left with so many unanswered questions. The message it's trying to send to the audience is ok I guess. The characters are dull. The only redeeming part is the art and animations.
Could somebody briefly explain to me what's so good about Angel beats?


You are not the first to make this post !!! Yes absolutely overrated 8+ is a joke forcing a tearjerker ending doesn't make it a SOL

plot is boring at some point the anime pace is so fast...it's just a mediacore anime during that time of release like komi San just spam 10*
Jan 25, 2022 11:22 AM
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wow what do i see here, the most useful thing to post on a forum ever?? I DIDN’T THINK ANYONE COULD DO THAT.

either way it’s overrated because you didn’t enjoy it.
Jan 25, 2022 11:24 AM
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XNohaco2468 said:
Yeah, a little bit. Charlotte was better.


Charlotte is the worst Key anime after Clannad.
Jan 25, 2022 11:26 AM
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Say what you will, Angel Beats is still my 3rd favorite anime, that I've rewatched countless times.

Certain shows, like this, are not meant to be binged, tbh, or you can't appreciate the slow development as much.
The music for the show is really good, the comedy mixed with tragedy is pretty funny (and they know when to display which), the characters and their backstories are quite sad. What more can I say.
It has a few plot holes which can be explained away by a couple of simple theories with some stretch of imagination.
You have those unanswered questions, because knowing the answers doesn't really contribute much to the message they're trying to put across, so they decided not to (and anyway, I think they are answered in the supplementary manga).
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Jan 25, 2022 11:43 AM
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Well , I wud say it was refreshing at that time. Less shows had a story like this at that time. Plus art for that time was good

People from 10 yrs ago might hv rated it higher like we guys do with anime that are of present time. Kimetsu no Yaiba is one such ex , animation is good for its time.
People in future , maybe like in 5 years say these things about any of the current anime that we rated so high.
Plus I can understand the feeling when u watch something that is high rated and it turns out to be Ok, u start to question, who were these people who thought that it deserves this much?
Just read summary n watch whichever show that ignites ur interest , might be a masterpiece for u. So its really subjective.
Jan 25, 2022 12:01 PM
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I gave it a 10 because I really liked it.
Comedy, drama, romance, action. Good balance in my opinion.
Jan 25, 2022 12:59 PM

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8.09 isn't an overrated score nowadays
And I loved the mc's backstory and the last episode, I prefer the characters here to Charlotte. It got very unrealistic in Charlotte, and both of them were meant to have 24 episodes but broadcasting issues cut it down to 12, that's why they feel rushed, u can say it's overated but it is the first anime that made me think if I'm taking life for granted, that anyone can die at any moment.

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You didn't liked it. That's why it is overrated.

You liked MHA. That's why MHA is not overrated.

Ikr I don't know why people think if they didnt like an anime it's overated 😂

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Jan 25, 2022 1:14 PM

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People Saying something is overrated or underrated are such a damn nuisance, you see it in all immensely popular or unpopular anime’s threads.

There is a thing called opinions, and the general opinion is that it is highly regarded. I am not a big fan of it either and imo a lot of shows are better. But that’s just it, that’s my opinion it doesn’t mean it’s overrated. Nor is it underrated.

Having a discussion on what you thought was good or bad to you is great, and shows people enjoy different things, and is something you could learn something from about a show in a way you hadn’t seen it yet.

But calling something overrated or underrated is just a means of throwing a lifeline for attention and hoping something will hook the bait. Get over yourself, you’re an adult.
Jan 25, 2022 1:21 PM
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Angel beats was one of the first anime I ever saw, but it was only three years ago.
I didn't like it and I can't quite understand why it's so popular. The story was confusing especially in the end and the whole plot felt rushed.
I can't see why it would be one of the saddest and one of the best emotional anime of all time like some people said.
Jan 25, 2022 1:26 PM
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Angel Beats is not overrated because it's actually so zetta good and funny, even with the production hell Aniplex put it through!

Miles better than AnoHana... now THAT is a show I don't understand why anyone loves.
Jan 25, 2022 1:32 PM

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Said a person that gives SAO a 10 lmao
Jan 25, 2022 1:40 PM

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Jan 25, 2022 1:53 PM

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Jan 25, 2022 1:59 PM

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It's a bit overrated but I still enjoyed it

- Charlotte is better IMO
Jan 25, 2022 2:25 PM

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As someone who has Angel Beats rated pretty high, yeah the story is nothing special, the reason I like it is because the music is great, and it's pretty emotional. It had quite a few fun/funny moments too which made it really enjoyable to watch. It's no masterpiece by all means but I had fun.

As for people debating Charlotte, personally Charlotte had a lot of potential but the story was too rushed. It would've benefited a lot more from having more episodes imo. Instead of 13 episodes, the story would've been better with having 50 episodes.
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Jan 25, 2022 2:40 PM
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Its a good anime, not goona explain. Its just good
Jan 25, 2022 4:44 PM
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I enjoyed bit a lot and feel like it deserves its ratings


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Jan 25, 2022 4:53 PM
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Jan 25, 2022 5:59 PM
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Nahh it is underrated.
Jan 25, 2022 6:03 PM
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im more annoyed by the people who say Charlotte is better than Angel Beats than OP saying AB is overrated lmao

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Jan 25, 2022 7:11 PM
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No, it's not overrated for me. I watch this anime when no one talks about it in my social media and they got pretty enjoyable story and good comedy. And I understand the situation then a good ending. Everyone have different taste and i respect about it
Jan 25, 2022 7:17 PM

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It deserves the score of 8.09 in my opinion. Tbh that score is not that high
Jan 25, 2022 8:16 PM
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Bakedcity said:
I don't want to offend anybody but why does Angel beats have such a high score? I just binged it and it's mediocre at best. The story is super bad and it feels like it's rushed. I was left with so many unanswered questions. The message it's trying to send to the audience is ok I guess. The characters are dull. The only redeeming part is the art and animations.
Could somebody briefly explain to me what's so good about Angel beats?
just because you don't liked it doesn't make it overrated, If you don't like it just forget about it and watch something else,you know why it has high score because most of the people liked it and you think 8 is a high score now a days on mal
Jan 25, 2022 8:50 PM
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I rated it high probably around 10 yrs ago because I could relate to the characters in high school. From what I remember, the characters dying were like my older friends graduating. I knew there were options after high school or whatever but I literally felt like I was gonna disappear (to some extent I did). On top of that, it was like the peak of puberty and there were always a lot of emotions I bottled up. Angel beats helped me cry those out. And you know what everybody else said the animation, the humor, shxt I still have the OP downloaded to my phone and that whole Girls Dead Monster album. Thats where I first heard LiSA I believe. So in short, it was like one of those self defining anime for some people at the time.
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Well i think it has to do with it being pretty old and looking at it retrospectively, there are many anime and characters similar to angel beats nowadays that it kinda makes angel beats seem average compared to newer anime. It was fine from what i remember about it
Jan 25, 2022 9:29 PM
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It's not overrated'
If anything I think it's rating is not good enough
And by the way anyone who says it's 'overrated' means they didn't see the anime the way it's creators wanted it to be seen.
So see it from a different perspective to see it's value
Jan 25, 2022 9:56 PM
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In my opinion there are some hits and misses moments. In terms of story kinda mid but the romance is 💗.
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