7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Angel Beats! (2010)
Angel Beats! (2010)
Overview
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter of the afterlife and personal regret is inherently apolitical, and its narrative solution emphasizes individual introspection and emotional resolution rather than systemic or political change.
The movie features standard Japanese casting and character representation typical of anime, without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of regret and acceptance in an afterlife setting, and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.
Secondary
The series features Kanade Tachibana, who possesses supernatural 'Guard Skills.' She frequently engages in close-quarters combat using her Hand Sonic ability, which manifests as blades, to defeat multiple male opponents from the SSS.
Angel Beats! does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily explores existentialism, grief, and friendship among its heterosexual main cast, resulting in no direct portrayal of queer identities or experiences.
The film 'Angel Beats!' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily focuses on a group of deceased teenagers in an afterlife school, dealing with their past regrets and finding peace, without exploring gender identity as a central or incidental plot point.
Angel Beats! is an original anime series, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters are new creations for this specific show, meaning there is no prior canonical gender to be swapped.
Angel Beats! is an original Japanese anime series. Its characters are fictional and depicted in an anime style, without a prior canonical racial establishment that could be altered within this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.9
Critic Ratings
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