Angel Beats! English Sub & Dub

About Angel Beats!

Looking for background on Angel Beats!? This action, comedy and supernatural series by P.A. Works (2010) starts out like this. The setup: Otonashi awakens only to learn he is dead. A rifle-toting girl named Yuri explains that they are in the afterlife, and Otonashi realizes the only thing he can remember about himself is his name.

Also worth knowing: Yuri tells him that she leads the Shinda Sekai Sensen (Afterlife Battlefront) and wages war against a girl named Tenshi. Unable to believe Yuri's claims that Tenshi is evil, Otonashi attempts to speak with her, but the encounter doesn't go as he intended. Otonashi chooses to join the SSS and clash Tenshi, but he finds himself oddly drawn to her.

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by P.A. Works, so the studio's house style defines how Angel Beats! looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Viewers rate it 8.2/10, which signals strong word of mouth. It aired in 2010, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.