Angel Beats! generic discussion

[Leo_Otaku]

Well the source material is Jun Maeda's story. Mentioned before and even before that he was worried about some of the material being cut. I read that they would include that in the comics/ light novel version.

[DeX-kun]

Originally Posted by Leo_Otaku

Well the source material is Jun Maeda's story. Mentioned before and even before that he was worried about some of the material being cut. I read that they would include that in the comics/ light novel version.

Interesting, 13 episodes seems to be a bit on the short end. I do hope it's enough to give us his whole story, I'm tired of ambiguous endings.

[Archon_Wing]

Originally Posted by DeX-kun

Have you read the source material? Or is there any source material? I'm not even sure but I hope pacing isn't a problem, I'm not fond of rushed animes.

It's original material; it's just that I expected it to be a bit longer.

[DeX-kun]

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

It's original material; it's just that I expected it to be a bit longer.

I don't blame you, I would love to see another 24 episode series if it's Jun Maeda that wrote the plot.

[Archon_Wing]

Originally Posted by DeX-kun

I don't blame you, I would love to see another 24 episode series if it's Jun Maeda that wrote the plot.

Yea. It'll be interesting to see if he can write a story that doesn't have zomg someone is dying let's cry, since they seem to be dead already.

Not that I don't like that kind of thing, but this will be interesting in how the writing has progressed.

[DeX-kun]

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Yea. It'll be interesting to see if he can write a story that doesn't have zomg someone is dying let's cry, since they seem to be dead already.

Not that I don't like that kind of thing, but this will be interesting in how the writing has progressed.

C'mon, it's Jun Maeda. I'm sure he'll probably find a way to "kill" them although they're already dead In all seriousness though, I'm also eager to see how he has this written out considering that this seems to be stepping out of his comfort zone.

[Scython]

It will probably feature this fact, that as soon as you die in the spirit world that God will just automatically erase your excistence or something like that.

I also hope we will at least get to see how the main characters died by having a small arc for themselves.

[Proto]

I'm tired of ambiguous endings.

... ambiguous endings are the trademark of Japanese media you know.

[Crontica]

Its only 13 episodes? Ugh where is the love devs.

[<CR>]

Originally Posted by Crontica

Its only 13 episodes? Ugh where is the love devs.

Production by P.A. Works is very expensive, they can't afford more.

[Midonin]

Some of the most endearing shows (not in Japan, granted, but still) have made their mark with less than that. 13 is a perfectly serviceable number.

[Proto]

Not when the script writer himself complains about how much was cut.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Proto

Not when the script writer himself complains about how much was cut.

I don't recall him complaining about a lot being cut, just that some things were.

[Midonin]

All stories have things that will inevitably not make it into the final draft. It's a natural part of writing.

[germanturkey]

i disagree with the animation being the same quality. there are obvious discrepancies between series and episodes. everyone can see the art style changed, but being an instrument focused show (k-on), there was no ep with half the animation detail of the haruhi concert. you'd figure there'd be at least one ep where they showed their hands or mouths, but there wasn't.

[Proto]

i disagree with the animation being the same quality

If you are referring to my post I encourage you to re read it. I didn't say the animation was the same. I said it was equivalent.

[DeX-kun]

Originally Posted by Proto

... ambiguous endings are the trademark of Japanese media you know.

Unfortunately, you're right Well let's just see how this turns out.

[ieatlotz]

man i cant wait for this anime!!

[Archon_Wing]

Originally Posted by DeX-kun

C'mon, it's Jun Maeda. I'm sure he'll probably find a way to "kill" them although they're already dead In all seriousness though, I'm also eager to see how he has this written out considering that this seems to be stepping out of his comfort zone.

Well, Clannad certainly made some progress because some of the lead heroines were well adjusted and were not suicidal/dying/going crazy. It gets very tiring, ya know. I know the Kyoto Animation ones merged storylines, causing a tragedy oversaturation, but still geez give me a break. Fortunately, Angel Beats won't have this problem.

Sure I expect something heartwrenching, but if I feel like it's being rigged again to drag on the sadness I'm gonna roll my eyes. I will probably like it anyways though.

[Free]

Maeda Jun seems to have unlocked his Ecstasy Gauge and gone to the dark side of guro after LBEX's development. I'm sure there will be plenty of that in AB.

The whole thing feels like a Saya After, Saya from LBEX. Same character personality, same "game-ish" setting, same voice actress, same "can't leave the poor girl to her loneliness" and "we are all allies" friendship theme.

As for source materials, 4 chapters of 4-koma and 6 chapters of light novels have been published for AB. The 4-komas are character intros and random stories, just like LB's, and the light novel is said to be 7 chapters in total, and is a prequel to the anime.