Storyline

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.

First Aired

2010-04-03
Last Aired

2010-06-25
Creator
Genre

Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Seasons

1
Episodes

13
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

CBC

Keywords:

angel martial arts amnesia friendship afterlife high school romance tragedy school rebellion gunfight art fighting tragic past death fantasy world school life life after death seinen anime absurdist fantasy

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Season 1

1. Departure

After a mysterious accident, a young high school student wakes up to discover he is caught in some kin...More

After a mysterious accident, a young high school student wakes up to discover he is caught in some kind of violent afterlife where a strange and avenging Angel is pursuing him. Confused and afraid, he joins a band of gun-toting teens intent on destroying the Angel and taking their destinies into their own handsLess

26mins 2010-04-03

2. Guild

Realizing they need more weapons in their battle against Angel, the group descends into the Guild. But...More

Realizing they need more weapons in their battle against Angel, the group descends into the Guild. But once there, they realize that all of the hallways, staircases, and passageways have been rigged with deadly traps. It’s a race against time to see if they can get through the violent maze before Angel catches up with them.Less

24mins 2010-04-10

3. My Song

With the aid of a new member, the genius hacker, “Christ”, Yuri and the Battlefront decide to break in...More

With the aid of a new member, the genius hacker, “Christ”, Yuri and the Battlefront decide to break into Angel’s lair and steal secrets from her hard drive. To distract the NPCs, they use the girl group Gldemo. But when the teachers interfere, the lead singer suffers a shocking fate.Less

24mins 2010-04-17

4. Day Game

With the lead singer of Gldemo now obliterated, a replacement must be found. The manic, high-strung Yu...More

With the lead singer of Gldemo now obliterated, a replacement must be found. The manic, high-strung Yui tries desperately to assume the role. Hinata, meanwhile, seeks to avenge a mistake made long ago on the baseball field by assembling the strongest team possible to defeat the other teams in the school. Otonashi worries the game could strike Hinata out in more ways than one.Less

24mins 2010-04-24

5. Favorite Flavor

To strip Angel of her scholastic power, Yui devises a plan for the Battlefront to replace Angel’s test...More

To strip Angel of her scholastic power, Yui devises a plan for the Battlefront to replace Angel’s test results with bogus ones. She will be shamed, stripped of her title of Student Body President, and be out of their way for good. But they never realize the one who replaces her may be even more sinister than Angel could ever be.Less

25mins 2010-05-01

6. Family Affair

When Angel is believed to be breaking scholastic code, Naoi uses this infringement to exert his growin...More

When Angel is believed to be breaking scholastic code, Naoi uses this infringement to exert his growing power and places both Angel and Otonashi in a prison within the school. They discover that Naoi is using his power in violently, and Angel and Otonashi must escape or risk heavy casualties.Less

24mins 2010-05-07

7. Alive

Now that Naoi has seemingly joined Battlefront, Yui persuades Otonashi to let his powers of hypnosis h...More

Now that Naoi has seemingly joined Battlefront, Yui persuades Otonashi to let his powers of hypnosis help him recover his memories. But Otonashi may not be ready to remember such a tragic, painful past. But there are other issues at hand for the group—such as banding together to capture the mysterious creature from a nearby river known only as the Monster Stream.Less

26mins 2010-05-14

8. Dancer in the Dark

With Otonashi's and Angel’s newly formed alliance, dark and powerful clones of Angel have begun attack...More

With Otonashi's and Angel’s newly formed alliance, dark and powerful clones of Angel have begun attacking the Battlefront with greater aggression. They must return to the trap-rigged Guild once more and risk heartbreaking, violent losses.Less

24mins 2010-05-21

9. In Your Memory

With the Angel clone situation becoming uncontrollable, Naoi proposes that they once again call upon t...More

With the Angel clone situation becoming uncontrollable, Naoi proposes that they once again call upon the genius hacker, Christ. Meanwhile, Otonashi begins to remember his past.Less

26mins 2010-05-28

10. Goodbye Days

Otonashi decides that the high-strung singer, Yui, needs to be pushed into finding peace and “moving o...More

Otonashi decides that the high-strung singer, Yui, needs to be pushed into finding peace and “moving on." To do so, he enlists Angel who shows him her new weapon: the dark and evil-looking Hand Sonic 5. But Yui has other plans—namely to beat the boys of Battlefront in a violent game on the soccer field.Less

27mins 2010-06-04

11. Change the World

As Hinata and Otonashi talk with Naoi, something strange happens: his shadow takes an enormous, evil f...More

As Hinata and Otonashi talk with Naoi, something strange happens: his shadow takes an enormous, evil form and engulf him. Weapons are powerless to stop the creature. Making matters worse, the Shadow monsters are multiplying and taking control of the members of Battlefront and the NPCs.Less

26mins 2010-06-11

12. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

The Shadow monsters show no signs of stopping as more Battlefront members and NPCs fall victim to thei...More

The Shadow monsters show no signs of stopping as more Battlefront members and NPCs fall victim to their strange, marauding power. Yuri takes a dangerous trip into the darkened Guild. In her search to find out just who—or what—is behind these new events, she discovers even darker secrets about herself.Less

27mins 2010-06-18

13. Graduation

When she awakens from her dangerous solo mission, Yuri finds her surviving friends in Battlefront seem...More

When she awakens from her dangerous solo mission, Yuri finds her surviving friends in Battlefront seem to have found peace. In an impromptu “graduation” ceremony, they all take steps to move on to the next level of existence. But this transition seems most difficult for Otonashi, as it means losing his newly formed bond with Angel.Less