Angel Beats! Specials

Part 1 English
Part 2 Bahasa Indonesia

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Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to a review of Angel Beats! Specials Now, this anime is a bit different from the main series, as it's more of a collection of extra scenes and character backstories than a coherent story in its own right.

While it's certainly nice to get some additional insight into the characters and their motivations, the Special lacks the emotional punch and sense of cohesiveness that made the main series so enjoyable. Some of the scenes feel like unnecessary filler, and others simply don't add much to the overall story.

That being said, fans of the series ... will likely still find plenty to enjoy in the Special. It's always nice to spend more time with these lovable characters, and some of the new scenes are quite touching.

In terms of animation and sound, the Special is on par with the main series, which is to say that it's generally quite good. The music, in particular, is a standout, with several new tracks that are just as memorable as those from the main series.

The Angel Beats! Special is a bit like a slice of cake that's been left out in the sun for a bit too long. It's still tasty, but it's not as fresh or satisfying as it could be.

Overall, I'd give a score of 6.857/10. While it's certainly not a must-watch for fans of the series, it's still a decent addition to the Angel Beats! universe.

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Selamat malam para wanita dan pria, dan selamat datang pada ulasan tentang Angel Beats! Specials. Sekarang, anime ini agak berbeda dari seri utamanya, karena lebih merupakan kumpulan adegan tambahan dan latar belakang karakter daripada cerita yang koheren.

Meskipun tentu saja menyenangkan untuk mendapatkan wawasan tambahan tentang karakter dan motivasi mereka, Specials kurang memiliki pukulan emosional dan rasa kesatuan yang membuat seri utama begitu menyenangkan. Beberapa adegan terasa seperti pengisi waktu yang tidak perlu, dan yang lainnya hanya tidak menambah banyak pada cerita keseluruhan.

Meskipun demikian, penggemar seri ini kemungkinan masih akan menemukan banyak hal yang menyenangkan dalam Specials. Selalu menyenangkan untuk menghabiskan waktu lebih banyak dengan karakter yang menyenangkan ini, dan beberapa adegan baru cukup menyentuh.

Dalam hal animasi dan suara, Specials sejajar dengan seri utama, yang berarti bahwa secara umum cukup bagus. Musiknya, khususnya, menonjol, dengan beberapa trek baru yang sama mudah diingatnya seperti yang ada di seri utama.

Angel Beats! Specials agak seperti sepotong kue yang dibiarkan terlalu lama di bawah terik matahari. Masih lezat, tetapi tidak secerah atau memuaskan seperti yang seharusnya.

Secara keseluruhan, saya akan memberikan nilai 6.857/10. Meskipun tidak wajib ditonton bagi penggemar seri ini, itu masih merupakan tambahan yang layak untuk alam semesta Angel Beats!.

“Angel Beats”, more like how to abuse people to death 2.0, the parent series was never a pleasant memory for me, not because how amazingly sad it was (Clannad style), but how it really sucked in my eyes. I would constantly see people praising the hell out of it, and then reflect on myself, should I give it another chance? Yeah, maybe I should, maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it when I first watched it, and thus, was the reason I never enjoyed it. A big no-no is what you get sir, this couple of OVAs reminded me on why I really ... feel disgusted towards the show, why I think it should have never existed in the first place. Keep in mind that these couple of episodes are spoiler free, the first episode takes place after the second episode of the parent series, and the second one after the fourth episode of the parent series.

- Story (2/10):
You know how crappy OVAs can be, but not all of them are this bad.
As if the wackiness of the parent series wasn't enough, they for so long explaining on how they all died for the sake of some dream and all, while in the same breath exploit their ability to be resurrected just to that they can put them to rest a moment later. I hated this approach of storytelling and making up excuses for bad and contradicting fourth wall breaking jokes. The story could stand out for a decent comedy if we were to remove all of the pointless death sentences and the wanna-be-sad attempts, it feels like that teenager that's confused on what to do and just want to sort their problems out, but can never decide on the right choices.

- Art (7.5/10):
It's fine I guess, the art style, in general, feels very modern and holds up to this day, but what I really appreciate is the fuild animation on the fast-paced action moment, I really like the backgrounds, digital they may be, but they really look like a treasure mine for some Tumblr class wallpapers.

- Sound (6/10):
Enough to keep up with the direction of the animation, the voice acting isn't the best, but the opening and ending theme songs are one of the finest. The soundtrack was very hard to notice if there was one at all, but probably that was because of the distracting character cast that all jump into the screen, fighting desperately for a spotlight.

- Characters (0/10):
Absolutely ridiculous, none of them make for a memorable figure. They go a long road calling the extras NPCs while they couldn't be more of hypocrites themselves, in fact, they were the NPCs with the horrible AI from a shitty Ubisoft game. For one, the main character doesn't look like a main, not in appearance not in his acts, in fact, some side characters do make up for better mains than himself.
All of the characters are just that boring with nothing to add but a desperate comic relief source, and they call it a sad show? They are nothing but a brutal punching bag for whenever they decide to murder somebody on screen for the heck of it, and did I mention that it makes up for 90% of every episode? No? Well, get this, Manhunt would be put to shame.

- Enjoyment (2/10):
I mainly enjoyed this for being an average refreshed on the direction of the show. It's been a long time since I last watched the parent series, and this special reminded me why I avoided rewatching it. This mediocre (at the very best) overrated piece of work that some people call a masterpiece was just an excuse to continuously kill off characters for the sake of amusement, how sadistic is that? I guess if there were people fetishizing on feet and sneezing, this wouldn't sound like an act weirdness. What a time to be alive.

- Overall (3.5/10):
I still feel like I was being generous with this review in favor of this OVA, I do not enjoy a similar lazy story direction, and I'm sure there are people who strongly disagree, I'm not going to call you off because of a show you like, everyone has their taste they think very high of, if you enjoy this genre, good for you, you might have found yet another show to binge, but as for me, this entire franchise is better off disposed off. Probably the trashiest work of Jun Maeda, and he's had some top tier stories under his name.