Angel Beats!

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Angel Beats! (2010) is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda and Na-Ga are from the visual novel brand Key, who produced such titles as Kanon, Air, and Clannad.

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Favorite Flavor [edit]

Yuri: At last. The time has finally come.
Otanashi: What? Is something starting soon?
Yuri: Angel's rampage is about to begin.
Otanashi: What? What do you mean by "Angel's rampage"? [Shows scene of what Otanashi thinks as "Angel's rampage" with a group of the SSS members fighting Angel fiercely.] But-but...Why is she going on a rampage?
Yuri: Because tests are coming up.
Otanashi: Uh...Come again?
Takamatsu: Think about it. It's of the most vital importance that we attend class and get good grades on our tests, and important that we excel. At least it's important to Angel. [Otanashi's previous theory of what "Angel's rampage" is like is shattered.]
Yuri: But this testing period is a perfect chance for us to make Angel flunk her tests.
Fujimaki: Sounds to me like you've already got a plan, Yurippie. Come on, let's hear it.
Yuri: We'll interfere with all of Angel's tests; make her flunk them. That'll put her as worst student in the whole school.
Otanashi: So what happens then?
Yuri: She loses face. Will she be able to maintain respect as our student body president?
Otanashi: Think that'll weaken her?
Yuri: At the very least, the way the students and teachers view her will change. It will result in an unprecedented shift in perception.
Matsushita: Such as?
Yuri: Dunno. Even I can't figure that out.
Matsushita: Then what's the point?
Yuri: (Thinking) But if she isn't an angel made by God and doesn't have an iron heart, if she's just a normal human soul like us, that loss of face will cause some serious mental damage...and a rift in her mental state of emotional well-being.
[Yuri is about to explain the next operation.]
Yuri: First off, I'll determine who's participating in this operation. I pulled some strings to get several of us in the same testing room as Angel.
Fujimaki: I'm sorry. I don't understand why we don't just surround her?
Yuri: Yeah, right! That won't happen! We can't afford any mistakes! If they discover our operation midway, we'll be sent to different classrooms. We won't be able to ensure that Angel gets zeroes.
Noda: I see. I'll pass on this mission. This sort of sneaking around stuff is for pussies.
Yuri: The participating members will be Takamatsu, Hinata, Ōyama, Takeyama, and Otonashi.
Otonashi: Not me, again!
Takeyama: [At Yuri] Would you please call me "Christ"?
Yuri: [Ignoring Takeyama] I merely chose normal-looking people. Now then, operation start!
[Yuri is explaining the seating arrangements for the exam room.]
Yuri: Seat arrangements will be decided by lottery the morning of the tests. It'll be hard messing with Angel's tests if we aren't near her. [To Otonashi in the classroom] Listen up. Get the seat right next to hers.
Otonashi: Don't ask for the impossible.
Hinata: [Grabbing a lotto out of the box.] Gotcha! [Unfolds his lotto] 20? I'm out!
Takamatsu: [Holding his lotto] I'm number 11. That's very far from Angel.
Ōyama: [Holding his lotto] I'm 33. [Laughing] I'm way off!
Otonashi: [Reaching into the box] My turn. [Takes a lotto and reads it] 24. That's awfully far.
Yuri: [Holding her lotto cheerfully] Yes! I got 1! [Aggravated] Damn! This stinks! [Stomping on her lotto] Isn't anyone near her, in front of her, or next to her?
Takeyama: I'm in front of her.
Yuri: Sweet!
Takeyama: So, what am I supposed to do? [The group then gathers around Yuri's desk.]
Yuri: Alright, I want you to take two answer sheets when they're handed out. Swap the fake one with Angel's when you pass them up to the front of the class. Make sure her answer sheet is blank. No, wait a sec. Making it look blank looks suspicious. Just write down a bunch of stupid answers.
Takeyama: What do you mean?
Yuri: I don't know. Write what you want to be in the future.
Takeyama: But I'm afraid this is a physics test.
Yuri: That's okay. Write something like "I wanna be an airplane pilot or a dolphin trainer.
Otonashi: That's pretty stupid...
Takeyama: How do I swap them out?
Yuri: Hinata, look for the perfect opportunity to take action! Make sure everyone's attention focuses on you!
Hinata: That's nuts.
Yuri: Why do you think I put you in this operation anyway?
Hinata: I didn't know I was gonna be a class clown!
Yuri: Okay, that's the distraction part, and while he's distracting everyone, Takeyama, swap out your fake answer sheet with Angel's real one. At any rate, don't panic if something unexpected happens. Everyone's here to help out, okay? Any questions?
Takeyama: Yes. I have a question for you. What exactly should I put down on the test for her name? [Everyone is completely clueless.]
Takamatsu: Angel?
Hinata: Stupid. Wouldn't "Student body president" work?
Ōyama: Sounds good! I mean, she's stupid enough to put "I wanna be a dolphin trainer"!
Otonashi: No! No! It's too stupid for her not to know her own name! Actually, I'm surprised none of you know it!
Yuri: We never had a chance to learn it.
Otonashi: There's a shocker.
Yuri: Then you go look it up. Go to the teacher's office and check the class roster.
Otonashi: [Runs for the exit] This stinks! We shouldn't be- [He stops when he sees Angel sees him trying to leave.]
Angel: Where are you going? The test is about to start.
Otonashi: Well, um, I'm getting nervous so... [Thinking] Crap! Now what do I do? I feel bad for her if we put "Student body president" as her name. No, that's not the problem. If 20mhtz of resistance is applied to 3 volts, how many amps is the electric current? Answer Mr. Train-Conducting Amps!
Angel: Are you that nervous?
Otonashi: [Aloud] N-No. N-Not really.
Angel: Relax. It will be okay, uh...
Otonashi: Oh. I'm Otonashi.
Angel: Otonashi.
Otonashi: Actually, I don't know your name either. What is it?
Angel: Who, me? I'm Tachibana.
Otonashi: First name?
Angel: My first name? It's Kanade.
Otonashi: Kanade Tachibana. Nice to meet you. [Thinking] What a beautiful name. It was a beautiful melodic name. Just as it's meaning implied. [Aloud] Thanks a lot, Tachibana. You've really helped me calm down.
Kanade: Well, good luck. [Otonashi walks back over to the group.]
Otonashi: She's Kanade Tachibana.
Yuri: Yeah, that's her name alright.
Otonashi: So you did know?!
Yuri: It just slipped my mind.

Dancer in the Dark [edit]

[Otonashi and the SSS have escaped the rouge Kanade clone, but lost Noda.]
Hinata: Now there are two rampaging Angels. This is worse than our last Operation Parachute.
Otonashi: Why were there two of her?
Yuri: The clones can use Handsonic and Distortion. That means they can use Harmonics, too.
Naoi: You're truly imbeciles, you know that. [At Otonashi] E-Except for you, Otonashi. You're smart! [At Yuri] Allow me to list off the problems for you.
Yuri: Please do.
Naoi: There are two problems, in fact. First of all, how many clones did the copy make? And if the clones can make more clones, then there's no end to them.
Hinata: So, let me get this straight. What you're telling us is that there might be ten or twenty clones, not just two of them?
Otonashi: Hold on. I thought Yuri added an additional ability? Aren't the clones supposed to return to the original? Can't we just wait for them to vanish?
Naoi: And that would be the second problem. What if they made all these clones before that ability was added? What if THAT was the real issue? [Everyone is in shock by what Naoi said.]
Hinata: Wait! That means-
Naoi: Hmph. Even you low-lives are starting to understand. [At Otonashi] Of course, I'm not talking about you! You're a proud noble! [At group] See, what if they knew all along that we would come here, and made a bunch of clones to ambush us in the Guild?
Hinata: That would be...
TK: A trap, dude.
Naoi: That's correct. A trap. There's already two clones behind us. They aren't vanishing, so we don't stand a chance. I imagine there's more waiting for us.
Matsushita: So you're telling me we're trapped in here?
Fujimaki: We can't replenish our supplies either. Looks like this is all just a matter of time.
Hinata: Why are they doing this to us anyway?
Yuri: I imagine her ultimate goal is pure submission. That is her mission after all.
Fujimaki: She wants us to LET her obliterate us?
Hinata: It's the perfect plan to wipe us all out at once.
Yuri: Let's go. [Everyone stands up and follows Yuri.]
[Otonashi and the SSS are walking down a corridor and find the third Kanade waiting for them.]
Hinata: Look out! There's another one.
Fujimaki: It's the third one.
[Yuri pulls out a pistol and aims it at the Kanade clone, only to have Matsushita stop her.]
Matsushita: It's a waste of your bullets. [Mastushita walks in front of Yuri and charges at the Kanade clone.]
Otonashi: H-Hey! What're you doing?! [The Kanade clone activates Handsonic and stabs Matsushita through the chest while he is blocking her.]
SSS Memebers: Matsushita the Fifth!
Matsushita: G-Go. Get outta here while I'm still conscience!
Hinata: Wait, you make it sound like you're about to die or something, man!
Yuri: Hurry up! Take this opportunity to run for it! [Yuri runs ahead of the Kanade clone and the dying Matsushita with the other SSS members following.]
Hinata: Yeah!
Fujimaki: Hang in there Matsushita the Fifth!
Matsushita: [Shouting] The rest is up to you guys!
[Yuri and the other SSS members walk down another corridor after leaving behind Matsushita.]
Yuri: We won't let Matsushita's sacrifice be in vain. Thanks to him, we learned the best method is to keep moving. Angel is small, so pinning her down is the best strategy. No matter how strong Angel is, Judo lock should work on her. Looks like the day the Judo Matsushita taught us has finally come.
Takamatsu: Then we shall sacrifice just one person per clone. Is that not correct?
Otonashi: What do you mean "just"?
Yuri: Looks like we'll be able to save everyone if we can just save the original Angel. Let's hurry.
[Yuri and the SSS members come to another corridor and find the fourth Kanade clone.] They also find a banana in the corner
Otonashi: It's the fourth one...[TK walks in front of the group.]
TK: It's my turn, dudes. Good-bye and good luck. [TK runs toward the Kanade clone, leaps above it, and is stabbed through the chest.]
SSS Members: TK!!!
Hinata: Hey! What gives?! It's like we're at the climax of a boy's comic book!
Yuri: Oh, knock it off! We need to keep moving! [The group encounters the fifth clone.]
Takamatsu: The time to show off my prowess has come. [He takes off his shirt and charges at the clone and gets killed.]
SSS Members: Takamatsu! [The group encounters the sixth clone.]
Fujimaki: Heh heh...I can't chicken out now. [Fujimaki charges at the clone and gets killed.]
SSS Members: Fujimaki! [The group encounters the seventh clone.]
Shiina: This is so stupid...[She charges at the clone.] This is just so stupid! [She gets stabbed by the clone.]
SSS Members: Shiina! [They encounter the eighth clone. Naoi hypnotizes Ōyama.]
Naoi: It's time you realized...You're a clown...Lookie, there in the darkness is a lonely little girl...
Ōyama: Oh, no! You're right. [Ōyama gleefully walks toward the Kanade clone.] I've gotta make her laugh!!! [Ōyama is killed by the clone.]
Hinata: Ōyama!!!
Otonashi: [At Naoi] You're horrible, you know that?
Naoi: [Nervous] Otonashi, you've got it wrong! Please hear me out! It was a figure of speech! I'll go next! [He gets killed by the ninth clone, but no one says anything.]
Hinata: Hey, someone say something...?
Yui: Nah, I don't even know his name.
Yuri: Let's go...

Knockin' on Heaven's Door [edit]

[Yuri is in an alternate reality where she is an NPC, attending classes.]
Teacher: -as such, you should memorize this. [Notices Yuri isn't paying attention to the lesson.] Nakamura, what are you looking at?
Hitomi: Hey, Yuri!
Yuri: Huh?
Teacher: Alright, Nakamura. Read from the top of the next page for us. [Yuri stands up from her desk. There is a short pause.] Hm? What now?
Yuri: This is really wonderful.
Teacher: What are you talking about?
Yuri: This is such a happy environment. It's too dazzling for me. This is the way people live their lives. Isn't it just beautiful? I'm envious. If I vanish now, could I start over anew? Could I accept normal happiness?
Teacher: Nakamura?
Hitomi: Yuri?
Yuri: If I lost my memories...and got a different personality...I might be able to. But then, what does it mean to be reborn? That isn't the life I had anymore. It's someone else's life. Everyone only gets to live life one time [Yuri places her hand on her chest.], and it's right here. I only get it once. This is my life. I can't entrust it to someone, I can't steal a new one, I can't force it on others, I can't forget it or erase it. I can't stomp over it, laugh on it, or beautify it! I can't anything! I'd have to-I'd have to accept my one shot at life no matter how cruel, merciless, or unfair I thought it was! [Everyone in the class has disappeared, except for Yuri.] Sir, don't you understand? That is why I must fight. I must keep on fighting! Because...because I can never...[Slams her hands on her desk.] accept that kind of life!

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