The bit about his sister was extremely downplayed after they prepped it up as such a big deal. Was extremely unoriginal to boot.

Also: THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE GONE. At least he's being used well as a character I guess...

5th Dan went out like a boss and TK went out like a bro.

I feel sorry for Kanade... She's going evil against her will

Agreed, I suppose. It was rather depressing to see Otonashi so self-absorbed, but it set up a good contrast between who he was when he was living and who he is now (practically two different people.)

And I don't know if the President should be gone or not, but at least he is being used well; you're right. He has some good dialogue and useful abilities every once in a while. Though his Otonashi-praise is kind of annoying--it's funny to watch how they all ignore him for it though, especially Yuri.

Yeah, 5th Dan and TK...

With this series I wouldn't be surprised if something unexpected happened to Kanade, but I have a feeling you're right and the whole season will just come about full circle like that (aka them fighting her.)

1243 Skill Total - 198 Quest Points - 83 Combat - 64 Attack - 62 Strength - 68 Defense - 56 Prayer
77 Fishing - 60 Mining - 60 Woodcutting - 58 Cooking - 55 Firemaking -51 Crafting - 51 Agility - 50 Thieving

1243 Skill Total - 198 Quest Points - 83 Combat - 64 Attack - 62 Strength - 68 Defense - 56 Prayer
77 Fishing - 60 Mining - 60 Woodcutting - 58 Cooking - 55 Firemaking -51 Crafting - 51 Agility - 50 Thieving

Hinata has always been my favorite supporting character.

To be honest I was thinking the episode might end with an angry, understanding glare as a cliffhanger, but like where it went instead much more.

WTH shadow.

Hinata is awesome. I'm glad it's him that's helping. There's no telling what the shadow is at this point. I'm assuming it has something to do with Yui disappearing, though. Possibly some embodiment left behind somehow. Or it could have been Angel in a different form.

It looks like some of them get to come back to life as well. I doubt Yui's bit at the end was just a random scene. Looks like her and Hinata really get a second chance.

It was nice to see everyone lined up together again and 5th Dan doing the same pose as TK

I cried when he stumbled. At least the ending shows Otonashi doesn't stick around.

And from the final seconds, I'm suddenly more inclined to believe Pyro's belief that Hinata meets Yui later?

As Pyro mentioned to me; the title of the series and the heartline monitor thing at the midpoint of each episode makes a lot more sense now.

TK and 5th Dan becoming friends is like the best barely-mentioned-subplot ever. They do the same pose in the last two endings, it's so awesome.

Five stars. Would watch again.

1243 Skill Total - 198 Quest Points - 83 Combat - 64 Attack - 62 Strength - 68 Defense - 56 Prayer
77 Fishing - 60 Mining - 60 Woodcutting - 58 Cooking - 55 Firemaking -51 Crafting - 51 Agility - 50 Thieving

Great story, great characters, no unnecessary fan-service (thankfully), great ending and twist. Definitely one of my favorites, not sure if it beats Elfen Lied though. Maybe it's a tie?

I wish it could have been longer, there's still so much to tell. I really wanted to see how Yuri died, and Shiina's and TK's past. Anyway the show was loaded with character development and good story, I suppose it's understandable that they couldn't fit everyone in. Iwasawa was an awesome character, it's a shame she was erased so early, but it was also so awesome how it happened.

There was one huge thing I didn't like though, and that's how fast Ayato went from being an evil killing machine to a little suck up. There was a lot of potential for him to be a badass antagonist, and that's what it felt like they were building up to, but no he's just a suck up with an emo story! Not saying he's a bad character, he's fun and his hypnosis turns out to be a useful addition to the story and the funny parts, but all that intensity in episode 6 is extinguished way too easily, all he needed was a hug?! Maybe that's why Pyro didn't like Episode 7? Anyway, it's a forgivable flaw. At least he's a good character.

I'm glad it ended the way it did, it would have been seriously lame if Otonashi and Kanade stuck around after convincing everyone else to disappear (in fact I almost lost all respect for Otonashi when he asked Kanade if they should stick around). Kanade being the one to receive Otonashi's heart was an awesome twist. It's a little sad that she didn't feel the same way about Otonashi as he did about her (...or maybe she did? I dunno, I didn't think so), and seeing him there all by himself was brutal, but at least he moved on too. Not sure how I feel about the very last scene.

Angel Beats is very similar to Lost. In terms of themes, story, characters, scenes, mysteries, etc. There are a TON of similarities, it's almost hard to ignore. I'm happy to go into detail if anyone is interested, but again if you've watched Lost then you already know about all the major similarities between these two shows. It's not necessarily a bad thing though, in fact it's one of the reasons I enjoyed watching Angel Beats