Angel Beats!

What is Angel Beats! about?

Angel Beats! is a TV anime series of 13 episodes animated by P.A.WORKS, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from April 3, 2010 to June 26, 2010. AniList classifies it as action, comedy, drama and supernatural.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Funimation. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: School, Primarily Teen Cast, Kuudere, Coming of Age, Boarding School, Male Protagonist, Ensemble Cast, Slapstick, Angels, Found Family.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Yuzuru Otonashi 音無結弦

  Main character

  Otonashi lost his memory in an accident and thus thinks his life has no meaning. Things start to change for him as the story progresses. He is the main male protagonist of Angel Beats! Armaments Glock 19

  Japanese voice: Hiroshi Kamiya

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  Yuri Nakamura 仲村ゆり

  Main character

  Yuri Nakamura is the founder and leader of the Afterlife-based school organization Shinda Sekai Sensen (SSS). She leads the campaign of the many students who fight against God, whom they blame for their cruel fates.

  Japanese voice: Harumi Sakurai

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  Kanade Tachibana 立華かなで

  Main character

  Kanade Tachibana is the Afterlife School's student council president. She is often referred to as "Tenshi" by the SSS, based on both Yuri's belief that she must be a representative of god and the SSS members not knowing her name initially. Though, they continue to call her "Tenshi" after discovering her real name.

  Japanese voice: Kana Hanazawa

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  Hideki Hinata 日向秀樹

  Main character

  Hinata is a bright young guy and everyone likes him for his kindness. He is very popular to new students as he has a helping attitude towards his juniors and newcomers at school. He is comedy relief in some situations and a pervert in others.

  Japanese voice: Ryouhei Kimura

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  Yui Yoshioka 芳岡ユイ

  Main character

  Yui loves to play her guitar. She is a member of Iwasawa and Hisako's band. She is full of life and life of the band itself. She wants to become a pro-musician.

  Japanese voice: Eri Kitamura

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  Ayato Naoi 直井文人

  Main character

  The Vice Student Council President.

  Japanese voice: Megumi Ogata

Supporting characters

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  Takamatsu 高松

  Supporting character

  Takamatsu is a very calm and composed kind of a guy. He dislikes commotion and wants to avoid trouble as much as possible. His character is mysterious.

  Japanese voice: Daichuu Mizushima

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  Noda 野田

  Supporting character

  Noda is a self-reliant boy who executes the strategies formed by the SSS and fights with a halberd. He does not listen to anyone other than Yuri, whom he has adoration for, and is antagonistic to almost everyone else. He has a rivalry between Otonashi and himself. He is a complete idiot whose weakness is education.

  Japanese voice: Shun Takagi

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  Eri Shiina 椎名枝里

  Supporting character

  Shiina is a "self-proclaimed female ninja" who fights with traditional Japanese weapons such as dual-wielding kodachi and shuriken. Shiina also wears the special uniform of the SSS, along with a long black scarf covering the bottom part of her face and her neck.

  Japanese voice: Fuuko Saitou

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  Yusa 遊佐

  Supporting character

  Yusa is a girl with long blond hair tied into two pigtails secured in place by a red ribbon each. Just like most of the members of the SSS, Yusa wears the standard uniform of the group. She also wears brown stockings and black loafers.

  Japanese voice: Yui Makino

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  Fujimaki 藤巻

  Supporting character

  Fujimaki is fight-holic and the 'bad-boy' of the anime. He has a snobbish attitude and picking up fights is in his blood. He's almost always seen carrying a wooden scabbard which contains a katana sword. He can't swim.

  Japanese voice: Yuuki Masuda

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  TK ティーケー

  Supporting character

  He is a mysterious character who speaks in nonsensical English phrases depending on the situation of the scene, though he does not know English fluently. He saves the team many times and does know some Japanese but rarely speaks it, and it seems he understands what the others say to him.

  Japanese voice: Michael Rivas

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  Godan Matsushita 松下護騨

  Supporting character

  Matsushita is a Judo expert. He has a well-built body and narrow eyed, which earned him the reputation of being the 'Kuma-san' or Mr. Bear. He is a level '5 dan' in Judo.

  Japanese voice: Eiichirou Tokumoto

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  Ooyama 大山

  Supporting character

  Ooyama is an ordinary school boy and unlike others, does not possess any angel ability like fighting skills or special powers. He is scared of fighting and is the shota-type guy of the anime.

  Japanese voice: Yumiko Kobayashi

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  Masami Iwasawa 岩沢まさみ

  Supporting character

  Always giving a cool look, she is a talented vocalist and plays guitar. She formed a band in the Afterlife called Girls Dead Monster with her best friend Hisako. She also writes songs and composes music for her band. She is beautiful and has a warm heart.

  Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

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  Hisako Fuchita 渕田ひさ子

  Supporting character

  She is the co-founder of the band with Iwasawa, and the band's guitarist. She is smart, energetic and loves to pick on Sekine. Mahjong is one of her other interests alongside music.

  Japanese voice: Chie Matsuura

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  Miyuki Irie 入江みゆき

  Supporting character

  Irie is fond of ghost stories but has the worst of it when it comes to anything about ghosts. She is cute and enjoys everything as much as she can. She plays drums in Iwasawa and Hisako's band. She enjoys her time the most when Sekine is around.

  Japanese voice: Kana Asumi

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  Shiori Sekine 関根

  Supporting character

  Sekine and Irie are best friends and both are in the same band formed by Iwasawa and Hisako. She is the bassist. She is not a gifted musician like the rest of the band members but gives her best. Despite that, Hisako always acts as her senpai and teaches her 'dos and don'ts' in a band.

  Japanese voice: Emiri Katou