Angel Densetsu

When Seikichi Kuroda—self-proclaimed "guardian" and head thug of Hekikuu High School—hears rumors of a first-year transfer student named Seiichirou Kitano terrorizing his entire class, Seikichi tries to intimidate him through authority. However, things go awry when he witnesses something horrifying—Seiichirou has a face so dreadful and haunting that even Seikichi hurries away in fear.

But despite his menacing appearance, Seiichirou has a heart of gold. Inhibited by his poor communication skills and fear-inducing looks, he has never managed to convey his true self to his terrified peers, resulting in his lifelong ostracization. Now the new guardian, Seiichirou discovers that sometimes friends can be found in the most unlikely places and through the most unusual circumstances.

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Kitano, Seiichirou Main

Tobita, Nobuo Japanese

Takehisa, Yuuji Main

Tsukui, Kyousei Japanese

Kuroda, Seikichi Main

Ishii, Kouji Japanese

Koiso, Ryouko Supporting

Sakurai, Tomo Japanese

Kaizawa, Yukio Director

Mima, Masafumi Sound Director

Yagi, Norihiro Original Creator

Itou, Naoyuki Animation Director, Character Design, Key Animation

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Dec 8, 2023

Bensonas

Recommended

I thoroughly enjoyed this 2 part show. Yes it's short and yes there isn't much to the show but despite this, its still really enjoyable. There isn't too much to say about the show if i'm going to be honest but i'll give it a go.

Animation wise it really rather strong. Despite not much happening, the animation assists the comedy well. I would go as far to say that without the strength in animation, it wouldn't be anywhere near as funny. The character design is pretty standard for the time and there aren't many characters to focus on. Then ... again, not sure this really is a valid negative considering there are only 2 episodes lasting no more than 21 mins each of actual show. That being said, I believe the animation deserves a 7/10

I normally touch on music in my reviews, but there isn't much of it and with such little run time I'm not going include the quality of the music as part of the overall score I'giving it. Not really sure it needed much music at all to be honest. There is the standard buzzing cricket sounds on the 90's present and not too much else.

I was really happy with the story here. It genuinely is very funny, mainly due to how ridiculous it is. I guess there could be a message here about judging books by their covers and the negative connotations this can have for the one judging, put setting anything deep to one side, its just silly fun to be honest. The fact that our protagonist is simply trying to carry out a caring task and the remaining cast are impacted in the most extreme and contrary way doesn't get old for me. I would also give the story a strong 7/10

This show isn't long, even if i thought it weren't great I would still recommend it as its hardly a burden of an investment. I do however feel that most will like this show and won't come away feeling like they have wasted their time. Its a 7/10 from me

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 7, 2024

TomokiNakagawa

Mixed Feelings

Now I can clearly see the character design reference for Komi Can't Communicate (Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu). The slapstick comedy gag is the same- an unlikely main character with a deceptive face that shrouds their true golden personality and good intentions. They go about their highschool days misunderstood primarily due to their appearance. It becomes an appreciable comedy with the main character's inner monologue as narration which helps the audience understand his predicament- of which the effect is stronger than in the manga. He gets into ridiculous situations where he is deeply misunderstood and where the audience is left most often perturbed or sympathetic. The ... art style is so good- as the same with all anime of this era. The cell production is reminiscent of greats such as Neon Genesis Evangelion or Yu Yu Hakusho in some scenes. I would leave this to OG anime enjoyers or people about the study of 90's era golden time anime- it is incredibly obscure about the story and the production. You appreciate realistic shows like this from the past.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 5, 2022

AnimeEnjoyer420

Not Recommended

Recommendation: Skip it.

Angel Densetsu is an exercise in how long you can run the exact same joke into the ground before it becomes tiresome. As it turns out, 2 episodes seems to be the far upper limit.

That's not to say Angel Densetsu has no redeeming qualities. The comedy isn't awful and it looks nice, with pretty strong animation and character design for its era. But mostly, you are treated to one joke over and over again, that the protagonist has a scary face and all the tough guys are afraid of him even though he's actually very nice. Occasionally they find a fresh way to ... present it that might get a chuckle, but mostly this gets very boring, and episodes tend to drag even though there are only 2 of them. The protagonist is a blank slate aside from his gimmick, and Kuroda, the first gang leader that he accidentally defeats, is the show's lone interesting character.

It's not really that the show is bad, it just doesn't have anything interesting to latch onto, and when the comedy isn't hitting, it becomes a slog to get through even with its short length.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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