Angel Beats! is a series that suffers from being much too short for the story it needs to tell. Due to the relatively stifling constriction of a 13 episode season, the show suffers from schizophrenic pacing, and it dampens what would other wise be a captivating tale.
Story 8/10
Without ruining the story for potential viewers, a dynamic plot twist pretty much obliterates all the SSS brigade's work, at least, in the viewer's eyes. Also, due to the constraints of the relatively short season, some character development comes off as hasty and otherwise makes an emotionally charged finale awkward.
However, don't let this discourage you from
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Jul 26, 2011
Highschool of the Dead
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High School of The Dead had the potential to be a truly great zombie series. However, as you should be able to tell by the opening credits, this show devolves into a brainy stew of zombies and fan service. While this combination may seem fine, the show fails to execute, in that, it takes it's self too seriously whilst delivering a mediocre story with little to no character development outside of the one brilliant character of the series, Saeko, the rest of the cast serve as cardboard cutouts compared to her.
What the series lacks of in story, it excels in the art department (Gravity defying ... |
