T.k Angel Beats

[Salomon Thoj]

Everyonein the anime 'passes on' after coming to peace with the life they used to have, except for Otonashi. Unless I'm really confused, Angel seemed to imply that the reason Otonashi couldn't pass on is because when Otanashi was alive, he was an organ donor who gave away his heart.

Otonashi did pass on, although he was the last to pass on. He is assumed to have reincarnated at the end of episode 13, the final episode of Angel Beats, and it is heavily implied he meets the reincarnated version of Angel.

The reason why he couldn't pass on just yet was not fully explained, but we can try to form a conclusion from it, so it is not entirely speculative. First, he lost all of his memories and so he has to regain it to truly understand what he regretted. He did not end up in the afterlife normally like the other students had, so it's highly possible that he did not have a regret in the first place. It could be that he was in that afterlife in order to have Angel move on with her life, as she regrets not being able to give thanks to the person who gave her heart. Kanade, the Angel, was there before him and that normally wouldn't make sense since he died before her.

Another explanation is that he simply regrets not being able to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor or more specifically, to help people. He wanted to help people after his sister's death and because he died before he was able to reach his goal, it's understandable that he regrets not being able to see for himself that he saved a life. Once he sees that Kanade was able to live her life, that she was content with the life he gave her, he was able to move on shortly after.

I don't think all organ donors would necessarily have regrets. If they lived a full life, they would not be stuck in this afterlife school in the first place. Remember that you will only be in this afterlife if you have regrets. Otherwise, you would presumably just be reincarnated. Just because you donated your heart doesn't mean you get to be stuck in that limbo.

Otonashi actually was not supposed to be in that world, but due to him losing his memory, he stumbled into that world accidentally as stated in the anime. But even after regaining his memory, he did not disappear. That's because although he did not have any regret in his previous life, he gained something that was necessary to be accomplished in this world - which was helping everybody to pass on. So in the anime, it doesn't show the exact moment of Otonashi passing on, but after the ending song, it shows reincarnated Kanade (Angel) with short hair humming to "My Song" and reincarnated Otonashi with his hat on walking pass her. Moments after he passed by Kanade, Kanade started to walk away, and Otonashi then turned around and extended his hand toward her back as if he was trying to tap her shoulder.

In the ending scene of the final episode of Angel Beats, Otonashi is seen but reincarnated. This does specify that he did pass on. Otonashi was the final person to pass on and stayed for a little while before finally disappearing. In Another Epilogue, it states that he was waiting for someone, but that 'someone' already passed. More information on this includes that he was able to 'meet back up' with the SSS, but in a heaven or reincarnated.

Another thing is that he didn't specifically fulfill his regrets, but disappeared anyway. Some people can make up ideas for what really happened. We all know, based on the ending scene in episode 13, that he did pass on, but for reasons we don't fully understand.

The main reason why he may have disappeared is that he finally realized that he did all he could, and he did save Angel's life, gaining a 'thank you' from her at the end when she passes. He may have stayed behind long enough to realize he needed to leave.

Another way we know he passed on is that in the ending scenes when everyone is disappearing from the picture, in the end, we can see Otonashi disappearing too. Signalling he did pass on to either become reincarnated with everyone else or to go to heaven. The final ending isn't as sad as we all think for Angel beats, considering everyone passes to the afterlife, potentially meets up again, and they all live happy lives.

As far as we know, the afterlife school is designed to give people the chance to come over their regrets and when they reach a state of peace and happiness, they move on. Otonashi came without regrets and that's why the school can't help him make peace. That is why there will be nothing like Hinata's baseball match or Iwasama's "My Song" debut that makes him disappear. The only way for him to move on at this point is to find this state of peace and happiness on his own - but he has the choice not to seek it and stay helping people instead.

Eventually, he will regret that he has not moved on together with Kanade and later makes peace with this or he becomes the programmer or he just is president for some time and then decides to move on for some reason. The scenes where the characters meet in another reality may be the next life, or maybe they are just their own imagination. If they are real, then at some point Otonashi moves on and meets Kanade again.

There is a theory that Otonashi is actually the creator, so Another Epilogue could actually be a prologue and the ending was that shortly after Kanade leaves, Otonashi leaves as well as his final regret was not meeting her again. Shortly after he was reincarnated and hears reincarnated Kanade humming the song she created and Otonashi realists and taps her on the shoulder. The end.

As I would like to say, Otonashi did pass on, there is an evidence when he was about to go after the boy that can control people with his eyes. That means that he can pass on but there was just no scene of him passing on.

What if I told you Otanoshi was the programmer and Yuri was his true love. Would that blow your mind. Or angel was someone they were trying to save not kill. Ya know the first thing Yuri says is should I aim to miss?

Hmm, well I think Yurippe is great also but at the same time I feel like the story never really indicated that a relationship / connection is what she needed to move on since her baggage was more related to her personal trauma and the inability to move on, instead holding a grudge against life.

I'm interested in either reading the VN or watching the anime, but I don't know which I should pick. I could watch the anime right away if I choose to do so, but I've heard that people generally think it's too short, with lack of backstories and whatnot. Is that issue addressed in the VN? I heard it has new content, but I didn't find much information about what that content actually is.

I also read that the story in the VN only goes up to episode 9 of the anime series, which means that the last 30-or-so percent of the main story is missing? Since it's called "1st beat", I'm guessing they plan to follow it up with "2nd beat" later on, but it's already been four years since 1st beat was released and it seems like they haven't made any announcements regarding a sequel yet.

Another downside to choosing the VN would be the fact that I'd have to wait until either my Japanese has improved to the point where I can read it in the original language, or until the English version is released sometime in the future.

Should I just go ahead and watch the anime now, or would I have a better experience if I wait and read the VN when I am able to do so?

Just watch the anime obviously seeing that judging from episode 1 in that they'd write three characters routes in that there's a lot of characters and obviously it mean that we'll have a very long wait if you want to see it finished, and not to mention that there's no word in regard of volume 2 development.

It was never officially cancelled, however, for a VN that would supposedly consist of multiple beats (4 or 6), there has been precious little progress in making them. This may be because Jun Maeda is suffering from health problems. As such, until he recovers, it may be that no sequels will release.

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By the end of the show, Otonashi is surprised that Kanade is human, even when she admitted as much in the first episode. The only thing that really made Kanade seem angelic was when Otonashi suggested she create feathered wings to use, so she could help Otonashi pass on and give people a sense of peace. Everyone seems to accept these few ideas as true, that angels are real, and that there is a God. Again, no one admits to having a specific faith in a religion, but no one discounts them either. This can be considered a mix of beliefs, or even seeing the afterlife with an agnostic viewpoint.

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