first off, really Key? you're just gonna make it rain for the whole ep? That's as cliche as you can get
Originally Posted by
EpicCh33se
Yuu's attraction to the arcade game transitioned to real-life, which I thought was pretty neat. VIDEO GAMES PROMOTE VIOLENCE, KIDS
I also feel they portrayed that realistically. Video games don't promote anything: they just are. There will always be people that are in that state of mind to by influenced by video games that way, and Yuu was a textbook example.
All in all, I think they portrayed his depression really well. I mean, it was kind of out-of-character for him at some points, but one might argue it's a slippery slope. I think some things they could have done to make it more impactful were:
- To space out his descent into depression, not just throw him in like that. Maybe have him come back to the student council, then run away. It would have also given foreshadowing to the ending besides just a hunch she would help him. I didn't really feel that his bond with Ayumi was that close, and we never really got to see much of Ayumi in the first place, so it doesn't make sense for him to be that depressed. She was kind of the token little girl character. This ties into my next point...
- Develop Ayumi more. Like I stated, I didn't feel anything towards Ayumi. She kinda was a gag character because all we knew about her was all her verbal tics and the pizza sauce running joke. I think that instead of showing the student council antics, they should have shown some of Ayumi's school life. Heck, the characters we meet in ep 6 seemed like they would have made an interesting episode or two. Another thing with Ayumi that was weird was that they didn't really show her bond with Yuu. It was just kind of implied. They should have at least had a bonding moment or something, if not an episode. It was mostly just Yuu sweatdropping at her antics.
But hey,
Hironori Toba left after Angel Beats' completion, so I'll cut them some slack. Besides, it's really hard to flesh out characters
and tell a good story with 13 episodes.
Now for your random Angel Beats fact: