Lamz0r wrote...
TwilightEngel wrote...
So...I am not sure how much of this information is valid, but, it looks like we are either getting a prequel or a sequel to Angel Beats in the spring of 2011. MAL had a page up about it, but they just took it down.
TheAkiba: http://theakiba.com/2010/08/03/angel-beats-extras/
If this is true, I'm excited with either a sequel or a prequel!
Not really sure if that would be a good or bad thing to hear.
I can't really imagine a prequel with most of their pasts already shown and the plotline being as it is. And as we all know, most of the sequels suck hard. Except for showing the main characters next lives, which could be nicely done in 1-2 OVA episodes though.
I doubt they would show anything beyond the ending unless it were a fully-fledged sequel, because closing the book and then opening it again for a bit extra kind of ruins that 'finality'. There will either be some OVA with trivial action in the middle of the story (pre-drama) or some back stories, which I would personally really like. Spending the best part of two episodes finding out about Yui and then skipping everyone else made it feel like they ran out of time/money, imo.
That page worries me a tad, though. I really wouldn't want an equally long or longer series with an entirely new cast, unless it was somehow an absolute classic, and I can't really see how they could expand on the concept at all. Plus, plagiarism aside, I'm pretty damn fond of the characters as they are.