History Trivia / AngelBeats

** While admittedly, Tachibana is a common surname, and there are several characters named Kanade in reference of music, how about both in the same series? [[Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear Hibiki Tachibana and Kanade Amou]].

* AnimeFirst: From a [[Creator/KeyVisualArts creator]] best known for {{Visual Novel}}s. The 2017 manga ''The Last Operation'' was made to [[AdaptationExpansion expand upon the anime's story]], presumably to add things that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen lost in production]]. Same goes for the ongoing VisualNovel adaptation.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally written for 26 episodes, executives abruptly cut it down to thirteen, forcing several loose ends to be tied up hurriedly late into the series and some characters' backstories being unexplored and their issues left unresolved on-screen by the time it ended. The director [[CreatorBacklash was not happy about this]] ''at all,'' plus this decision has helped contribute to a lot of the flak this show has gotten.

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* AnimeFirst: From a [[Creator/KeyVisualArts creator]] best known for {{Visual Novel}}s. The 2017 manga ''The Last Operation'' was made to [[AdaptationExpansion expand upon the anime's story]], presumably to add things that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen lost in production]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally written for 26 episodes, executives abruptly cut it down to thirteen, forcing several loose ends to be tied up hurriedly late into the series and some characters' backstories being unexplored and their issues left unresolved on-screen by the time it ended. The Director was not happy about this ''at all,'' plus this decision has helped contribute to a lot of the flak this show has gotten.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Creator/SentaiFilmworks' rights to the anime expired in 2017, and the series is out of print and unavailable on streaming networks, unless someone else can save it. Which apparently Netflix did, as it put the series up for streaming in 2019.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Originally written for 26 episodes, Executives abruptly cut it down to thirteen, forcing several loose ends to be tied up hurriedly and some subplots being unresolved. The Director was not happy about this ''at all,'' plus this decision has helped contribute to a lot of the flak this show has gotten.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Creator/SentaiFilmworks' rights to the anime expired in 2017, and the series is out of print and unavailable on streaming networks, unless someone else can save it.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Creator/SentaiFilmworks' rights to the anime expired in 2017, and the series is out of print and unavailable on streaming networks.

* ActorAllusion:
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] is a [[ChildSoldier kid]] committed to fighting off against [[spoiler:Angels]] using husks of steel as his bidding, while trying not to lose his sanity and/or self in the process. When Naoi, [[Creator/MegumiOgata with the same voice actor]], is shown [[spoiler:completely deranged on a bloodied battlefield]], [[DeconReconSwitch what is the main line]] Otonashi [[{{Reconstruction}} delivers]]?
** Otonashi's sister is an IllGirl. Her voice actress played an IllGirl in [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} another Key property]].

** Don't confuse Shiori Sekine with [[VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} Shiori Misaka]]. (Different kanji.)

** There is actually another significant Tachibana hailing in the world of ''Creator/KeyVisualArts''. It's [[spoiler:Misuzu Kamio]] whose real family name is Tachibana. Remember the whole thing with [[spoiler:the wings]]? Probably not a coincidence.

* AnimeFirst: From a [[Creator/KeyVisualArts creator]] best known for {{Visual Novel}}s.

* EnforcedMethodActing: In the English dub, Angel's voice actress, Creator/EmilyNeves, was crying her eyes out while recording her dialogue for the final scenes of the anime. She'd only gotten the script just before the session.

** The SSS Battlefront's initials are referred to as the "[[Manga/{{Bleach}} Soul Society]] of LightNovel/SuzumiyaHaruhi".

* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: On the 3rd day of the first VisualNovel episode, anyone playing on pirated copy gets stuck on an infinite loop.

* NoExportForYou: Uses the exact same region restricting measures as VisualNovel/Rewrite.

* HeyItsThatVoice
** [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} Suruga]][=/=][[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Celty]][=/=][[Manga/{{Beelzebub}} Baby Beel]][=/=]Anime/{{Canaan}} is Iwasawa.
** [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} Nadeko]][=/=][[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Anri]][=/=][[Manga/BGataHKei Mayu]][=/=][[Anime/DarkerThanBlack Suou]][=/=][[Anime/{{GundamAGE}} Romary]][=/=] is Angel.
*** In the English dub, she shares a voice actress with [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Kotomi]].
** [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} Koyomi]][=/=][[Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei Mr. Despair]][=/=][[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Izaya]][=/=][[Manga/{{Working}} Souma]]/[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shinji]][=/=][[Anime/{{Gundam00}} Tieria]][=/=][[Anime/{{GundamAGE}} Zeheart]] is Otonashi.
** And [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] is Naoi, [[spoiler:the new StudentCouncilPresident]]. And self-proclaimed god.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero]]/[[Anime/CodeGeass Xingke]] is Fish Saitou.
** [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Nagisa]]/[[Anime/MaiHiME Mai]]/[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Rena]] is [[spoiler:Otonashi's sister]].
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu]] is [[spoiler: the final boss]]
** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fuhrer King Bradley]] is the computer technician.
** Holy mother of crap, they got [[Anime/CowboyBebop Ed]] to sing the ending theme. . .
** [[Manga/SoulEater BLACK STAR]] IS OOYAMA!!!
** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Plankton]] is Hisako.
** And as for the English dub, since it was dubbed by Sentai Filmworks, one would easily recognize a lot of voices from a [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} previous Key anime they licensed.]]

** [[SpongebobSquarepants Plankton]] is Hisako.