I'm only an aspiring writer, but trust me, coming up with original character backstories is HARD.
How about this, there were about two dozen characters and do you know how many characters got completely proper send up with complete backstory?
Two. Although Naoi and Yuri's cases are very arguable.
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.Eh, it's easier than making the story itself to me.
Well unless the individual backstories are longer than the main story, but that's rare.
The guy who wrote this anime was the same person who did CLANNAD, Kanon and AIR, so...
If people learned from their mistakes, there wouldn't be this thing called bad habits.I'd actually say we got all the backstory we needed for six, maybe seven, characters. I'm not sure where you got the number two from.
Backstory for the others would vary in difficulty, though. Shiina could be done relatively easily, but TK would be almost impossible to do well.
edited 15th Apr '11 7:51:49 AM by Gilphon
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So...guess he's stuck there, like, forever?
You know, I have a feeling that he's going to be something big in next (I think) season, as either something like a God or the Big Bad. I mean, I think I would snap.
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.I doubt a next season. It would be stupid. A reboot with proper pacing and episode count is better. Done by Kyo Ani.
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I like the sound of that, even though that's equally as unlikely. They tend to be picky in their adaptations and frankly, seeing how their adaptations of Key Visual Arts works wasn't nearly as successful/popular/lucrative as their other adaptations, I don't think they would do it.
I'd be more than happy if it happened, of course.
edited 16th Apr '11 2:09:25 AM by dRoy
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.The Key adaptations are my favourite parts of Kyo Ani's work, though I guess it doesn't seem to be the majority opinion?
But well, people have pointed out that this Otonashi seems suspiciously like the programmer who created the Angel Player program and all the shadow monsters. Given that this series has already implied the afterlife follows a non-standard timeline; maybe this alternate-universe Otonashi IS the Angel Player programmer.
Don't get me wrong, I will take Key works over any other works created by Kyo Ani. It's just that judging by the DVD sales and such, the former are not that popular.
Your WMG.....my jaw dropped.
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.
...have you looked at the sales figures? While they certainly aren't K-On levels of ridiculousness, Air, Kanon 2k6 and Clannad all sold very, very well.
Anyway, PA Works did a great job on Angel Beats, so I see no reason to pull them off the show, if there was to be more animated.
You may be right, seeing my info is pretty outdated (I think the last time I checked it was the figures from 2008 or something).
Really though, don't take my information seriously; I can't really figure out a televised series' income, anyways. I mean, for movies and books, there are always gross revenue and sales respectively, but...you get the idea.
I want Light Novel adaptation (an Adaptation Expansion, preferrably) too. Come to think of it, there never have been a full light novel adaptation of any Key series, are there? Tell me if there is and where I can get it Jun Maeda can shut the hell up and take my money, dammit!
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.

Just watched the OVA (I'm slow, I know). Most hilariously crazy episode yet...too many hilarious moments to list.
The Another Epilogue bit was interesting though. Just wondering, does anyone know what the name of the song that plays in the middle of the short (when Otonashi recounts how Iwasawa, Yui and Yuri moved on) is? It's always used for the most epic moments of the series, and it's awesome. (Well, except for the bit where everyone's throwing themselves onto the clone Tenshi's blades; but this series has always liked to screw around with its soundtrack.)
edited 14th Apr '11 8:36:45 AM by ashnazg