There are a huge amount of fascinating Anime like Angel Beats which combine the genre of action and drama in their storylines. So if you are a fan of this particular combination, then we have created a list of some Animes which we think that you might enjoy as well. They all have a good story base with a lot of interesting characters that have a direct impact on the plot.
1. Highschool of the Dead:
We will begin our list of Anime similar to Angel Beats with this one subtitled Highschool of the Dead. The title itself implicitly states what this one will be mostly all about. The events out here take place in a world that is overrun by all sorts of infected humans or zombies and there are only a few remaining survivors.
Consequently these zombies attack the High School of students killing most of them including a few staff members. But there are a few of them who have survived the attack and are now continue fighting the hordes of undead in order to reach a safe zone. Loads of action-packed scenes prevail in this pick especially during the fights between the students versus the zombies.
2. Haibane Renmei:
Haibane Renmei is another beautifully created story which involves angels, their everday lives and the task they carry out on a daily basis. Once such angel, Rakka is struggling to find her position and purpose in life. She is also hounded by the task of trying the find the meaning of the strange dream she has of falling slowly towards earth. This title does not contain any heavy doses of action but in fact the complete opposite of that.
The central theme here is Rakka’s attempt to figure out the meaning of her dream and her relationship with all the other characters and friends. Even though the pace of this one is initially slow, it gradually starts getting exciting and the story is also short as it lasts for just 13 episodes.
3. Kanon:
Kanon is about the story of a young teenage character Yuichi Aziawa who travels back to city he was living in many years back. He does so to slowly start regaining some of his memories which he had somehow forgotten over those years. And those memories, as you will slowly discover, are those of certain girls who were a major part of his life in his past.
In most of the episodes you will see Yuichi having frequent encounters with many of the girls and some of whom he even fails to recognize. But Kanon does tend to get very emotional during certain parts as Yuichi slowly does start recollecting a few things and getting to know the girls he had forgotten about over time.
4. Shuffle:
The next one on our list of Angel Beats alternatives is Shuffle. This pick also has just one single main character and the story is about his day-to-day life. But the background scenario is even more attractive as out here i.e., the human world is living simultaneously with the demon world and heavenly world. The main guys’ name is Rin who has a simple life, but it gets a lot complicated when both the lords of hell and heaven pressure him to pick one of their daughters for marriage.
But these two are not the only ones after Rins’ heart. There is also Rins best friend Asa and his live-in partner Kaede who are interested in having a serious relationship with him. So all the episodes over here will be about Rins constant ‘Shuffle’ between these two girls until he finally makes his choice.
5. Clannad: After Story
Clannad: After Story is the sequel to the famous Clannad series. The story of this title focuses closely on the relationship between the main male character Tomoya and his love interest Nagisa.
This pick with has a lot of good family style drama included in it and great emphasis has been given to the developing bond between the two lovers, their family and friends. Besides the romantic drama shown here, there are also many hilarious moments which make this one more appealing to watch, especially if you loved the first part.
6. Elfen Lied:
Elfen Lied is a fictional themed pick which follows the story of Lucy, who is an advanced human-like species known as Diclonius. In the beginning this pick shows Lucy breaking out a government organization by the use of her invisible limbs called ‘Vectors’ which can brutally kill human by ripping of their limbs.
Besides the violent nature of Lucy, there are also a certain aspects of the plot that which focus on a more human side her. This is seen when she gets the ability to turn into an innocent child and lives with two of the side characters Kohta and Yuka.
7. Heaven’s Lost Property:
And the last we have for you on this list of Anime similar to Angel beats is Heaven’s Lost Property. You will again find one central character in this pick who is a teenage boy named Tomoki. He’s the kind of person who just yearns for a quite life, but one day all that changes when he suddenly see’s a bright star kind of object crashing to the earth. It turns out to be an angelic type of creature who is also the secondary character here by name of Ikaros.
Much to the amazement and pleasure of Tomoki, Ikaros informs him that she was sent to serve him and fulfill all of his desires. So now the episodes will revolve around her fulfilling all of Tomoki’s crazy wishes, but there is more to this story as it gets quite dramatic in later parts.
Conclusion:
These were seven of the most popular Anime like Angel Beats which we have come across. All the drama that you see happening in the various episodes get so intense at times, that you can’t wait to watch what happens in the next episode. And this means that you will have to follow each episode closely as every individual character that makes an appearance in these shows, is somehow crucial to the main storyline.