Key Announces Angel Beats!, Fans Ponder Heroine…
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 27, 2009 18:07 JST
- Tags: Angel Beats!, Announcements, Character Design, Eroge, Haruhi, Key, Visual Novels
Key, creators of famous visual novels such as Clannad and Kanon, has announced a new visual novel project, entitled Angel Beats!
The game will have characters designed by artist Na-Ga, and a surprise return storyline by senior writer Maeda Jun (Little Busters!, etc.).
Fans have immediately noticed something strangely familiar about the design of the main female character:
Fans can’t but notice resemblances to a certain egomaniacal schoolgirl who was once the subject of a minor cult. Nobody would accuse Na-Ga of plagiarism (probably), but the resemblance is certainly uncanny…
Regarding the game itself, Maeda, who had written many of Key’s game scenarios, and also acted as a musical composer, had earlier said he was retiring from story writing after the release of hit title Little Busters! to concentrate on music. This unexpected turn of events naturally is well received by fans.
Thus far, not much information about this game has been released. G’s Magazine will run a special 8 page article on the game in it’s upcoming June issue. A promotional video is also visible at Angel Beats! website.
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nekomimi cosplay wat?
it resemble haruhi isnt it, though the eye was strange. doesnt match up
You are indeed a genius for coming to that conclusion.
Thanks captain obvious.
Okay, now that's funny.
No, I'm serious.
That's funny!
no wai.
Whos Haruhi?!?!?
haruwho?
Lol
no shit Sherlock!
Haruhi-sama! The second season is come! (albeit under a disguised name)
lolfag
What's with the random nekomimi idol?
Uncache your browser, you weaboo fagnut.
did someone say weaboo?
Weaboo on a -gasp- BLOG ABOUT ANIME, MANGA AND RANDOM JAPANESE SHIT?!
This is an outrage! How could they possibly let such scum on a site where behavior like that is completely inappropriate!
Seriously though, she was wearing cat ears (before linkinpark fixed the images). I could say cat ears idol, but I didn't. Sue me.
tl;dr gb2/4chan/
LOL LINKINPARK LOL
wait, what about Rewrite???
It's a little late for April Fool's.
yeah but this is the lunar calendar :p
fap fap fap fap.
Can't see the similarities...
That cosplay gallery should be for another post altogether...
I need to fix the numbering it seems
We were both adding pictures at the same time so our numbers collided it seems... Fixed.
Ahh... What?
is this some kind of a joke mate? even the eyes don't match and what the hell, plagiarism? plagiarism is for words not for image or likeness..
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/07/20/dengeki-apologises-over-corpse-piracy/
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2008/07/13/dengeki-steals-dead-man’s-boobs/
You were saying?
lol
eh, I do see some of the same physical traits from Haruhi but i think it's just the shoulder length hair, the emblem, and mostly the headband that people had noticed. I mean the art style is different and the girl is giving off a different demeanor than Haruhi normally does. Even if those three traits are what make up Haruhi, I don't think the artist originally intended to copy her. Should those traits put together only belong to Haruhi, only the otakus and the internet can be the judge of that.
If Haruhi weren't so popular, people would say it's a passing familiarity at best.
it's fixed now...now the article does make sense, but still wrong on the "plagiarism" part though.
They're just answering the call to all those out there wanting Haruhi in an eroge.
Yeah, I was expecting to see some Haruhi pic. But then a nekomimi 3D girl popped out in the article... somehow [?].
I can't remember the last anime character with such green eyes. Normally its just a tinge but this was is pure midori.
fake. has to be.
It will be interesting to learn more details about the game, mainly the genre. Although its not very hard to speculate.
On topic, I do indeed recall the cult, it was no small one, but feasibly a little visual analysis will be in order, to aid those who fail to behold the resemblance.
The disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi...
I get it now XD
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
I love those eyes. I'll be rooting for this.
Uhh. nekomimi cosplay..? Well at least the PV looked convincing.
And yeah what about Rewrite?! >_>
Hereafter: comments about the non-surreal version of the article.
I wanna see the old version.
hmmm... coincidental? probably not. but the resemblance is hard not to notice.
Original character. Do not steal.
Haruhi + Little Busters?
If she don't have the same personality as Haruhi i would love to play it.
sometimes, every character will get his double. The design-varieties will be wore out.
Go finish making Rewrite first.
Another shitty key game.
Just what the world needed.
have a problem with Key's game, eh? dun like it, shut the trap
Right, mate!
STFU and GTHO.
I wonder what the theme it is about now. It's really hard to tell from just the title and image. Is it about going to church now?
I will buy this game. Mark my words
*marks your words with something*
Key loves to make hawt eyes. Therefore, buying the game isn't a loss for money.