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Angel Beats! S1E1 — Departure
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Angel Beats!•Season 1•Episode 1

Departure

6.9/10 · 534 votesApr 3, 201026 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 1•−0.7 vs season avg

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After a mysterious accident, a young high school student wakes up to discover he is caught in some kind of violent afterlife where a strange and avenging Angel is pursuing him. Confused and afraid, he joins a band of gun-toting teens intent on destroying the

Directed bySeiji Kishi
Written byJun Maeda
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Cast8

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Otonashi (voice)

Harumi Sakurai

Harumi Sakurai

Yuri (voice)

Kana Hanazawa

Kana Hanazawa

Kanade (Angel) (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Hinata (voice)

Yuuki Masuda

Yuuki Masuda

Fujimaki (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi

Yumiko Kobayashi

Ōyama (voice)

Shun Takagi

Shun Takagi

Noda (voice)

Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Naoi (voice)

Crew12

Jun Maeda

Jun Maeda

Writer

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Seiji Kishi

Director

Kazunori Minagawa

Kazunori Minagawa

Key Animation

Kosuke Kawatsura

Kosuke Kawatsura

Key Animation

Y

Yurie Oohigashi

Key Animation

K

Kazuko Amano

Key Animation

Y

Yasuhiro Saiki

Key Animation

Y

Yasuo Fujii

Key Animation

K

Kahori Tsuta

Key Animation

A

Asuka Kojima

Key Animation

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Hiroko Kanehara

Key Animation

K

Katsuzo Hirata

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Departure" is episode 1 of Angel Beats! season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 534 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Jun Maeda, it aired on April 3, 2010.

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