@top_lel: @deeliman: Let's be honest, if a 13-episodes anime fails to redeem itself in the first episode the chances of it eventually amounting to something enjoyable are pretty low. I learned that from Haibane Renmei and its an anime that everybody raves about. This of course is more the case when the franchise doesn't span multiple installments. There simply isn't enough volume for that happening.
Besides top_lel there is good otaku material and there is abysmal otaku material. Welcome to the NHK for example is phenomenal otaku material. It is genuine, intensely captivating, emotionally gruesome and culturally enriching indeed. Genshekin comes to mind too. The variety of Angel Beats otaku materials on the other hand is mind-numbing, cringe-inducing, stupefying coarse crap. Its funny that you compare it to Clannad about which I feel the same way, albeit more strongly perhaps. I remember when it was first out and was all the craze back in 2008-2009 I think. Watched the first episode and felt like shooting myself on the spot. But of course if it does it for some folks then by all means enjoy and knock yourselves out I'm not trying to be a dick about it, just voicing my thoughts on the show.
Japanese high school settings in general put me off not because I have anything against high school but the franchise, plot threads, characters and their stereotypes and the entertainment value of the overall work are all directed to certain demographics that I do not relate to more often than not. Throw fantasy in the mix and it renders the show unwatchable for me. The last scene in the first episode of Angel Beats instantly revealed the intended audience of the show, besides the extremely casual anime fan.
In other news, I'm about to start Gankutsuou and I'm pretty excited about it; I really have high hopes for this one. I've been meaning to watch it for years and I'm finally getting to it. The settings of the anime appear to be one of a kind, and the style is very unique.
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