Brave Song

Brave Song is the closing theme song for the anime Angel Beats!. It is included in a single with the opening theme song "My Soul, Your Beats".

Vocals: Aoi Tada (Original version), LiSA (Girls Dead Monster version)

Background
The song is about a girl who tries to be brave (thus the title) by hiding her tears and being strong amidst the problems. As the song progresses, the girl is to travel along the way, enduring hardships and in the end, she finds her friends waiting for her. Ironically, as the song draws its end, she broods over the thoughts of pessimism, the possibility of losing her friends and returning to the lonely girl she's trying to keep herself from being.

In the closing credits, Yuri is shown, being surrounded by the other members of SSS, as the entire cast completes. As the story progresses, the cast changes accordingly, applying any changes that happened in that episode, like Iwasawa's disappearance and her corresponding disappearance from the credits. As of the 13th episode, the entire cast is revealed, with the other members of the SSS who have disappeared.

Lyrics
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Rōmaji Translation

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English Translation
Itsumo hitori de aruiteta Furikaeru to minna wa tooku Sore demo atashi wa aruita Sore ga tsuyosa datta Mou nani mo kowakunai Sou tsubuyaite miseru When I looked back, everyone was far away Nevertheless, I walked on That was my strength I'm not afraid of anything anymore Or so I whisper to show you Omoide no naka ni ikiteku dake Kodoku sae aishi waratterareru yori Atashi wa tatakaun'da Namida nante misenain'da And only live on within memories So that I can even love and laugh at loneliness I'll fight I won't show my tears Iku saki ni wa gake ga matteta Sore demo atashi wa aruita Tsuyosa no shoumei no tame Fukitsukeru tsuyoi kaze Ase de shatsu ga haritsuku A cliff was waiting for me at my destination Nevertheless, I walked on For the proof of my strength A strong wind blows against me My shirt sticks to me with sweat Ikiru koto sore wa tayasui mono Bougyaku no kanata e to ochite iku nara Sore wa nigeru koto darou Ikita imi sura kieru darou Then living - It's just a simple thing If I fall into the yonder of oblivion That's running away, right? Even the meaning of having lived will vanish, right? Ase mo kawaite Onaka ga suite kita na Nani ka attakke Nigiyaka na koe to tomo ni Ii nioi ga yatte kita My sweat dried, too And I felt hungry Did something happen, hm? A nice scent came along With lively voices Minna ga matte ita Everyone was waiting for me Omoide no naka ni ikiteku dake Sore demo ii yasuraka na kono kimochi wa Sore wo nakama to yobun'da And only live on within memories Even so, that's okay I call my peaceful feelings 'friends'
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 * style="width: 50%;"|Itsuka hito wa hitori ni natte
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 * style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;"|I was always walking alone
 * style="width: 50%;"|Itsuka wasurete shimaeru nara
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 * style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;"|If I end up being able to forget it someday
 * style="width: 50%;"|Kaze wa yagate naideta
 * style="width: 50%;"|Kaze wa yagate naideta
 * style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;"|The wind soon calmed down
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 * style="width: 50%;"|Itsuka hito wa hitori ni natte
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Itsuka minna to sugoshita hibi

Mo wasurete doko ka de ikiteru yo Sono toki wa mou tsuyoku nanka nai yo Futsuu no onna no ko no

Yowasa de namida wo kobosu yo
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Someday, I'll forget the days I spent with everyone

And be living elsewhere By then, I won't be strong anymore With the weakness of an ordinary girl

I'll shed tears
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Characters
In order of appearance:
 * Yuri
 * Yuzuru Otonashi
 * Hinata
 * Yui (Added after Episode 4 and removed after Episode 11)
 * Ayato Naoi (Added after Episode 8)
 * TK
 * Noda
 * Matsushita
 * Ooyama
 * Fujimaki
 * Takamatsu (Removed after Episode 11)
 * Iwasawa (Removed after Episode 3)
 * Hisako
 * Takeyama (Added after Episode 3)
 * Irie
 * Sekine
 * Shiina
 * Yusa
 * Kanade_Tachibana (Added in Episode 13)

Trivia

 * The song is dedicated to Yuri, according to some fans of the series. At first, it can't be proven because it requires the story to reach the last episode for the analysis to begin without excessive speculation, but by the 12th episode, it is clearer as to whom the song pertains to.
 * Since it's dedicated to Yuri, the ironic lyric of the song (where the girl brood over the possibility of losing friends) is become clear. As after the shadow incident, Yuri decided to fight alone to keep other SSS members safe. But in Episode 12, Yuri's true feelings are revealed: that she loves everyone in SSS deeply, and want nothing else but to stay by their side.
 * There is a YouTube video which plays the visual portion of the credits in reverse, and it is used by fans to guess which character will disappear first. It did not live up to its purpose, but a similar concept was used in the last episode's closing credits, with the song "My Most Precious Treasure" playing as the last ending theme song for the series.
 * The beginning verses of the song were used during Episode 2 while showing Noda get hit by a pendulum hammer trap on their way to The Guild and the exam period in Episode 5 while showing Hinata and Takamatsu being rocketed into the ceiling in slow motion. This was to add more of a comedic effect.