User:Rising angel



A huge fan of the series for 3 years and running. In real life, he's a regular college student, a major of BS Life Sciences who watches anime as one of his hobbies, along with fan-fic writing, playing computer games, playing musical instruments, parkour, reading books and sketching.

History of Fanhood
It all began with his two cousins where, with their pirated DVD copies, played Angel Beats in the living room of their grandparents' house. Interested and somewhat intrigued as he passed by them, Rising_Angel pursued to marathon the entire series together with them and two more others on a single day, not even knowing of its history (Clannad, Air, Kanon) or background (e.g. the unique motifs employed by Visual Art's/Key) as he wasn't familiar with the world of anime yet. The gun fights and the concept of the Afterlife proved the most interesting themes for him after spectating a part of Episode 1, encouraging him to watch the entire series.

The overnight marathon was finished, but slightly overdue, as Episodes 12 and 13 were completed the next morning instead of the night before. Their strict uncle prevented them from watching beyond 12 am, as well as fatigue due to the length of the anime took its toll on the marathoners.

In the conclusion of the anime, the remaining three audiences, including Rising_Angel, was stunned and deeply moved due to the ending and all the emotions the series amounted to. The anime made him recall the previous year where he lost his brother. This made him relate with the characters so much (particularly Otonashi) as he felt the pain of losing a younger sibling all too well. He also realized he had the same profession as Otonashi did, that is, an aspiring doctor, serving other people. As he progressed through the series, the anime brought him out of his deep internal misery and despair due to the recent death he experienced, giving him hope and a new outlook in life, as well as making him realize the things he lacked and needed.

Among the cousins, Rising_Angel was the one particularly most affected emotionally, ending up being somewhat catatonic, in which it extended well into 12 months. His mind became more distrustful, he even began questioning reality quite incessantly ("is there a life after death?", "How do we know we are still alive and not dead?" etc.) and became slightly existentialistic for its duration. Despite that, the inspiring works of Key further propelled him into the world of Anime as well as giving him an appreciation for arts and music, changing his life forever.

Right now he is a quality checker of MacVazquez no Fansub, a scanlating group dedicated to Heaven's door and 4-koma. He's also a fanfic author, and finally an editor of this wonderful wiki, intent on Keeping the Beats alive for years to come.