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Sweet, satisfying, and sentimental
Being an avid fan of anime, through the course of many years, I have always been willing to give a new series a go in the hopes of discovering something worthwhile. This was how I came upon Angel Tales. How can a series that includes little plushies with the first DVD box set be wrong? I did not see the storyline as following a harem theme, as these guardian angels that come to Goro, obstensively to improve his luck, come to the realization that in past life each was a loyal pet treated admirably ("sweetly") by him. Watching the opening four stories of the series for the first time with my two best friends, we found ourselves in cycles of smiling, awwwing, humming along, and shedding tears throughout. Tissues at the ready for anyone who wonders about what happens to those we love when parted at death or for those who have an appreciation of the bond between people and companion animals. I can't wait for Volume 2 --expected in August. Angel Tales is sweet, satisfying, and sentimental.

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Heavens no!
The plot of Angel Tales revolves around a boy with incredibly bad luck who one day runs into good fortune (good fortune coming in the form of live-in guardian angels). The guardian angels are more than his angels-they are his former pets come back to help him. The angels (8 so far) are all insanely possessive of him and from there arise whacky situations.

As much as I wanted to enjoy this series the episodes were terribly predictable and loaded with static characters. Fans of Ranma 1/2, Love Hina or Tenchi Muyo will either love this new spin on the Harem genre or see this as a very weak imitation of better shows.

Overall Angel Tales provides a few laughs but fails break new ground in an area of anime thats already over crowded. Fans of the "harem" genre will enjoy the comedic events but anime fans looking for something fresh will tire of the jokes. A decent filler anime to watch at a friends house but not worth spending your heard earned money.

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Formulaic comedy offering nothing new
Angel Tales is yet another of a long line of anime harem shows being released in the US. (A harem show, for the uninitiated, brings one guy in proximity to a number of girls, all of whom have some kind of interest in him.) The quirk in this one is that all of the girls are the reincarnations (as angels) of various pets that main character Goro has had over the years. In one sense, it's no sillier than many of the other excuses these shows come up with to have girls piling into one guy's life, but it's almost disturbing, as these girls all retain memories of being animals, yet are interested in Goro.

Despite that one oddity, Angel Tales is simply harem show formula. It lacks the zaniness of a Love Hina or Happy Lesson, and the sweetness of an Ai Yori Aoshi. It just sort of is--not bad, not good, sometimes funny, sometimes not. The focus of the show seems to be bringing in new girls/pets--up to eight at the end of this disc, with more seemingly on the way. The show doesn't really do anything with any of these characters, beyond introduce them and identify their animal past. It is as if the whole show is on autopilot. Oddly, the English dub falls into this same trap--some of the better voice actors are in this, yet the show sounds like everyone just wanted to get in, read their lines, and get out.

It would be hard to recommend Angel Tales. While it's not bad, it's not much of anything. If you like the harem show dynamic, there are quite a few better choices.