<p>Directions are relative to Yuri as she sits at the principal's desk facing the entrance.
For the sake of completeness, I also include the paintings that are fixed across episodes.</p>
<hr />
<h2>All episodes</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8Q5UY.jpg" alt="Portraits of all past principals" /><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3ct5N.jpg" alt="Smiley face painting on the right" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> School song of the Heaven Academy.
The song lyrics reproduced below reference <a href="https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1043642110" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this yahoo answer</a> and <a href="https://w.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/70.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this wiki page</a>.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>校歌</p>
<p>緑豊かに広がる丘に<br />
光輝く我らが母校<br />
大いなる大地と<br />
天のかけ橋<br />
真実を知る時天に登らん</p>
<p>心のままに戒めなくは<br />
かけ[●●●●●●●●●]【し希望にひるがえる】<br />
千里離れた空を思へば<br />
遠く忘れし思いはいづこ<br />
真実を知る時天に登らん</p>
<p>光あふれる月の夜<br />
耳をすまして聞き入れば<br />
天使の歌声高らかに<br />
思いを胸に登る[●]【時】<br />
真実を知る時天に登らん</p>
<p>天上学園</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Back:</strong> Portraits of all past principals of the Heaven Academy.
The portrait of the current principal has been replaced by Yuri's.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> During the operation meetings, the banner of the SSS Brigade is hanged on this side of the wall.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> Smiley face painting.
Unknown artist.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 1</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/f3l9N.jpg" alt="Ep 1 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [危]【き】 — Danger.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> テトラポット — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_%28structure%29" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tetrapod</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89#.E5.8D.97.E7.B4.80.E3.81.BF.E3.81.8B.E3.82.93" rel="nofollow noreferrer">[南紀]【なんき】みかん</a> — A brand of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_unshiu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mikan</a> from Nanki, Mie Prefecture.
Note that Jun Maeda, the creator of <em>Angel Beats!</em>, is from Mie.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 2</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Y48FL.jpg" alt="Ep 2 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [毒]【どく】 — Poison; short for [毒舌]【どくぜつ】, or sharp tongue.
I believe it's also intended to invoke the expression 「[お気の毒に]【おきのどくに】」, meaning &quot;my condolences&quot;, as said by Angel about Hinata in episode 5.
By Jun's arrangement or by coincidence, Hinata is forced into sacrifice in an arithmetic progression of episode numbers 2, 5 and 8.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> [悦]【えつ】 — Rejoicing.
&quot;Why does Yuri smell so good?&quot;</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [松阪牛]【まつさかうし】 — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsusaka_beef" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Matsusaka beef</a>, another food product from Mie.
A jab at Matsushita's fate in this episode?</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 3</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/k2iqa.jpg" alt="Ep 3 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [嫁]【よめ】 — Wife; bride; daughter-in-law; to pass the buck ([（転）嫁する]【（てん）かする】).</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> [諭吉]【ゆきち】 — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuzawa_Yukichi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yukichi Fukuzawa</a>, the guy on the 10,000 yen banknote.
Yukichi is a nickname of Yuuki Hashimoto from the 2010 eroge <a href="https://vndb.org/v1740" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Koiiro Soramoyou</em></a> who is also voiced by Harumi Sakurai, Yurippe's voice actress, under the alias Kazane.
Moreover, &quot;Farewell, Yukichi&quot; is the defining quote of Kyousuke Natsume from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Busters!" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Little Busters!</em></a>, another visual novel written by Jun Maeda.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> マニア — Mania.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 4</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vc1Ui.jpg" alt="Ep 4 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Right (OP):</strong> [鎮魂歌]【ちんこんか】 — Requiem.
Alludes to both the album <em>Requiem for Innocence</em> by Sad Machine that has had a profound influence on Masami Iwasawa as well as Iwasawa's passing on at the conclusion of the last episode.</p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [脇]【わき】 — Supporting character; the second stanza of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renga" rel="nofollow noreferrer">renga</a>.
At this point in time, the story has entered its second phase in the hokku→waki→daisan→hiraku→ageku renga structure, or the introduction→development→twist→conclusion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5%8Dtenketsu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">kishoutenketsu</a> structure.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%86%E9%B1%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">[逆鱗]【げきりん】</a> —  A scale grown upside-down below the chin of a dragon that will anger the dragon when touched; imperial wrath.
Yuri's underlings incurred her wrath by failing their mission of defeating Angel's team in the baseball tournament.
There is also the angered dragon conjured up in Otonashi's mind in episode 7.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 5</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wLoPC.jpg" alt="Ep 5 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [謎]【なぞ】 — Mystery, i.e. Ayato Naoi the usurper.
If you turn up the volume just after Yuri throws her second tantrum, you can also hear a &quot;mysterious voice&quot; saying &quot;what's with her?&quot; (「なんだこいつ」).
This is documented under the 謎の声 section <a href="https://w.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/60.html#id_77947f35" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> コテンパン — Beaten black and blue, i.e. Angel and Hinata, and Ooyama and Takamatsu, in this episode.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> バミューダ — Bermuda, one of the endpoints of an area known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bermuda Triangle</a>, famous for the disappearance of a number of aircraft and ships within this region under mysterious circumstances.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 6</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/eQcSY.jpg" alt="Ep 6 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [乙]【おつ】 — The ordinal &quot;second&quot;; a prefix meaning young and charming, e.g. [乙女]【おとめ】.
Also resembles the &quot;Z&quot; mark of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorro" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zorro</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [猫大陸]【ねこたいりく】 — Continent of cats?
Presumably the same painting appears again in the second panel on page 4, chapter 30 of <em><a href="https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Angel_Beats!_The_4-koma:_Our_War_Front_March_Song" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Our War Front March Song</a></em>:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/g1Kp5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/g1Kp5.jpg" alt="Neko in 4-koma" /></a></p>
<p>In this panel, Yusa is explaining the term &quot;marriage hunting&quot; (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%90%E5%A9%9A%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95" rel="nofollow noreferrer">[婚活]【こんかつ】</a>) to Hinata.
Starting this episode, Otonashi began to hit on Kanade, and Naoi even arranged for their &quot;marriage hunting&quot; activities to take place inside the reflection room for maximum privacy!</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 7</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EC7VR.jpg" alt="Ep 7 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> プラ — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan#Symbols" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Recycling symbol used in Japan for plastic</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> [濃厚]【のうこう】 — Rich in flavor, color, odor, etc.; probable; passionate and sensuous.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [●●ック]【ファック】? (Not legible).
Could be the f-word.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 8</h2>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 9</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/hEFQW.jpg" alt="Ep 9 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> ♨ — Icon for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen" rel="nofollow noreferrer">hot springs</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> [部族]【ぶぞく】 — Tribe; clan.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> マグロ? (Not fully shown) — Tuna.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 10</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xsnzW.jpg" alt="Ep 10 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> ●ロス? (Not legible).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [赤福]【あかふく】 — Akafuku, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagashi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wagashi</a> shop in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, known for their Akafuku <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">mochi</a>, or <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E7%A6%8F%E9%A4%85" rel="nofollow noreferrer">[赤福餅]【あかふくもち】</a>.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 11</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zucK0.jpg" alt="Ep 11 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not fully shown).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [極上]【ごくじょう】 — First-rate.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 12</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/dcTPR.jpg" alt="Ep 12 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [心]【こころ】 — Heart.
Lots and lots of hearts on the computer screens.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [土]【ど】● (Not fully shown).</p>
<hr />
<h2>Episode 13</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/npRxc.jpg" alt="Ep 13 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [魂友]【たまとも】 — Soulmate.
A possible play on words of <a href="https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tama-Friends" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tama-Tomo</a>, or best friends in the Tamagotchi Planet.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<hr />
<h2>Special: Another Epilogue</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TX0cZ.jpg" alt="SP Ep paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> (Not shown).</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Not legible).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [東]【とう】●? (Not legible).
It would make more sense if the character is [転]【てん】, though, as that means &quot;change in pronunciation or meaning of a word&quot;.</p>
<hr />
<h2>OVA 1: Stairway to Heaven</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wl5f7.jpg" alt="OVA 1 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> (Happy face).</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> (Teeth-gritting face).</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> (Happy face).</p>
<hr />
<h2>OVA 2: Hell's Kitchen</h2>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nEU9H.png" alt="OVA 2 paintings" /></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [再]【さい】 — Again.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> ボンレス — Boneless.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [久々]【ひさびさ】 — (in a) long time; long time (ago).
It's been almost 5 years since the last <em>Angel Beats!</em> episode was released.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Kaginado (Season 2)</h2>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LWpVx.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LWpVx.jpg" alt="Kaginado 2 paintings" /></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SeTW5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SeTW5.jpg" alt="Kaginado 2 keroppi painting" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Front:</strong> [鍵]【かぎ】 — Key.</p>
<p><strong>Left:</strong> [暴君]【ぼうくん】 — Tyrant.</p>
<p><strong>Right:</strong> [生徒会長]【せいとかいちょう】 — Student council president​.</p>
<p><strong>Right (Episode 3):</strong> カオス — Chaos.</p>
<p><strong>Right (in place of the smiley face painting):</strong> A Keropii painting annotated with the year of Key's debut game, <em>Kanon</em>.
Keropii is the favorite frog plush toy of Nayuki Minase, one of the five heroines of <em>Kanon</em>.</p>

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Episode 7, the front one is the recycling sign for plastic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan
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Epi 9, front, is the icon for hot springs.
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<p>There is a <a href="https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Anti-Angel_Headquarters#The_Ever-changing_Paintings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">partial list</a> available on Fandom and a <a href="https://w.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/70.html#id_9fe74e91" rel="nofollow noreferrer">full list</a> of the symbols without explanation on a Japanese wiki site. What do the ever-changing paintings mean and how are they connected to the episode's or the overall plot?</p>

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What are the paintings in the Anti-Angel Headquarters and what do they mean?
# What are the paintings in the Anti-Angel Headquarters and what do they mean?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-12-01
There is a [partial list](https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Anti-Angel_Headquarters#The_Ever-changing_Paintings) available on Fandom and a [full list](https://w.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/70.html#id_9fe74e91) of the symbols without explanation on a Japanese wiki site. What do the ever-changing paintings mean and how are they connected to the episode's or the overall plot?
**Tags:** angel-beats
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2015-01-26. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
Directions are relative to Yuri as she sits at the principal's desk facing the entrance.
For the sake of completeness, I also include the paintings that are fixed across episodes.

---

## All episodes

![Portraits of all past principals](https://i.sstatic.net/8Q5UY.jpg)![Smiley face painting on the right](https://i.sstatic.net/3ct5N.jpg)

**Front:** School song of the Heaven Academy.
The song lyrics reproduced below reference [this yahoo answer](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1043642110) and [this wiki page](https://w.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/70.html).

> 校歌
>
> 緑豊かに広がる丘に  
> 光輝く我らが母校  
> 大いなる大地と  
> 天のかけ橋  
> 真実を知る時天に登らん
>
> 心のままに戒めなくは  
> かけ[●●●●●●●●●]【し希望にひるがえる】  
> 千里離れた空を思へば  
> 遠く忘れし思いはいづこ  
> 真実を知る時天に登らん
>
> 光あふれる月の夜  
> 耳をすまして聞き入れば  
> 天使の歌声高らかに  
> 思いを胸に登る[●]【時】  
> 真実を知る時天に登らん
>
> 天上学園

**Back:** Portraits of all past principals of the Heaven Academy.
The portrait of the current principal has been replaced by Yuri's.

**Left:** During the operation meetings, the banner of the SSS Brigade is hanged on this side of the wall.

**Right:** Smiley face painting.
Unknown artist.

---

## Episode 1

![Ep 1 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/f3l9N.jpg)

**Front:** [危]【き】 — Danger.

**Left:** テトラポット — [Tetrapod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_%28structure%29).

**Right:** [[南紀]【なんき】みかん](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89#.E5.8D.97.E7.B4.80.E3.81.BF.E3.81.8B.E3.82.93) — A brand of [mikan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_unshiu) from Nanki, Mie Prefecture.
Note that Jun Maeda, the creator of *Angel Beats!*, is from Mie.

---

## Episode 2

![Ep 2 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/Y48FL.jpg)

**Front:** [毒]【どく】 — Poison; short for [毒舌]【どくぜつ】, or sharp tongue.
I believe it's also intended to invoke the expression 「[お気の毒に]【おきのどくに】」, meaning "my condolences", as said by Angel about Hinata in episode 5.
By Jun's arrangement or by coincidence, Hinata is forced into sacrifice in an arithmetic progression of episode numbers 2, 5 and 8.

**Left:** [悦]【えつ】 — Rejoicing.
"Why does Yuri smell so good?"

**Right:** [松阪牛]【まつさかうし】 — [Matsusaka beef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsusaka_beef), another food product from Mie.
A jab at Matsushita's fate in this episode?

---

## Episode 3

![Ep 3 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/k2iqa.jpg)

**Front:** [嫁]【よめ】 — Wife; bride; daughter-in-law; to pass the buck ([（転）嫁する]【（てん）かする】).

**Left:** [諭吉]【ゆきち】 — [Yukichi Fukuzawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuzawa_Yukichi), the guy on the 10,000 yen banknote.
Yukichi is a nickname of Yuuki Hashimoto from the 2010 eroge [*Koiiro Soramoyou*](https://vndb.org/v1740) who is also voiced by Harumi Sakurai, Yurippe's voice actress, under the alias Kazane.
Moreover, "Farewell, Yukichi" is the defining quote of Kyousuke Natsume from [*Little Busters!*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Busters!), another visual novel written by Jun Maeda.

**Right:** マニア — Mania.

---

## Episode 4

![Ep 4 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/vc1Ui.jpg)

**Right (OP):** [鎮魂歌]【ちんこんか】 — Requiem.
Alludes to both the album *Requiem for Innocence* by Sad Machine that has had a profound influence on Masami Iwasawa as well as Iwasawa's passing on at the conclusion of the last episode.

**Front:** [脇]【わき】 — Supporting character; the second stanza of a [renga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renga).
At this point in time, the story has entered its second phase in the hokku→waki→daisan→hiraku→ageku renga structure, or the introduction→development→twist→conclusion [kishoutenketsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5%8Dtenketsu) structure.

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** [[逆鱗]【げきりん】](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%86%E9%B1%97) — A scale grown upside-down below the chin of a dragon that will anger the dragon when touched; imperial wrath.
Yuri's underlings incurred her wrath by failing their mission of defeating Angel's team in the baseball tournament.
There is also the angered dragon conjured up in Otonashi's mind in episode 7.

---

## Episode 5

![Ep 5 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/wLoPC.jpg)

**Front:** [謎]【なぞ】 — Mystery, i.e. Ayato Naoi the usurper.
If you turn up the volume just after Yuri throws her second tantrum, you can also hear a "mysterious voice" saying "what's with her?" (「なんだこいつ」).
This is documented under the 謎の声 section [here](https://w.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/60.html#id_77947f35).

**Left:** コテンパン — Beaten black and blue, i.e. Angel and Hinata, and Ooyama and Takamatsu, in this episode.

**Right:** バミューダ — Bermuda, one of the endpoints of an area known as the [Bermuda Triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle), famous for the disappearance of a number of aircraft and ships within this region under mysterious circumstances.

---

## Episode 6

![Ep 6 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/eQcSY.jpg)

**Front:** [乙]【おつ】 — The ordinal "second"; a prefix meaning young and charming, e.g. [乙女]【おとめ】.
Also resembles the "Z" mark of [Zorro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorro).

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** [猫大陸]【ねこたいりく】 — Continent of cats?
Presumably the same painting appears again in the second panel on page 4, chapter 30 of *[Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Our War Front March Song](https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Angel_Beats!_The_4-koma:_Our_War_Front_March_Song)*:

[![Neko in 4-koma](https://i.sstatic.net/g1Kp5.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/g1Kp5.jpg)

In this panel, Yusa is explaining the term "marriage hunting" ([[婚活]【こんかつ】](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%90%E5%A9%9A%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95)) to Hinata.
Starting this episode, Otonashi began to hit on Kanade, and Naoi even arranged for their "marriage hunting" activities to take place inside the reflection room for maximum privacy!

---

## Episode 7

![Ep 7 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/EC7VR.jpg)

**Front:** プラ — [Recycling symbol used in Japan for plastic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan#Symbols).

**Left:** [濃厚]【のうこう】 — Rich in flavor, color, odor, etc.; probable; passionate and sensuous.

**Right:** [●●ック]【ファック】? (Not legible).
Could be the f-word.

---

## Episode 8

**Front:** (Not shown).

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** (Not shown).

---

## Episode 9

![Ep 9 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/hEFQW.jpg)

**Front:** ♨ — Icon for [hot springs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen).

**Left:** [部族]【ぶぞく】 — Tribe; clan.

**Right:** マグロ? (Not fully shown) — Tuna.

---

## Episode 10

![Ep 10 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/xsnzW.jpg)

**Front:** (Not shown).

**Left:** ●ロス? (Not legible).

**Right:** [赤福]【あかふく】 — Akafuku, a [wagashi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagashi) shop in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, known for their Akafuku [mochi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi), or [[赤福餅]【あかふくもち】](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B5%A4%E7%A6%8F%E9%A4%85).

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## Episode 11

![Ep 11 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/zucK0.jpg)

**Front:** (Not shown).

**Left:** (Not fully shown).

**Right:** [極上]【ごくじょう】 — First-rate.

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## Episode 12

![Ep 12 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/dcTPR.jpg)

**Front:** [心]【こころ】 — Heart.
Lots and lots of hearts on the computer screens.

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** [土]【ど】● (Not fully shown).

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## Episode 13

![Ep 13 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/npRxc.jpg)

**Front:** [魂友]【たまとも】 — Soulmate.
A possible play on words of [Tama-Tomo](https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tama-Friends), or best friends in the Tamagotchi Planet.

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** (Not shown).

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## Special: Another Epilogue

![SP Ep paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/TX0cZ.jpg)

**Front:** (Not shown).

**Left:** (Not legible).

**Right:** [東]【とう】●? (Not legible).
It would make more sense if the character is [転]【てん】, though, as that means "change in pronunciation or meaning of a word".

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## OVA 1: Stairway to Heaven

![OVA 1 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/wl5f7.jpg)

**Front:** (Happy face).

**Left:** (Teeth-gritting face).

**Right:** (Happy face).

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## OVA 2: Hell's Kitchen

![OVA 2 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/nEU9H.png)

**Front:** [再]【さい】 — Again.

**Left:** ボンレス — Boneless.

**Right:** [久々]【ひさびさ】 — (in a) long time; long time (ago).
It's been almost 5 years since the last *Angel Beats!* episode was released.

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## Kaginado (Season 2)

[![Kaginado 2 paintings](https://i.sstatic.net/LWpVx.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/LWpVx.jpg)[![Kaginado 2 keroppi painting](https://i.sstatic.net/SeTW5.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/SeTW5.jpg)

**Front:** [鍵]【かぎ】 — Key.

**Left:** [暴君]【ぼうくん】 — Tyrant.

**Right:** [生徒会長]【せいとかいちょう】 — Student council president​.

**Right (Episode 3):** カオス — Chaos.

**Right (in place of the smiley face painting):** A Keropii painting annotated with the year of Key's debut game, *Kanon*.
Keropii is the favorite frog plush toy of Nayuki Minase, one of the five heroines of *Kanon*.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2015-01-26): Episode 7, the front one is the recycling sign for plastic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_in_Japan  
> **username_2** (2015-01-26): Epi 9, front, is the icon for hot springs.  
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