<p>Probably, since the main girl in Angel Beats (can't remember her name) is pretty much just as annoying and bossy as Haruhi. Both animes also take place in high school and have loads of weird situations, so that makes them similar. I watched both shows a while back, but from memory, I don't think Angel Beats straight up copied Melancholy, but it probably took a lot of inspiration from it. The author might have been like, "Well, Melancholy is really popular, and especially the main character, Haruhi, so I might want to make my story a little bit like that so it'll sell..."</p>

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2014-06-22T03:51:44.857Z
"the shows are similar" is different from "the shows copied each other"...
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<p>Both Angel Beats and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya feature a strong female lead as well as a "brigade." In Angel Beats, there is the SSS Brigade, and in Haruhi there is the SOS Brigade. Since Haruhi came first, is it possible that Angel Beats copied Haruhi? </p>

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The scenario of Angel Beats is the 'Key' work.
Key works 'Kanon' 'AIR' 'CLANNAD' are the masterpieces of Kyoto Animation.
And 'Haruhi' is masterpiece of Kyoto Animation too. I think the Kanon and AIR and CLANNAD has atmosphere similar.
Why Haruhi dont have?
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Did Angel Beats copy Haruhi?
# Did Angel Beats copy Haruhi?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-01-20
Both Angel Beats and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya feature a strong female lead as well as a "brigade." In Angel Beats, there is the SSS Brigade, and in Haruhi there is the SOS Brigade. Since Haruhi came first, is it possible that Angel Beats copied Haruhi?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The scenario of Angel Beats is the 'Key' work.
Key works 'Kanon' 'AIR' 'CLANNAD' are the masterpieces of Kyoto Animation.
And 'Haruhi' is masterpiece of Kyoto Animation too. I think the Kanon and AIR and CLANNAD has atmosphere similar.
Why Haruhi dont have?  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-06-22. Score: 0
Probably, since the main girl in Angel Beats (can't remember her name) is pretty much just as annoying and bossy as Haruhi. Both animes also take place in high school and have loads of weird situations, so that makes them similar. I watched both shows a while back, but from memory, I don't think Angel Beats straight up copied Melancholy, but it probably took a lot of inspiration from it. The author might have been like, "Well, Melancholy is really popular, and especially the main character, Haruhi, so I might want to make my story a little bit like that so it'll sell..."
> **Comments:**
> **username_3** (2014-06-22): "the shows are similar" is different from "the shows copied each other"...  
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