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Angel's Egg

Angel's Egg

#8,887Rank
  • Avant Garde
  • Drama
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

The surrealist world of Tenshi no Tamago is desolate and devoid of the bustle of traditional everyday life. Instead, the world is filled with ominous phenomena, including floating orbs populated with statues of goddesses, gargantuan army tanks that seem to move unmanned, armies of fishermen who chase after the shadows of nonexistent fish, and caverns solely decorated with glass vessels of water.

In this run-down world, a young girl takes care of a large egg and scavenges for food and drink. She encounters a mysterious man with a cross over his shoulder, who soon becomes curious about who she is and what her egg contains. They decide to explore the lost and broken landscape together, questioning each other about the nature of faith, the purpose of the world, and the origins of their lives.

(Source: MAL)

Background

When it was brought to the US, 45 minutes of live action footage was added in an attempt to release it as a post-apocalyptic thriller called In The Aftermath: Angels Never Sleep.

Characters

Boy Main
Girl Main

Staff

Hiroshi Hasegawa Producer
Toshio Suzuki Producer
Mamoru Oshii Director, Screenplay, Original creator
Shigeharu Shiba Sound director
Yoshitaka Amano Original creator, Character design
Hideaki Anno
Toyoaki Emura Key animation
Masaaki Endou Key animation
Makiko Futaki Key animation
Michihiro Ito Sound effects