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Here is a [partial list](http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-
Angel_Headquarters#The_Ever-changing_Paintings) available on Wikia. What do
the ever-changing paintings mean and how are they connected to the episode's
or the overall plot? For example:

> In the OP of Episode 4, hung on the side wall is the painting with the kanji
> [鎮魂歌]【ちんこんか】, which means _requiem_. The painting alludes to both the album
> _Requiem for Innocence_ by _Sad Machine_ that has a profound influence on
> Masami Iwasawa and her disappearance at the end of Episode 3.


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What are the paintings in the Anti-Angel Headquarters and what do they mean?


Directions with respect to Yuri's perspective, where the front is 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.stack.imgur.com/8Q5UY.jpg)![Smiley face painting on the
right](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3ct5N.jpg)

**Front:** School song of the Heaven Academy. The song lyrics reproduced below
reference [this yahoo
answer](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1043642110)
and [this wiki page](http://www29.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of the current principal has been replaced by Yuri's.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.stack.imgur.com/f3l9N.jpg)

**Front:** [危]【き】 — Danger.

**Left:** テトラポット —
[Tetrapod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_%28structure%29), a
tetrahedral concrete structure used as armour unit on breakwaters.

**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)
— Tangerine from Nanki, Mie Prefecture.

Note: Jun Maeda, the original creator of _Angel Beats!_ , is from Mie.

* * *

## Episode 2

![Ep 2 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y48FL.jpg)

**Front:** [毒]【どく】 — Poison. I believe it's intended to invoke the expression
「お気の毒に」, meaning "my condolences", as said by Angel about Hinata in episode 5.
By Jun's arrangement or by coincidence, Hinata was forced into sacrifice in an
arithmetic progression of episode number 2, 5 and 8.

**Left:** [悦]【えつ】 — Rejoicing.

**Right:** [松阪牛]【まつさかうし】 — [Matsusaka
beef](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsusaka_beef), another food product from
Mie.

* * *

## Episode 3

![Ep 3 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k2iqa.jpg)

**Front:** [嫁]【よめ】 — Wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law. Don't know if this
has anything to do with [_俺の嫁 〜あなただけの花嫁〜_](https://vndb.org/v11174) or not.
_俺の嫁_ is a love adventure game released in the same year as _Angel Beats!_ and
sharing some of the voice actors (Emiri Katou, Kana Asumi, Eri Kitamura and
Kana Hanazawa).

**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 the nickname of Yuuki Hashimoto from the 2010
eroge [_恋色空模様_](https://vndb.org/v1740) who is also voiced by Harumi Sakurai
(Yurippe's voice actor). Moreover, "Farewell, Yukichi" (「さらば諭吉」) 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, i.e. Takeyama.

* * *

## Episode 4

![Ep 4 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vc1Ui.jpg)

**Right (OP):** [鎮魂歌]【ちんこんか】 — Requiem. Its significance has already been
explained in the question.

**Front:** [脇]【わき】 — Supporting role; the second stanza of a
[renga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renga). Yui changed her role in the band
from support to lead after Iwasawa left the Afterlife World. At this point in
time, the story has also entered its second phase in the
hokku→waki→daisan→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.stack.imgur.com/wLoPC.jpg)

**Front:** [謎]【なぞ】 — Enigma; mystery, i.e. Ayato Naoi in this episode. 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](http://www29.atwiki.jp/angelbeats/pages/60.html#id_77947f35).

**Left:** コテンパン — Black and blue (e.g. beaten ...), i.e. Angel and Hinata in
this episode.

**Right:** バミューダ — [Bermuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda).

* * *

## Episode 6

![Ep 6 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eQcSY.jpg)

**Front:** [乙]【おつ】 — Second; the latter; strange. Describes Ayato Naoi well in
this episode.

**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](http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_Beats!_The_4-koma:_Our_War_Front_March_Song)_
:

[![Neko in
4-koma](https://i.stack.imgur.com/g1Kp5.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/g1Kp5.jpg)

In this panel, Yusa is explaining the term "marriage hunting"
([婚活](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B5%90%E5%A9%9A%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95)) to
Hinata. The true meaning of 猫大陸 still eludes me, but if I were to fashion a
guess, it would at least be somewhat related to marriage hunting, which
reminds me of the missed opportunity in this episode for Otonashi to do, I
mean, to become closer to Kanade, and the fact that the 'marriage hunting' was
initiated by Naoi on behalf of Otonashi, too!

* * *

## Episode 7

![Ep 7 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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, smell, etc.) and strong; very
likely; passionate and hot.

**Right:** ●(●)ック? (Not legible).

* * *

## Episode 8

**Front:** (Not shown).

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** (Not shown).

* * *

## Episode 9

![Ep 9 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunnus).

* * *

## Episode 10

![Ep 10 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xsnzW.jpg)

**Front:** (Not shown).

**Left:** ●ロス? (Not legible).

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

* * *

## Episode 11

![Ep 11 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zucK0.jpg)

**Front:** (Not shown).

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

**Right:** [極上]【ごくじょう】 — First-rate; best.

* * *

## Episode 12

![Ep 12 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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).

* * *

## Episode 13

![Ep 13 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/npRxc.jpg)

**Front:** [魂友]【こんゆう】 — Spiritual friend.

**Left:** (Not shown).

**Right:** (Not shown).

* * *

## Special: Another Epilogue

![SP Ep paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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 "altering pronunciation or meaning".

* * *

## OVA 1: Stairway to Heaven

![OVA 1 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wl5f7.jpg)

**Front:** (Happy face).

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

**Right:** (Happy face).

* * *

## OVA 2: Hell's Kitchen

![OVA 2 paintings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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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