Show Run: January 9th-March 27th 2015
Produced: Madhouse
(Additional information): There was a short film called "Death Billiards" that released on March 2nd, 2013.
Premise: Whenever two people on Earth die at the same time, they are sent to one of many mysterious bars run by bartenders serving as arbiters. There, they must participate in Death Games with their lives on the line, the results of which reveal what secrets led them to their situation and what their fates will be afterwards, with the arbiters judging if their souls will either be sent for reincarnation or banished into the void. The series follows Decim, the lone bartender of the Quindecim bar, whose role in judging these souls changes when he meets a curious black-haired woman..
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Rating: 5/5 wolf fangs
No spoilers in this review.
No spoilers in this review.
Hello everyone, welcome to the very first review of this blog, my name is xthewolfwriterx and I shall be your host of this blog. Shall we begin with Death Parade? Yes, let's start. Death Parade appeared in the beginning of the year and considering I didn't look up the anime beforehand, I was pleasantly surprised on how the entire thing went. This anime is wonderful for the fans of psychological, philosophical, and paranormal elements. Basically, Death Parade is about a arbiter by the name of Decim who is in charge of the Quindecim bar and slowly leads two people into playing games before going 'back' home. The major twist of the various games. However, is the people who are sent to the bar, are dead. They are living souls within an 'purgatory' realm to be determine whether or not they deserve to go to heaven or hell.
When I watched Death Parade, I quickly fell in love with the characters. Decim was so aloof and the minor characters were just as fresh and original as the 'focused' ones in the story. He snatched my heart as soon his doubts of being an arbiter were slowly emerging, he was almost completely human. As for the black-haired woman, she was an instant plot twist from the moment she step into the Quindecim bar. I loved how she brought out the human inside Decim and was treating him like a friend instead of a creeper. (Especially with Decim's 'lovely' hobby...). While I did enjoy them, I also did enjoy the other arbiters as well. Clavis was so cute and I wanted to see more of him instead of as a side character. Nona was cool, evidently, every character was awesome.
The only thing I wanted to see more was the other arbiters' development. The show was fast pace and I understand that the show was focused on the 'black haired' woman's journey with Decim, but it would've been nice to see Nona's struggles against the supposed god, Oculus and Ginti's point of view.
I'm sad to say that this show will not have a second season, but the show overall did develop a philosophical mindset for us viewers. The story for each 'soul' was unexpected, beautifully tragic and sweet for some of them. But, for the ones that deserved hell, they were still traumatic, yet shocking to the viewers. Each episode kept you guessing and wanting more. In the end, Death Parade was a great show and anime for 2015.
When I watched Death Parade, I quickly fell in love with the characters. Decim was so aloof and the minor characters were just as fresh and original as the 'focused' ones in the story. He snatched my heart as soon his doubts of being an arbiter were slowly emerging, he was almost completely human. As for the black-haired woman, she was an instant plot twist from the moment she step into the Quindecim bar. I loved how she brought out the human inside Decim and was treating him like a friend instead of a creeper. (Especially with Decim's 'lovely' hobby...). While I did enjoy them, I also did enjoy the other arbiters as well. Clavis was so cute and I wanted to see more of him instead of as a side character. Nona was cool, evidently, every character was awesome.
The only thing I wanted to see more was the other arbiters' development. The show was fast pace and I understand that the show was focused on the 'black haired' woman's journey with Decim, but it would've been nice to see Nona's struggles against the supposed god, Oculus and Ginti's point of view.
I'm sad to say that this show will not have a second season, but the show overall did develop a philosophical mindset for us viewers. The story for each 'soul' was unexpected, beautifully tragic and sweet for some of them. But, for the ones that deserved hell, they were still traumatic, yet shocking to the viewers. Each episode kept you guessing and wanting more. In the end, Death Parade was a great show and anime for 2015.
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