Death Parade: Review

Death Parade is an anime about what happens when you die and how that is decided.

When someone in this show dies they along with someone else that died at the same time compete in a game at a bar called Quindecim. One of the two people press the button, and a machine starts working. Whatever it lands on is what they have to play. It could be bowling, air hockey, darts, old maid, etc.

The bartenders are the people who control the whole game and have a part in deciding where the customers go.

Whoever wins the game goes to heaven and who ever loosed goes to “hell”. It’s pretty much just eternal falling and darkness.

When the elevator opens, and the two people walk into the place they don’t remember anything about what happened before they got there. They know their names and jobs but they don’t know that they are dead. As time goes on their memory’s start to come to them, and they eventually remember how they die.

The show talks about and shows other peoples life’s and what their life was like before they died but also the two bartender’s life’s as well.

The bartenders aren’t supposed to have many feelings or compassion for other people because they are there to judge people. Decim knows he isn’t supposed to have feelings for anyone and doesn’t understand why he does feel for some people.

I think this is a great show that keep me not only interested but on the edge of my seat with every episode. It’s such a great idea for a show and was handled very well. The anime was a test and the creators didn’t expect anyone to like it because of how dark it was and were surprised to see how many fans it had. It only has one season because the people who made it are afraid they will ruin the show if they tried to make another season. While of course I would like another season and would watch

it I understand where they are coming from. Personally I don’t see what they would make a second season about. It was wrapped up so nicely with the first season I don’t see what they would make it about.

In conclusion I think it’s an amazing anime that I would recommend to anyone to watch.