Death Parade
Oshimeter
Synopsis
Death drops you straight into a bar. Not a joke setup, that's the premise. Decim, a calm and unreadable bartender, greets pairs of recently deceased strangers at Quindecim, a stylish afterlife lounge. The catch: they don't know they're dead, and they have to play a game: darts, bowling, cards, where the stakes are their very souls. Win or lose, Decim watches how they play to judge whether they deserve reincarnation or oblivion. Each game peels back layers of who these people really were when they were alive, and the answers aren't always comfortable. This 12-episode TV series from Madhouse is structured almost like an anthology at first, with new pairs arriving each episode, but a larger story quietly builds around Decim himself and a mysterious black-haired woman who starts questioning the whole system. That's where it gets interesting: it's not just about judging humans, but whether judgment itself is fair when the judges don't fully understand what it means to be human. The emotional weight here is real. Some episodes hit hard enough to sit with you for days. The animation has this moody, atmospheric quality that fits the bar setting perfectly, and the psychological tension during the games keeps things gripping even when nobody's throwing a punch. If you liked the afterlife themes in Angel Beats or the layered psychological storytelling in The Garden of Sinners, this one's in that space. Wonder Egg Priority fans who want something that sticks the landing more cleanly should also give it a look.
Episode Guide
Characters
Decim
Quindecim's bartender and arbiter, Decim, is a mysterious being who tests the dead, struggles with newfound human emotions, and questions the afterlife's system.
Organ Alex
Kurokami no Onna
Amnesiac Quindecim bar assistant; initially enigmatic, later revealed as a human suicide victim named Chiyuki.
Marchi Jamie
Nona
Nona, Death Parade's manager, oversees arbiters, rules on disputes, and corrects their mistakes.
Saxton Jad
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I expected the plot in the last episode to be pretty flat, but I didn't expect it to become so emotional, i really liked Decim's emotional breakdown in this episode. It added a lot of depth to his character and made the ending much more impactful than I had anticipated.
Bastante emocionante y emotivo final, dejando un nuevo Decim, Chiyuki llega a su final y Nona sigue en la mira del viejo cabeza de flor.
Capitulo bastante lento, sin embargo Chiyuki logra recuperar sus recuerdos, teniendo una charla emotiva con Decim, el cual al final hace algo inesperado.
Capitulo bastante lento pero importante ya que la asistente recuerda su nombre gracias a un juego que tiene con Decim y una invitada especial, Oculus descubre algo interesante.
Un capitulo bastante intenso en donde los dos recuerdan todo y se genera un caos, la asistente termina diciendoles la verdad sobre "el cielo y el infierno" e interviene alterada por sus emociones
Capitulo que te hace sentir la tension desde el incio hasta el final con los nuevos personajes que llegan al bar, siempre a la expectativa ya que recuerdan mas lento de lo usual
Aunque no contiene accion, es un capitulo importante, mas desarrollo del lore y se descubre un secreto que oculta Nona, la asistente empieza a recordar.
We glimpse into Decim's past and learn more about Quindecim's previous arbiter, setting up more world-building and clarifying the stakes, though at a slower pace. Questions are asked surrounding the morality of the system and the prospect of change in fun, thought-provoking ways.
Capitulo ineteresante ya que muestran la forma de trabajar de el arbitro Ginti y un poco de comedia con los nuevos participantes de esta vez.
Capitulo confuso pero con mas desarrollo del lore, aparecen nuevos personajes en Quindecim, colocando a prueba a Decim y dejando dudas sobre lo que está sucediendo.
Episodio sin desarrollo de historia referente al bar, sin embargo contiene mas accion y emociones fuertes como la desesperación y el llanto mientras los personajes van recordando su vida y su muerte.
This episode really highlights the moral ambiguity role of a detective/police officer.
Un episodio un poco mas lento, siento que no es tan necesario de ver ya que no explican mucho de la historia, simplemente otras dos personas llegan al bar y tienen que jugar nuevamente, aunque es un poco emotivo ya que no tienen malos sentimientos entre ellos al jugar.
Capitulo con menos accion y tensión, sin embargo es importante de ver ya que explican detalladamente la funcion verdadera del bar y sus arbitros, llegando una nueva persona al grupo.
una pareja llega a un lugar, donde te explican que es un bar extraño, lleno de juegos, emociones y mucho caos.
EPISODE TERAKHIR YANG SANGAT PEAK DAN EMOSIONAL!!! Overall, Death Parade berhasil memberikan cerita perihal hidup dan mati dengan bungkusan yang begitu fresh dan sederhana melalui konflik-konflik dan perasaan manusia yang kompleks. boleh lahh
WAHHHH EPISODE YANG CANTIK BANGEETTT. AAAAAA!!! CHIYUKI CANTIK BANGETTT DI EPISODE INIIII
episode yang cukup wholesome dan berhasil bikin aku ngerasa tenang. gak seperti episode sebelumnya yg darderdor, episode ini justru tampil begitu tenang
lanjutan dari episode 8 yang cukup oke walau ketegangannya bisa ditingkatkan lagi. better lah dari episode 8
Ih nanggung banget. aku gak suka sama episode ini
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