The moment of truth has arrived – after eleven episodes, it is judgement day for Chiyuki as Decim must make the call of whether she is worthy of redemption or not. For a series’ finale, ‘Suicide Tour’ leaves something to be desired but at the same time, as an episode itself, it is incredibly well … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Suicide Tour (S1E12)
Death Parade
After death, humans go to either heaven or hell. But for some, at the instant of their death, they arrive at the Queen Decim, a bar attended by the mysterious white-haired Decim. He challenges them to the Death Game, wherein they wager their lives and reveal their true natures. Decim himself is the ultimate arbitrator of who wins and who loses, who lives and who dies.
[Anime] Death Parade – Memento Mori (S1E11)
Perhaps fittingly for a penultimate episode, ‘Memento Mori’ is a sombre, reflective episode, even by Death Parade’s standards. Unfortunately, by those very same standards, the episode isn’t a particularly strong one. It feels, in some ways, that the studio didn’t quite have enough content to fill the episode out and decided instead to stretch the … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Memento Mori (S1E11)
[Anime] Death Parade – Story Teller (S1E10)
After nine episodes of exploring human nature and trying to navigate the fairly dense topic of judging a life objectively, Death Parade finally reaches it critical tipping point. It is now or never – over the course of the next two episodes, Decim must pass judgement over the Assistant, Chiyuki. Decim himself has grown a … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Story Teller (S1E10)
[Anime] Death Parade – Death Counter (S1E9)
Human nature and the exact meaning of the term ‘darkness of the soul’ are this episode’s main themes, though I guess you could say that about the whole show. For the first time, we see the arbitration process break down – the Assistant can’t help but interfere in the process especially given how strongly she … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Death Counter (S1E9)
[Anime] Death Parade – Death Rally (S1E8)
This was easily one of the most gripping episodes of Death Parade so far and possibly one of the best episodes overall. There is a lot to love about this episode but I feel that the best part of it was the decision to not wrap everything up this week but instead take a little … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Death Rally (S1E8)
[Anime] Death Parade – Alcohol Poison (S1E7)
This week on Death Parade, the curtains have finally been pulled all the way back and we get a good long look at the show’s universe. It is well timed too; with about five episodes left, I think it was the right move to tell us just what is going on so that we can … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Alcohol Poison (S1E7)
[Anime] Death Parade – Cross Heart Attack (S1E6)
After all the exposition and new information we got last week, I was obviously extremely hyped to see Ginti again and this time in his own bar, in his own element. The episode turned out to be rather disappointing, though. Now, I don’t have anything against light-hearted comedy moments but it feels like the show … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Cross Heart Attack (S1E6)
[Anime] Death Parade – Death March (S1E5)
After my disappointment at yet another couple-of-the-week in last week’s episode, I can’t even begin to tell you happy this week’s episode has made me. If you take a gander at last week’s write-up, you’ll see that this week’s episode delivered everything that I could ask for and more. Instead of playing another game, which … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Death March (S1E5)
[Anime] Death Parade (S1E4) – Death Arcade
When Death Parade first aired a month ago, it immediately had to make a choice. It could either focus on the ‘play a game to decide your fate’ aspect of the premise, or it go for something deeper and less formulaic. I would have loved to see more of the arbiters and these beings are … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade (S1E4) – Death Arcade
[Anime] Death Parade – Rolling Ballade
This show is really difficult to predict. Watching all those cute childhood memories brought this dread feeling in me where I was sure that something terrible was about to be revealed at the end and we’d get a more tragic version of the events of episode 1. Given the way that the last two episodes … Continue reading [Anime] Death Parade – Rolling Ballade