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Death Parade (2015)

Death Parade poster
Original title
デス・パレード
Directed by
Yuzuru Tachikawa
Genre
drama anime and manga, mystery anime and manga, mystery anime
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 605 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

People who die at the same moment are sent to a mysterious bar where a bartender named Decim forces them to play a game that decides their final fate. The series explores the nature of human morality and the afterlife through each pair's story.

mysterioustensephilosophicaldarkemotionalslow-burnatmosphericgrimthought-provoking

What happens

Death Parade (Japanese: デス・パレード, Hepburn: Desu Parēdo) is a Japanese psychological thriller anime series created, written, and directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa and produced by Madhouse. The series was spawned from a short film, Death Billiards, which was originally produced by Madhouse for the Young Animator Training Project's Anime Mirai 2013 and released in March 2013. The series aired between January and March 2015. It is licensed in North America by Funimation and in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited. The series was obtained by Madman Entertainment for digital distribution in Australia and New Zealand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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