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Death Parade
For a show about people who come to terms about their deaths in purgatory, Death Parade has some surprisingly uplifting and emotionally positive moments. Set in one of several inter-dimensional bars that serve as the afterlife, the series follows the arbiter and judge of departed souls Decim and his partner, the amnesiac Chiyuki. Brought together through chance, they must judge the lives and past deeds of the dead through special bar games. Those they judge as good and just are reincarnated for a second chance at life; meanwhile, those they judge as evil are sent into a void of nothingness to suffer for the rest of their days.
The longer the two judge souls, the clearer it becomes that their job has no clear answers and that the weight of their potential mistakes could cost someone dearly. At the same time though, they’ll learn the value a life can hold and how important it is to make the most of the time one has.
A character-driven series with sci-fi elements, Death Parade is a thoughtful series that can be overlooked all too easily. Its premise, as well as the way the characters are made to interact with it, will seem strange at first, but by the show’s end will have almost any anime fan eager for more.
