Death Parade
Death Parade turns an elegant afterlife bar into a pressure chamber for the people who enter it. Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix carry the complete TV series. Its 12 episodes move quickly, with each game exposing the memories and moral contradictions of the newly dead while a larger question develops around the person judging them. The result is tense and often bleak, but its interest in empathy keeps it from becoming empty cruelty. It is a strong choice for viewers who want a finished psychological mystery that can be completed without a long commitment. Expect drama and supernatural suspense rather than a conventional action show.
About
Pairs of strangers wake inside Quindecim, a refined bar with no obvious way out and no clear account of how they arrived. The calm bartender, Decim, tells them that leaving depends on playing a game. As fear and competition take hold, buried memories begin to return, revealing that the contest is really a test of the lives they led. Decim must decide what happens to each soul, yet his method depends on provoking people at their worst. When one guest resists the usual pattern, the certainty behind those judgments begins to crack. The premise supports compact personal stories while gradually examining whether any observer can fairly measure another person's humanity.
Information
- Japanese
- γγΉγ»γγ¬γΌγ
- Premiered
- January 10, 2015
- Episodes
- 12
- Duration
- 23 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- Madhouse
- Source
- Original
- Themes
- drama, female protagonist, japanese production, present, fantasy, earth
FAQ
Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Netflix carry Death Parade. Each service offers access to the same finished TV series.
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