Death Parade |OT| Please watch, with your life at stake.

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Diggeh

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Death Parade 10

Another fantastic episode! We finally got Chiyuki's name and things are about to get real with Oculus!

What was the significance of the quick Ginti clip before the next episode preview? Did that imply that Mayu's been judged?
 
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Lautaro

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I guess Oculus is not Buda like I imagined at the beginning. Is he a dummy like the rest? ugh, so many questions...
 
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FluxWaveZ

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Episode 10

That was a nice, subdued episode, especially after the last one. Reminds me of the bowling game with the lovers, episode 3.

Can't really tell where things are going now. It seems like the games are over, at least, and now it'll be focused on
Chiyuki
and crazy beard man. They seemed to imply that
Chiyuki died as a child
, so it'll be interesting to see her regain her memories.
 
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Rnr1224

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Just started watching the show after checking out the OVA and so far it is great! The first episode reminded me a lot of a twilight zone episode. I'm only on episode 5 right now but ill be sure to keep watching!
 
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Tuck

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Show is awesome. Really, really enjoying it. Shame its only 1 cour though. Feel like the side characters aren't really getting much development.
 
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Articalys

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By the way, after every episode where a game concludes, they've been putting up short conversations on YouTube with the voice actors of the characters who were in that episode's game:

Darts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLoy7-MjFFY
Bowling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO7qdVz0Yi0
Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9aTfdgl4E
Twister: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np4K9T89rBM
Air Hockey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkW9ehO5BM0
Cards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h-zBmgVrsM

Of course I can't understand a word of it, but for anyone who can, you might find it interesting. I assume it has the VA's insights into the characters and events of the story.
 
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Mr. RHC

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I watched episode 2 and I think this is a great show!

Loved the "behind the scenes" look and how it worked as an explanation for the previous episode. I'm excited to see how the relationship between the arbiters will unfold and what will happen to "her".
 
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FluxWaveZ

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Episode 11

Amazing episode. The whole figure skating sequence was remarkably well done, and the episode as a whole was. That post-credits scene kind of makes me feel that the weaker link to this show is the whole politics/revolution thing they're going for, because I feel like it truly shines when it's about the isolated stories of the humans who have to be judged.

Also, as pointed out in the anime thread, this episode had an appropriate cameo from a popular show, which oddly resonates really well with the dilemma they were involved in.
 
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Nohar

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I actually wondered the exact same thing as PulseONE. That's one nice cameo if it is him.

This episode was absolutly fantastic. One thing though:
Ginti skyrocketed to the top of my "Bastard" list. What he did was downright cruel.
 
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PulseONE

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Nohar said:
I actually wondered the exact same thing as PulseONE. That's one nice cameo if it is him.

This episode was absolutly fantastic. One thing though:
Ginti skyrocketed to the top of my "Bastard" list. What he did was downright cruel.
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I need to go back and check what clothes he was wearing in the last episode of
Death Note
now
 
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Tuck

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PulseONE said:
I need to go back and check what clothes he was wearing in the last episode of
Death Note
now
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Nohar said:
I actually wondered the exact same thing as PulseONE. That's one nice cameo if it is him.

This episode was absolutly fantastic. One thing though:
Ginti skyrocketed to the top of my "Bastard" list. What he did was downright cruel.
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Very conflicted on the ending. Hated what happened to those two characters. Also it didn't really make sense that hanada had been sent to the void. They both should have been sent to be reincarnated after episode 6.
 
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fertygo

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The skating sequence + flashback was fucking great, someone need to tell me my comprehension is bad or Chiaki's reasoning sound hella lot like gibberish.
 
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Chariot

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PulseONE said:
I need to go back and check what clothes he was wearing in the last episode of
Death Note
now
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I think that's not important. Mayu died in the bath, I think she was naked or half naked. I think everyone wears something they would casually wear. Otherwise you could run into serious problems depending the time and the location lf the death.
 
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FluxWaveZ

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I want to see a game that
Light and L
(Death Note spoilers) have to participate in against each other, with their memories gone and slowly revealing themselves.
 
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Lautaro

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The skating scene was great but I was expecting something more interesting than
suicide behind Chiyuki's death, I don't know... I expected that she was in coma during years so that's how she knew she was supposed to be dead or something
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I wonder if what Ginti said about the void is true because that makes it sound more like
hell if you actually are conscious forever, ugh that's my nightmare
.
 
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PulseONE

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Tuck said:
Very conflicted on the ending. Hated what happened to those two characters. Also it didn't really make sense that hanada had been sent to the void. They both should have been sent to be reincarnated after episode 6.
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I guess it depends on who you talk to, Hindus and Buddhists believe that the void is where all should aim to go, as you only reincarnate when you haven't done enough good in your life and the show is clearly at least influenced by that.

Although my bf is a Hindu and he kept commenting that he didn't like how the show kept speaking about the void as if it were some horrible thing. Then again, the show implies that you're conscious throughout so that makes it different...
 
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CornBurrito

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Tuck said:
Very conflicted on the ending. Hated what happened to those two characters. Also it didn't really make sense that hanada had been sent to the void. They both should have been sent to be reincarnated after episode 6.
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It makes perfect sense why he was sent to the Void. Even though he changed his mind, he still was going to push whatshername off the platform and kill her to save himself. Changing his mind after she volunteered to do it herself wasn't enough for him to get Reincarnation as the verdict.

Also I don't get Chiyuki's speech at all. I guess she just fell into a depression and felt she couldn't connect with other people. But that's a very odd way to explain it.
 
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Jex

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PulseONE said:
I guess it depends on who you talk to, Hindus and Buddhists believe that the void is where all should aim to go, as you only reincarnate when you haven't done enough good in your life and the show is clearly at least influenced by that.

Although my bf is a Hindu and he kept commenting that he didn't like how the show kept speaking about the void as if it were some horrible thing. Then again, the show implies that you're conscious throughout so that makes it different...
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It's pretty clear that the show isn't really depicting any traditional religious view of the afterlife. In this world, the void is truly an eternal hell where you're trapped forever with your own darkest thoughts and beliefs.
 
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PulseONE

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Jexhius said:
It's pretty clear that the show isn't really depicting any traditional religious view of the afterlife. In this world, the void is truly an eternal hell where you're trapped forever with your own darkest thoughts and beliefs.
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Yup, I've realized, it's sort of depressing though, as the people who have ended up there (with few exceptions) didn't seem to deserve it
 
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Lautaro

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If the Void is truly like Ginti said then I think nobody deserves it.

It's basically an infinite punishment for finite crimes, that's why the concept of Hell is amoral. I hope they address that in the show.
 
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The Silver

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they might as well keep calling the void hell, that's pretty much what it is.

Early on I figured the void would just be nothingness like you don't exist, but the way it actually works is horrific.
 
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Tuck

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CornBurrito said:
It makes perfect sense why he was sent to the Void. Even though he changed his mind, he still was going to push whatshername off the platform and kill her to save himself. Changing his mind after she volunteered to do it herself wasn't enough for him to get Reincarnation as the verdict.

Also I don't get Chiyuki's speech at all. I guess she just fell into a depression and felt she couldn't connect with other people. But that's a very odd way to explain it.
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Ginti saw him consider it, yeah. But he didn't actually do anything. Punishing someone for a thought seems very extreme. I disagree with the judgement, but its not a plot hole or anything.

However: I found it a quite jarring as we never actualy saw Harada enter the elevator. Last time we saw him was during his performance. And the girl was still around (for some reason?) so I figured he would be too - honestly that was the bigger issue I had with it. Felt like we missed some important scenes. Unless there was some post-credit scene that I missed.

Also I agree with others who say the void sounds like a really harsh punishment. Basically eternal punishment.
 
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FluxWaveZ

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MetroidPrimeRib said:
Well given the old man seems like he's some sort of God and is also not a very good person it's not surprising this system is fucked up
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But is he even the one who established the system in the first place? Or is he there just to maintain it?

A lot of the intricacies of what the whole process actually involves still seems rather mysterious. He had dialogue in a previous episode implying that he was the closest to god or something, like he was hoping to get promoted to that position.
 
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MetroidPrimeRib

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FluxWaveZ said:
But is he even the one who established the system in the first place? Or is he there just to maintain it?

A lot of the intricacies of what the whole process actually involves still seems rather mysterious. He had dialogue in a previous episode implying that he was the closest to god or something, like he was hoping to get promoted to that position.
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Well we still have one episode but I doubt they will sit us down and completely lecture us on how the whole system works. The final episode looks like it will have something to do with the old man though.
 
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Cloudy

Banned
Can't believe how that went down. Ginti don't play
So she got voided for choosing to save Harada after agonizing about it?
Seems unfair IMO...as does the whole process...

PS: Was that ...Light?

PS2: Anyone know the piece that was playing during the skating flashback?
 
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Mista

Banned
Lovely episodes. Last episode is supposed to be great too
I really enjoyed this anime especially when they started breaking the routine
 
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Jarmel

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Well that was probably the hardest (difficulty on the participant) test yet. Mother is crying right in front of you...

I sure as fuck don't know if I would or would have not pushed that button.
 
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Lautaro

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This show needs a new season, they may have solved Chiyuki's judgement and Nona's motivation but there still so much that can be explored...

Also the fourth rule mentioned by Oculus seemed to imply a future conflict.
 
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CornBurrito

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Lautaro said:
This show needs a new season, they may have solved Chiyuki's judgement and Nona's motivation but there still so much that can be explored...

Also the fourth rule mentioned by Oculus seemed to imply a future conflict.
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I think the fourth rule was mentioned because Nona basically disproved it, or this whole season has been her attempt to disprove it.
 
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LordCanti

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I knew the nature of the world (what is Oculus and why is he more powerful, for instance) wasn't likely to be explored, but if they were to do an OVA that did I'd definitely watch it.

This was one of my favorite shows of the year. I'm sad to see it go, but I liked the ending a lot.

CornBurrito said:
I think the fourth rule was mentioned because Nona basically disproved it, or this whole season has been her attempt to disprove it.
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That was my impression as well. Decim is clearly not destroyed by his increasing humanity, which contradicts the rule. Hopefully Oculus will rethink his methods based on Decim's future results.
 
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Semblance

shhh Graham I'm still compiling this Radiant map
I really, really appreciated this. Ending left me satisfied, even if it didn't answer everything.

Dug Parasyte and am still all about Jojo's and Durarara!!, but Death Parade has been the real deal this season.
 
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vareon

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I really like the show. It's not super sophisticated, but good enough to have you think. Watching Death Billiards and episode 1, I didn't expect the arbiters in one of the focus of the story but here it is. Really like how Decim keeps stating how he respect a human fulfilling his life, too.

I don't really want a second season---the show's nice enough to end where it needs to be.
 
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PranooY

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Episode 11 and 12:

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FluxWaveZ

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That was a very appropriate ending for this show. It revolved mostly around Decim and Chiyuki, and that's how I thought it should have been, with the wider conflict behind arbiters and judgments being left as an open ending instead of trying to somehow wrap all of that stuff up in a last episode.
 
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Diggeh

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Why does it have to be over? :(

It's joined my pray-for-a-second-season list alongside Heroman and No Game No Life.
 
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CornBurrito

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Diggeh said:
Why does it have to be over? :(

It's joined my pray-for-a-second-season list alongside Heroman and No Game No Life.
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I can't imagine No Game No Life not getting a second season. It does so much pandering to the Otaku fanbase in Japan that DVD sales couldn't possibly have been bad.
 
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Tuck

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Looking back, I think the skating scene in episode 11 was one of the most memorable scenes in an anime I've seen.

Incredibly well done.
 
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