You are transported into a slice of life Anime. Do you
A. Walk across the corner of a neighborhood and crash against a girl who has toast in her mouth, land on her boobs, and eventually realize you're in the same class while you point at each other and go eeeeeeeeeeh?!
B. Climb up a window because you are a grown man still pretending you're Spiderman, and enter on a girl changing in her room, who proceeds to be violent and challenges you to a duel because you're actually in a school for special snowflake fighters?
C. Enter school as the new guy and because you're the new flavor proceed to get introduced to every major player in the school, such as the news reporter the class president and the head of some major school activity group, all who will be part of your harem?
D. Sit in the desk reserved for protagonists which is near the back row next to the window, look out the window as the wind blows on your face?
D sounds about right
Death Parade 02
A lot more exposition to the events of the first episode. As I had assumed, the game is only meant to simulate a situation that would force the truth out. Apparently, it seems that Decim was in the wrong as he was unable to understand the subtleties human emotional behavior which is really shitty knowing that he sentenced one of them to damnation(or the void in this case). The premise has gotten a lot more complex from where the first episode left, there's much unpack here but let me try.
The judgment doesn't only take their memories in life into account but also their actions in the game i.e. if their actions really are as bad as their memories lead them to believe or if it was a matter of circumstance. Now that is insteresting but not entirely convincing for me. Personalities by a good percentage take shape by the circumstances of their life and to some extent, genetic influence. However, while they do have a case of amnesia in the beginning, they regain key memories relating to their death little by little as they play the game so the situation keeps rapidly changing once they realize certain truths. Now the question is whether your partner is worth putting your life on the line in light of a revelation.
I'm not a fan of how the whole process employs psychological trickery(making them believe something when it wasn't clearly stated) - it feels unreliable and dangerous considering you are literally judging them for heaven/hell but I suppose it's passable. It's worth noting that they are particular about getting it right but not entirely capable of doing so, which would've been fine but there's no clarity on what their limitations are governed by but again, that's passable. I might be nit-picking here but I can't help but notice these details it lays on me.
Overall, it is a bit convoluted but interesting and full of potential. Looking forward to watch more of it.
