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Death Parade

Death Parade

20158.01 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.

Created by Yuzuru Tachikawa
Written by Yuzuru Tachikawa
NetworksNippon TV

Top Cast

Asami Seto

Asami Seto

Black-haired Woman (voice)

Tomoaki Maeno

Tomoaki Maeno

Decim (voice)

Misa Kato

Misa Kato

Risa (voice)

Yuna Taniguchi

Yuna Taniguchi

Mai Takada (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Mayu Arita (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Clavis (voice)

Shota Yamamoto

Shota Yamamoto

Novem (voice)

Rumi Okubo

Rumi Okubo

Nona (voice)

Ryoka Yuzuki

Ryoka Yuzuki

Castra (voice)

Ryoko Shiraishi

Ryoko Shiraishi

Quin (voice)

Themes & Keywords

suicidegamblingjealousyreincarnationafterliferoulettemurdergamedeathmacabreanimeyoung animator training projectpsychologicalsuspensefantasyincredulous

About Death Parade

Death Parade is a animation, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of suicide, gambling, jealousy, reincarnation, afterlife, roulette. Created by Yuzuru Tachikawa, it stars Asami Seto, Tomoaki Maeno, Misa Kato. There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.

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