So, who's watching Death Parade(Death Billards: the series)

[hyorinryu]

For the people who don't know what either is, in an Anime Mirai, an event for future animators, people are given a fixed amount of money and they have to animate a oneshot anime. One of these was called Death Billards. In this show, two people find themselves at a mysterious bar somehow and the bartender makes them play a game with their lives on the line. I can't really tell you much more than that without spoiling. Anyway, I thought it was a great watch.  Now, we have a series about it. It seems to be about different people showing up in the bar, and it looks like they're going to have a larger cast than the oneshot looking at the OP. OP feels weird though.

[Spotty Len]

I watched the first episode, and it managed to keep me interested to continue. It certainly is weird, but it's original.

[BT]

The OP was

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a troll because yeah no that's not the tone of the show at all. I admit I thought I was having a nightmare when I saw it the first time, which means it worked pretty dang well!

:fail:

I do wonder what the non-game episodes will look like. Either way, execution's not perfect but the subject matter is waaaaay too interesting for this show to not be good.

I hope the stories won't get too predictable though. Got a pretty good handle on this last one more or less immediately -

Spoiler:

the guy was repulsive and violent (hello stabbing attempt) on the outside but nothing's wrong on the inside, like in the OVA where the old guy was a lot more well behaved. I think the girl went to hell because she didn't actually cheat on him, just felt like kicking him when he was down for having the nerve to doubt their relationship (when in reality it might have been justified for him to do so).

[hyorinryu]

I watched the first episode, and it managed to keep me interested to continue. It certainly is weird, but it's original.

I recommend the OVA. I liked it a lot.

The OP was

Spoiler:

a troll because yeah no that's not the tone of the show at all. I admit I thought I was having a nightmare when I saw it the first time, which means it worked pretty dang well!

:fail:

I do wonder what the non-game episodes will look like. Either way, execution's not perfect but the subject matter is waaaaay too interesting for this show to not be good.

I hope the stories won't get too predictable though. Got a pretty good handle on this last one more or less immediately -

Spoiler:

the guy was repulsive and violent (hello stabbing attempt) on the outside but nothing's wrong on the inside, like in the OVA where the old guy was a lot more well behaved. I think the girl went to hell because she didn't actually cheat on him, just felt like kicking him when he was down for having the nerve to doubt their relationship (when in reality it might have been justified for him to do so).

Yeah, I thought the OP was kinda an odd choice too.


EDIT: How'd you guys like the 2nd episode? I thought it was interesting as a behind the scenes thing, but getting rid of a lot of the mystery that made the OVA interesting is something I don't know how to feel about. Not that it wasn't something that had to come, but I'm not sure the 2nd episode was the best place for it. I'm not sure where the series is going to go, but I'm going to keep watching.

If you guys plan to watch the OVA I would definitely watch it before the 2nd episode(before the 1st would be preferable too.)


Double EDIT: Has interest in the series died down? How sad. I liked this episode more than the past two. It's much more

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heartwarming

and had less

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drama

.  Not what the whole

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plastic surgury bit

was supposed to do, but I still liked the episode.  Oh yeah, as before, you guys may want to watch the credits if you don't normally, it covers

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their date

and as before, there are scenes after the credits.

[BT]

Oh gosh this episode.

Spoiler:

Back to the strong subject matter we go. I like how the outcome (heaven vs. hell) was kind of predictable but you're still left wondering if this is how it should be, especially after that last scene with the string-tugging.

Re: Last episode's

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plastic surgery

-

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the childhood friend decided her crush was big enough that she'd undergo plastic surgery to make the dude date her. Dude realized that this happened, but decided to date her anyway. It was really sweet?

[hyorinryu]

Oh gosh this episode.

Spoiler:

Back to the strong subject matter we go. I like how the outcome (heaven vs. hell) was kind of predictable but you're still left wondering if this is how it should be, especially after that last scene with the string-tugging.

Re: Last episode's

Spoiler:

plastic surgery

-

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the childhood friend decided her crush was big enough that she'd undergo plastic surgery to make the dude date her. Dude realized that this happened, but decided to date her anyway. It was really sweet?

I thought this episode was okay. I was wondering if they going to have the participants be complete strangers again.

[Rotten]

I was thinking having less stereotypical characters would be cool

but on second thought, exploring the humanity of normal people is a pretty big theme of Death Parade.

I wonder how they're going to vary this series up, though. Because right now every episode is just a new set of characters repeating different games with the same rules.

[Amraphenson]

seems like they're gonna introduce other arbiters and thus the greater plot with the next episode. hopefully.

[Spotty Len]

I wish I could find a full version of the opening because damn, I love it.

[hyorinryu]

I wish I could find a full version of the opening because damn, I love it.

Yeah, all I find on Youtube are rips.

Anyway. I liked how the fighting game

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used the kids a mother as their special moves. Gave it sort of campy?(is that the word I'm looking for) feel. Kinda felt like they were making fun of them.

[Rotten]

/a/ does it again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45xVKInJBUQ