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* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It can be fairly hard to explain the plot of the series to someone new to it, especially considering the opening theme is so [[BaitAndSwitchCredits jarringly peppy]] compared to what the show is really all about, which may lead to fans of DarkerAndEdgier anime to shy away from it or fans of LighterAndSofter anime to want to watch it. [[spoiler:The couple that walks into Quindecim is dead. The bartender is an [[{{Psychopomp}} arbiter]], and the games are created with the sole intent of bringing out the true colors of the players in question and judging whether they will go to "heaven" or to "hell."]]
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* HollywoodHomely: Mai, before getting plastic surgery to fix her skin condition and eye shape in a case of ValuesDissonance.
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* PietaPlagiarism: Decim holds Takashi like this in the first episode, but it's decidedly ''not'' romantic. He does this to Onna too, however, in the OP and some promotional photos.
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* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: To simplify things for the guests, arbiters say that they will end up either in "heaven" or "hell." What they ''really'' mean by the latter is "the void."
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->''"Life is a mysterious thing. Each and every life spins its own, totally separate tale, yet they become intricately entwined in each other. And no one knows how they will end up."''
->''"That's true. You never know until you die. You may not even know '''after''' you die. But you know what? That's what makes it interesting, right?"''
->''"That's true. You never know until you die. You may not even know '''after''' you die. But you know what? That's what makes it interesting, right?"''
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* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: In episode three, Mai and Shigeru get to go on one date before departing.
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* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: In episode three, Mai and Shigeru get to go on one date before departing.departing.
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* BittersweetEnding: Episode 03. Mai got to go on a date with the [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend]] whom she's loved for years, but they were both dead, and it seems wasn't until she [[spoiler: had plastic surgery]] that he begun to recognize her.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In episode 03, the bowling balls are stylized to resemble the players' hearts. Shigeru [[IkeaErotica puts his fingertips into the ball's holes]], cutting to a stylized scene of his fingers inside pulsing red flesh. He blushes and smiles, and then says:
-->"She's so warm..."
* ExoticEyeDesigns: The arbiters all have eyes that have very large crosses on their irises...[[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and they ''turn'' when they receive a new couples' memories.]] It's actually rather creepy to see.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: The arbiters all have eyes that have very large crosses on their irises...
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** In epiode 03, [[spoiler: both Shigeru and Mai]] do this, but it's more bittersweet.
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* HollywoodHomely: Mai, before getting plastic surgery to fix her skin condition and eye shape in a case of ValuesDissonance.
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* LighterAndSofter: Episode three was far more pleasant than the past two episodes as well as ''Billiards'', and ended on a lighter note.
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** The memory flashback scenes are done traditionally, mostly in sepia colors, making them look wistful and causing them to stand out in stark contrast to the more modern coloring of Quindecim.
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** Happens in the first episode of the series too, when Takashi realizes that he indirectly [[spoiler:caused the death of his wife and unborn child]].
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* SurgicalImpersonation: In episode 03, t's implied that Mai received plastic surgery in part to look more like Chisato so that Shigeru would notice her.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler: In Episode 3. The couple of the week were an aversion in life; [[HeartwarmingMoments it's played straight after death, however.]] ]]
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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the rare examples that's played for horror. [[spoiler:This is pretty much the worst possible question to be asked by the judge of the afterlife when you're evaluating his performance.]]
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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the rare examples that's played for horror. [[spoiler:This is pretty much the worst possible question to be asked by the judge of the afterlife when you're evaluating his performance.]]]]
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: In episode three, Mai and Shigeru get to go on one date before departing.
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: In episode three, Mai and Shigeru get to go on one date before departing.
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* Hot-Blooded: Onna, even if she doesn't look like one.
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* Hot-Blooded: HotBlooded: Onna, even if she doesn't look like one.
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* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The opening theme is a catchy, jazz-like tune and includes the main cast drinking and dancing around without a care in the world. The show itself...isn't so pleasant.
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* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The opening theme is a catchy, jazz-like tune and includes the main cast drinking and dancing around without a care in the world. The show itself...isn't so pleasant.[[spoiler: Although even here we can have a happy ending]]
* TheComicallySerious: Decim.
* Hot-Blooded: Onna, even if she doesn't look like one.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: How the afterlife works. It's the Quindecim staff's job to decide whether the recently-deceased's souls are worth salvaging via reincarnation through the SecretTestOfCharacter of the Death Games.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: How the afterlife works. It's the Quindecim staff's job to decide whether the recently-deceased's souls are worth salvaging via reincarnation through the SecretTestOfCharacter of the Death Games.[[spoiler: In some cases, both souls can be sent to reincarnation, regardless of the game results.]]
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* CreepyDoll: The lifesize mannequins hanging around the bar. It's implied by the staff that if you refuse to play the game, you will become one of them - it's not actually true, but it's a hell of a motivator. In reality, they're just Decim's (weird, creepy) hobby, and he's kind of bad at finding storage for them all.
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* CreepyDoll: The lifesize mannequins hanging around the bar. It's implied The unfinished ones are inevitably shown by the staff that if you refuse when someone refuses to play a game involving their lives, and in the game, you darkness they look like ''[[MistakenForMurderer hanging corpses]]'', implying that anyone who refuses will become one of them - it's join them. It's not actually true, but it's a hell of a motivator. In reality, they're just Decim's (weird, creepy) hobby, and he's kind of bad at finding storage for them all.
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* LoopholeAbuse: ''Good lord'' is there this. Any rules said for the games are literally the only rules for the game, meaning assaulting other players or using their limited pieces can be perfectly legal. The only reason the players don't abuse this for all it's worth from the start is that they either want to play fair or assume the usual rules against such actions are in effect.
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* LoopholeAbuse: ''Good lord'' is there this. Any rules said for the games are literally the only ''only'' rules for the game, meaning assaulting other players or using their limited pieces can be perfectly legal. The only reason the players don't abuse this for all it's worth from the start is that they either want to play fair or assume the usual rules against such actions are in effect. Any assault after the games are finished, however, is halted by Decim himself.
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: Averted in the short film, ''Death Billiards'', where the elderly man was given a major advantage over the young man.
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: Averted in the short film, ''Death Billiards'', where the elderly man was given a major advantage over the young man.man and considered as the likely winner. [[spoiler: Changing one's fate, however, is a completely open market.]]
* MediumBlending: Various parts of the Quindecim, such as when the games are revealed and parts of the background and game sets, are used in some rather obvious CGI. However, given the otherworldly setting, the contrast actually works to the series' advantage.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: What happens in ''Billiards''.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: What happens in ''Billiards''.
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* TheShowMustGoOn: In the short, [[spoiler: after one of the contestants has been beaten unconscious, Decim convinces [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the despondent assailant (under the thought that he'd killed the older man)]] to finish the game.]]
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: The arbiters all have eyes that have very large crosses on their irises...[[spoiler: and they ''turn'' when they receive a new couples' memories.]] It's actually rather creepy to see.
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* {{Expy}}: Unintentional or not, Decim bears an uncanny resemblance to Ginko from ''Anime/{{Mushishi}}''. This has spawned a number of jokes, and 'Ginko' is sometimes used as a nickname for Decim.
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Produced by Creator/Madhouse, ''Death Parade'' expands off of a half-hour short called ''Death Billiards'', an entry for Japan's Anime Mirai: Young Animator Training Program in 2013. The short was successful enough to be one of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/LittleWitchAcademia only two]] that were produced into an anime series. Currently airing as a part of the 2015 winter lineup, the simulcast can be legally streamed on [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/death-parade/home Funimation's site]].
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Produced by Creator/Madhouse, {{Creator/Madhouse}}, ''Death Parade'' expands off of a half-hour short called ''Death Billiards'', an entry for Japan's Anime Mirai: Young Animator Training Program in 2013. The short was successful enough to be one of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/LittleWitchAcademia only two]] that were produced into an anime series. Currently airing as a part of the 2015 winter lineup, the simulcast can be legally streamed on [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/death-parade/home Funimation's site]].
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* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The 1st episode of the series revolves around Decim's job to determine whose soul is worth to be reincarnated between a married couple and the 2nd episode is Nona's perspective as an observer.
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* Psychopomp: The Quindecim employs them. [[spoiler: The problem is that they're so detached from humanity that their evaluations on where souls go is skewed enough to need an assistant, one who is decidedly ''not'' a psychopomp herself.]]
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* Psychopomp: NiceJobBreakingItHero: Decim is ''so'' detached from humanity that he fails to understand why someone would lie [[spoiler: to protect someone else, and because of this, he made the "wrong" decision when he judged the couple in the first episode]].
* {{Psychopomp}}: The Quindecim employs them. [[spoiler: The problem is that they're so detached from humanity that their evaluations on where souls go is skewed enough to need an assistant, one who is decidedly ''not'' a psychopomp herself.]]
* {{Psychopomp}}: The Quindecim employs them. [[spoiler: The problem is that they're so detached from humanity that their evaluations on where souls go is skewed enough to need an assistant, one who is decidedly ''not'' a psychopomp herself.]]
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* Psychopomp: The Quindecim employs them. [[spoiler: The problem is that they're so detached from humanity that their evaluations on where souls go is skewed enough to need an assistant, one who is decidedly ''not'' a psychopomp herself.]]
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* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The 1st episode of the series revolves around Decim's job to determine whose soul is worth to be reincarnated between a married couple and the 2nd episode is Nona's perspective as an observer.
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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the rare examples that's played for horror. [[spoiler:This is pretty much the worst possible question to be asked by the judge of the afterlife.]]
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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the rare examples that's played for horror. [[spoiler:This is pretty much the worst possible question to be asked by the judge of the afterlife.afterlife when you're evaluating his performance.]]
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* WhamLine: Episode 2 gives us [[spoiler:the precise moment when we learn how badly out of his depth Decim is]], turning the show's entire premise on its head.
-->[[spoiler:[[NoSocialSkills "Lying? Why would there be any need for that?"]]]]
-->[[spoiler:[[NoSocialSkills "Lying? Why would there be any need for that?"]]]]
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* CreepyDoll: The lifesize mannequins hanging around the bar. It's implied that if you refuse to play the game, you will become one of them.
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* CosmicHorrorStory: The show's take on the afterlife falls right into this. [[spoiler:If you die, you're faced with the binary options of continuing to reincarnate or being discarded and deleted from the system. The celestial bureaucracy decides which fate you get by subjecting you to an arbitrary, sadistic SecretTestOfCharacter, and if two people die at once, one of them ''will'' get deleted. The kicker? The whole system exists because the people running it are so detached from humanity that it's the only way they can think of to assess the human soul, and they neither know nor particularly care when they get it wrong, to the point where the higher-ups have had to bring in an assistant to mitigate the Quindecim staff's frequent fuckups and teach them about how humans work.]]
* CreepyDoll: The lifesize mannequins hanging around the bar. It's implied by the staff that if you refuse to play the game, you will become one ofthem.them - it's not actually true, but it's a hell of a motivator. In reality, they're just Decim's (weird, creepy) hobby, and he's kind of bad at finding storage for them all.
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* HanlonsRazor: The true explanation for why [[spoiler:Quindecim works the way it does, coupled with a generous dose of bureaucratic apathy]].
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* MortalWoundReveal: When the young man in ''Billiards'' begins to remember his past, he undoes his blazer and sees the blood from a stab wound.wound.
* {{Reincarnation}}: How the afterlife works. It's the Quindecim staff's job to decide whether the recently-deceased's souls are worth salvaging via reincarnation through the SecretTestOfCharacter of the Death Games.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: The true purpose of the games, deciding whether the players deserve to be reincarnated or not by revealing their true selves through a high-stress scenario. The twist is that [[spoiler:since Decim doesn't really get how humans work, they're not particularly efficient or reliable tests, and the implied cruelty of this trope is completely unnecessary]].
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the rare examples that's played for horror. [[spoiler:This is pretty much the worst possible question to be asked by the judge of the afterlife.]]
* {{Reincarnation}}: How the afterlife works. It's the Quindecim staff's job to decide whether the recently-deceased's souls are worth salvaging via reincarnation through the SecretTestOfCharacter of the Death Games.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: The true purpose of the games, deciding whether the players deserve to be reincarnated or not by revealing their true selves through a high-stress scenario. The twist is that [[spoiler:since Decim doesn't really get how humans work, they're not particularly efficient or reliable tests, and the implied cruelty of this trope is completely unnecessary]].
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: One of the rare examples that's played for horror. [[spoiler:This is pretty much the worst possible question to be asked by the judge of the afterlife.]]
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: Averted in the short film, ''Death Billiards'', where the elderly man was given a major advantage over the young man.
* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The opening theme is a catchy, jazz-like tune and includes the main cast drinking and dancing around without a care in the world. The show itself...isn't so pleasant.
* CreepyDoll: The lifesize mannequins hanging around the bar. It's implied that if you refuse to play the game, you will become one of them.
* DeadAllAlong: In both the short and the series, the pair arrive in Quindecim after they die, but they don't realize it immediately.
* GoOutWithASmile: The old man in the short film. A rather menacing smirk, at that.
* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: Happens as the players start to unfurl the reasons as to how they wound up at Quindecim.
* MortalWoundReveal: When the young man in ''Billiards'' begins to remember his past, he undoes his blazer and sees the blood from a stab wound.
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Produced by Creator/Madhouse , Creator/Madhouse, ''Death Parade'' expands off of a half-hour short called ''Death Billiards'', an entry for Japan's Anime Mirai: Young Animator Training Program in 2013. The short was successful enough to be one of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/LittleWitchAcademia only two]] that were produced into an anime series. Currently airing as a part of the 2015 winter lineup, the simulcast can be legally streamed on [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/death-parade/home Funimation's site]].
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->''"I am now about to explain to you what your circumstances are. I ask that you pay close attention. One: First of all, I cannot answer the question of where you are. Two: We will now have you play a game. Three: We will have you choose the game by roulette. Four: We will have you stake your lives on the game."''
Welcome to Quindecim.
Two people walk into a bar with no recollection of how they arrived there. Greeted by a mysterious white haired man who calls himself Decim, they are told very little of their current situation, only that they must play a game in which they will stake their lives. With no way to escape, they have little choice but to comply with the man's strange demands.
As they play the game, the two soon start to recall the circumstances that brought them to the bar, and their true colors begin to shine in a game that pits the two souls against one another.
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->''"I am now about to explain to you what your circumstances are. I ask that you pay close attention. One: First of all, I cannot answer the question of where you are. Two: We will now have you play a game. Three: We will have you choose the game by roulette. Four: We will have you stake your lives on the game."''
Welcome to Quindecim.
Two people walk into a bar with no recollection of how they arrived there. Greeted by a mysterious white haired man who calls himself Decim, they are told very little of their current situation, only that they must play a game in which they will stake their lives. With no way to escape, they have little choice but to comply with the man's strange demands.
As they play the game, the two soon start to recall the circumstances that brought them to the bar, and their true colors begin to shine in a game that pits the two souls against one another.
Produced by Creator/Madhouse,''Death Parade'' expands off of a half-hour short called ''Death Billiards'', an entry for Japan's Anime Mirai: Young Animator Training Program in 2013. The short was successful enough to be one of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/LittleWitchAcademia only two]] that were produced into an anime series. Currently airing as a part of the 2015 winter lineup, the simulcast can be legally streamed on [[http://www.funimation.com/shows/death-parade/home Funimation's site]].
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