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Oct 9, 2021 8:13 PM

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wow this anime is quite deep, too hard for me to understand
Nov 19, 2021 7:25 PM

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I remember Decim making a mistake the last time I watched this. We definitely knew that the wife was reflecting and guilty but the husband didn't even trust her. What a laugh. pretty intense episode tho, it is always nice to see another perspective


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Nov 29, 2021 6:27 AM

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This recap kinda left me with mixed feelings about the episode, im not sure If I liked the episode overall that much, maybe here was some interesting information here and there but overall not a very great episode
Mar 5, 2022 12:11 PM

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Jan 2021
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I was completely tricked by the last ep

Seems I'm was with Decim on this one
Mar 16, 2022 11:42 AM

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Dec 2020
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Let down compared to ova, even 1st ep. I really hope someone would pick out the system's flaws.
Aug 23, 2022 11:47 AM
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Feb 2019
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Franchement le fait qu'on nous montre l'envers du décor rajoute une nouvelle touche à l'histoire ce qui rend le tout d'autant plus atraillant
Dec 25, 2022 1:56 PM
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Jan 2022
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So decim doesn't understand love
Dec 28, 2022 8:59 PM
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Mar 2021
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it was straight jit
Jan 2, 2023 5:11 PM

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Jan 2021
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Nice insight of what was going on "behind the screen"
And great explanation of players thinking and acts.
I love this show so far

Jan 4, 2023 1:37 PM
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Jul 2019
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recap of ep 1 with extra details
Jan 11, 2023 11:40 PM

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Feb 2017
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Uhh, everyone's horrible in some way, and people don't intentionally turn out the way they do.

The arbiters are authoritarian. Their self-righteousness is repulsive.
The most ethical resolution would making it be the dead soul's choice where they go, reincarnation or the void, regardless of their sins. I figure a number would just be tired and actually choose an eternal rest in the void.

I'd love to see this judgement system turned on its head over time.
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Mar 8, 2023 6:52 PM
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Oct 2022
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It was very interesting to see both perspectives. 
Although I would have sent both of them to the void for how much they attempted to play each other
ChrisDCMar 8, 2023 6:55 PM
Mar 30, 2023 8:15 PM

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Decim acts like he made a mistake in something like insurance adjusting, but he sent that woman to the "void" and thinks it was a mistakes minutes later. Isn't that pretty bad!?
Apr 27, 2023 1:35 PM
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ED is amazing. Recap + exposition is a bit distasteful but the overall style is mesmerizing.  
Jun 22, 2023 3:41 AM
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Well yeah machiko did regret it but cheating is still a cheating, maybe someone can forgive if his/her partner for cheating on them but i really can't forgive if it happened to me, it was like a dead flag sign for me, i rather be alone then be with someone who already cheat on me, i can't say that man is right but having a problem with trusting people is really a complicated thing
Jul 9, 2023 11:20 PM
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Was enjoying this until the woman sided with the cheater and the guy who sent the cheater to hell was scolded for making a "wrong" decision.
Aug 22, 2023 11:08 AM
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so this episode was pretty much the last episode but through a different point of view? interesting. i wonder how the long-haired girl suddenly came into existence, but i'm pretty sure it'll be addressed in the future.

even after the newlywed couple were sent to afterlife, we still get more twists about them. interesting.

i also really like nona so far, she's really fun!
Sep 19, 2023 6:09 AM

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Guess I was right on the first episode thread when I said she hadn't actually cheated and the child was his, unlike the other comments there. I should learn not to be influenced by thoughtless opinions more.
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Oct 15, 2023 8:30 AM

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That 5 minutes joke had me dying 💀
Nov 9, 2023 1:29 PM

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Reply to PoLoBreak
Stuff I wrote for myself when rewatching, thought I'll share anyway in case it might help others clear things up.

Ep 1 & 2
In order to rid of his guilt, Takashi accused Machiko that the child isn’t his because he mistrusted her and eventually killed all three of them as a result. All were his wrong doing.
We are shown a flashback of Machiko in bed with someone else when she confessed. Decim is surprised by this revelation that Machiko is in love with someone else and the baby isn’t Takashi’s, and took that at face value.
Machiko enter the void (hell) with lift with Oni mask and Takashi reincarnates (heaven) lift with white slightly smiling mask.
Decim respect for ppl that lived fulfilled life (Machiko) because she was happy till her death and still tried preserved her love for takashi by trying to make him happy/less sad. He apologized for his misjudgement on Machiko. Decim asked why Machiko actions were incomprehensible and that once dead nothing mattered, Onna explained that it’s love and Machiko tried to preserve it especially after they died because they were going to part ways forever.

Thoughts:
Nona proves to be powerful. Decim proves to be flawed despite his mechanical body language. Onna proves to be insightful despite her “innocence” and naiveté.

Questions:
Places in the purgatory: multiple floors and outside heaven? Arbiters, and who are they? Who is Nona? Onna clearly not an arbiter because of her eyes. Mannequins & the one in the ending? Nona’s book containing the two children.

General world:
Hindu/Buddist statue at the entrance to the lift. The lift then brings to a selected bar.
The game makes no difference to whether they live or not. It’s only used as a tool to test their personality and for the arbiter to pass judgement on the participants. When their life is on the line their darkest nature comes out, by triggering the most primitive emotion of fear. Judgement is passed based on participants’ memories and humanity displayed in the game.
Arbiter takes in all info at the beginning.
@PoLoBreak
You have it backwards
Machiko was sent to the Void, but she went into the Smiling Mask
Takashi was sent to Reincarnate, but he went into the Oni Mask

https://i.imgur.com/pyj2B3w.jpg
Nov 25, 2023 2:47 PM
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The second episode of Death Parade had a nice blend of plot twists and character introductions, with the new unnamed character giving good insights on the previous people to be judged. It did a good job on giving a new perspective on the characters. Not much else to say I'd rate it 7/10 as an episode.
Feb 5, 11:46 AM

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After watching 2 episodes I'm already sold on the premise. OP and ED are absolute heat + the character designs are nice.

Decim was left to make a tough call with this couple. Not really sure what the proper read was other than Nona probably being right about the dude's issues. Love how they drop Onna into a pretty brutal first impression of what the arbiters actually do. Looking forward to more good backtracks and interesting plot twists
Feb 20, 5:55 PM

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A nice behind the scenes episode, the one thing that made me disappointed. though was that girl saying "it could have been a one time thing" even if its a one time thing its still cheating and to many thats a unforgivable act.


Mar 12, 6:53 PM

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the aesthetic is so grimly gratifying and the dynamic between the 3 of them is just the perfect equilateral triangle
Mar 24, 6:08 AM
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I think this episode was good but i dont understand why waste a full episode only to explain the mechanics, you can do that step by step and give us more action in the way
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