Overall I found this anime to be quite good. I enjoyed watching this and would highly recommend watching it.
Story7/10
The story was pretty interesting, especially for being only twelve episodes long. In the beginning episodes, it delves into the stories of multiple people and does this throughout the series without becoming confusing. The background of each minor character was revealed just enough. Not too much to become overwhelming, but not too little to become confusing or to make you feel left out. The concept of the story itself was interesting and captured my attention. I remember thinking: "So this anime is about an arbiter that judges
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a human's soul? Cool!" I awaited finding out who would be reincarnated and who would be sent to the void. However, the story did have some flaws. As I previously mentioned, I enjoyed being left to wonder who would be reincarnated or sent to the void, naturally I wish there was more of this. Episode 9, being my favorite episode because of this. Honestly I felt that the story line in that particular episode could have been a series in its own. In addition to that, I did find myself asking some questions at the end of the series. Originally I was confused about who was sent where, the masks above the elevators were never explained even though they were extremely critical to the story and characters. This annoyed me. Another question I found myself asking concerned Ginti. Ginti is a usually pissed off an impatient character, but enjoyable as much of the humor in the series usually concerns Ginti. So my problem with Ginti? If arbiters have no emotions why is Ginti always angry? Decim remained apathetic until the last few episodes, but Ginti? It is mentioned that there have been arbiters with human emotions planted inside them, but only briefly and vaguely. This remained unanswered throughout the series. 7/10
Art 9/10
The art was both dark when it needed to be and light when it was necessary. As an artist myself, I found the facial anatomy of some of the characters to be slightly disproportionate, for example, The spacing between Decim's mouth and nose was a bit too exaggerated, but it still fit his character and did not bother me too much for that reason. There was a good attention to detail in both major areas, such as the bar and minor places, such as Clavis's elevator. 9/10
Sound 9/10
The voice acting in both the English dub and Japanese dub were very good. I usually don't watch dubbed anime and prefer it in its original format, but I found the voice acting for the English version to be more than adequate, even superior to the Japanese version. Both versions are dynamic and exciting and I would recommend watching both versions if you can. The ending and opening of each episode was well represented both vocally and artistically. The opening is upbeat and fun! To the point where I found myself bobbing my head and humming along. The ending is dark and powerful, especially so in the last episode and was a great way to end the show. 9/10
Characters 8/10
Each character was dynamic and well rounded. Enough information was provided about each minor character just enough to hooker the watcher. Characters were a far cry for each other which allows for mass appeal, from subtle characters like Yousuke to outgoing characters like Harada. All of the "judged" characters had just enough mystery about them that you don't know what they may do, which kept me on edge. However the only problem I had with the character design in the series, is probably the most important. The problem resides in the main characters who at times were.... For lack of a better word, boring. Although Decim and Chiyui are interesting and dynamic characters, in about the middle of the series I grew bored. Chiyui has no memories and therefore I felt disconnected from her and Decim had no emotions until the end and is therefore very, very reserved. However both characters were redeemed in my eyes towards the end, especially in the last episode as both became far less flat. 8/10
Enjoyment 9/10
I felt very excited at the start of each episode to find out who would be saved and who would be sent to the void. I also felt a great deal of suspense at the end of each episode and wanted to find out what would happen next. Action packed episodes were well done, but there were far to few of them. I would have liked to see a game between two people being judged more than Chiyui and Decim being awkward at the bar. 9/10
Overall 9/10
I would greatly recommend this anime to anyone who would like to see a suspenseful, interesting anime. The art and sound are great, the characters are dynamic, save for a few.
Pros:
Art is dynamic and there is a great attention to detail
Great voice acting, both in dub and sub
Great music and openings/endings
Interesting concept
Interesting characters
Interesting and suspenseful judgements
Great feeling of excitement and suspense when watching
Fantastic last episode
Cons:
Unanswered questions
Main characters need to be explained more than the minor characters!
We need more action packed scenes!
Boredom mid way through until the last couple episodes.
I have to wait for season two!
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Dec 5, 2015
Death Parade
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Overall I found this anime to be quite good. I enjoyed watching this and would highly recommend watching it.
Story7/10 The story was pretty interesting, especially for being only twelve episodes long. In the beginning episodes, it delves into the stories of multiple people and does this throughout the series without becoming confusing. The background of each minor character was revealed just enough. Not too much to become overwhelming, but not too little to become confusing or to make you feel left out. The concept of the story itself was interesting and captured my attention. I remember thinking: "So this anime is about an arbiter that judges ... 
Dec 5, 2015
Kingdom Hearts
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While I have played all of the original games of this franchise, I did not think that the manga version was adequate. There were many plot holes and things left out of the manga that were in the game. The art was decent, but inconsistent and I found the representation of Sora's character to be a far cry from his original and superior version in the game. It was good to read for killing time, but not much else. The main thing that bugs me about the manga version is the disappointment of playing the games and then expecting a good corresponding manga. It
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