Very enjoyable good quick watch Some episodes felt a bit weird kinda of un needed but were still interesting The concept was very good and nailed the story lost a couple of points just because I like other anime's more Some of the characters could be at times strange or annoying like god and the dead But I liked the arbiters and the girl
... View MoreI was pleasantly surprised by this anime. It has a fresh premise, that stands out among the sea of done to death (pun intended) ideas. The story is interesting, surprising, has some cool twists, and tugs at your heart strings from time to time. And the animation quality is top notch, which is one of the factors that drew me into giving it a try in the first place. The Dub is pretty good as well. Madhouse did it again. Give it a try.
... View Moreit is a philosophic anime ... no action ... no plot twist .. just kept waiting for something to happen .. but nothing very surprising really did happen ...but it is a kind of an anime that makes you go thinking about the reason you are living .. and makes you understand the human nature.. felt like it is a time wasting anime .. but worth understanding at the same time .. mixed feeling .. if you want some action and mind twisting then this anime is not suitable for you at all .. but if you want some drama .. then i think it is a good one... i wanted to rate it 4 or 5 .. but i was really shocked and surprised by the 8.2 rating .... felt like a lot of other underrated anime worth more rating than this one
... View MoreThis anime series is set in the Quindecim bar where bartender Decim judges the recently deceased to determine whether their souls will be reincarnated or cast into the void. To help his decision two recently deceased people must play a game; they don't know they are dead and have had their memories removed but they do know they are playing for their lives. The game they must play varies; some play darts, some plat air hockey and others play billiards. The games aren't quite how we know them though; as they play there are physical consequences and, although they don't know it they are judged on how they play not whether they win or lose. Decim isn't human; he is an arbiter; his sole purpose is to judge the dead unpassionately. He is meant to do that but when Chiyuki arrives he is unable to judge her and ends up making her his assistant it is only delaying the inevitable though; eventually he will have to judge her too.This is one of the current season's more interesting series; the premise is original and the story is well told. The pace might seem a little slow to some, but I really enjoyed it. With each new pair of people to be judges I was curious to learn what game they would play and how the game would progress. As the story progresses we learn more about Decim, the other arbiters and Chiyuki as well as the strange in-between world they inhabit. The characters designs are distinctive and well animated. Normally I like series to be twelve or thirteen episodes long but when this finished I was left wanting more however the story had been told in a way that neither felt rushed nor dragging so twelve episodes clearly was the right length and it is nice to have some questions unanswered.These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
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