Death Parade

What is Death Parade about?

Death Parade is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by MADHOUSE, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from January 10, 2015 to March 28, 2015. AniList classifies it as drama, mystery, psychological and supernatural.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Funimation. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Death Game, Philosophy, Amnesia, Bar, Primarily Adult Cast, Episodic, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Decim デキム

  Main character

  Decim is the bartender of Quindecim and also the arbiter of floor 15. His faction deals with people who have died at the same time. He can create threads and use them to restrict rude customers from moving, or use them to hang things.

  Japanese voice: Tomoaki Maeno

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  Kurokami no Onna 黒髪の女

  Main character

  She is an amnesiac woman taken in by Nona to Quindecim and hired as Decim's assistant. When she first awoke, she appeared to be an innocent but skeptical woman. However, once she became accustomed to living in Quindecim, she acted as a strong-willed woman who always spoke her mind whenever she felt it was necessary.

  Japanese voice: Asami Seto

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  Nona ノーナ

  Main character

  Nona is the manager of the Arbiter system, as well as the bartender of Nona Ginta located on the ninetieth floor. She is the boss of Decim, Ginti, Clavis, along with the rest of the other arbiters.

  Japanese voice: Rumi Ookubo

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  Ginti ギンティ

  Main character

  Ginti is bartender of a bar named Viginti, which is located on the 20th floor. (Source: Death Parade Wiki)

  Japanese voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya

Supporting characters

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  Clavis クラヴィス

  Supporting character

  He is an elevator operator in the arbiter system, as well as a personal valet to Nona. His task is to transport arbiters and guests between floors. Also, he smiles a lot.

  Japanese voice: Kouki Uchiyama

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  Castra カストラ

  Supporting character

  She is an organization clerk who measures coefficients of the dead and classifies them in various fields in order to determine their bar destination.

  Japanese voice: Ryouka Yuzuki

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  Oculus オクルス

  Supporting character

  Occulus is the founder of the post-death arbitration system. He spends most of his time playing billiards, especially with Nona, whose presence he appreciates for discussion.

  Japanese voice: Tesshou Genda

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  Quin クイーン

  Supporting character

  Quin works in the information processing section, and is now in charge of sending the “memories of the dead” to arbiters. She used to work as an arbiter and was the owner of Quindecim prior to Decim's appointment there.

  Japanese voice: Ryouko Shiraishi

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  Harada 原田

  Supporting character

  One of the main dancers in Cross Heart Attack. He is a great dancer and a womanizer.

  Japanese voice: Mamoru Miyano

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  Mayu Arita 有田マユ

  Supporting character

  Mayu is a student who is a huge fan of the idol group C.H.A, of which Harada is a member. She is a happy go lucky girl who is also a bit of a klutz. Her death was what would be called a freak accident, where while entering the bath she slipped on a bar of soap lying on the floor, hit her head and died instantly.

  Japanese voice: Atsumi Tanezaki

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  Kana カナ

  Supporting character

  She previously dated Harada, the member of the boy group C.H.A. After they ended their relationship, she became hysterical about how Harada was too cheerful about it. She later committed suicide because of their breakup.

  Japanese voice: Izumi Chiba

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  Tria トリア

  Supporting character

  Arbiter who is employed on an unknown floor.

  Japanese voice: Izumi Chiba

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  Yousuke Tateishi 立石洋介

  Supporting character

  Hikikomori who works part time as a security guard, he spends most of his free time locked up in his room where he does nothing but read manga, watch anime and play games. His parents' divorced when he was still child left him devastated and depressed that he has been a loner ever since.

  Japanese voice: Masakazu Morita

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  Mai Takada 高田舞

  Supporting character

  Part time attendant at a local bowling alley where Miura and his friends frequent.

  Japanese voice: Mao Ichimichi

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  Lisa リサ

  Supporting character

  Kana's sister. She dated Harada in order to decieve him and avenge her sister's suicide. Lisa murders Harada by planting a bomb in his room while he slept.

  Japanese voice: Misa Katou

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  Machiko 真智子

  Supporting character

  Machiko along with her husband Takashi take part in the death game of darts.

  Japanese voice: Ayako Kawasumi