I give the story a 10 out of 10. The basic premise is that after a person dies, they are judged by arbiters while playing a random game against another person who has died. The arbiter than judges whether a person will be reincarnated or sent to the void. This is a very interesting idea, because it asks the question "Who is good/bad? What does it mean to be good/bad?" During the games the arbiters look at a person's memories, emotions, and reactions to different situations. There are a lot of feels in this series, and they are not really cliche or random.The emotional tension is there and it doesn't distract from the story.
Suicide is also mentioned and examined a few times in the series. So, if you are sensitive to such a topic, either avoid this series or be mentally and emotionally prepared.
I don't really talk about art a lot but in Death Parade, the art really compliments the series. The series is very dark and the backgrounds and art are also very dark, but there is a beauty to the darkness. Episode 3 and I think episode 10 are good examples of this. Art: 10 out of 10.
The characters are interesting. Decim is an emotionless arbiter who passes judgement and humans that he tends to provoke. Over the course of the series, he transforms beautiful with the help of his human assistant, a black haired woman who cannot remember her identity. This woman's identity and life is revealed in the end, but er character is really interesting because as a human, she understands human emotions and lives better than Decim, and her reactions to the judged are really interesting. I give the characters of Death Parade a 9 out of 10.
I really enjoyed the series. It was an emotional and psychological roller coaster. Even though it is called "Death" Parade, I think that the series has a lot to say on the value of human life. If you watch this series, I know that you'll get some kind of enjoyment out of it.
