(IT'S SO GOOD. IT JUST. HURTS.)

What is...Death Parade.

wikipedia says: Whenever someone dies, they are sent to one of many mysterious bars run by bartenders serving as arbiters.

There, they must participate in Death Games with their souls on the line, the results of which reveal what secrets led them to their situation and what their fate will be afterwards, with the arbiters judging if their souls will either be sent for reincarnation or banished into the void.

The series follows Decim, the lone bartender of the bar where people who died at the same time are sent to, known as the Quindecim bar, whose role in judging these souls changes when he meets a curious black-haired woman.

mostly it's just a really well-written philosophical exploration of human nature, with a lot of blood

Oh ho!

it also has a fuckin' baller OP Death Parade OP/ Opening "Flyers" - BRADIO

apparently that's the full version of the song only watch the first minute or so

here we go this is better Death Parade OP / Opening デス・パレード"Flyers" by BRADIO ...

NOOOO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HOW BEST TO ANSWER THIS AND I FINALLY GOT MY WHOLE SPIEL READY AND YOU BEAT ME TO IT

who would have thought my tardiness would ever come back to haunt me

anyway yes the above explanation is to the point and you must definitely watch the OP because it is charming beyond all reason, but if you would allow me an alternative presentation:

Death Parade is an anime about DWRP-esque Murder Games, exploring the intentions of and ramifications experienced by both the participants and the executors.

It touches not only on the extreme behaviours exhibited under such unnatural high pressure situations, but also explores whether such behaviour can really be considered a representative barometer of someone's true nature.

It manages, by turns, to be comedic and emotional—at times bleak but never pointless. It's fairly episodic with new participants and games introduced from one episode to the next, but there's are a few major plot currents running throughout that ties it all into one larger narrative.

We haven't watched the last two episodes yet, so I will return and tell you if it somehow COMPLETELY lets itself down, but otherwise I am recommending it wholeheartedly! Very good, really intriguing and charming characters, manages to pull you in to each individual story and keeps you eagerly hanging on for the mysteries of the bigger picture.

Ooooooh. I will have to check it out. DWRP-ESQUE MURDER GAMES AND HOW PEOPLE HANDLE THE PRESSURE AND ALSO HOW IT REFLECTS ON THEM (OR NOT) there were. So many Intense Debates from my Aather days about that topic.