Death Billiards

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Synonyms: Wakate Animator Ikusei Project, 2012 Young Animator Training Project, Anime Mirai 2012
Japanese: デス・ビリヤード
English: Death Billiards
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 2, 2013
Producers: Three S Studio
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Original
Genres: DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, High Stakes GameHigh Stakes Game, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 25 min.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Ranked: #8802
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Popularity: #1040
Members: 244,382
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Both mind bending mature anime. Both feature death games, dark themes, mild gore & interesting/relatable characters. 
report Recommended by JVskunkape
The mindf*ck while playing a 'game' with lives on the line + same producing studios. 
report Recommended by schwiieee
Both have a guide to the afterlife. Psychological and both have the same feel. Stress and flashbacks everywhere. 
report Recommended by rpn101
Death Parade is based off of the short film, Death Billiards. Both works are connected/canon. 
report Recommended by uragreth
Two anime shorts that examine the human condition. Death Billiards explores the lives of characters as they enter the afterlife so they can be judged for their actions. Artiswitch explores the hidden desires of characters so they can find self-acceptance. Death Billiards is a darker anime than Artiswitch, but Artiswitch also has a dark aspect to it. Both series introduces an engaging concept that could easily be adapted into a full length show.  
report Recommended by lancelot200
In both of these series, after death people are put into a strange place, where they're forced to take part in a deadly game which real purpose they don't know. The reactions in face of dying (again?) are similar. 
report Recommended by bmw830
Both MC's are skilled and talented in the sport they play Both mc's are intelligent and laid back and never break under pressure In the stories the MC's are later on forced to play from the higher ups with alot on the line The two series have Psychological, game, drama, Seinen elements  
report Recommended by Obeythealfa
Both are short psychological movies where matter of life and death is the main theme. While in Death Billiards it´s about a game of life and death, in Kuro no Sumika it´s about grimm reapers. Both are part of Anime Mirai project. 
report Recommended by abystoma2
Shiyakusho is simmilar to Death Billiards and it's sequel or alternative version Death Parade. I don't wanna say much because it's hard to say what is about without spoiling but trust me, if you like one you are gonna like the other 
report Recommended by abyss_will
The animation in this is more on the loose side and the plot is more light hearted, but they both have a similar atmosphere. It's a short one shot that takes place in a bar where the main character learns something in the end. 
report Recommended by EndlessFragment
Both are short movies with plot twist and endings you couldn't expect. Both are parts of Anime Mirai project. 
report Recommended by abystoma2
Both have a similar atmosphere, take place in an unusual bar/cafe and are in some way psychological. 
report Recommended by Idan
A Guide helps them in a supernatural setting. Both have the same feel. 
report Recommended by rpn101
You have to play a game in order to survive. It's the same ambiance, the same frustration in playing a game in which the rules are new to you.  
report Recommended by Tenori
The mindf*ck while playing a 'game' with lives on the line + same producing studios. 
report Recommended by schwiieee
Similar art ~ Mysterious Aura ~ 
report Recommended by Aki-no-Hime
Well, to begin with, both anime have the main theme of psychology. There are twists and turns in the plot which leave you baffled and at the edge of your seat. On top of this, the Man in Death Billards and Light in Death Note both gradually spiral into insanity. 
report Recommended by gigglingidiot
Similar theme: Mystery, suspense, twists and thriller. In order to win your freedom, you must play a life or death game. The winner lives while the loser dies.  
report Recommended by AnimeFan500
Yoru no Kuni and Death Billiards takes advantage of the short format to draw beautiful imagery. Their stories feature a being (Yoru and Decim) whose actions help characters process their emotion pains. Yoru is a creature of dreams that seems to take pleasure in catharsis. Decim is an aloof arbiter of souls. Both stories might have similar moods, but Death Billiards deals with more mature issues.  
report Recommended by lancelot200
Similar atmosphere, similar surrounding. Both take place in a beautiful Bar with a very calm Bartender. Both deal with different aspects of live.  
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