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As we have a 10 minute OVA, I will mention its small content so you might consider this as a review that has spoilers so I recommend watching it before reading this but it won’t make too much difference since its name is a spoiler itself.
The day when Naruto became the Hokage, 700 chapters, 15 years, about 700 episodes so far and here is the long awaited moment. Many people have grown with this story, and as one of them I’ve been waiting for a long time to see the main idea finally been accomplished. I remember long time ago hearing stories from young Naruto ... fans (now much older) about how they imagine its ending, and now when I remember it, these stories were much more complex and interesting with many good ideas, compared to what we were given.
Supposing a viewer has seen at least the last 2 Naruto movies, watching this may lead him to a thought that this OVA was supposed to be one of the movies’ scene. We also have all rights to question about how serious we, as fans, are taken and how much people behind this serie care about their fan base.
When it comes to the other aspects of the movie, it has an animation that can be seen in the, already mentioned, last 2 movies. Sound tracks are here to make a good enjoyment as Naruto always does. I don’t have anything to say about characters, since the OVA is really short, however it feels great to see how some of them have changed but it’s nothing above the nostalgia from watching it for such a long time.
Overall, I gave it a 4/10, it could be lower but I see this as a compromise between my high expectations, nostalgia and the reality.

''I have respect for people who live fulfilled lives.''- Decim, the bartender

What is life? What is death? Do people really have right to judge one another? Why do we live? Is there any meaning in living if we are going to die anyway?

Welcome to Death Parade.
Welcome Quindecim.
Please take your seat.
Thank you very much.
If I could have you to press the button, the roulette would start, and your game would be chosen.

... Enough, now let's start analyzing Death Parade.

This review will contain NO SPOILERS.


STORY: 8

First of all, this is a totally unique and simple story. It's like you took 5 or 10 years of a person's life (for instance while he was working at his first job) and made a story about it. The whole atmosphere is totally closed, but still you will not have a feeling that you are out of breath, mainly because of the whole ideological and philosophical background, which can be seen in each episode. As soon as some time passes, we all get more experience even thought we freely show or deeply hide our emotions, as a normal part of our lives. We keep going and have no right to stop half way till the end and that's the main theme of this show.
As a bad side of the story part, I would not mention the exact thought as it might be a spoiler and that's the only reason why I gave an 8 and not a 10 for its total uniqueness.

ART: 9

As we can see, the studio that animated this show is Madhouse. In most of the cases, they did a great job and that is the case here. The atmosphere is closed, so for not being bored you need small, but strong details to keep your attention. The beautiful interior, pictures, for every single slightest detail, they put a huge effort. However, in some scenes, some character's faces were just too bright, it was not perfectly suiting the situation, still everything from the art side is very good, and it heavily influences the whole enjoyment.

SOUND: 7

Will not say too much the sound part, the fact that many people were brought to tears while watching already shows that the sound tracks suit the situations. The voice acting is good too. Everything about the sound is good, it will help you to experience and understand the point, however don't expect that you will hear the best OST in your whole life.
The opening is worth a mention too, it is a really interesting one.

CHARACTER: 9

Now this is the strength of Death Parade. There are many characters, you will not even remember one name at the end of the day, but you will certainly love them to bits and remember each and every side story, even though you saw them for 20-25 minutes. The whole idea in combination with their life situations just totally brings you to the high point. As in life, you need to go through hard and good times, same can be applied for Death Parade.
It's a really educational show, full of different moments, however there is one remark that just can't be avoided when it comes to the characters, it's just that one main character's story was almost not developed at all, but you won't probably even notice it as the other characters will draw your whole attention.

ENJOYMENT: 9

Well, in the end this is a very enjoyable journey, there is not too much to say after everything I already mentioned, all the other aspects are making you totally feel it, start to think and questioning yourself, just like everything that is well-made, which is why it's so memorable and unforgettable.

OVERALL: 8

This is not a mark that I give so easily, so I really hope this won't make you wonder about watching it or not, the answer is simple, give it a try, there is a high chance you will totally enjoy it.
Thanks for reading all this, if you found this review helpful, I am very glad. Feel free to message me with any questions, also any feedback would be greatly appreciated as soon as it's constructive.