8.4/1078 votesLoading...#1 - The Firestarter
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2023
Keeping his promise to a ghost, Polka returns to his family's mansion with Misaki in tow. Can the necromancer fool the people who know the real Polka best? And can he save them from an unknown threat without arousing their suspicions?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10109 votesLoading...#2 - The Reincarnation
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2023
A legendary necromancer known as the Corpse God is finally slain by a hero—only to wake up in the body of Polka Shinoyama, a newly assassinated boy in present-day Tokyo. Can the sorcerer survive in this strange new world?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1072 votesLoading...#3 - The Monster
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2023
Just when he thought the cops were bad enough, Polka comes face to face with Lemmings, Shinjuku's most legendary criminal. Will Polka reveal his necromancy to save his new friends? And will his powers even be enough to save them if he does?
Director: Taro Yamada
Writer: N/A
7.9/1076 votesLoading...#4 - The Mad Dog
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2023
Polka's recent activities have caught the eye of a police unit dedicated to hunting down the most bizarre and seemingly superhuman offenders. To a peace-seeking necromancer, these cops could be worse trouble than the criminals he's fallen in with!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1049 votesLoading...#5 - The Fake
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/31/2023
Misaki and Xiaoyu team up to take on Momoya. But are even the two of them together a match for this gangly member of the Agakura clan? Meanwhile, Iwanome gets a phone call from his past.
Director: Kaniku Yasumasa
Writer: N/A
7.7/1065 votesLoading...#6 - The Magician
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2023
The Shinoyama family is out of danger, but the Corpse God still needs to explain himself to Polka's father, Rozan! How will the gruff tycoon react to his youngest son's fate? Meanwhile, an eccentric criminal stages a jailbreak.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1087 votesLoading...#7 - The New World
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2023
Polka scrambles to get his bearings while facing off against his would-be killer's colleagues. Is this the prelude to a new fight for survival or the start of an unlikely friendship?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1086 votesLoading...#8 - The Necromancer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2023
Polka is settling into his new life when a man arrives begging Misaki to save him from gangsters. Polka sends her with him, but the job isn't what it seems. Meanwhile, other factions in Shinjuku investigate Polka's role in the fire.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1065 votesLoading...#9 - The Signpost
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2023
Inspector Iwanome pressures Polka into reading his fortune. What does the inspector hope to gain, and what will he do when the reading dredges up secrets from his past? Meanwhile, the date of the Phantom Solitaire's "performance" is fast approaching.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1066 votesLoading...#10 - The Sacred Place
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2023
As a string of criminals, cops, and assassins converge on his building, the Corpse God finally decides to take action. How far will the necromancer go to defend his new home? And what new attention will his actions draw in a world without magic?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1048 votesLoading...#11 - The Vampire
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/24/2023
One group of police officers leave empty-handed, but Polka and co. can't rest easy just yet—Inspector Iwanome is back for answers. The duo who tried to frame them hasn't given up, either, and one is a face from Takumi's past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1063 votesLoading...#12 - The Emblem
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2023
Solitaire fills the skies of Shinjuku with blimps—all marked with the emblem of the Corpse God's home country! What is a symbol from another world doing in modern Japan, and who will take the magician's bait?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1062 votesLoading...#13 - The Beginning
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2023
While everyone scrambles to discover the secret of the emblem, Polka receives an unexpected visitor. The modern world's most dangerous individuals are starting to realize that the fortune teller is more than he appears.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1047 votesLoading...#14 - The Corpse
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/17/2023
Fortune telling for a reporter is interrupted by a police raid on Polka's building, and the necromancer could find himself on the wrong end of a frame-up. Does he have a new enemy, or is he caught in the crossfire between underworld power brokers?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1063 votesLoading...#15 - The Assassin
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2023
Polka is about to resume business as usual when he gets two unexpected houseguests: his niece Sayo and her bodyguard! Do the pair just need a place to crash, or is something more sinister at play? And Inspector Iwanome is still on Polka's track.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1037 votesLoading...#16 - The Shinjuku War
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/26/2023
The Corpse God prepares to sacrifice himself to stop Civil, but his new friends have other ideas. Rescuing Polka's soul and regaining any shot at a peace will take two lifetimes worth of connections.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1050 votesLoading...#17 - The Invaders
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/10/2023
Polka's magical rampage has drawn even more unwanted attention to his new home. As if thrill-seeking magicians and underworld hitmen weren't bad enough, he now has a shrewd reporter to contend with.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1041 votesLoading...#18 - The Matriarch
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/7/2023
One Agakura assassin didn't go down easy, and now the head of the clan has come to settle the score. How will Xiaoyu cope with this face from his past? And how will Iwanome and Arase cope when the Fire-Breathing Bug crashes their interrogation?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1040 votesLoading...#19 - The Revenge
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/14/2023
Iwanome unmasks the traitor in the Metropolitan Police, but subduing them won't be easy—and he isn't the only one out for payback. An enigmatic new arrival may make things unexpectedly personal for the Corpse God.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1034 votesLoading...#20 - The Declaration
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/19/2023
The day of the showdown arrives. The Corpse God and friends prepare to rescue the real Polka while other forces maneuver in the shadows. But a surprise visit from the kidnapper himself takes events in a direction no one expected.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1040 votesLoading...#21 - The Friends
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/21/2023
A surprise visit from an old friend prompts the Corpse God to rethink how he fits into his new world. His first step? An overdue confrontation with Xiaoyu. Meanwhile, Iwanome, Clarissa, and Solitaire pursue the same mystery in their own ways.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1038 votesLoading...#22 - The Visitors
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/28/2023
The mysterious Civil visits the Corpse God to have his fortune told, and the encounter surprises both of them. The necromancer draws a step closer to the traces of his old world, but are they friend or foe?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1039 votesLoading...#23 - The Spirit
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/5/2023
A fight between a Shinoyama enforcer and Civil's bodyguard brings an abrupt end to the mysterious visitor's interview with the Corpse God. But will he really leave in peace? Meanwhile, Solitaire's latest scheme causes a stir.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1040 votesLoading...#24 - The Karma
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/12/2023
Civil confronts Solitaire, hoping to provoke a confrontation with the Fire-Breathing Bug, but he may get his wish sooner than he planned. Meanwhile, the Corpse God plots a rescue mission.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Dead Mount Death Play
Every episode of Dead Mount Death Play ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dead Mount Death Play!
As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo MX
Best Episodes Summary
"The Firestarter" is the best rated episode of "Dead Mount Death Play". It scored 8.4/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/16/2023. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Reincarnation".