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The Best Episodes of Death Parade

Every episode of Death Parade ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Death Parade!

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There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Death Parade Season 1 Episode 12 - Suicide Tour
    9.1/10(878 votes)

    #1 - Suicide Tour

    S1:E12

    Oculus confronts Nona concerning Decim, demanding to know what she has done to him. Chiyuki awakens in her house the living world again to find that Decim has brought her there to offer her the chance to reclaim her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 9 - Death Counter
    9.0/10(871 votes)

    #2 - Death Counter

    S1:E9

    As the two contestants continue their game, Shimada is surprised to learn that Detective Tatsumi is sympathetic to his desire for revenge against his sister's attacker. The black-haired woman is troubled by how far Decim is willing to go.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 11 - Memento Mori
    8.7/10(730 votes)

    #3 - Memento Mori

    S1:E11

    Mayu is given a chance to spare Harada's soul from the void, for a price. With Chiyuki's judgment pending, she revisits her love of ice skating, with the hope that the memories she recovers will help her to come to terms with her passing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 3 - Rolling Ballade
    8.4/10(773 votes)

    #4 - Rolling Ballade

    S1:E3

    College student Shigeru Miura wakes up in Quindecim, and falls in love at first sight with the woman at the bar. Unable to remember even her own name, the woman asks him to play a game with her, after being assured that it will jog her memory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 1 - Death Seven Darts
    8.3/10(879 votes)

    #5 - Death Seven Darts

    S1:E1

    A young couple, Takashi and Machiko, arrive in the bar Quindecim without any recollection of how they got there. The bartender tells them they cannot leave until they first finish playing a game, one in which their lives will be at stake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 8 - Death Rally
    8.0/10(633 votes)

    #6 - Death Rally

    S1:E8

    Prior to the arrival of a pair of guests--a police detective and young man raising his sister--Decim wonders if there has been a mistake, since the memories he has received are those of a killer. But despite his protestations, Nona prods him to continue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 10 - Story Teller
    8.0/10(608 votes)

    #7 - Story Teller

    S1:E10

    Decim visits Nona and tells her that he believes that their way of passing judgment is flawed. Nona sends him another customer, whose case may unravel the mystery of the black-haired woman, and whom Decim chooses to judge without the aid of any memories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 4 - Death Arcade
    7.9/10(700 votes)

    #8 - Death Arcade

    S1:E4

    TV personality Misaki Tachibana is convinced that she is in Quindecim as part of a hidden-camera TV show, and enlists her counterpart, Yousuke Tateishi, to help her liven the show up. Decim takes measures to ensure extreme conditions for the contestants.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 6 - Cross Heart Attack
    7.6/10(659 votes)

    #9 - Cross Heart Attack

    S1:E6

    A high-school girl named Mayu arrives at a Japanese-style bar being tended by Ginti. He demands that she play a game against the man in the bar, who she instantly recognizes as Harada, of the boy idol band C.H.A, and she eagerly accepts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 2 - Death Reverse
    7.5/10(745 votes)

    #10 - Death Reverse

    S1:E2

    A black-haired woman awakens in an unfamiliar place, unable to remember even her own name. She is taken by a girl named Nona to Quindecim, where she is told that she will be an assistant, and is instructed as to the purpose of the bar's existence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 7 - Alcohol Poison
    7.2/10(609 votes)

    #11 - Alcohol Poison

    S1:E7

    When the black-haired woman stumbles upon a picture book, she asks Decim about it, and he tells her that it might belong to Quin, Quindecim's previous bartender. Decim reveals the reasons why he spends so much time putting together mannequins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Death Parade Season 1 Episode 5 - Death March
    7.1/10(646 votes)

    #12 - Death March

    S1:E5

    Two more people - a young boy and an older man - arrive at Quindecim, but this time, Decim senses something out of place. Before Decim can explain the game to the pair, the older man reveals that he remembers having seen Decim and the bar before!

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Suicide Tour" is the best rated episode of "Death Parade". It scored 9.1/10 based on 878 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/28/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Counter".