Dead Mount Death Play
Dead Mount Death Play
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Dead Mount Death Play

6.9
Yr 2023
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Series Brief

Overview

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 magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now he’s a boy named Polka Shinoyama in a whole new world! The showdown between good and evil just got epic.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 81 /100

Critics generally received Dead Mount Death Play as a refreshing twist in a crowded genre. Reviewers praised its reverse-isekai premise—reincarnating a powerful necromancer into modern Tokyo—and highlighted how cleverly the show subverts standard anime tropes to deliver an engaging story.

Much of the acclaim focused on the series' quirky cast of characters, inventive worldbuilding, and unique tone. Critics noted that the show seamlessly blends dark fantasy, kinetic action, horror elements, and subtle humor, creating a fun dynamic between the powerful protagonist and his strange new surroundings.

While a few reviewers mentioned occasional pacing hiccups and a slightly rocky narrative build-up in later stretches, the overall reception remained very positive, with many considering it an underrated standout from the 2023 anime lineup.

“The setting itself is quite interesting, and the show plays with the regular isekai tropes, which turns out to be a breather among all the endless generic isekai anime out there”

“delivers a memorable cast of characters that bring the opening act of an intriguing fantasy tale to life”

“an enticing choice for lovers of dark fantasy, mystery, and supernatural storytelling”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

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UK • CA • US
Why fans love it

Dead Mount Death Play reimagines the standard reincarnation formula by dragging a necromancer out of a high-fantasy battlefield and dropping him into the middle of modern-day Tokyo. This reverse isekai setup swaps traditional questing for urban mystery, shifting the focus from grand battles to the surreal complications of transplanting a supernatural entity into a civilian body.

The series anchors its high-stakes action in the disorienting life of Polka Shinoyama. By centering the narrative on the perspective of the sorcerer rather than the hero, the show turns the afterlife into a tactical problem to be solved. Yuki Sakakihara provides the vocal performance that grounds this strange evolution, bridging the gap between ancient necromancy and contemporary city life. It is a dense, seinen-leaning take on the genre that balances supernatural conflict with the mundane struggles of a stolen identity.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 70
Regulars 12
Longest run 8 eps
Yuki Sakakihara
Yuki Sakakihara
as Polka Shinoyama (voice)
Inori Minase
Inori Minase
as Misaki Sakimiya (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Yuma Uchida
as Takumi Kuruya (voice)
Takuya Eguchi
Takuya Eguchi
as Tsubaki Iwanome (voice)
8 episodes
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Nobuhiko Okamoto
as Gozaburo Arase (voice)
8 episodes
Takeshi Kusao
Takeshi Kusao
as Shagrua Edith Lugrid (voice)
1 episode
Ryoka Yuzuki
Ryoka Yuzuki
as Lecleria Lofirald (voice)
1 episode
Takaaki Torashima
Takaaki Torashima
as Priest (voice)
1 episode
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Souma Shiomi as Priest (voice) 1 episode Seiyu Fujiwara as Captain (voice) 1 episode Makoto Takahashi as Soldier (voice) 1 episode Ryuho Nagaoka as Soldier (voice) 1 episode Go Shinomiya as Police officer (voice) 3 episodes Atsumi Tanezaki as Lisa Kuraki (voice) 6 episodes Yurina Amami as Child (voice) 2 episodes Rumi Okubo as Izuna Ajishiro (voice) 5 episodes Ayane Sakura as Kocho Eightport (voice) 1 episode Tomoyuki Shimura as Jinba (voice) 1 episode Soshiro Hori as Priest (voice) 1 episode Hinata Tadokoro as Misaki's father (voice) 1 episode Emiko Takeuchi as Misaki's mother (voice) 1 episode Mei Shibata as Girl (voice) 1 episode Saki Kobari as Child (voice) 1 episode Kosuke Okamoto as Collector (voice) 1 episode Ikumi Hasegawa as Furuto Ichinose (voice) 5 episodes Farahnaz Nikray as Deathclaw Saya (voice) 1 episode Kazuyuki Okitsu as Urai (voice) 2 episodes Kento Shiraishi as Comps-3 member (voice) 3 episodes Daichi Endo as Client (voice) 1 episode Akihiro Sakata as Reporter (voice) 1 episode Chado Horii as Man (voice) 1 episode Tomohiro Ono as Man (voice) 1 episode Ryoma Masuda as Man (voice) 1 episode Azusa Aoi as Bunny Girl (voice) 2 episodes Haruka Shiraishi as Saki Aikawa (voice) 3 episodes Sanae Kobayashi as Fumiyo Yamada (voice) 2 episodes Hayato Fujii as Comps-3 member (voice) 3 episodes Haruka Jinya as Police officer (voice) 3 episodes Natsuki Aikawa as Bao (voice) 2 episodes Reiou Tsuchida as Police inspector (voice) 1 episode Nene Hieda as Bunny girl (voice) 1 episode Shouta Aoi as Lemmings (voice) 2 episodes Kazuhiro Yamaji as Rozan Shinoyama (voice) 4 episodes Katsuyuki Konishi as Takeru Shinoyama (voice) 4 episodes Sayuri Hara as Suzuka Shinoyama (voice) 2 episodes Yu Serizawa as Kazuki Shinoyama (voice) 4 episodes Aoi Ichikawa as Shizuki Shinoyama (voice) 4 episodes Megumi Toyoguchi as Easlies Swordfrail (voice) 1 episode Atsushi Tamaru as Mikoto Saimyoji (voice) 1 episode Takuya Makimura as Comps-3 member (voice) 1 episode Marie Oi as Lady (voice) 1 episode Misato Fukuen as Koyu Azuma (voice) 4 episodes Hiroki Takahashi as Solitaire (voice) 4 episodes Kana Hanazawa as Kiri Shinoyama (voice) 1 episode You Taichi as Saya Shinoyama (voice) 4 episodes Masami Iwasaki as Goro Shinoyama (voice) 1 episode Madoka Yonezawa as Fire-Breathing Bug (voice) 1 episode Shouto Kashii as Fake Fire-Breathing Bug (voice) 1 episode Kaya Okuno as Fake Fire-Breathing Bug (voice) 1 episode Masafumi Kobatake as Employee (voice) 1 episode Masayuki Kato as Police officer (voice) 2 episodes Takuya Kimura as Employee (voice) 1 episode Kazuki Miyagi as Police officer (voice) 1 episode Nobunaga Shimazaki as The Grocer (voice) 2 episodes Kentaro Tone as Fire-Breathing Bug (voice) 1 episode Makoto Yasumura as Xiaoyu's father (voice) 1 episode Hiroki Nanami as Miyabi Hosorogi (voice) 1 episode Takashi Matsuyama as Fire-Breathing Bug (voice) 1 episode Mitsuki Nakamura as Boss (voice) 1 episode Ryosuke Asano as Male announcer (voice) 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

Producer
Mitsuhiro Ogata Hisato Usui Hideaki Matsumoto Fumito Miura Shota Komatsu Kosaku Sakamoto
Art Designer
Kayoko Tomono
Director of Photography
Takuya Ogata
Comic Book
Ryohgo Narita
Executive Producer
Emiko Iijima Junichi Takagi Yasutaka Kimura Akihiro Sotokawa
Director
Taro Yamada Kaniku Yasumasa
Storyboard Artist
Taro Yamada Reiko Nozaki
Lyricist
Shūhei Yanagidate
Music Arranger
Shūhei Yanagidate
Assistant Director
Yoshiki Kitai
Original Music Composer
Kana Utatane
Vocals
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Editor
Kiyoshi Hirose
Character Designer
Shinta Fujimoto
Animation Director
Reiko Nozaki
Theme Song Performance
Sou
Sound Director
Takayuki Yamaguchi
Art Direction
Yukiko Maruyama
Color Designer
Takae Iijima
Sound Effects
Yasumasa Koyama
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Similarity

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

reincarnation supernatural based on manga seinen anime reverse isekai urban fantasy
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
April 11, 2023
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
65