• Anime Title: Angels of Death
• Episodes: 1 Season – 16 Episodes
• Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
• Publisher: Kadokawa Pictures Inc.

My man suggested this anime for us to watch. I cannot remember why exactly, but I think we were watching this alongside a romance anime and we needed to watch something that has a little bit of edge to it. Yes, we tend to do this. We like mixing our fluffy anime with some edgy anime.

This anime was a trip. I enjoyed it a lot. It definitely has the concept of an escape room, but you know, unhinged. The anime started with Rachel waking up in the basement of an unfamiliar building. And there, she meets Zack – a scythe-wielding serial killer wrapped in bandages. Rachel wants to be killed by Zack, but Zack promises to do it after she helps him get out of the building.

This anime is in no way a romance – it shouldn’t be. Rachel was 13 and Zack was in what seems to be his 20s. But that promise they made to each other is what pretty much kept them alive and kept on moving through the floors of the building. That my friend is love in the most twisted way. And to be honest, it was one of the aspects of this anime that I loved the most. And the ending. THE ENDING! I mean, it was executed well. It definitely wrapped up this whole promise made between Rachel and Zack. Let’s just say that the ending fits perfectly with the premise.

The anime presented some uncomfortable scenes obviously. It has a dark premise after all. The building Rachel and Zack were in has 6 floors. And each floor has a floor master these two need to defeat to move on to the next floor and eventually get out of the building. Anyway, I was really uncomfortable with the floor master of B5. I cannot deal with that character. The level of obsession that this character showed, it was just difficult to watch. Don’t get me wrong, none of these floor masters was likable (each of them is either a sociopath or a psychopath). There were a couple of floor masters who were palatable and one of them I genuinely like.

My favorite character for sure is Zack Foster. There is a simplicity to him, a certain kind of innocence in a way that I just want to wrap him up in more blankets. I mean we got to see his backstory and how he turned out because of his experiences. It just made me feel like he needed to be protected is all.

Anyway, I just found out this anime was based on a game. Not sure if my boyfriend told me about that, but yeah, the anime was based on a game. Not sure if I would be able to find the game on PC but I might try to see if I can. This was classified as horror. The anime doesn’t feel like a horror anime, a thriller for sure, and a bit psychological.

Bottom line, we enjoyed the anime. And the soundtrack was not bad. I really like the opening and ending songs for sure. I might consider rewatching the anime just to experience the ending again.