24 minSeason 1 • Episode 24
LatestGod has been chosen and the world's memories of the God selection process has been erased. Professor Yoneda returns to his normal life with Temari as his new laboratory assistant whereas Mirai and Saki shape their future together with the intention of opening a flower shop of their own. Years eventually pass since the conclusion of the competition, and God, who has been watching all this time, comes to a conclusion.
As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.
Writing
Tsugumi Ohba's signature 'what if philosophy majors had superpowers' chaos.
Direction
Visual restraint lets the premise's absurdity land without camp.
Score
OP hits harder than the show's entire emotional arc, somehow.
Miyu Irino
Mirai Kakehashi (voice)
Yui Ogura
Nasse (voice)
Mao Ichimichi
Saki Hanakago (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Revel (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Nanato Mukaidou (voice)
Ai Kayano
Baret (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
Kanade Uryuu (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Meyza (voice)
Tomoaki Maeno
Hajime Sokotani (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Balta (voice)
Kaori Maeda
Mimi Yamada (voice)
Shoya Chiba
Mizukiyo Minamikawa (voice)
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Masaya Hoshi (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by the Death Note/BAKUMAN team, this was their 'what if we made it MORE depressing' follow-up that critics savaged but developed a cult following for its sheer commitment to bleakness.
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