9.524 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestIt’s a race against the clock to defeat Gadoll omega. However, even if Jill’s plan to use Deca-dence as an avatar works, the fortress main weapon is in shambles. Will Kaburagi and Natsume find a way to defeat omega and save Deca-dence?
Many years have passed since humanity was driven to the brink of extinction by the sudden emergence of the unknown life forms Gadoll. Those humans that survived now dwell in a 3000m-high mobile fortress Deca-dence built to protect themselves from the Gadoll threat. Denizens of Deca-dence fall into two categories: Gears, warriors who fight the Gadoll daily, and Tankers, those without the skills to fight. One day, Natsume, a Tanker girl who dreams of becoming a Gear meets surly Kaburagi, an armor repairman of Deca-dence. This chance meeting between the seemingly two opposites, the girl with a positive attitude who never gives up on her dreams and the realist who has given up on his, will eventually shake the future course of this world.
Direction
Episode 2's perspective flip is one of anime's great rug-pulls.
Production
Deca-dence itself: a groaning, rusted character you feel in your bones.
Writing
Two shows in one coat—somehow both work.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Deca-Dence structurally mimics its own twist: viewers are the 'players' consuming Natsume's struggle as entertainment, implicating us in the exploitation.
Director Yuzuru Tachikawa also directed Death Parade and Mob Psycho 100—explaining the signature blend of spectacle and sucker-punch emotionality.
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