# Dead Mount Death Play (2023)

> A legendary hero is reborn as a boy in a modern world after the necromancer known as The Corpse God casts a final reincarnation spell.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/135315

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy
- Network: TOKYO MX
- Cast: Yuki Sakakihara, Inori Minase, Yuma Uchida, Takuya Eguchi, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Takeshi Kusao, Ryoka Yuzuki, Takaaki Torashima
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489241/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: intense, combative, gritty, epic

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with an audience rating of 6.8/10 and a single season rated 8.0/10 by viewers.

## Synopsis

Dead Mount Death Play (2023) is a Japanese seinen anime series produced by Square Enix, King Records, GEEK PICTURES and GEEKTOYS for TOKYO MX and released through Crunchyroll. Adapted from a manga, it follows a legendary hero who, just as he nears victory over a necromancer called The Corpse God, is thrown off guard by the dark sorcerer's final gambit, a reincarnation spell that leaves him reborn as a boy named Polka Shinoyama. Voice cast includes Yuki Sakakihara as Polka, Inori Minase as Misaki Sakimiya and Yuma Uchida as Takumi Kuruya, all carrying the story across a single 24-episode season. The engine is a fallen warrior navigating an unfamiliar life while the old rivalry with the necromancer still shadows him, and each episode mixes brawling action with supernatural urban fantasy. The mood is intense and combative, with a grim edge and sharp bursts of spectacle. Fans of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Overlord and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will find resonance in its reincarnation premise and battle-driven storytelling.

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