# Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (2018)

> A burnt-out programmer is pulled into a fantasy RPG as a teenage adventurer whose hidden power makes him unexpectedly strong.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/65947

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, fantasy, comedy, action, adventure
- Network: AT-X
- Cast: Rie Takahashi, Shun Horie, Hiyori Kono, Kaya Okuno, Minami Tsuda, Kiyono Yasuno, Airi Eino, Aoi Yuuki
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7712706/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: breezy, comedic, lighthearted, wistful

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with a solid season rating but viewers faulting its generic world and thin characterization.

## Synopsis

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (2018) is a Japanese isekai anime series produced by SILVER LINK. and aired on AT-X, adapted from a light novel. Twenty-nine-year-old programmer Suzuki Ichirou wakes up inside a fantasy role-playing game as a fifteen-year-old named Satou, a body and identity he must now live in. Satou's engine is simple and personal: he wants to hide the enormous power that lets him wipe out an army of lizard men, and quietly settle into a peaceful life, meeting new people on his own terms. The obstacle is the game's own scripted storyline, where events like the return of a demon king keep threatening to drag him into trouble he would rather avoid. Across a single season of twelve episodes, the stories unfold as a loose sequence of adventures and encounters rather than a tightly plotted arc. The tone is light and comedic, with breezy, good-natured adventure energy and a gentle sense of wish-fulfilment. Viewers who enjoy Konosuba, Log Horizon and Sword Art Online will recognise the same blend of game-world mechanics, a hidden-power protagonist and easygoing fantasy comedy. Its audience reception is mixed, with a middling overall rating, though the single season was well received by its viewers.

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