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Sentenced to be boiled alive for a full hour, Oden endured one of the most agonizing executions ever depicted in anime. Every second felt like an eternity. Every moment tested the limits of his body and soul. Yet he stood — literally — bearing the weight of his retainers above him, shielding them from death with nothing but his own burning flesh and unbreakable will.

Kozuki Oden’s death is one of anime’s most painful farewells: brutal, heroic, unforgettable.

The death of Portgas D. Ace isn’t just a tragedy within One Piece — it’s one of the most emotionally devastating turning points in anime history. Born as the son of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, Ace carried a legacy the world condemned as a sin before he ever spoke his first word. The Navy saw him not as a person, but as a threat that needed to be erased — just like his father.

First hitting screens in 2018, Angels of Death is based on the 2015 video game of the same name, which was released on several platforms and spawned a massive global franchise. The game has also been adapted into a novel and a long-running manga series. Here’s what the anime adaptation is all about, and why it’s a surprisingly great companion to DanMachi.

J.C. Staff is well known for subverting classic genres, and this is perfectly embodied by both Angels of Death and DanMachi. While they initially seem like standard takes on popular formats, they quickly take unexpected turns. DanMachi initially presents itself as a trope-, but it quickly becomes a deeper take on the genre, spending a lot of time considering how an adventuring economy would shape society and those within it. Angels of Death seems like an anime take on Saw at first but quickly becomes much more, revealing a non-standard heroine and a deeper plot with complex, often philosophical themes.