Series synopsis
Dies Irae, also known as ディエス・イレ is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 14, 2017. It ended on July 2, 2018. It stars Kohsuke Toriumi, Asami Yaguchi, Ayaka Fukuhara and Yui Sakakibara.
On May 1, 1945 in Berlin, as the Red Army raises the Soviet flag over the Reichskanzlei, a group of Nazi officers conduct a ritual. For them, the slaughter in the city is nothing but the perfect ritual sacrifice in order to bring back the Order of the 13 Lances, a group of supermen whose coming would bring the world's destruction. Years later, no one knows if this group of officers succeeded, or whether they lived or died. Few know of their existence, and even those who knew began to pass away a ...
Premise
On May 1, 1945 in Berlin, as the Red Army raises the Soviet flag over the Reichskanzlei, a group of Nazi officers conduct a ritual. For them, the slaughter in the city is nothing but the perfect ritual sacrifice in order to bring back the Order of the 13 Lances, a group of supermen whose coming would bring the world's destruction. Years later, no one knows if this group of officers succeeded, or whether they lived or died. Few know of their existence, and even those who knew began to pass away as the decades passed. Now in December in the present day in Suwahara City, Ren Fujii spends his days at the hospital. Every night he sees the same dream: A guillotine. Murderers who hunt people, and the black clothed knights who pursue the murderers. He is desperate to return to his normal, everyday life, but even now he hears his friend Shirō's words: "Everyone who remains in this city eventually loses their minds."
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Ren Fujii / Mercurius (voice)
- Asami Yaguchi as Young Ren Fujii / Eleonore Von Wittenburg (voice)
- Ayaka Fukuhara as Kasumi Ayase (voice)
- Yui Sakakibara as Marie (voice)
- Hitomi Nabatame as Rea Himuro / Isaak (voice)
- Kei Mizusawa as Kei Sakurai / Beatrice Waltrud von Kircheisen (voice)
- Takeshi Maeda as Shiro Yusa (voice)
- Yoshina Makino as Erii Honjo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ken Narita as Valeria Trifa (voice)
- Kisho Taniyama as Wilhelm Ehrenburg (voice)
- Yuka Inokuchi as Rusalka Schwägerin (voice)
- Risato Habuki as Riza Brenner (voice)
- Kouki Harasawa as Rot Spinne (voice)
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Tubal Cain / Göetz Von Berlichingen (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Reinhard Heydrich (voice)
- Yuki Tamaki as Wolfgang Schreiber (voice)
- Takuma Terashima as Kai Sakurai (voice)
- Satoshi Tsuruoka as Musashi Sakurai (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | October 7, 2017 | December 30, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 17 | October 14, 2017 | July 2, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Dawning Days At the start of a great war, an important leader in the German security bureau takes on a mission to fight supernatural mutants himself. |
October 7, 2017 |
| 2 |
Marie`s Memory Recap Dies Irae from Marie's point of view. |
December 30, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Twilight Girl Fujii Ren is discharged from the hospital, not waiting for his friend Kasumi to meet him. She catches up with him and makes him take her to a sword exhibition to confront his fear of knives. |
October 14, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Claws and Fangs of a Beast Each night, Ren is tormented by dreams. When he wakes up, another headless corpse is found. Is he behind the murders, and if so, why? |
October 21, 2017 |
| 3 |
The End of the Nightmare Is a Beginning Ren confronts one of the group of new students about what they want. Ayane begins to show signs of supernatural abilities. |
October 28, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 2017 |
| Last aired | July 2, 2018 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |