Series synopsis
Dead Mount Death Play, also known as デッドマウント・デスプレイ is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 11, 2023. It ended on December 26, 2023. It stars Yuki Sakakihara, Inori Minase and Yuma Uchida.
As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now he’s a boy named Polka Shinoyama in a whole new world! The showdown between good and evil just got epic.
Premise
As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now he’s a boy named Polka Shinoyama in a whole new world! The showdown between good and evil just got epic.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuki Sakakihara as Polka Shinoyama (voice)
- Inori Minase as Misaki Sakimiya (voice)
- Yuma Uchida as Takumi Kuruya (voice)
Guest cast
- Takuya Eguchi as Tsubaki Iwanome (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Gozaburo Arase (voice)
- Takeshi Kusao as Shagrua Edith Lugrid (voice)
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Lecleria Lofirald (voice)
- Takaaki Torashima as Priest (voice)
- Souma Shiomi as Priest (voice)
- Seiyuu Fujiwara as Captain (voice)
- Makoto Takahashi as Soldier (voice)
- Ryuho Nagaoka as Soldier (voice)
- Go Shinomiya as Police officer (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Lisa Kuraki (voice)
- Yurina Amami as Shagrua (Young) (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | April 11, 2023 | December 26, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Reincarnation A legendary necromancer known as the Corpse God is finally slain by a hero—only to wake up in the body of Polka Shinoyama, a newly assassinated boy in present-day Tokyo. Can the sorcerer survive in this strange new world? |
April 11, 2023 |
| 2 |
The New World Polka scrambles to get his bearings while facing off against his would-be killer's colleagues. Is this the prelude to a new fight for survival or the start of an unlikely friendship? |
April 18, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Necromancer Polka is settling into his new life when a man arrives begging Misaki to save him from gangsters. Polka sends her with him, but the job isn't what it seems. Meanwhile, other factions in Shinjuku investigate Polka's role in the fire. |
April 25, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 11, 2023 |
| Last aired | December 26, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |