The Death Parade Twitter account is a pretty active one in general as they share a lot of things and enthusiasm. One of the most recent pieces that was really interesting was a pair of brief animation videos showing off some of the key pieces of it as it’s put together in sketch form. The pieces come from the first episode and it’s interesting to see how it changed from this to what the final product actually is.

The twelve episode series is being produced at Madhouse with original creator Yuruzu Tachikawa set to direct.Shinichi Kurita is on board as the character designer and chief animation director. The series stars Tomoaki Maeno, Asami Seto, Rumi Ookubo and Yoshimasa Hosoya.

Plot Concept: “Welcome to Queen Dekim” What greets two unsuspecting guests is a strange bar, Queen Dekim, and the white-haired bartender, Dekim. “From here you two shall begin a battle where your lives hang in the balance,” he says to introduce the Death Game. Before long the guests’ true natures become apparent. As a matter of course, at the game’s end Dekim is revealed to be the “arbiter.” Dekim’s judgement on the two guests is…

【原画】第1話「デス・セブンダーツ」の原画をもう一つ公開です！ＣＵＴ１３６「たかしが目の激痛に悶えるシーン」です。 （※原画の動きは本編と多少異なる場合があります。） http://t.co/oWZ0jz1wBn #dp_anime pic.twitter.com/edk0GHv3jY

— デス・パレード (@dp_anime) January 11, 2015

【原画】第1話「デス・セブンダーツ」の原画を公開です！CUT322「たかしが糸で拘束されるシーン」です。 （※原画の動きは本編と多少異なる場合があります。） #dp_anime pic.twitter.com/wavpeABGTF

— デス・パレード (@dp_anime) January 10, 2015

[Source: ANN ]