English Dub Review: Dead Mount Death Play “The Mad Dog”

Overview (Spoilers Below):
Polka’s recent activities have caught the eye of a police unit dedicated to hunting down the most bizarre and seemingly superhuman offenders. To a peace-seeking necromancer, these cops could be worse trouble than the criminals he’s fallen in with!

Our Take:
I feel that the Corpse God likes to unintentionally draw attention to himself during his quest for a peaceful life. His reincarnation attracts the Shinjuku underworld assigned to kill him but later recruits him to the group. Now, his necromancer powers and Misaki’s zombified abilities have captured the attention of a group far more dangerous than a gang of assassins.
In the previous episode, we were introduced to Tsubaki Iwanome (Jason Douglas) and Gozaburo Arase (Derick Snow), who are part of a special police squad tasked to investigate murders committed by criminals relating to the supernatural and legends. They’re not only investigating the nursery fire rescue but also the other murders connected to Lemmings, who’s revealed to be the bandaged man from last week’s episode. Based on the information gathered about Lemmings, this mysterious person doesn’t mess around, as he’s responsible for multiple cases like murder.
But, of course, Lemmings isn’t the only thing that’s more frightening than death. “The Mad Dog” further showcases the police unit as a group that’s far less friendly than the ordinary cops patrolling the streets, mainly Tsubaki and Arase. During the confrontation between Polka and Arase, we see that Arase comes equipped with a psychotic personality and has murdered an entire criminal gang. He’s somehow like Misaki but way more sinister. In other words, Arase and Tsubaki are bad cops. But, on the plus side, Jason Douglas and Derick Snow put on a good show voicing these characters, especially the latter for injecting the creepiness into Arase.
“The Mad Dog” pits Polka and the others face-to-face with the police unit, and the result is another entertaining continuation of this intriguing reverse-isekai series. Of course, it isn’t without its attempts of levity amid its dark tone, including Misaki’s fascination with the stuffed shark doll Polka uses to transfer the real Polka’s soul. The series also expands on Polka’s first experience with the modern world via diamonds, currency, and fruit juice. Those moments are admittedly humorous, but they also leave room for concern about them becoming more off-putting in the show’s tone as the series progresses. Fortunately, since they got me laughing, I’m willing to let them slide as long as the direction stays consistent.