English Dub Review: Angels of Death “There is no God in this world.”

A selfish girl.

Overview:

Rachel realizes her past mistakes.

Our Take:

I’m not really sure how Danny managed to survive a scythe being jammed into the middle of his chest cavity, but he managed… somehow. He doesn’t seem to be limping, and even Gray, who seems to have a lot of knowledge about this place and how it works, was at first completely unaware.

Danny is still after Rachel’s eyes have not let up on his obsession with her. He offers Zack a choice: the medicine to save himself or to give up Rachel. Even though he’s dying, Zack chooses to turn Danny down. It might be strange saying this, but for a serial killer, Zack has a strange amount of nobility. It’s true that serial killers don’t just kill indiscriminately, but rather adhere to strict rules that only they use for themselves. While Zack has never vocalized exactly what causes him to kill, besides the fact that it’s been normalized for him, he does have some standards. One of those, as we’ve previously seen, has been not going back on a promise. While this seems like a give and takes between Rachel and Zack, it’s ended up manifesting in a lot of loyalty on Zack’s side.

This is less so with Rachel. Gray’s assessment of her, as rough as it is, is pretty spot on. Although it’s a little hard to tell because she seems so passive, she’s very much out for her own self-interest. Zack is there as a means to an end, the thing that will kill her, and so he needs to stay alive for that very purpose. Rachel is coldly efficient, and Zack staying alive and well is her only escape. Because Gray speaks the truth, she’s shaken by this. She realizes just how self-centered she’s been, and this amplifies the more she sees how Zack lives.

Zack requested that she go down to fetch the knife that the old man left him, and she obeys. At the same time, she’s treated to how Zack lives on the day today. It’s bad. He doesn’t give himself any real comforts and doesn’t even make to feed himself. His living space is run down and decrepit, and it shocks Rachel. When she returns, she’s filled with guilt and is much more worrying. She’s realized that Zack isn’t just a tool to her- he is also, strangely enough, her friend.

Sure, Zack has bled out way too much blood and Rachel hasn’t stopped to stitch him up but I’m still curious to see if Rachel will make it.