Dies Irae (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, Dies Irae is an animation, action & adventure and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. 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."

Who’s in it. Dies Irae stars Kohsuke Toriumi as Ren Fujii / Mercurius (voice), Asami Yaguchi as Young Ren Fujii / Eleonore Von Wittenburg (voice), Ayaka Fukuhara as Kasumi Ayase (voice) and Hitomi Nabatame as Rea Himuro / Isaak (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Dies Irae has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Dies Irae page.

If you liked it. Fans of Dies Irae tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.