<p>In actuality there is no &quot;heaven&quot; or &quot;hell,&quot; just &quot;reincarnation&quot; or the &quot;void.&quot;</p>
<p>From a Christian perspective, reincarnation (not a Christian concept) could be considered &quot;heaven&quot; and the void, &quot;hell.&quot;</p>
<p>Looking at this from an outside perspective, the only reason the &quot;Heaven&quot; and &quot;Hell&quot; terms were brought up is to make it the situation simpler and clear-cut (i.e., black vs. white) and relatable to the people who undergo this trial. However, the reality of what is portrayed, is that there is no actual reward or punishment (or even a afterlife). The end result simply seems that you either go back to living or you stop existing entirely.</p>
<p>In Noh theater, the Female mask (white one) represents the divine, and the Oni (and animal) masks (red one) represent the demonic. [<sup><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/CPwc9.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a></sup>](<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781891640322?redirected=true&amp;gclid=CNGP77rXvMMCFYiVfgodI7IATw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781891640322?redirected=true&amp;gclid=CNGP77rXvMMCFYiVfgodI7IATw</a>)</p>
<p>Based on the analysis of the four anime episode and the <em>Death Billiards</em> OVA, one can conclude that the <strong>White one is &quot;Heaven&quot; and the Red one is &quot;Hell.&quot;</strong></p>
<h2>Episode 1</h2>
<p><strong>Reincarnation:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CPwc9.jpg" alt="Takashi" /></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Void:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xRu9V.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xRu9V.jpg" alt="Machiko" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Result:</strong> Female | Oni</p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/sFIyn.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/sFIyn.jpg" alt="Elevator" /></a>
 <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9NuSz.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9NuSz.jpg" alt="Masks" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<h2>Episode 2</h2>
<p>(Ibid)</p>
<h2>Episode 3</h2>
<p><strong>Reincarnation:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KLfGn.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KLfGn.jpg" alt="Miura Shigeru" /></a>
 <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/lINMu.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lINMu.jpg" alt="Takada Mai" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Void:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> (none)</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Result:</strong> Female | Female</p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7U8qG.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7U8qG.jpg" alt="Elevator" /></a>
 <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/seJic.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/seJic.jpg" alt="Masks" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<h2>Episode 4</h2>
<p><strong>Reincarnation:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/x1p7X.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/x1p7X.jpg" alt="Tateish Yousuke" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Void:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/uy2fY.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/uy2fY.jpg" alt="Tachibana Misaki" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Result:</strong> Female | Oni</p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/blRi7.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/blRi7.jpg" alt="Elevator" /></a>
 <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/gHAnk.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gHAnk.jpg" alt="Masks" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<h2><em>Death Billiards</em></h2>
<p><strong>Reincarnation:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JcGjx.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JcGjx.jpg" alt="Otoko" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Void:</strong></p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IN6fK.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IN6fK.jpg" alt="Roujin" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>Result:</strong> Oni | Female</p>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/oh81H.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/oh81H.jpg" alt="Elevator and Masks" /></a></p>
</blockquote>

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кяαzєя
<p>The man was sent for reincarnation, whereas the wife was sent to the void. In episode 2 Deciem confims this.</p>

<p>Heaven/Hell doesn't exist in the Shinto religion, the concepts referred to in the original script are Reincarnation and Void.</p>

<p>The masks above the door are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh#Masks" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Noh</strong> Masks</a>. These masks come in all different forms, but the ones above the door are a pale female and an oni (demon). </p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nnDLls.jpg" alt="a">
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GxHm8s.jpg" alt="b"></p>

<p>As the bar is an area for assessing the candidates who arrive (see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Purgatory</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naraka_(Buddhism)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Naraka</a>), we know that they are not fully good - as they would have immediately entered Nirvana . In fact, the test is to see which person is beyond saving and who should be given a second shot at life. </p>

<p>The demonic mask is instantly recognizable as 'evil', and as such it's fairly safe to assume that it leads to the <em>void</em> - which, must not be confused with hell. Void is simply emptiness. the redness of the mask is also associated with rage, or feelings of intense anger.</p>

<p>The pale female mask is human based, and white - giving a sense of calm. It's significantly less intimidating than the oni mask. We can take from this that it is representative of reincarnation (forgiveness).</p>

<p>Episode 2 also confirms that winning doesn't matter - which makes sense. The life-death situation has been created to test the true natures of the people being judged.</p>

<p>I believe in episode one, the mask switch was an animation mistake, as it was correct in the following episode:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yBFfP.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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I think you should incorporate content from episode 2 in your answer. There is an interesting revelation in the B part.
nhahtdh
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Toshinou Kyouko
<p>In <em>Death Billiards</em>, the fates of the man and the old geezer were weakly implied by the billiard balls Decim was holding at the end of the movie: the blue ball linked to the man's heart was up and above the red ball linked to the old geezer's heart, hinting that the man had gone up to Heaven and the old geezer to Hell.</p>
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9dW1G.jpg" alt="The billiard balls" /></p>
<p>But what really settles the debate is the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009054546/http://www.deathparade.jp/introduction/words.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">glossary section</a> of the official website of <em>Death Parade</em>, in which it is explicitly stated that the masks indicate whether the souls of the dead are sent for Reincarnation or banished into the Void.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>様々なゲームによって裁定を下された死者たちは、2つのドアが並んだ客用のエレベーターに乗せられ、転生か虚無のどちらかに送られる。その行き先はエレベーター上部にある「白い能面」と「般若の面」が表しており、死者の身体は魂が送られた後、ただの人形と化す。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The <a href="https://nohmask21.com/koomote1.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">white Noh mask (Koomote)</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannya" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hannya mask</a> designate Heaven and Hell, respectively. To clarify, the Void is more like Hell than Nirvana. Ginti gave a description of the Void in episode 11:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It amounts to a space containing nothing — a graveyard for souls. Your mind is all that remains. Terror, regret, despair — it's the sensation of falling forever while embracing all your negative feelings.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I have created a table showing all the outcomes of the games and the decisions made by the Arbiters:</p>
<div class="s-table-container"><table class="s-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Episode</th>
<th>Game</th>
<th>Winner</th>
<th>Loser</th>
<th>Heaven</th>
<th>Hell</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>1, 2</td>
<td>Darts</td>
<td>Machiko</td>
<td>Takashi</td>
<td>Takashi</td>
<td>Machiko</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Bowling</td>
<td>Shigeru</td>
<td>Mai</td>
<td>Shigeru, Mai</td>
<td>(None)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Arcade Game</td>
<td>(Tied)</td>
<td>(Tied)</td>
<td>Yousuke</td>
<td>Misaki</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Twister</td>
<td>Harada</td>
<td>Mayu</td>
<td>(None)</td>
<td>Harada</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>OVA</td>
<td>Billiards</td>
<td>Man</td>
<td>Old Man</td>
<td>Man</td>
<td>Old Man</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7</td>
<td>Billiards</td>
<td>Woman</td>
<td>Man</td>
<td>Woman</td>
<td>Man</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8, 9</td>
<td>Air Hockey</td>
<td>Shimada</td>
<td>Tatsumi</td>
<td>(None)</td>
<td>Shimada, Tatsumi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Old Maid</td>
<td>Sachiko(, Decim)</td>
<td>(Chiyuki)</td>
<td>Sachiko</td>
<td>(None)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p>Note that we didn't actually get to see the &quot;customers&quot; leave by the elevators in episodes 6 and 9, but even without the reliable indicators of judgment that are the masks, there is little doubt that all &quot;customers&quot; in these two episodes got sent to Hell.</p>
<p>As you can see, the outcomes of the games do not seem to have any bearing on whether the winners or losers are sent to Heaven or Hell. In fact, <strong>each of pretty much all possible outcomes is covered in exactly one of the seven types of games</strong>. It's unclear whether the winners and losers of a particular type of game will always receive the same judgment, but it's unlikely to be the case that they do.</p>

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Gao
<p>Guys I saw this page and it said that the Takashi went to hell basically &amp; his wife went to heaven. But in Buddhism, reincarnation is what's considered to be bad. Someone who is reincarnated is someone who is still ignorant and has yet to reach enlightenment. So they go through the sufferings and trials of living in an endless cycle to eventually achieve it. Also,
To go into the void is to reach enlightenment.</p>

<p>"When ignorance is uprooted, rebirth is ceased."</p>

<p>Someone who reaches the void achieves nirvana. Being enlightened is to be ridden of all worldly desires and enter a state of "emptiness" or existential freedom or transcendence. (Cease to exist)</p>

<p>So the issue at hand isn't whether or not these people go up or downstairs, but whether they reach enlightenment or accept and acknowledge their sins...I would say.</p>

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Hell and heaven are concept which are explained to the guest (mentioned directly in the first episode), but reincarnation and void are the actual thing that they go through. Anyway, I think your answer makes sense, so upvote.
nhahtdh
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Onee-SamaAnime
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tfupsm.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Do we know which elevator is heaven and which is hell? In the <strong>Death Billiards</strong> movie, it seems kind of debatable. As well as the first episode of <strong>Death Parade</strong>, did the wife or husband go to hell? Does winning the game have any bearing on this?</p>

<p>Also, not sure if this is any kind of hint, but the beginning of the episode, when the couple enters the room:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wiRfv.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>But at the end of the episode, the couple leaves in the same elevators but the masks have been switched:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/T94ec.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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Well, the Funimation subtitles said "heaven" and "hell".
Jon Lin
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https://i.sstatic.net/3Tj8X.png
Jon Lin
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At the end of episode 1, isn't it revealed that the husband is reincarnated, and the wife is void?
nhahtdh
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@nhahtdh that's what [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Billiards#Episode_list) says *"After Dequim prevents Takashi from further attacking Machiko, he sends them to the elevators, where Takashi gets reincarnated and Machiko gets sent to the void."*
Memor-X
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One needs to consider the question, is reincarnation actually a good thing? In Buddhism, to live is to suffer, and the ultimate goal for every individual is to escape suffering and achieve Nirvana. Failing to achieve Nirvana means you get reincarnated again as a different living being. But when you achieve Nirvana, you don't get reincarnated again and are instead "freed from suffering." Based off of this interpretation, it shows that Machiko "won" and Takashi "lost." For now we'll just have to wait and see how things play out.
кяαzєя
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"is reincarnation actually a good thing?": Compared to oblivion? Yeah. This was also stated explicitly in the second episode.
Az-
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@ton.yeung Funi did show the end, but it said Machiko was sent to "the void", but during the episode, it was "Heaven" and "hell", so I guess the consensus is the void is hell?
Jon Lin
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Regarding the confusion between the use of the terms Heaven/Hell and Reincarnation/Void, in the second episode it is explained that the arbiters use the words Heaven and Hell because it is easier for people to picture those, but in fact they will be divided between Reincarnation and the Void.
JNat
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Do we know which side is heaven/hell?
# Do we know which side is heaven/hell?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-01-14
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tfupsm.jpg)

Do we know which elevator is heaven and which is hell? In the **Death Billiards** movie, it seems kind of debatable. As well as the first episode of **Death Parade**, did the wife or husband go to hell? Does winning the game have any bearing on this?

Also, not sure if this is any kind of hint, but the beginning of the episode, when the couple enters the room:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/wiRfv.png)

But at the end of the episode, the couple leaves in the same elevators but the masks have been switched:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/T94ec.png)
**Tags:** death-billiards death-parade
> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Well, the Funimation subtitles said "heaven" and "hell".  
> **username_0**: https://i.sstatic.net/3Tj8X.png  
> **username_1**: At the end of episode 1, isn't it revealed that the husband is reincarnated, and the wife is void?  
> **username_2**: @nhahtdh that's what [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Billiards#Episode_list) says *"After Dequim prevents Takashi from further attacking Machiko, he sends them to the elevators, where Takashi gets reincarnated and Machiko gets sent to the void."*  
> **username_3**: One needs to consider the question, is reincarnation actually a good thing? In Buddhism, to live is to suffer, and the ultimate goal for every individual is to escape suffering and achieve Nirvana. Failing to achieve Nirvana means you get reincarnated again as a different living being. But when you achieve Nirvana, you don't get reincarnated again and are instead "freed from suffering." Based off of this interpretation, it shows that Machiko "won" and Takashi "lost." For now we'll just have to wait and see how things play out.  
> **username_4**: "is reincarnation actually a good thing?": Compared to oblivion? Yeah. This was also stated explicitly in the second episode.  
> **username_0**: @ton.yeung Funi did show the end, but it said Machiko was sent to "the void", but during the episode, it was "Heaven" and "hell", so I guess the consensus is the void is hell?  
> **username_5**: Regarding the confusion between the use of the terms Heaven/Hell and Reincarnation/Void, in the second episode it is explained that the arbiters use the words Heaven and Hell because it is easier for people to picture those, but in fact they will be divided between Reincarnation and the Void.  
---
## 4 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2015-01-30. Score: 9
In actuality there is no "heaven" or "hell," just "reincarnation" or the "void."

From a Christian perspective, reincarnation (not a Christian concept) could be considered "heaven" and the void, "hell."

Looking at this from an outside perspective, the only reason the "Heaven" and "Hell" terms were brought up is to make it the situation simpler and clear-cut (i.e., black vs. white) and relatable to the people who undergo this trial. However, the reality of what is portrayed, is that there is no actual reward or punishment (or even a afterlife). The end result simply seems that you either go back to living or you stop existing entirely.

In Noh theater, the Female mask (white one) represents the divine, and the Oni (and animal) masks (red one) represent the demonic. [[1](https://i.sstatic.net/CPwc9.jpg)](<http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781891640322?redirected=true&gclid=CNGP77rXvMMCFYiVfgodI7IATw>)

Based on the analysis of the four anime episode and the *Death Billiards* OVA, one can conclude that the **White one is "Heaven" and the Red one is "Hell."**

## Episode 1

**Reincarnation:**

> ![Takashi](https://i.sstatic.net/CPwc9.jpg)

**Void:**

> [![Machiko](https://i.sstatic.net/xRu9V.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/xRu9V.jpg)

**Result:** Female | Oni

> [![Elevator](https://i.sstatic.net/sFIyn.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/sFIyn.jpg)
> [![Masks](https://i.sstatic.net/9NuSz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/9NuSz.jpg)

## Episode 2

(Ibid)

## Episode 3

**Reincarnation:**

> [![Miura Shigeru](https://i.sstatic.net/KLfGn.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/KLfGn.jpg)
> [![Takada Mai](https://i.sstatic.net/lINMu.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/lINMu.jpg)

**Void:**

> (none)

**Result:** Female | Female

> [![Elevator](https://i.sstatic.net/7U8qG.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/7U8qG.jpg)
> [![Masks](https://i.sstatic.net/seJic.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/seJic.jpg)

## Episode 4

**Reincarnation:**

> [![Tateish Yousuke](https://i.sstatic.net/x1p7X.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/x1p7X.jpg)

**Void:**

> [![Tachibana Misaki](https://i.sstatic.net/uy2fY.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/uy2fY.jpg)

**Result:** Female | Oni

> [![Elevator](https://i.sstatic.net/blRi7.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/blRi7.jpg)
> [![Masks](https://i.sstatic.net/gHAnk.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/gHAnk.jpg)

## *Death Billiards*

**Reincarnation:**

> [![Otoko](https://i.sstatic.net/JcGjx.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/JcGjx.jpg)

**Void:**

> [![Roujin](https://i.sstatic.net/IN6fK.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/IN6fK.jpg)

**Result:** Oni | Female

> [![Elevator and Masks](https://i.sstatic.net/oh81H.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/oh81H.jpg)
---
### Answer by username_6 on 2015-01-16. Score: 6
The man was sent for reincarnation, whereas the wife was sent to the void. In episode 2 Deciem confims this.

Heaven/Hell doesn't exist in the Shinto religion, the concepts referred to in the original script are Reincarnation and Void.

The masks above the door are [**Noh** Masks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh#Masks). These masks come in all different forms, but the ones above the door are a pale female and an oni (demon).

![a](https://i.sstatic.net/nnDLls.jpg)
![b](https://i.sstatic.net/GxHm8s.jpg)

As the bar is an area for assessing the candidates who arrive (see [Purgatory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory) or [Naraka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naraka_(Buddhism))), we know that they are not fully good - as they would have immediately entered Nirvana . In fact, the test is to see which person is beyond saving and who should be given a second shot at life.

The demonic mask is instantly recognizable as 'evil', and as such it's fairly safe to assume that it leads to the *void* - which, must not be confused with hell. Void is simply emptiness. the redness of the mask is also associated with rage, or feelings of intense anger.

The pale female mask is human based, and white - giving a sense of calm. It's significantly less intimidating than the oni mask. We can take from this that it is representative of reincarnation (forgiveness).

Episode 2 also confirms that winning doesn't matter - which makes sense. The life-death situation has been created to test the true natures of the people being judged.

I believe in episode one, the mask switch was an animation mistake, as it was correct in the following episode:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/yBFfP.png)
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2015-01-18): I think you should incorporate content from episode 2 in your answer. There is an interesting revelation in the B part.  
---
### Answer by username_7 on 2015-03-29. Score: 6
In *Death Billiards*, the fates of the man and the old geezer were weakly implied by the billiard balls Decim was holding at the end of the movie: the blue ball linked to the man's heart was up and above the red ball linked to the old geezer's heart, hinting that the man had gone up to Heaven and the old geezer to Hell.

![The billiard balls](https://i.sstatic.net/9dW1G.jpg)

But what really settles the debate is the [glossary section](https://web.archive.org/web/20151009054546/http://www.deathparade.jp/introduction/words.html) of the official website of *Death Parade*, in which it is explicitly stated that the masks indicate whether the souls of the dead are sent for Reincarnation or banished into the Void.

> 様々なゲームによって裁定を下された死者たちは、2つのドアが並んだ客用のエレベーターに乗せられ、転生か虚無のどちらかに送られる。その行き先はエレベーター上部にある「白い能面」と「般若の面」が表しており、死者の身体は魂が送られた後、ただの人形と化す。

The [white Noh mask (Koomote)](https://nohmask21.com/koomote1.html) and [Hannya mask](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannya) designate Heaven and Hell, respectively. To clarify, the Void is more like Hell than Nirvana. Ginti gave a description of the Void in episode 11:

> It amounts to a space containing nothing — a graveyard for souls. Your mind is all that remains. Terror, regret, despair — it's the sensation of falling forever while embracing all your negative feelings.

I have created a table showing all the outcomes of the games and the decisions made by the Arbiters:

| Episode | Game | Winner | Loser | Heaven | Hell |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1, 2 | Darts | Machiko | Takashi | Takashi | Machiko |
| 3 | Bowling | Shigeru | Mai | Shigeru, Mai | (None) |
| 4 | Arcade Game | (Tied) | (Tied) | Yousuke | Misaki |
| 6 | Twister | Harada | Mayu | (None) | Harada |
| OVA | Billiards | Man | Old Man | Man | Old Man |
| 7 | Billiards | Woman | Man | Woman | Man |
| 8, 9 | Air Hockey | Shimada | Tatsumi | (None) | Shimada, Tatsumi |
| 10 | Old Maid | Sachiko(, Decim) | (Chiyuki) | Sachiko | (None) |

Note that we didn't actually get to see the "customers" leave by the elevators in episodes 6 and 9, but even without the reliable indicators of judgment that are the masks, there is little doubt that all "customers" in these two episodes got sent to Hell.

As you can see, the outcomes of the games do not seem to have any bearing on whether the winners or losers are sent to Heaven or Hell. In fact, **each of pretty much all possible outcomes is covered in exactly one of the seven types of games**. It's unclear whether the winners and losers of a particular type of game will always receive the same judgment, but it's unlikely to be the case that they do.
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### Answer by username_8 on 2015-02-22. Score: 1
Guys I saw this page and it said that the Takashi went to hell basically & his wife went to heaven. But in Buddhism, reincarnation is what's considered to be bad. Someone who is reincarnated is someone who is still ignorant and has yet to reach enlightenment. So they go through the sufferings and trials of living in an endless cycle to eventually achieve it. Also,
To go into the void is to reach enlightenment.

"When ignorance is uprooted, rebirth is ceased."

Someone who reaches the void achieves nirvana. Being enlightened is to be ridden of all worldly desires and enter a state of "emptiness" or existential freedom or transcendence. (Cease to exist)

So the issue at hand isn't whether or not these people go up or downstairs, but whether they reach enlightenment or accept and acknowledge their sins...I would say.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2015-02-22): Hell and heaven are concept which are explained to the guest (mentioned directly in the first episode), but reincarnation and void are the actual thing that they go through. Anyway, I think your answer makes sense, so upvote.  
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