Talk:Episode 9/@comment-157.38.98.155-20200616212800

There are three  main theories which I could read in the comments. I have a fourth and a bit different one. First the three theories are 1) Shimada to void 2) Tatsumi to void 3) Both to void.

But I claim that Tatsumi was sent to void whereas Shimada was never dead in the first place. I have some points which can support this claim:

A) Shimada was never able to remember how he died. Every guest at the end of game was sure to know how he/she found their end. It was kind of a key element to the series. But even after remembering whole plot, Shimada didn't get to know his death.

B) In episode 3 or 4, we saw that it is completely possible for both guests to receive same decision. In their case, they had shown both the elevators containg way to reincarnation. Whatever the story be, in the end, we were always able to see two elevators, where both may or may not have same mask. But specifically in this episode we were only shown one elevator particularly.  You may argue that the producer wanted to leave the rest onto the viewers but i doubt it. The company wont disregard their signature move of always showing two elevators. If that be the case, they could simply have shown two elevators with one of them having blurry mask which viewers wouldn't be able to comprehend.

C) The credit scene in episode 8 had shown that Nona wanted special guests for Decim from Queen of the Dead. But can we actually argue that because both of them were murderers, it was special? I get it that this was Decim's first time with such guests, but still I find it odd for this fact to create anything terrifically special to be worthed for an end credit. The point I'm raising is that there is a wide chance that the 'special guest Shimadi' was actually special because he was temporarily brought into Quindecim.

And yep that's very much the deal I buy.