Talk:Episode 9/@comment-2607:FEA8:BEA0:74A:ADDE:843D:FFC:B3BB-20170720021304

At the end of the episode, we see one mask representing the Void. This means basically anything could've happened as long as one of them was sent to the void. Three outcomes total. 1) Shimada goes to the void and Tatsumi is reincarnated, 2) Tatsumi goes to the void and Shimada is reincarnated, or 3) Both go to the void.

I think we can easily assume that Tatsumi was sent to the void. So the question becomes "Did Shimada also go to the void?" Ultimately, there's no proof either way, aside from character judgments of course... Or maybe they'll revisit it later. Until then, they left it unconfirmed. Although there's enough context to suggest that Decim did send Shimada to the void, the fact that we don't get confirmation means that you're basically allowed to believe whichever outcome you want to. If you'd like to think that Shimada was reincarnated, then go ahead. Unless they directly tell you otherwise, if you'd prefer to imagine that Shimada is reincarnated, then that's what happened. Since it no longer affects the story, their fate can be literally whatever you want it to be. Anything that happens outside our view can be whatever you want it to be.