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The Embalmer

Shigeshoushi

2002, Manga, 42 ch, 75%

Recommended by 11 Death Sweeper fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

Shinjyurou Mamiya is an embalmer, a profession seen as "unclean" in Japan. Shinjyurou has accepted the life of an outcast amongst most people; to him it is a job and nothing more. He has gained an exceptional understanding of death and its consequences, as well as what it means…

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About Death Sweeper

2007, Manga, 43 ch, 69%

This manga is about the job of cleaning up scenes of death, and discusses the meaning of life and death. Through interactions between the deceased's family and friends with the death sweepers, we understand the meaning of death. No matter is it is a peaceful death at the ends of one's life, murder, suicide, death from illnesses, when death comes, who would be able to predict it, or prevent it? That is why we have to try our best to live on.

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