Series synopsis
King's Game: The Animation, also known as 王様ゲーム The Animation is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on AT-X on October 5, 2017. It ended on December 21, 2017. It stars Mamoru Miyano, Mao Ichimichi and Sasaki Yusuke.
Kanazawa Nobuaki has transferred to a high school far from where he used to live. Due to an incident at his old school, Nobuaki is afraid of getting close to his new classmates and keeps himself at a distance, but he starts opening up because of a sports day inter-class relay. Then a single text message from someone calling themselves the "King" is sent to everyone in class. Nobuaki's classmates think it's a simple prank and don't take it seriously - but Nobuaki knows that a death game is about ...
Premise
Kanazawa Nobuaki has transferred to a high school far from where he used to live. Due to an incident at his old school, Nobuaki is afraid of getting close to his new classmates and keeps himself at a distance, but he starts opening up because of a sports day inter-class relay. Then a single text message from someone calling themselves the "King" is sent to everyone in class. Nobuaki's classmates think it's a simple prank and don't take it seriously - but Nobuaki knows that a death game is about to begin, and struggles to oppose it...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mamoru Miyano as Nobuaki Kanazawa (voice)
- Mao Ichimichi as Chiemi Honda (voice)
- Sasaki Yusuke as Akamatsu Kenta (voice)
Guest cast
- Pile as Ria Iwamura (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 5, 2017 | December 21, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Begin Again (Break Again) Transfer student Kanazawa Nobuaki has a secret--one that makes him afraid of making friends with his new class. His classmates aren't so easily pushed away, and start breaking down the wall around his heart. But it might all fall apart when the entire class recieves orders for something called the King's Game... |
October 5, 2017 |
| 2 |
Chaos (Scars Disorder) Nobuaki begins to tell the story of the King's Game that happened at his old school to his new classmates, who have just witnessed the death of one of their own firsthand. The orders started out simple enough, but quickly escalated... |
October 12, 2017 |
| 3 |
Friendship (Melting Emotion) Kenta comes to Nobuaki's rescue, but a suddenly changed Natsuko urges Mizuki to kill both of them. Then, Nobuaki continues the story of the last King's Game, which moved on to a deadly popularity vote... |
October 19, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2017 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2017 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 23:30:00 |