25 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestThe survivors of the race barely have any time to catch their breath before the next grotesque order arrives from King. Can Nobuaki and Natsuko put their differences aside to find a way to end the King's Game?
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...
Writing
The King's commands escalate from cruel to unthinkable. Devilish design.
Acting
Mamoru Miyano's unraveling Nobuaki hits genuinely devastating notes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapts a mobile phone novel (keitai shōsetsu), a uniquely Japanese format where stories were literally written and consumed via text message—fitting, given the premise.
The original novel had multiple endings voted on by readers; the anime chose its own path, infamously angering fans of the 'true' ending.
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