No Game No Life


No Game, No Life

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Synonyms: NGNL
Japanese: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
English: No Game, No Life
German: No Game, No Life
Spanish: No Game, No Life
French: No Game, No Life
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 9, 2014 to Jun 25, 2014
Premiered: Spring 2014
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 21:30 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Madhouse
Source: Light novel
Genres: ComedyComedy, FantasyFantasy, EcchiEcchi
Themes: IsekaiIsekai, Strategy GameStrategy Game
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.081 (scored by 14988311,498,831 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #5002
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #16
Members: 2,329,188
Favorites: 47,655

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Synopsis

Sixteen sentient races inhabit Disboard, a world overseen by Tet, the One True God. The lowest of the sixteen—Imanity—consists of humans, a race with no affinity for magic. In a place where everything is decided through simple games, humankind seems to have no way out of their predicament—but the arrival of two outsiders poses a change.

On Earth, stepsiblings Sora and Shiro are two inseparable shut-ins who dominate various online games under the username "Blank." While notorious on the internet, the pair believe that life is merely another dull game. However, after responding to a message from an unknown user, they are suddenly transported to Disboard. The mysterious sender turns out to be Tet, who informs them about the world's absolute rules. After Tet leaves, Sora and Shiro begin their search for more information and a place to stay, taking them to Elkia—Imanity's only remaining kingdom.

There, the duo encounters Stephanie Dola, an emotional girl vying for the kingdom's sovereignty. In desperation, she attempts to regain her father's throne, but her foolhardiness makes her goal unachievable. Inspired by the girl's motivation and passion, Sora and Shiro decide to aid Stephanie in getting Elkia back on its feet, ultimately aiming to become the new rulers of the enigmatic realm.

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Background

No Game No Life adapts the first three volumes of Yuu Kamiya's light novel series of the same title.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Sora

Main
Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
Japanese

Shiro

Main
Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Dola, Stephanie

Main
Hikasa, Youko
Japanese

Jibril

Supporting
Tamura, Yukari
Japanese

Tet

Supporting
Kugimiya, Rie
Japanese

Hatsuse, Izuna

Supporting
Sawashiro, Miyuki
Japanese

Miko

Supporting
Shindo, Naomi
Japanese

Nirvalen, Fiel

Supporting
Noto, Mamiko
Japanese

Zell, Chlammy

Supporting
Iguchi, Yuka
Japanese

Former King

Supporting
Fukushima, Jun
Japanese

Staff

Tanaka, Shou
Producer
Fukao, Satoshi
Producer
Ishizuka, Atsuko
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Yabuta, Shuuhei
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard


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1: "This game" by Konomi Suzuki (eps 2-8, 10)
2: "Onegai☆Snyaiper (おねがい☆すにゃいばー)" by Izuna Hatsuse (Miyuki Sawashiro) (eps 11)
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Ending Theme

1: "This game" by Konomi Suzuki (eps 1, 12)
2: "Oracion (オラシオン)" by Shiro (Ai Kayano) (eps 2-11)




Reviews

Jun 25, 2014
【1】 All bloodshed, war, and pillage is forbidden throughout the world.
【2】 All disputes are to be resolved through the outcome of games.
【3】 In games, wagers will be made on what both parties decide to be of equal value.
【4】 Unless contrary to "Three", the game content and the things wagered do not matter.
【5】 The challenged party has the right to decide the contents of the game.
【6】 "As per the Oath", the wager will be unconditionally adhered to.
【7】 All matters for group conflicts will be decided by a representative.
【8】 If cheating is detected during a game, it will be regarded as a defeat.
【9】 The above rules are ...
Jul 16, 2014
Mixed Feelings
[contains spoilers]

Make no mistake, No Game No Life is built to be a blockbuster. Madhouse adapting "one of those" wildly successful isekai light novel series made sense considering their generally poor commercial performance as of late. And NGNL, a blitzkrieg of dastardly clever action and outrageous gags, as unsettling as it is original, certain delivers a worthy blockbuster, but not without significant shortcomings.

The anime centers around the Blank siblings - Sora and Shiro: brother and sister, two shut-in NEETs on Earth, but certain victors in a new absurdist world, whose ambitions and exploits, leave their adversaries confounded and awed at the same damn time. Ostensibly, ...
Jul 4, 2014
No game No Life is a curious anime to me. I Consider myself to be a not so cruel scorer always giving anime a chance and always looking for positives but this is not the case for No Game No Life with me. Considered to be the next best thing since canned bread everybody seems to love this and I'm the only one who cant see what is so good about it. I will try to give my vision on the show in the next couple of sections so please bare with me.

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