King's Game: The Animation

A suffocating, dread-soaked ride where every text message tightens the noose around a classroom full of panicking teenagers.

Genres

Animation, Drama

Starring

Mamoru Miyano, Mao Ichimichi, Sasaki Yusuke

Overview

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...

How it feels

Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Relentless and needs your attention.

About

Death, betrayal, survival, guilt

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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