Mirai Nikki (TV)

Yukiteru Amano is a shy middle schooler who regularly keeps track of what he does in his daily life by writing down all of his activities on his phone—a digital diary. Despite having no friends at school, Yukiteru is frequently seen talking to his supposedly imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, the god of time and space; and Deus' servant, Mur Mur.

One day, Yukiteru wakes up and discovers that certain events of his day are preemptively displayed on his cellphone. While initially dismissing it as a coincidence, he slowly realizes that the incidents written in his phone actually take place in the near future. After spending the day benefiting from this new asset, Yukiteru learns that his classmate Yuno Gasai possesses a similar diary.

As the two team up to defeat an odd pursuer and head back to their respective homes, Deus Ex Machina explains that they—alongside 10 other contestants—have been drawn into a survival game whose victor will become the deity's successor. With no other options, Yukiteru and Yuno must use their cellphones—now called "Future Diaries"—to survive this unforgiving battle royale.

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Gasai, Yuno Main

Murata, Tomosa Japanese

Amano, Yukiteru Main

Togashi, Misuzu Japanese

Uryuu, Minene Supporting

Aizawa, Mai Japanese

Akise, Aru Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Hirasaka, Yomotsu Supporting

Kawahara, Yoshihisa Japanese

Mur Mur Supporting

Honda, Manami Japanese

Deus Ex Machina Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Kasugano, Tsubaki Supporting

Sendai, Eri Japanese

Houjou, Reisuke Supporting

Sanada, Asami Japanese

Ikusaba, Marco Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Hiramatsu, Kiyonori Producer

Hosoda, Naoto Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Nagura, Yasushi Sound Director

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Aug 23, 2025

YamiLoon

Recommended

Watching Mirai Nikki is like stepping into a cage where time, love, and death are constantly at war. Every diary is a loaded gun, every character a pawn dancing on the edge of insanity. Blood paints the story, and trust is nothing but a cruel joke.

Yuno Gasai isn’t just a character, she’s a storm in human form. A goddess of obsession, wielding love as both a weapon and a promise of salvation. She’s terrifying. She’s intoxicating. She’s the reason you can’t look away.

Yet, shadows remain. Some players in this deadly game are left underdeveloped, and the godlike puppeteer behind it all whispers questions that will ... never find answers. But maybe that’s exactly why it lingers, because madness is never neat, and obsession never makes sense.

Mirai Nikki doesn’t ask if you’re ready. It drags you in, claws first, and leaves you scarred. Not perfect. Not clean. But unforgettable.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 20, 2025

karnisdead

Mixed Feelings

Minene is the only good thing about this show everything else is mid

Nah, but seriously, this entire plot feels like a retcon. Half of the shit that goes on throughout the story just doesn’t make sense. I feel like this is something I could only understand if I somehow lost access to my frontal lobe. And genuinely most of the developments throughout the show has me scratching my head like a damn monkey. I don’t think I could create a story similar to this even if I popped twelve tabs of acid, and I don’t mean that as a compliment either.

Also, can we talk ... about the “pick your poison” nature of this anime? Genuinely who the fuck is this anime geared toward? Child predators? I’m pretty sure the only nudity shown in this show of someone over the age of like 16 is Minene and everyone, like legitimately almost every female character, has excessive amounts of nudity shown. Including Minene too. So if this show is geared toward a younger audience, then why incorporate so much god damn nudity, and if it’s geared toward an older audience, why are we showing nudity of children? I get the age of consent laws in Japan yada yada, but damn man, it’s still weird.

Anyway, I’ll let y’all know my opinion on this show once I’ve had my lobotomy

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Oct 27, 2024

ezbie

Not Recommended

Dropped after watching just the second episode. This is also my second time trying to watch this anime.

The first episode presents the main protagonists and the premises upon which the show will run, which is a game where every participant has a "future diary" that lets them see the future. The final goal of the game is to kill everyone else so as to become the god of Time and Space, the guy who set up this game in the first place.

I personally don't find this premise amazing but I think it has potential to make up for a great show, but upon watching the ... second episode I realized the writers had bad writing skill and it becomes a giant mess in the second episode already. It was boring, cringey, childish and led me to think this couldn't get any better on the following episodes.

Thank God I didn't waste more time on this one.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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