 NTV announced on Tuesday a television anime adaptation of Mikoto Yamaguchi and Yuuki Satou's Tomodachi Game (Friends Games) and revealed the main cast, staff members, and a teaser visual (pictured). The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2022 on NTV and BS NTV.Synopsis Yuuichi Katagiri has battled financial hardships his whole life but has learned to stay content and positive thanks to his close circle of friends. To keep a promise he made to them, Yuuichi saves up enough money to join them on the school trip. But when the gathered money mysteriously goes missing, suspicion falls on two of Yuuichi's friends: Shiho Sawaragi and Makoto Shibe, who were in charge of collecting the payments. Although innocent, Shiho and Makoto take responsibility for the failure to protect the money when no one else comes forward. A few days later, Yuuichi and his friends receive mysterious letters which trick each of them into meeting up. Upon arrival, they are ambushed and knocked unconscious. They wake up in a mysterious room in the presence of "Manabu-kun," a character from a controversial children's show that stopped airing due to its malicious content. He informs the group that one of them indirectly gathered them together in order to settle a large debt. They are to play a "friendship game": a series of games that will test the strength of their bond and trust in each other. As the group's faith wavers due to the growing number of secrets and betrayals, Yuuichi must figure out who of his "friends" he can actually trust and ultimately discover the identity of the traitor. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Cast Yuuichi Katagiri: Chiaki Kobayashi (Sonny Boy) Tenji Mikasa: Daiki Hamano (SSSS.Dynazenon) Shiho Sawaragi: Yume Miyamoto (Blue Period) Makoto Shibe: Tomohiro Ono (Munou na Nana) Yutori Kokorogi: Satomi Amano (Tamayomi) Staff Director: Hirofumi Ogura (Kuroshitsuji II) Series Composition, Script: Kenta Ihara (Youjo Senki) Character Design: Satomi Miyazaki (Shingeki no Kyoujin animation director) Art Director: Siman Wei (Studio Tulip) (Satsuriku no Tenshi) Art Setting: Tsukasa Ohira (Studio Tulip) (Muv-Luv Alternative) Color Design: Aiko Mizuno (Hataraku Saibou) Director of Photography: Yomogiko Murano (Raretrick) (Kono Oto Tomare!) Music: Michiru (7 Seeds) Sound Production: Studio Mausu Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou) Studio: Okuruto Noboru Yamaguchi and Satou began serializing the psychological survival manga in Bessatsu Shounen Magazine in December 2013. Kodansha will ship the 19th volume on November 9. The manga has a cumulative 3.7 million copies of its volumes in circulation. Tomodachi Game received two live-action movies and a television series in 2017 in Japan. Official Twitter: @tomodachi_anime Source: Mantan Web Tomodachi Game on MAL |
DatRandomDudeNov 2, 2021 7:27 AM
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| Pretty hyped for this one. |
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| 2022 is really exciting for Anime Fans. |
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| So this one gets an adaptation too now.Will hold off reading then. |
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| One of the best Survival Game type Manga is finally get an Anime Adaptation š |
| "When There Is Evil In This World That Justice Cannot Defeat, Would You Taint Your Hands With Evil To Defeat Evil? Or Would You Remain Steadfast And Righteous Even If It Means Surrendering To Evil?" |
Softhenic03 said: So this one gets an adaptation too now.Will hold off reading then. Well after ch 87, can you? |
| Can't wait for people to compare it to squid game even though it came out in 2013. |
| Sounds like "20th Century Boys" with the Tomodachi-Land and World and the games they have to go through. Only a few will know what I'm talking about |
| This is giving me massive Squid Game vibes lol, I'm in XD |
klakson188 said: Can't wait for people to compare it to squid game even though it came out in 2013. Seems like its riding on that wave, they should have made a adaptation for it in 2015 then. Still good news its a pretty good manga. |
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naosthighs said: Ah yes, here comes the obligatory "I'm gonna hate on a popular series just because it's popular" comments all because said persons are so fickle and shallow that they can't handle people comparing their beloved series to it even though the premises (And probably the themes) are very similar *Derp*Bunch of idiots are going to compare this to SqUiD gAmE |
davidyodo24 said: 2022 is really exciting for Anime Fans. I've heard this about every new year for the last 5 years. Tokoya said: naosthighs said: Ah yes, here comes the obligatory "I'm gonna hate on a popular series just because it's popular" comments all because said persons are so fickle and shallow that they can't handle people comparing their beloved series to it even though the premises (And probably the themes) are very similar *Derp*Bunch of idiots are going to compare this to SqUiD gAmE It gives me a sense of nostalgia for the days when Game of Thrones was very hyped and any fight between factions was compared to this show. MegamiRem said: Pretty hyped for this one. An anime about psychological games among a group of friends from the author of Maken-Ki! and in a gender neutral style. Interesting. |
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| I'm surprised to see the manga fans coming out when this is announced. Didn't know it has quite a fanbase? I tried to read it recently but it's not my thing, congrats for the fans though. |
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| Sounds simultaneously boring and annoying. Pass. |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
| YOOOO This is getting an anime?? I'm kinda hyped but then again the studio for this is kinda new. Hopefully they'll be able to adapt this properly. |
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naosthighs said: That's the best you could come up with? A virgin accusation? What are you 12?? xDDDTokoya said: I’m sorry I offended a virginAh yes, here comes the obligatory "I'm gonna hate on a popular series just because it's popular" comments all because said persons are so fickle and shallow that they can't handle people comparing their beloved series to it even though the premises (And probably the themes) are very similar *Derp* |
RobertBobert said: The good ol days....Before the show went to shit after Season 6davidyodo24 said: 2022 is really exciting for Anime Fans. I've heard this about every new year for the last 5 years. Tokoya said: Ah yes, here comes the obligatory "I'm gonna hate on a popular series just because it's popular" comments all because said persons are so fickle and shallow that they can't handle people comparing their beloved series to it even though the premises (And probably the themes) are very similar *Derp* It gives me a sense of nostalgia for the days when Game of Thrones was very hyped and any fight between factions was compared to this show. |
Ramkec said: klakson188 said: Can't wait for people to compare it to squid game even though it came out in 2013. Seems like its riding on that wave, they should have made a adaptation for it in 2015 then. Still good news its a pretty good manga. They did. It had two movies and a TV series. Squid Game has ripped off a bunch of survival manga. Liar Game, As the Gods Will - to name a few. It definitely wasn't the first so people should stop acting like it was. Tokoya said: naosthighs said: Ah yes, here comes the obligatory "I'm gonna hate on a popular series just because it's popular" comments all because said persons are so fickle and shallow that they can't handle people comparing their beloved series to it even though the premises (And probably the themes) are very similar *Derp*Bunch of idiots are going to compare this to SqUiD gAmE There's a difference between hating on a series and hating on it's fanboys lol The show is hella good - but it's not the first and not unique. As I mentioned above, it ripped off a lot of Japanese media. Even the director said he was influenced by Japanese Manga but SQ fans don't want to give credit where it's due. |
Rojo said: That idiot was definitely doing the latter though lolThere's a difference between hating on a series and hating on it's fanboys lol The show is hella good - but it's not the first and not unique. As I mentioned above, it ripped off a lot of Japanese media. Even the director said he was influenced by Japanese Manga but SQ fans don't want to give credit where it's due. But yeah....Korean stans can be pretty unbearable sometimes when it comes to anything korean that is produced, so I'm not surprised that they're saying shit like that |
Rojo said: Ramkec said: Seems like its riding on that wave, they should have made a adaptation for it in 2015 then. Still good news its a pretty good manga. They did. It had two movies and a TV series. Squid Game has ripped off a bunch of survival manga. Liar Game, As the Gods Will - to name a few. It definitely wasn't the first so people should stop acting like it was. Tokoya said: Ah yes, here comes the obligatory "I'm gonna hate on a popular series just because it's popular" comments all because said persons are so fickle and shallow that they can't handle people comparing their beloved series to it even though the premises (And probably the themes) are very similar *Derp* There's a difference between hating on a series and hating on it's fanboys lol The show is hella good - but it's not the first and not unique. As I mentioned above, it ripped off a lot of Japanese media. Even the director said he was influenced by Japanese Manga but SQ fans don't want to give credit where it's due. Oh nice didn't know it already had live action movies and tv series. Will check them out thanks. |
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| Hmm, I should glance the manga to get a feel for it first before the anime drops next year. |
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| Damn, stories involving these kinds of psychological games are my absolute favorite. I immediately started reading the manga after I saw this thread and just finished catching up to the latest chapter. I'm definitely looking forward to the anime. More than anything, I'm interested in seeing anime-only watchers' reactions to everything. Hope they could nail the characters' most entertaining face reactions lol. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| Oo this may be a hidden gem. Imma give this manga a read later lol. |
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| I'm not really into game anime, but it's tagged psychological. So I'm interested in how much psychological elements I will get from the show. The manga is highly rated too making it more intriguing. |
| I sometimes forget to finish my sentences. |
| Seems interesting. The staff looks so-so, but gonna watch it |
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