No Game No Life: Zero

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Synonyms: NGNL Zero, NGNL the Movie

Japanese: ノーゲーム・ノーライフゼロ

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 15, 2017

Producers: Frontier Works, Movic, AT-X, Kadokawa

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Madhouse

Source: Light novel

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Theme: Isekai

Duration: 1 hr. 46 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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In ancient Disboard, Riku is an angry, young warrior intent on saving humanity from the warring Exceed, the 16 sentient species, fighting to establish the One True God among the Old Deus. In a lawless land, humanity's lack of magic and weak bodies have made them easy targets for the other Exceed, leaving the humans on the brink of extinction.

One day, however, hope returns to humanity when Riku finds a powerful female Ex-Machina, whom he names Schwi, in an abandoned elf city. Exiled from her Cluster because of her research into human emotions, Schwi is convinced that humanity has only survived due to the power of these feelings and is determined to understand the human heart. Forming an unlikely partnership in the midst of the overwhelming chaos, Riku and Schwi must now find the answers to their individual shortcomings in each other, and discover for themselves what it truly means to be human as they fight for their lives together against all odds. Each with a powerful new ally in tow, it is now up to them to prevent the extinction of the human race and establish peace throughout Disboard.

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Adaptation:	No Game No Life
Sequel:	No Game No Life
Other:	No Game No Life: Zero - Manner Movie

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Dola, Schwi

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Kayano, Ai
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Dola, Riku

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
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Dola, Couronne

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Hikasa, Youko
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Sora

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Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu
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Shiro

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Kayano, Ai
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Jibril

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Tamura, Yukari
Japanese

Dola, Stephanie

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Hikasa, Youko
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Tet

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Kugimiya, Rie
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Hatsuse, Izuna

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Sawashiro, Miyuki
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Azriel

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Horie, Yui
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Kananiwa, Kozue

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Tanaka, Shou

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Nanbara, Mitsuhiro

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Yoshida, Yuuki

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"THERE IS A REASON" by Konomi Suzuki

Reviews

Sep 12, 2023

happypsycho44

Recommended

First of all, for new viewers, this movie tells how Tet became the only true god 6000 years ago. Please keep in mind while watching it, because as far as I can see, most viewers did not understand it while watching it.

Art 10/10 the atmosphere and universe of this movie continues to fascinate me even though I've watched it many times.

Story 10/10 Honestly, I can't say that I liked this series that much when I watched the anime, but this movie lays a very good foundation for the anime and the Story.

I'm sorry that this is my first review and it's a bit short and ...

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Feb 16, 2022

Leenbow

Mixed Feelings

This anime has nice art and music and some interesting moments here and there, but feels ultimately RUSHED and extremely underdeveloped(
No real spoilers here

Pluses:

+ Nice art
+ Nice music
+ Somewhat atmospheric, at moments
+ Some dramas felt nice (felt nice, yet still were set back by core show minuses)
+ Cute robot girl?
...
Neutral point:
± More serious than No Game No Life series

Minuses: (unleash the words!)

- EXTREMELY RUSHED - plot jumps forward with the speed of light, leaving no time for development of anything: characters relations, world, nations, war... Most things were either described with too few words or non described at all!
- Feels fake, shallow - again, so many BIG concepts are thrown around, only to be ignored. There is this big fantasy world, there are a lot of nations, there are gods, robots, there are weird devices with weird names... All of those were out of focus and, as such, haven't really felt serious.
- Too much talking - this is the kind of the show where heroes talk much more than do something, and I can't say that it was useful or deep or something.
- Characters could have more dimensions, also there could be more of them.
- Bad logic - at those rare moments where there were some details to understand what's happening - logic usually felt distant or non-present.

In the end, I couldn't really enjoy even the main focus of the anime - hew main heroes and their relations. Those relations also were either rushed, either relied on unexplained situations and characters.

For me, this anime falls in similar niche with Ergo Proxy, Madoka magica (film especially) and Furi Kuri - weird and with unique atmosphere, yet all of those I disliked for their vagueness. However, No Game No Life film beats pretty much all of them in this parameter (because of being EXTREMELY RUSHED, yep).

It's subnormal pace and non-explained world and races actually feels like manga propaganda,

All in all: No Game No Life Zero is rushed and vague anime to the point of extreme - with such a plot and a world that it should have better had 2 anime seasons with 24 series, or something. In a current format and with current focus - it just lacks depth and logic, so emotional and active moments doesn't work as a result. (that is, if you try thinking)
But... It has nice art, and was somewhat interesting and unique, so I will put it at 5. Yep.

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Sep 17, 2023

RESOLVING_POWER

Not Recommended

I watched No Game No Life: Zero. This is the movie sequel to the TV series No Game No Life (henceforth NGNL). Here are my thoughts:

This review will specifically discuss the NGNL: Zero movie, not the franchise as a whole.

First of all, it's been years since I saw the TV anime. I liked it a lot though and rated it 9/10. I really really liked the art style and colour palette, and overall found it a very fun and entertaining show. Much of this review will focus on how the movie compares to the TV series, since that is the benchmark of my expectations. ...

Although it still looks good, I prefer the colour palette of the TV series. I miss those bright pastel colours; this movie has a comparatively duller colour palette. It still has a lot of visual detail though and is fairly captivating. The visuals are still good, don't get me wrong. In particular, the setting and background frames of this movie look interesting and detailed.

The audio production quality is decent, but I did not like the OST as much as the TV series (Konomi Suzuki sounds amazing in the ED song though as usual). The movie has more of a classical music style; I prefer the electronic OST of the TV anime – it felt much more unique, creative, immersive, and suitable for the anime. Also, for whatever reason I did not like the voice acting of the male MC of this movie.

As is often the case with movies, I find it difficult to feel emotionally invested when I've only known the characters for a few minutes. This movie is yet another example of this – it jumps into strongly dramatic content early in the runtime, and I couldn't help but feel underwhelmed by it. I never felt any emotion whatsoever towards the characters and their story. I don't think this is just me being a stick in the mud either – I think a lot of people would agree the storyline of this movie is weak and unengaging. Overall I would say the story is very mediocre, not to mention barely coherent and poorly directed. The pacing was also too quick for my tastes.

There was a stark lack of world building and exposition. I was often confused by the plot. Random plot-critical facts were often introduced out of nowhere. Barely anything is adequately explained and the story basically just feels like "humans fight in apocalyptic setting because reasons."

Similarly to the TV anime, there is a fair bit of sexualization in this. And it is equally as shameless. If shameless fanservice is something that bothers you (or you can't at least ignore it), then NGNL is not for you. It is a fairly sexualized show, even by anime standards. Personally, I don't really care, but I feel like this is a point worth mentioning. In my opinion, the sexual elements fit in with the overall atmosphere and escapist theme of the show. To me, the sexualization is just one element of NGNL's unique personality. Others will find it off-putting though, so I definitely want to address this point. Also, the fanservice fits more naturally into the playful atmosphere of the TV series, whereas it is somewhat out of place when it interrupts the more-serious moments of the movie. However, I also recall the TV series having an erotic tone more frequently, so there is a tradeoff in that respect as well. Like I said, this isn't a big deal to me either way but I know a lot of readers care about this kind of thing (either positively or negatively) so I thought I should address it, especially for a series like NGNL.

The TV series had a more-lighthearted mood overall, and was way more fun to watch. Overall I found the TV series far more enjoyable, both in terms of story and atmosphere, as well as audiovisuals. Also, unlike the TV series, this movie has little actual game-focused content. I thought maybe this movie would explore the lore of the TV series a little, but it didn't even do that significantly.

My overall rating: 4/10
This movie lacks nearly all the features that made me enjoy the NGNL TV series so much. The main reason I liked the TV series was because of its unique artistic flavour, as well as its creative setting and storyline. And also the simple fact that it was incredibly fun to watch. The movie does not do any of these things nearly as well as the TV series, and so my viewing experience was quite disappointing. The only redeeming features of this movie are the visuals, which are good overall.

I would not recommend this movie to anyone (unless literally the only thing you care about is visuals). It's hard to believe it was made by the same people who created the TV anime.

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