Tomodachi Game

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Synonyms: Friends Game
Japanese: トモダチゲーム
English: Tomodachi Game
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 6, 2022 to Jun 22, 2022
Premiered: Spring 2022
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 01:29 (JST)
Licensors: Crunchyroll
Studios: Okuruto Noboru
Source: Manga
Genre: SuspenseSuspense
Themes: High Stakes GameHigh Stakes Game, PsychologicalPsychological, Strategy GameStrategy Game
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 22 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.711 (scored by 236546236,546 users)
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Ranked: #12712
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Popularity: #541
Members: 455,195
Favorites: 4,323

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Preliminary Spoiler
Sep 29, 2022
FunnyFunny
A show that completely deviated from what was supposed to be a psychological drama, and turned into.....I don't know what. If there is anything that I like about this show, it is the fact that it doesn't even try to take itself seriously. The character introduction was enough to show that. Each character had a wall of text right next to them, with some vague descriptions about their hobbies and personalities. The author has already made it clear that he doesn't care about these guys. What matters is the premise of the show right? The thing is, this show has no premise.

The show clearly is ...
Apr 19, 2022
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
You might be asking why I give it 10/10 even those it is not perfect but for me it is perfect.

Let me start off with the story: You might say that this story is trash so let's talk about it: He got a letter mail in the door and then he read it and goes to school, like I mean it was in the night of the day like I mean who the hell goes to school just because you got letters from nowhere, you could have talked to them tomorrow or on the phone but here my opinion, I would have done the same ...
May 17, 2022
Preliminary (6/12 eps)
Let me start this review with saying:

I lost braincells watching this.

This is just full of forced plottwists that make no sense, incredibly stupid characters with "intricate mindgames" that reallly only could fool elementary school children, while forcing pseudo psychology down your throat.

There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this anime but the opening theme, which, in all fairness, is an absolute banger.

But this review isnt about the music, it's about the bad character writing, horrible story writing, nonsensical plottwists and abominal mind games.

If you really have to watch this, grab a friend, some substance that makes you laugh about stupid stuff instead of being annoyed, and ...
Apr 20, 2022
Preliminary (4/12 eps)
This is a review coming from a manga reader.

Tomodachi Game is not squid game or danganronpa rip off , please don't lump this manga with those two series. Tomodachi game is not only well written but really interesting and has a handful of interesting characters that run the show. The plot and games involves a lot of strategies and quick thinking that I have barely never seen in other mangas. The manga never ceases to catch me off guard whenever I think that I have seen through the loopholes and the outcome of many situations and I absolutely loved it and I think that you ...
May 17, 2022
Preliminary (7/12 eps)
I'm really enjoying this show. I know some people might see the premise of the "game" as a little flimsy, and I can admit that I did too (why didn't they all just walk away from the very beginning?), but once you get past that, it's a really enjoyable watch and the best part is that it keeps you guessing, in a good way.

Even when you absolutely know what's going to happen, you're still shocked by what happens. Even when you've seen the cliché 100 times, it still manages to twist it just enough to surprise you.

That's why I rate the show as high as ...
Dec 22, 2022
A remarkable display of incompetence in animation and writing—Tomodachi Game is a pathetic example of everything wrong with psychological anime today.

The first sign that something is horribly wrong is the introduction of the main characters. Each one has a freeze-frame to display their name at the start. When you think the writing couldn't get any lazier, they add a synopsis of their personality, weaknesses, and relationships. I wouldn't be watching the show if I wanted to read a wiki page.

The main cast is a group of five archetypal high school friends; three angsty guys and two girls defined by trauma. The girls are utilized for ...
Jun 21, 2022
Tomodachi game, really reminds a lot of r6 with story based games. To be honest, when I started watching it, I didn't have high expectations, but I was soon surprised by the characters' extremely captivating personality. The mystery that surrounds each of them makes you want to know more and more who the culprit is, the direction helps a lot in this aspect with great clear ranges that make you always come back next week to watch a new ep
Really an anime with a very different proposal from the vast majority of current anime.
I just wanted to thank everyone at the studio for making all ...
May 25, 2022
Preliminary (8/12 eps)
After reading others reviews, I thought of describing my experience watching this anime. Possible spoilers ahead, read at your volition.

The basic premise of the story is simple. The main character plays a psychological games against / with your friends to decrease their total debt. It is similar to Squid Game but without the gore.

Story:

The story is great. The beginning is seriously lacking, but it improves over time. It's mostly because the way that the studio introduced the game is atrocious. They were given an option to leave the game? Just leave, its not your debt. The characters were shallow, their backstories was ...
Apr 20, 2022
Preliminary (4/12 eps)
This is a review from someone who has read the manga.

Plot 9/10: Catching a close friend to play a game with someone betraying It's a very interesting plot. But what makes it really interesting. It was to see how their relationship before that was and how it would be destroyed. But this story does not focus on introducing the characters and bringing everyone into the game at all. which from the first 2 games Everyone must have noticed that in fact, they weren't really friendly with each other and were ready to betray each other all the time. And ...
Jul 24, 2022
Who is this anime for?
If you want to use 100% of your brain while having a great time, then this anime is for you. If you want to sit back and watch aesthetic fight scenes this anime is not for you.

Why are the haters wrong?
Many people are shitting on this anime, but it is absolute fire! The majority of the poor reviews said that for a friendship anime Tomodachi Game didn't let the audience invest in the friend group before the game started. Their mistake was assuming this was a friendship anime first and foremost, it's actually an omega big brain anime ...
Aug 20, 2023
I went in expecting something that would ride the Squid Game hype, but Tomodachi Game definitely takes a different turn, being far less about violence and more about psychology and strategy and the result is one of the most intensely compelling scripts I've seen in an anime. As you'd expect, the series is about a group of people playing children's games for decidedly morbid reasons, it's been done plenty of times, your Saw movies, your Squid Games, etc, but where Tomodachi Game really succeeds is how far it goes into the thought process of making each choice. I'm admittedly the kind of guy who talks ...
Feb 19, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I do not want to write a review on this as i have basically no opinion about this. This show was good at the start and once the twists happened i just got taken out of it. Too much happened than it all just fell flat at one time. The characters arent enjoyable enough to keep me entertained and the CGI creepy fuck looks genuinely terrible. i should probably rate this lower but the first 6 or so episodes were pretty solid and held up the show.

4.5/10 wouldn't really recommend this but if you want to watch it, watch it but dont expect too much.
Jun 22, 2022
Upon completing the series, I have a really strong urge to read the manga. This anime gets me excited every time there is a new ep, its been a while since an anime have done it. Other series are just okay, not that bad but its plain and somehow boring. Tomodachi game is one of those crazy anime that gets you fired up thinking what is about to happen. It has unique and realistic plot about friendship and money whereas it gives you an idea on how to be strong as well on some dangerous situations.

Will I recommend it? Definitely. Anime is good but ...
Jul 6, 2022
Recommendation: Absolutely terrible. Mildly entertaining if you like to laugh at really bad anime, but you're really better off skipping it.

Tomodachi Game is a stupid person's idea of clever writing. You are very clearly supposed to be impressed by the intricate mysteries and Yuichi's 12 dimensional chess cosmic brain plans, but it's so incompetently executed that it simply comes off as laughable instead. Mysteries are either insultingly obvious (if you somehow haven't figured out who the traitor in the group is immediately, they helpfully tell you straight up who it is through narration in the 3rd episode) or are technically solvable but require leaps ...
Jun 21, 2022
Tomodachi game is exactly what we need more of in this medium. Cold, calculating and ruthless protagonists who have no regard for anyone besides their own goals and interests.

Initially billed as “squid game:the anime”, this doesn’t do Tomodachi game any justice at all. It’s miles clear of Squid Game in terms of writing and stakes in my opinion. While the show takes a couple episodes to get going, once it does it’s some of the most fun I’ve had watching anime in a long time. I absolutely abhor generic anime protagonists who just want to save the day, do the right thing, make everyone happy, ...
Jun 21, 2022
Story: 8.4/10
The plot is something different from the high stakes anime that I have seen and is one of the best originals that I have seen . It starts at very low descending kind of story of some friends in school and Money is collected for the field trip of their grade . Someone steals that money and applies for this TOMODACHI GAME . But as it reaches it's halfway the terror of the main character KATAGIRI YUICHI starts the main plot of the story of the game they will be playing in the upcoming episodes. "I am not spoiling it just in ...
Nov 13, 2022
Mixed Feelings
This anime treats You like an idiot.

To be honest, it has no choice, the plot is written in a way that there is no way You can deduce things on Your own so it retroactively changes the scenes You already saw. It does it in a half assed way at that. Most twists are basic that they only work because of plot armor and the fact that all the characters are kind of... idiots. Well... maybe not idiots, but they are so basic and flat that You really can't treat them seriously.

The psychology that is on display in the show is lackluster at best. It's ...
Feb 26, 2023
Mixed Feelings
English:
Honestly, I'm starting to explore these animes aimed at high IQ protagonists, I don't think it's a waste of time, because every great move he makes brings along a thought "could I have realized this?"
the anime is not really focused on animation but there are some moments that get chills, the story even had a good explanation but in the end a gang appears that had not been introduced and does not say how they found out about the game, in fact finally an anime of the kind that is not at all absurd like betting your life and the like
“anime 7/10 is very worth ...
Jun 18, 2022
Preliminary (12/12 eps)
Just don't listen to all the people giving this anime 1 or any bad score, because it's bullshit. I don't understand how anyone can make a wall of text and base their opinion on 2 episodes.
I'm caught up to 11th episode and this show is GREAT. The games are really interesting, and the MC is a cold genius, with many aces up his sleeve, similar to Ayanokoujin from classroom of the elite. The story really starts to unravel after 5th episode, and there are many mysteries one after another. overall the story is really interesting and holds your attention.
All in all, I've seen a few ...
Apr 20, 2022
Preliminary (3/12 eps)
I can't believe what is happening How do some people evaluate this anime, which is only two episodes, it is true that the animation is somewhat unacceptable, but everyone judges this anime by its cover Story10/10 Although events now may be considered fast, with a little patience, it will become understandable Characters 9/10 Only now, but some will find out how smart the characters are and what is behind their actions In fact, I did not want to comment now, but I had to, because most of the anime are oppressive despite their splendor, and some anime are overrated ash
Sorry for my bad english btw ...