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Cover art for BUS GAMER
5.75Community score
from 2,160 ratings

EWeak · #6,772

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BUS GAMER

When three complete strangers, Mishiba Toki, Nakajyo Nobuto and Saitoh Kazuo, are hired by a corporation to compete in the Bus Game, an illegal dog-fight conducted in strict secrecy, they are given the team code of "Team AAA" (Triple Anonymous). This group of three who differ entirely from their living environments to their personalities have to work together effectively, but without mutually wiping out their mistrust of each other or prying into each other's privacy. They only have one point in common - each of them need a large amount of money for their individual circumstances. To get the money, they must play in the game despite their very own lives being at stake. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

OriginalBUS GAMER (latin)
RomajiBUS GAMER
English
Chinese玩命游戏 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known asBusGamer

Facts

FormatTV series · 3 ep · 23 min · 1h total
Aired2008-03-14 → 2008-03-29 (Winter 2008)
StatusFINISHED
StudioAnpro
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresAction
ThemesBattle RoyaleMale ProtagonistGamblingPrimarily Male CastPrimarily Adult Cast

Reception

Community score5.75 / 10
Bayesian score6.51 / 10
Composite38.8
On lists4,684
Favourited18 (0.4%)
Completion91.3%
Drop rate4.1%
In backlog31.6%
Score spread σ1.91

Score distribution

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Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonWinter 2008E34 of 38
LengthMicro-seriesE196 of 210
Year2008E219 of 231
EraLate 2000sE1,096 of 1,149
Season (all years)WinterE1,393 of 1,557
GenreActionE2,539 of 2,765
Source materialMangaE2,843 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesE3,002 of 3,322
OriginJapanE6,523 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorNaoyuki Kuzuya
Original creatorKazuya Minekura

AniList id 3389 · MAL id 3389 · Bangumi 3760 · record updated 2026-08-23