ジョーカー・ゲーム
Joker Game
In 1937, before World War II begins in earnest. Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki of the Imperial Japanese Army forms the "D Agency," an army intelligence outfit under his command and tutelage. Army General Staff attaches Lieutenant Sakuma to observe the unit's performance. D Agency casts a wide net to find agents beyond Japanese military personnel, and Yuuki establishes D Agency's tenets, which go against IJA doctrine: "Don't kill, don't get killed, don't get captured." With this, Yuuki trains a team of operatives who conduct missions against domestic and foreign powers. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ジョーカー・ゲーム (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Joker Game |
| English | Joker Game |
| Chinese | 鬼牌游戏 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2016-04-05 → 2016-06-21 (Spring 2016) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionDramaMysteryPsychologicalThriller |
| Themes | EspionageHistoricalMilitaryPrimarily Adult CastPrimarily Male CastEpisodicAnti-HeroButlerForeignWorkConspiracyTravelWarFugitive |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.68 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.75 / 10 |
| Composite | 45.0 |
| On lists | 45,931 |
| Favourited | 405 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 70.2% |
| Drop rate | 15.9% |
| In backlog | 33.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.70 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.02 / 10 |
Score distribution
114621673450496551,88463,16874,81883,23091,37710654
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2016 | D | 59 of 92 |
| Source material | Novel | D | 132 of 170 |
| Genre | Thriller | E | 153 of 188 |
| Studio | Production I.G | E | 207 of 250 |
| Year | 2016 | D | 262 of 418 |
| Genre | Psychological | E | 338 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | E | 523 of 652 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,239 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 1,346 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Drama | E | 1,562 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,796 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,064 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,409 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,065 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kazuya Nomura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Taku Kishimoto |
| Character design | Shirow Miwa, Toshiyuki Yahagi |
| Original creator | Kouji Yanagi, Shirow Miwa |
Franchise — ジョーカー・ゲーム
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| side story | 2016 | Joker Game: Kuroneko Yoru no Bouken |
AniList id 21291 · MAL id 31405 · Bangumi 142812 · record updated 2026-08-27