王様ゲーム The Animation
King's Game
⚡ Polarizing
The story begins when an entire high school class of 32 people receive a message on their cellphones from a person known only as the "King." The messages contain orders that the students must obey, or they risk the punishment of death. With their lives on the line, the students soon find out that the orders are getting more and more extreme as time goes on. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 王様ゲーム The Animation (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ousama Game The Animation |
| English | King's Game |
| Chinese | 國王遊戲 The Animation (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | 国王游戏 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-10-05 → 2017-12-21 (Autumn 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Seven |
| Source | Other |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaHorrorMysterySupernatural |
| Themes | Death GameSurvivalGoreBattle RoyaleSurreal ComedySchool |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 4.72 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 4.86 / 10 |
| Composite | 21.0 |
| On lists | 66,973 |
| Favourited | 607 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 77.0% |
| Drop rate | 15.4% |
| In backlog | 23.7% |
| Score spread σ | 2.46 |
Score distribution
13,58222,93333,14543,81854,07563,83873,22481,99091,16710867
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Seven | E | 36 of 36 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2017 | E | 91 of 91 |
| Source material | Other | E | 182 of 182 |
| Genre | Horror | E | 266 of 272 |
| Year | 2017 | E | 374 of 376 |
| Genre | Mystery | E | 651 of 652 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,233 of 1,234 |
| Era | Late 2010s | E | 1,855 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Drama | E | 1,916 of 1,917 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | E | 1,918 of 1,921 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,663 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,317 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 7,137 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Noriyoshi Sasaki, Hidenori Nakahara, Masakatsu Oomuro, Kan Soramoto |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Kenji Konuta |
| Character design | Kan Soramoto, Yousuke Itou |
| Original creator | Nobuaki Kanazawa |
AniList id 99698 · MAL id 36027 · record updated 2026-08-27