NEW GAME!

Fresh out of high school, 18-year-old Aoba Suzukaze is bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready for her first day of work at her dream job. She’s joining the character design team at Eagle Jump, the company that makes her favorite video games! But the real world of office culture can be a challenge for a total noob. From her awkward first day to her first game’s debut, she’s got a lot of skills to master. Luckily, her charming determination wins over even her quirkiest of coworkers, and before she knows it, Aoba has joined the party! (Source: Funimation)

Names

Original	NEW GAME! (latin)
Romaji	NEW GAME!
English	NEW GAME!
Also known as	Новая игра!

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2016-07-04 → 2016-09-19 (Summer 2016)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Doga Kobo
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Comedy Slice of Life
Themes	Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Work Primarily Female Cast Software Development Video Games Office Lady Female Protagonist Seinen Ensemble Cast Office Primarily Adult Cast Urban Drawing
Streaming	Crunchyroll · YouTube

Reception

Community score	7.51 / 10
Bayesian score	7.51 / 10
Composite	59.2
On lists	120,621
Favourited	2,306 (1.9%)
Completion	85.8%
Drop rate	4.5%
In backlog	29.8%
Score spread σ	1.43

Score distribution

120021353378473952,67465,244714,537816,18097,973103,414

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Doga Kobo	B	12 of 80
Broadcast season	Summer 2016	B	14 of 93
Year	2016	B	51 of 418
Demographic	Seinen	B	194 of 775
Season (all years)	Summer	B	256 of 1,662
Era	Late 2010s	B	291 of 1,863
Genre	Slice of Life	B	331 of 1,578
Genre	Comedy	B	480 of 3,488
Length	Single-cour	B	500 of 2,668
Source material	Manga	B	638 of 3,025
Format	TV series	B	680 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	1,087 of 7,157