死亡遊戯で飯を食う。
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
At just seventeen, Yuki is a professional death game player. She’s survived enough rounds to know that survival is calculation, not luck—and that failure is final. For most players, the games are a nightmare with no escape. For Yuki, they’re simply business. Yet in a world where rooms turn into graves and every choice could be her last, even experience offers no protection. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Names
| Original | 死亡遊戯で飯を食う。 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. |
| English | SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table |
| Chinese | 靠死亡游戏混饭吃。 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | SHIBOYUGI: Jogos Mortais para Colocar Comida na Mesa · SHIBOYUGI: Juegos mortales para ganarse el pan · SHIBOYUGI: Das Phantom-Mädchen im Spiel des Todes · Смертельная игра ради еды на столе · Смертельні ігри заради їжі на столі · Kiếm Cơm Bằng Trò Chơi Sinh Tử · 靠死亡游戏混饭吃。 · ลิขิตชะตาเกมท้าตาย · SHIBOYUGI : Survivre est mon métier · 사망 유희로 밥을 먹는다. |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 11 ep · 24 min · 4h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2026-01-07 → 2026-03-18 (Winter 2026) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio DEEN |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionDramaMysteryPsychologicalThriller |
| Themes | Primarily Female CastDeath GameFemale ProtagonistAchronological OrderPhilosophyKuudereOjou-samaSurvival |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Netflix · YouTube · iQ |
Reception
| Community score | 7.23 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.27 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.7 |
| On lists | 50,434 |
| Favourited | 1,114 (2.2%) |
| Completion | 50.5% |
| Drop rate | 11.0% |
| In backlog | 34.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.78 |
Score distribution
113029932854439585561,61073,03183,03792,03610930
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2026 | C | 34 of 67 |
| Studio | Studio DEEN | C | 73 of 209 |
| Year | 2026 | C | 91 of 203 |
| Genre | Thriller | D | 112 of 188 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | C | 227 of 487 |
| Genre | Psychological | D | 245 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | D | 343 of 652 |
| Source material | Light novel | C | 370 of 927 |
| Demographic | Seinen | D | 390 of 775 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | C | 562 of 1,557 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,030 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,063 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | C | 1,168 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,427 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,630 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Souta Ueno |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Rintarou Ikeda |
| Character design | Necometal, Eri Osada, Keika Ootsuka, Souta Komatsu |
| Original creator | Yuushi Ukai, Necometal |
Franchise — 死亡遊戯で飯を食う。
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2026 | SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: CLOUDY BEACH |
AniList id 180746 · MAL id 59711 · record updated 2026-08-27


