SHIBOYUGI Anime Adaptation Reveals Full Promotional Video and Five New Voice Actors
The staff behind the television anime of “SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table”, which adapts the popular light novel series from writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal, has released the main promotional video and unveiled five new cast members.
Joining the previously announced actors are Haruka Oribe as Azuma, Rio Tsuchiya as Mishiro, Yume Miyamoto as Airi, Natsuko Abe as Moegi, and Shizuka Itō in an unannounced role.
Studio DEEN is handling the animation production, with Sōta Ueno, known for directing “Days With My Stepsister”, helming the project.
Rintarou Ikeda, who previously worked on “The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement”, is responsible for the series composition, bringing his experience in high-stakes action storytelling to the adaptation.
Character designs are provided by Eri Osada (“Blade & Soul”), and Noriyoshi Konuma (“The Dangers in My Heart”) serves as the sound director.
The production team is rounded out by hewa on Concept Art, Imari Katsuragi on Color Design, Yoshihiro Nakamura as Art Director, Shinyo Kondō on Director of Photography, Haruko Kikuchi as Editor, and Kaori Yamada handling Sound Effects.
The score is composed by Junichi Matsumoto, with music production by Nippon Columbia.
The opening theme song, “¬Ersterbend” (pronounced as “Not Ersterbend”), is performed by LIN from MADKID.
The ending theme, “Inori” (Prayer), is performed by Chiai Fujikawa, who also wrote the lyrics for the piece.
Seima Kondō from Elements Garden composed and arranged the emotional closing song.
The anime airs in Japan on Tokyo MX at 11:00 p.m., with the initial episode receiving a special 60-minute runtime.
Subsequent episodes will air later in the night at 11:30 p.m. It also airs on ABC TV and will begin airing on WOWOW soon.
Viewers in the West will be able to stream the anime as it airs, with both Netflix and Crunchyroll confirmed to be carrying the series.
The show is also available on Netflix and other streaming services in Japan.
Yen Press, which licenses the original light novel, provides a thrilling description of the premise: Yuuki awakens in a strange manor in a maid’s uniform, encountering five other girls dressed identically.
They soon discover the mansion is loaded with lethal weapons and deadly traps, and their only chance for escape lies in participating in gruesome games. While the truth terrifies the other participants, Yuuki’s face remains calm.
This is because Yuuki is a professional death game player, a survivor who lives off the prize money earned from winning brutal killing competitions, and she intends to win this one as well.
The source material, published by Kadokawa’s MF Bunko J imprint, has received high acclaim since its debut, having won the Excellence Award at the 18th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award.
The series also achieved significant recognition by ranking number one in the New Title category of Takarajimasha’s 2024 “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!” rankings.
The ninth light novel volume is set to ship on January 23.
Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai launched a manga adaptation in Kadokawa’s “Comp Ace” magazine, and its fifth collected book volume is also scheduled for release on January 23.
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