Darwin’s Game

Darwin's Game / ダーウィンズゲーム

Genres: Action, High Stakes Game, Mystery, Shounen, Super Power, Survival, Suspense
Themes: High Stakes Game, Super Power, Survival
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Nexus
Producers: ADK, Akita Shoten, Aniplex, AT-X, BS11, CA-Cygames Anime Fund, Hochi Shimbun, Kanetsu Investment, Tokyo MX
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Rating: 7.21 / 10
Rank: #3392
Popularity: #402
Users Listed: 598,208
Users Scored: 322,489
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 06/26/2025
Aired: January 4, 2020 – March 21, 2020 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 11
Broadcast: Saturday at 00:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Kaname Sudou's ordinary high school life is irrevocably altered by a mysterious mobile game invitation. Initial curiosity quickly spirals into a terrifying reality when the game’s world bleeds into his own, transforming into a deadly pursuit. The seemingly innocuous application unleashes a brutal game of cat and mouse, forcing Kaname to confront a hidden world where survival depends on instinct and cunning.

The series explores themes of consequence and illusion, as Kaname grapples with the blurring lines between virtual and real danger. He is thrust into a desperate fight against unseen opponents, uncovering a disturbing system where life and death are dictated by a digital interface. The narrative emphasizes psychological tension and suspense, presenting a grounded yet unsettling depiction of a world warped by an unexpected game.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: First Game (Aired: 01/04/2020)
Episode 2: Gemstone Mine (Aired: 01/11/2020)
Episode 3: Ignition (Aired: 01/18/2020)
Episode 4: Fireworks (Aired: 01/25/2020)
Episode 5: Aquarium (Aired: 02/08/2020)
... and 6 more episodes

Characters:

Karino, Shuka (Main) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Reina, Tipton, Alexis, Braam, Marie, Möller-Architektonidou, Eleni
Kashiwagi, Rein (Main) - Voice Actors: Oomori, Nichika, Ballard, Tia, Hanotiau, Catherine, Leisner, Amira
Sudou, Kaname (Main) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuusuke, Fu, Stephen, Van Santfoort, Maxime, Wolko, Johannes
Banda-kun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takemoto, Eiji, Inman, Jeremy, Prémel, Olivier, Hirt, Benjamin
Bergenikov, Alexei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Shunsuke
Game Master (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Prémel, Olivier, Matsukaze, Masaya, Roberts, Aaron, Mayer, Felix
Hamada (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirose, Yuuya, Chapin, Clifford
Hiiragi, Ichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito, Matthys, Nicolas, Wehkamp, Christopher, Fallow, Vincent
Hiiragi, Suzune (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kohara, Konomi, Yu, Apphia, Gries, Jana Dunja
Inukai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bowling, Anthony, Enoki, Junya, Le Bec, Pierre
Kaede (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takada, Yuuki
Kamizaki, Keiichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bolton, Zach, Kijima, Ryuuichi
Kanehira, Hideaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Egoshi, Akinori
Katsura, Keiichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kijima, Ryuuichi, Bolton, Zach, Crépet, Alexandre
Kayama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tarsha, Nazeeh H.
Kyouda, Hiroyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Chiaki, Phillips, Kyle, Donnay, Maxime, Ransberger, Matthias
Liu, Xue Lan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayano, Ai, Deworst, Ludivine, Barr, Katelyn, Chakraborty, Shanti
Maesaka, Ryuuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yashiro, Taku, Greene, Jarrod, Lognay, Pierre, Hörmann, Arne
Oboro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira, Hohm, Leonard, Reid, Dallas
Saegusa, Kotori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubo, Yurika
Shidou, Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koga, Aoi, Widera, Marie-Jeanne, du Bled, Marie
Shinji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Le Bec, Pierre, Saitou, Souma, Briner, Justin
Shinozuka, Youta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ochiai, Fukushi, George, Cris, Rosemann, Leonard
Sig (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizunaka, Masaaki
Souta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanamori, Yumiri, Lauda, Brittany, Coppejans, Helena, Dzyadyk, Lisa
Sui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanamori, Yumiri, Lauda, Brittany, Coppejans, Helena, Dzyadyk, Lisa
Themis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tefnin, Claire, Kakuma, Ai, Markiefka, Angelina
Wang (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu, McFarland, Mike, Matthys, Nicolas, Kussin, Christopher
Ximing (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Umezu, Hideyuki, Elliott, R. Bruce

Staff:

Jinguuji, Manabu (Producer)
Kabashima, Manami (Producer)
Kitazawa, Shiryuu (Producer)
Nakamura, Hiroshi (Producer)
Oowada, Tomoyuki (Producer)
Takagi, Takayuki (Producer)
Watase, Shouta (Producer)
Uki, Rina Nozomi (Assistant Producer)
Tokumoto, Yoshinobu (Director, Episode Director)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Myouchin, Usaku (Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
Takashima, Daisuke (Episode Director, Storyboard)
ASCA (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
Ayano, Mashiro (Theme Song Performance)
Buidin, Bruno (ADR Director)
Chapin, Clifford (Mechanical Design)
FLIPFLOPs (Series Composition, Original Creator)
Fukada, Yuki (Associate Producer)
Hirooka, Takeshi (Director of Photography)
Iwakami, Atsuhiro (Planning)
Kitazawa, Shinichirou (Planning)
Koyama, Yasumasa (Sound Effects)
Nakanishi, Kazuya (Character Design)
Okazaki, Junko (Color Design)
Ringelheim, Aurélien (ADR Director)
Suehiro, Kenichiro (Music)
Tanaka, Hiroyuki (Planning)
Tanaka, Naoto (Color Design)
Tsubone, Kentarou (Editing)
Yamada, Noboru (Planning)
von Daake, Katharina (ADR Director)

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for March (03/01/2021)
Winter 2020 Simulcast List [Update 2/1] (12/26/2019)
Additional Cast and Staff Revealed for 'Darwin's Game' (12/23/2019)
PV Collection for Dec 16 - 22 (12/22/2019)
Winter 2020 Preview (12/16/2019)
'Darwin's Game' Unveils First Promo, Staff, Additional Cast (10/29/2019)
Main Cast of 'Darwin's Game' TV Anime Announced (10/11/2019)
Manga 'Darwin's Game' Receives TV Anime Adaptation (11/07/2018)

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