Joker Game

Joker Game / ジョーカー・ゲーム
Joker Game
Producers: AT-X, Frontier Works, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Kadokawa Shoten, Movic, Sammy, Sony Music Communications
Licensors: Crunchyroll, Funimation
Genres: Drama, Historical, Military, Mystery, Suspense
Themes: Historical, Military
Source: novel
Studios: Production I.G
Age Rating: R
Type: tv
Rating: 7.02 / 10
Rank: #4387
Popularity: #1235
Users Listed: 216,430
Users Scored: 90,655
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 09/15/2023
Aired: April 5, 2016 – June 21, 2016 (Spring)
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Tuesday at 23:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

In the tense years preceding World War II, the burgeoning D Agency emerges as a vital tool for Japan's strategic planning. Eight specially trained agents, led by Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki, are dispatched to key nations to gather intelligence on their socio-economic landscapes and wartime preparations. These individuals possess a diverse skill set – from advanced communication techniques to linguistic proficiency – honed through rigorous physical and academic training. Their mission requires them to operate with discretion, leveraging interpersonal skills and subtle manipulation to extract critical information. The series explores the moral complexities of espionage, examining the personal sacrifices made in the pursuit of national advantage during a period of escalating global conflict. It presents a nuanced portrayal of intelligence gathering, focusing on psychological warfare and the human cost of strategic deception.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Joker Game (Part 1)
Aired: April 5, 2016
Episode 2: Joker Game (Part 2)
Aired: April 12, 2016
Episode 3: Miscalculation
Aired: April 19, 2016
Episode 4: City of Temptation
Aired: April 26, 2016
Episode 5: Robinson
Aired: May 3, 2016
Episode 6: Asia Express
Aired: May 10, 2016
Episode 7: Codename: Cerberus
Aired: May 17, 2016
Episode 8: Double Joker (Part 1)
Aired: May 24, 2016
Episode 9: Double Joker (Part 2)
Aired: May 31, 2016
Episode 10: Pursuit
Aired: June 7, 2016
Episode 11: Coffin
Aired: June 14, 2016
Episode 12: XX (Double Cross)
Aired: June 21, 2016

Characters:

Amari Main
Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki, Hawkins, Brad, Zambrano, Thiago, Mannaert, Stany, Frausto, Dan
Fukumoto Main
Voice Actors: Nakai, Kazuya, Warren, Jarod, Lima, Wellington, Crèvecoeur, Arnaud, del Roble, Daniel
Gamou, Jirou Main
Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou, Vale, Eric, Pissardini, Marcelo, Matthys, Nicolas, Gavrilis, Marios
Hatano Main
Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki, Reid, Dallas, Alcântara, Pedro, Chesman, Yuri, Prémel, Olivier, Siller, Carlos
Jitsui Main
Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, McDonald, Joel, Martins, Gabriel, Crépet, Alexandre
Kaminaga Main
Voice Actors: Kimura, Ryouhei, Trosko, Dave, Borges, Silas, Ruiz, Miguel Ángel, Bevilacqua, Alessandro, Strobl, Amadeus
Miyoshi Main
Voice Actors: Shimono, Hiro, Grelle, Jessie James, Lucindo, Fábio, Le Bec, Pierre, Guerrero, Armando
Odagiri Main
Voice Actors: Hosoya, Yoshimasa, Matranga, David, Marques, Glauco, Haùgness, Frederik, Lacy, Daniel, Hoffmann, Florian
Sakuma Main
Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu, Wehkamp, Christopher, Andreatto, Rodrigo, Hébrant, Sébastien, Velázquez, Alan Fernando
Tazaki Main
Voice Actors: Sakurai, Takahiro, Saab, Alejandro, Noya, Gabriel, Leal, Miguel Ángel, Hommé, Simon
Yuuki Main
Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu, Jenkins, Bill, Lobue, Luiz Antônio, Dacquin, Franck, Obregón, Alfonso
Akutsu, Yasumasa Supporting
Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Hughes, Troy, Brêtas, Francisco, Alberto, Santos
Arisaki, Akira Supporting
Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Horiuchi, Kenyuu, Takamiya, Saori, Burnett, Chris, Berry, Morgan, Jenkins, Bill, Lobue, Luiz Antônio, Gama, Lucas, de Fauconval, Gauthier, Vargas, Francisco
Arisaki, Naochika Supporting
Voice Actors: Yamaji, Kazuhiro, Foronda, Jim, Reis, Henrique, Beltrán, César
Bauer, Johann Supporting
Voice Actors: Kawashima, Tokuyoshi, Fajardo, Ricco, Sauer, André, Delmotte, Thibaut, Orozco, Luis Fernando
Elena Supporting
Voice Actors: Okada, Eimi, Lee, Amanda, Ramalho, Karen
Frank, Otto Supporting
Voice Actors: Kawamoto, Kunihiro, Weber, Philip, Cruz, Walter, López, Herman
Gordon, John Supporting
Voice Actors: Tone, Kentarou, Seitz, Patrick, Abreu, Marco Antônio, Osorio, Dan
Graham, Ernest Supporting
Voice Actors: Iizuka, Shouzou, Elliott, R. Bruce, Rodrigues, Zeca, Cuvellier, Olivier
Graham, Jane Supporting
Voice Actors: Soumi, Youko, Tirado, Jeannie, Ramalho, Karen, Chauvier, Delphine
Grane, Synthia Supporting
Voice Actors: Nakamura, Chie, Clinkenbeard, Colleen, Franco, Priscila, Wagner, Dominique, Covián, Elsa
Grane, Emma Supporting
Voice Actors: Ookubo, Rumi, Apprill, Bryn, Guarnieri, Isabella, Piedra, Estefanía
Grane, Raymond Supporting
Voice Actors: Konishi, Katsuyuki, Dodge, Lucien, Chesman, Yuri, Moreno, Pablo
Hanabishi no Juugyouin Supporting
Honma, Eiji Supporting
Voice Actors: Tsuchida, Hiroshi, Wald, David, Rossatto, Raphael, Bernal, Julio
James Supporting
Voice Actors: Ookawa, Tooru, Jackson, Doug, Campanile, Carlos
Kazato, Akimasa Supporting
Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya, George, Cris, Araújo, Márcio, Rojas, Guillermo
Kites, Gunter Supporting
Voice Actors: Nakano, Yutaka, Campbell, Bradley, Moreno, Antônio, Ramirez, Alfonso
Lernier, Alain Supporting
Voice Actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki, McInnis, Brandon, Fábio, Ricardo, Manet, David, Clyde, Florian
Marks, Howard Supporting
Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Houchuu, Young, Steve, Marchetti, César, Hinderyckx, Michel
Miyata, Nobuteru Supporting
Voice Actors: Oonishi, Kousuke, Baugh, Daniel, Emílio, César
Morgan, Jeffery Supporting
Voice Actors: Tanaka, Hideyuki, Stoddard, Mark, de Moraes, Luiz Carlos, Gómez, Óscar
Morozoff, Anton Supporting
Voice Actors: Fukumatsu, Shinya, Pearlman, Randy, Lobue, Luiz Antônio, Cuvellier, Olivier, D'Aguillón Jr., Pedro
Mutou Supporting
Voice Actors: Genda, Tesshou, Marmon, Ken, Moreno, Antônio
Nogami, Yuriko Supporting
Voice Actors: Nakahara, Mai, Moore, Alex, Cardoso, Maria Cláudia, Mondragón, Dolores
Oikawa, Masayuki Supporting
Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Ryan, Chris, Sawaya, Ricardo, Lo Presti, Antoni, Fernández, Dafnis
Price, Aaron Supporting
Voice Actors: Miyamoto, Mitsuru, Mignogna, Vic, Guarnieri, José Otávio
Price, Ellen Supporting
Voice Actors: Koshimizu, Ami, Maxwell, Elizabeth, Alves, Vanessa, Chauvier, Delphine
Satomura Supporting
Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin, Williams, Kent, Santoro, Gileno, Di Fiori, Michel, Hinderyckx, Michel, Soto, César
Shirahata, Kiichirou Supporting
Voice Actors: Chou, Katsumi, Powell, Steve, Cruz, Walter
Sotomura, Hitoshi Supporting
Voice Actors: Fujimaki, Daigo, Shepard, Blake, Toth, Spencer
Torres, Marie Supporting
Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka, Garrett, Morgan, Pinkovai, Teca, Landerwyn, Marie-Line
Victoire, Jean Supporting
Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Ryouta, Tatum, J. Michael, Moura, Fábio, Cuvellier, Olivier
Wolff, Hermann Supporting
Voice Actors: Ginga, Banjou, Schwartz, Jeremy, Sinclair, Ian, Vaccari, Hélio, Segundo, Carlos, Vovk, Jean-Michel, Mazzei, Wilken, Eckhardt, Hans-Eckart
Yasuhara, Miyoko Supporting
Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Maaya, Munoz, Anastasia, Matta, Bruna, Nolan, Diana
Yoshino, Yutaka Supporting
Voice Actors: Ogami, Shinnosuke, Keeling, Rick, Garcia, Roberto
Yuasa Supporting
Voice Actors: Fukumatsu, Shinya, Yandell, Barry, Soares, Renato
Zhang, Dai Ming Supporting
Voice Actors: Ueda, Youji, Bowling, Anthony, Teles​, Ricardo

Staff:

Arai, Keisuke
(Producer)
Banshou, Kouichi
(Producer)
Cook, Justin
(Producer)
Eguchi, Shougo
(Producer)
Isogai, Noritomo
(Producer)
Oonuki, Kazuo
(Producer)
Shiraishi, Youko
(Producer)
Herek, Samantha
(Assistant Producer)
Nomura, Kazuya
(Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Iwanami, Yoshikazu
(Sound Director)
Itazu, Yoshimi
(Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kise, Kazuchika
(Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Matsutake, Tokuyuki
(Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Mori, Hirotaka
(Episode Director)
Ninomiya, Takeshi
(Episode Director, Key Animation)
Sunouchi, Yuusuke
(Episode Director, Storyboard)
Kishimoto, Taku
(Script, Series Composition)
Arakawa, Naoki
(Storyboard, Key Animation)
Hamana, Takayuki
(Storyboard)
Satou, Yuuzou
(Storyboard)
Takeuchi, Atsushi
(Storyboard)
MAGIC OF LiFE
(Theme Song Performance)
QUADRANGLE
(Theme Song Performance)
Ezura, Hisashi
(Key Animation)
Fujiki, Nana
(Key Animation)
Fujimaki, Ren
(Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Fukuhara, Mai
(Key Animation)
Fukunaga, Gen
(Executive Producer)
Furukawa, Ryouta
(2nd Key Animation, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Gotou, Takayuki
(Key Animation)
Gushiken, Mayu
(In-Between Animation)
Hashimoto, Yuri
(In-Between Animation)
Hiraoka, Emi
(In-Between Animation)
Horikoshi, Yumi
(Background Art)
Ishii, Akiharu
(Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kase, Naoto
(Associate Producer)
Kashimura, Tsutomu
(Planning)
Katagiri, Takahisa
(Key Animation)
Kawai, Kenji
(Music)
Kazuyama, Yui
(In-Between Animation)
Kobashi, Hiroyuki
(Key Animation)
Kobayashi, Daisuke
(Publicity)
Koiso, Yuka
(2nd Key Animation)
Komatsu, Mariko
(Key Animation)
Kotani, Kyouko
(Animation Director)
Kubota, Yasutaka
(Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kuroki, Rui
(Executive Producer)
Lima, Wellington
(ADR Director)
Matsumoto, Yoshino
(Key Animation)
McDonald, Joel
(ADR Director)
Miwa, Shirow
(Original Character Design)
Morishita, Katsuji
(Planning)
Morita, Fumi
(Animation Director, Key Animation)
Murakami, Masahiro
(Special Effects)
Murata, Yoshikuni
(Planning)
Murayama, Akiko
(Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Nagashima, Akiko
(Key Animation)
Nakajima, Atsuko
(Animation Director, Key Animation)
Nakamura, Satoru
(Key Animation)
Nakamura, Miyuki
(Key Animation, Animation Director)
Narita, Hideyasu
(Background Art)
Niino, Ryouta
(2nd Key Animation, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Nishihara, Chie
(Key Animation)
Noda, Sayoko
(Color Design)
Ohira, Masashi
(Production Assistant)
Onda, Naoyuki
(Key Animation)
Ookubo, Tooru
(Key Animation)
Satou, Toshiyuki
(Key Animation)
Shikibu, Miyoko
(Key Animation)
Shimizu, Kazuo
(Publicity)
Sugita, Marumi
(Key Animation)
Takahashi, Kazuya
(Planning)
Tanaka, Kouji
(Director of Photography)
Tanioka, Yoshio
(Background Art, Art Director)
Tokumura, Kenichi
(Planning)
Tomisaka, Maho
(In-Between Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Tonegawa, Megumi
(2nd Key Animation)
Tsuchihashi, Tetsuya
(Planning)
Tsukagoshi, Reina
(In-Between Animation)
Tsushima, Kei
(Key Animation)
Ueda, Minoru
(2nd Key Animation)
Uematsu, Junichi
(Editing)
Watanabe, Ai
(Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Yahagi, Toshiyuki
(Character Design, Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
Yajima, Yousuke
(In-Between Animation)
Yamaguchi, Asuka
(Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
Yamamoto, Ken
(In-Between Animation)
Yamamoto, Yuuko
(Key Animation)
Yanagi, Kouji
(Original Creator)

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  • Joker Game: The Animation (manga - Adaptation)
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