Tomodachi Game | |
トモダチゲーム (Tomodachi Gēmu) | |
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Genre | Psychological thriller[1] |
Manga | |
Written by |
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Illustrated by | Yuki Sato |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 9, 2013 – present |
Volumes | 25 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Jiro Nagae |
Written by |
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Music by | Kuniyuki Morohashi |
Studio | Canter |
Original network | Chiba TV, Teletama, Hokkaido TV, tvk, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, Mētele |
Original run | April 3, 2017 – April 24, 2017 |
Episodes | 4 |
Live-action film | |
Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban | |
Directed by | Jiro Nagae |
Written by |
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Music by | Kuniyuki Morohashi |
Released | June 3, 2017 |
Live-action film | |
Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban Final | |
Directed by | Jiro Nagae |
Written by |
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Music by | Kuniyuki Morohashi |
Released | September 2, 2017 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hirofumi Ogura |
Written by | Kenta Ihara |
Music by | Michiru |
Studio | Okuruto Noboru |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | NTV, BS NTV, AT-X |
Original run | April 6, 2022 – June 22, 2022 |
Episodes | 12 |
Television drama | |
Tomodachi Game R4 | |
Directed by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Yoshinori Nakamura |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | July 23, 2022 – September 10, 2022 |
Episodes | 8 |
Tomodachi Game (Japanese: トモダチゲーム, Hepburn: Tomodachi Gēmu, lit. 'Friends Game') is a Japanese manga series conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and written and illustrated by Yuki Sato. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine since December 2013. A television drama adaptation and two live-action films premiered in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Okuruto Noboru aired from April to June 2022. A second television drama adaptation titled Tomodachi Game R4 aired on TV Asahi from July to September 2022.
Yūichi Katagiri was taught the value of friendship when he was young, and it is thanks to his group of four friends that he is able to enjoy high school life today. When their class's school trip funds are stolen, the five are dragged into the mysterious Tomodachi Game as a result of someone's debt. The friendship of the five will be put to the ultimate test against the promise of wealth there.
Tomodachi Game, conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and illustrated by Yuki Sato, started serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on December 9, 2013.[12] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 9, 2014.[13] As of May 9, 2024, 25 volumes have been released.[14] In May 2024, it was announced that the manga is set to end with its 26th volume.[15]
In May 2023, Kodansha started publishing the series in English on their K Manga digital service.[16]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | April 9, 2014[13] | 978-4-06-395051-9 |
2 | July 9, 2014[17] | 978-4-06-395119-6 |
3 | December 9, 2014[18] | 978-4-06-395255-1 |
4 | April 9, 2015[19] | 978-4-06-395364-0 |
5 | September 9, 2015[20] | 978-4-06-395474-6 |
6 | February 9, 2016[21] | 978-4-06-395593-4 |
7 | July 8, 2016[22] | 978-4-06-395703-7 |
8 | December 9, 2016[23] | 978-4-06-395834-8 |
9 | May 9, 2017[24] | 978-4-06-395946-8 |
10 | October 6, 2017[25] | 978-4-06-510240-4 |
11 | March 9, 2018[26] | 978-4-06-511063-8 |
12 | August 9, 2018[27] | 978-4-06-512321-8 |
13 | January 9, 2019[28] | 978-4-06-513865-6 |
14 | June 7, 2019[29] | 978-4-06-515300-0 |
15 | December 9, 2019[30] | 978-4-06-517469-2 |
16 | August 7, 2020[31] | 978-4-06-520320-0 |
17 | December 9, 2020[32] | 978-4-06-521671-2 |
18 | June 9, 2021[33] | 978-4-06-523413-6 |
19 | November 9, 2021[34] | 978-4-06-525936-8 |
20 | April 8, 2022[35] | 978-4-06-527513-9 |
21 | October 7, 2022[36] | 978-4-06-529398-0 |
22 | April 7, 2023[37] | 978-4-06-530913-1 |
23 | August 8, 2023[38] | 978-4-06-532591-9 |
24 | December 7, 2023[39] | 978-4-06-533941-1 |
25 | May 9, 2024[14] | 978-4-06-535518-3 |
A four-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Chiba TV from April 3–24, 2017.[40][41] It also aired on Teletama, Hokkaido TV, tvk, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and Mētele and was streamed on GYAO!.[40] It was directed by Jiro Nagae, with screenplays by Nagae and Sagami Yoshitsugu, and Kuniyuki Morohashi composing the music.
In June 2022, another television drama adaptation produced by TV Asahi, titled Tomodachi Game R4, was announced. It was directed by Takurо̄ Oikawa, Hajime Takezono, and Toshiaki Kamada, with screenplays by Takuji Higuchi and Shinya Hokimoto, and Yoshinori Nakamura composing the music. The series features members of the Johnny's Jr. boybands, HiHi Jets and Bishonen as cast members. It was broadcast for eight episodes on TV Asahi from July 23 to September 10, 2022.[5][42]
Two live-action films, Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban (トモダチゲーム 劇場版) and Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban Final (トモダチゲーム 劇場版 FINAL), premiered in Japan on June 3[43] and September 2, 2017,[44] respectively.
In November 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation by Okuruto Noboru. It is directed by Hirofumi Ogura and written by Kenta Ihara, with Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Michiru composing the music, and Hiroto Morishita directing the sound at Studio Mausu.[2] The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2022, on NTV's AnichU programming block and other channels.[a] The opening theme song is "Double Shuffle" by Nana Mizuki, while the ending theme song is "Tomoshibi" by saji.[45][46] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[47] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and began streaming it exclusively on Disney+/Disney+ Hotstar in May 2022.[48]
An English dub by Crunchyroll premiered on April 19, 2022.[49][3]
No. | Title [50][51] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [52][c] |
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1 | "Huh? Yuichi-kun Suspects His Friends?" Transliteration: "Are? Yūichi-kun wa Tomodachi o Utagatteru no?" (Japanese: あれ?友一君は友達を疑ってるの?) | Yumeko Iwaoka | Kenta Ihara | Hirofumi Ogura | April 6, 2022 |
2 | "You Have a Lot to Say to Me, Don't You?" Transliteration: "Aru Desho, Hanashitai Koto ga Iroiro..." (Japanese: あるでしょ、話したいことが色々…) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Kenta Ihara | Shinobu Sasaki | April 13, 2022 |
3 | "There's No Way I'd Believe That" Transliteration: "Sasuga ni Sore wa Shinjirarenaitte" (Japanese: さすがにそれは信じられないって) | Yoshinobu Kasai | Kenta Ihara | Kenta Ōnishi | April 20, 2022[d] |
4 | "Seriously? That's So Cringe!" Transliteration: "Kore Maji? Honki de Hikun da kedo" (Japanese: これマジ?本気で引くんだけど) | Keisuke Warita | Kenta Ihara | Keisuke Warita | April 27, 2022 |
5 | "Yuichi-kun, You're Pretty Dumb, Aren't You?" Transliteration: "Yūichi-kun tte Kekkō Baka Nan da ne" (Japanese: 友一君って結構バカなんだね) | Yumeko Iwaoka | Kenta Ihara | Yumeko Iwaoka | May 4, 2022 |
6 | "I Really Can't Be Friends with a "Murderer"" Transliteration: "Yappari "Hitogoroshi" to wa Tomodachi ni Narenaitte" (Japanese: やっぱり“人殺し”とは友達になれないって) | Yūki Morita | Kenta Ihara | Yumeko Iwaoka Hirofumi Ogura | May 11, 2022 |
7 | "I'll Take 20 Million Yen Worth of Your Life" Transliteration: "Nisenman'en-bun no Kimi no Jinsei o Morau kara ne" (Japanese: 2000万円分の君の人生をもらうからね) | Yūichi Abe | Kenta Ihara | Yūichi Abe | May 18, 2022[e] |
8 | "It's a Game Where You Wait, and Wait, and Wait... and Keep Waiting" Transliteration: "Matte Matte Matte... Machi Tsuzukeru Gēmu da yo" (Japanese: 待って待って待って…待ち続けるゲームだよ) | Yoshinobu Kasai | Kenta Ihara | Jin Tamamura | May 25, 2022 |
9 | "Hurry Up and "Switch Sides"" Transliteration: "Sassato "Negaeri" Shiro yo" (Japanese: さっさと“寝返り”しろよ) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Kenta Ihara | Hirofumi Ogura | June 1, 2022[f] |
10 | "The Third Game Is Over!" Transliteration: "Daisan Gēmu Shūryō!" (Japanese: 第三ゲーム終了ーっ!) | Keisuke Warita | Kenta Ihara | Keisuke Warita | June 8, 2022 |
11 | "Do You Really Have Nothing You Care About?" Transliteration: "Kimi ni wa "Daiji na Mono" ga Naitte Hontō?" (Japanese: 君には“大事なもの”がないって本当?) | Noboru Koshihisa | Kenta Ihara | Yūichi Abe | June 15, 2022 |
12 | "What's Most Important to Me Is..." Transliteration: "Ore ni Totte Ichiban Taisetsu na no wa..." (Japanese: 俺にとって一番大切なのは…) | Yumeko Iwaoka Keisuke Warita | Kenta Ihara | Yumeko Iwaoka Hirofumi Ogura | June 22, 2022[e] |