![]() ![]() It is then that they come across a Realground girl who looks identical to Shiki. On the fourth day, Shiki tells Neku about her friend Eri, who helped her design clothes, before the two help some squabbling friends in the Realground that are causing Noise to spawn make up with each other. As Neku apologises to Shiki for his actions, they are assisted by band 777 to find and defeat the Noise creature, Vespertilio Canor. Neku becomes negatively affected by the Noise's influence, and Reapers Uzuki Yashiro and Kouki Kariya attempt to trick Neku, who has amnesia, into killing Shiki but are stopped by a mysterious man. On the second day, as Neku learns from Shiki that he can read the minds of non-players, they meet two other Players, Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito and his partner Rhyme, who assist them in fighting more Noise. With Neku having no memory of how he ended up where he is, Shiki explains that they are taking part in the Reapers' Game, in which they must complete missions and survive for seven days. A girl named Shiki Misaki saves him, and they form a pact, granting him the ability to use "Psychs" to defeat the Noise. Upon receiving a mission on his phone telling him to reach the 104 Building or else face erasure, monsters known as Noise attack Neku. Transcription: " Shinigami Gēmu" ( Japanese: 死神ゲーム)Ī boy named Neku Sakuraba finds himself in the middle of what appears to be Shibuya, discovering that he is on a plane known as the Underground, separate from the Realground regular people are on. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. On September 16, 2021, Funimation announced the anime series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. It aired worldwide from April 10 to June 26, 2021, through Funimation, as well as the Super Animeism block on MBS and TBS. The opening theme was originally scheduled to be "Teenage City Riot" by ALI, but was replaced just prior to the series' airing following the arrest of the band's drummer Kahadio over an alleged refund scam. The opening theme is "Twister -Animation OP ver.-" performed by MJR, while the ending theme is "Carpe Diem" performed by ASCA. As more than a decade had passed from the game's release to the anime's broadcast, some of the elements of the game had been modernized for the anime series, such as the use of smartphones rather than the original's choice of flip phones. Ī preview of the first episode for the anime was released on September 18, 2020, alongside announcements of online campaigns to promote the series. The original cast returned with Kōki Uchiyama voicing the lead Neku. Ichikawa wanted the anime to be recognized as his masterpiece. ![]() Early thoughts by Kando were positive based on how similar the storyboards were to the original game. ![]() According to Kando, there had always been intent to create an anime series from the game, but there had not been time or budget at the time of the game's release. The game's producer Tomohiko Hirano and director Tatsuya Kando were supervising. Tetsuya Nomura and Gen Kobayashi designed the characters, and Takeharu Ishimoto composed the series' music. The anime series was directed by Kazuya Ichikawa with screenplay adapted from the game by Midori Gotō. ![]()
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