No Game No Life
A light novel series where games decide everything.
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The story follows Sora and Shiro, sibling gamers who are transported to a world where all conflicts are resolved through games.[1] Yuu Kamiya both wrote and illustrated the light novel series that started it all.[2]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Science fiction
- Isekai
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
The first light novel volume was published by Media Factory on April 25, 2012, under the MF Bunko J imprint.[2] Kamiya launched the series in 2012 after illustrating another light novel series that had an anime adaptation.[1] A manga adaptation, drawn by Kamiya's wife Mashiro Hiiragi, premiered in the March 2013 issue of Monthly Comic Alive.[3] The manga serialization was delayed by one volume due to Kamiya's work on the third light novel.[3]
An anime adaptation was announced on July 27, 2013, and directed by Atsuko Ishizuka at Madhouse.[4] The anime series premiered on April 9, 2014, on AT-X and concluded on June 25, 2014.[4] By April 24, 2026, the series had reached thirteen published volumes.[2] Konomi Suzuki sang the opening theme "This Game", while Ai Kayano performed the ending theme "Oracion".[4]
What the cited sources add
The board had previously rated the anime series MA 15+ for strong sexual themes on August 13, 2015.[1] Kimlinger praised the big game set-pieces as intensely cerebral and steeped in trickery and strategy.[5] He described the animation during the shiritori game as a jaw-dropping spectacle of fan-service and gonzo insanity.[5] The freefall midair shootout was called a display of fluidity and timing that marks Ishizuka as a director to watch.[5]
On July 23, 2020, the Australian Classification Board banned the sale and import of volumes 1, 2, and 9, because the board refused classification for these titles.[1]
References
- Mateo, "Australia Bans Import, Sales of 3 'No Game, No Life' Novels", Anime News Network, August 11, 2020. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
- Wikipedia, "No Game No Life" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ノーゲーム・ノーライフ１ ゲーマー兄妹がファンタジー世界を征服するそうです", MF Bunko J, April 25, 2012; "ノーゲーム・ノーライフ13 ゲーマー兄妹たちは『魔王』を討つ（すくう）ようです", MF Bunko J, April 24, 2026; Aoki, "Light Novels Arrive in the U.S.—Again", Publishers Weekly, August 29, 2014; "No Game No Life Novel 1", Newpop Editora; Tong Li Publishing; "Без игры жизни нет. Том 1", XL Media; "China ceases publication of No Game No Life", ニコニコニュース, August 16, 2013; Mateo, "Australia Bans Import, Sales of 3 'No Game, No Life' Novels", Anime News Network, August 11, 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "No Game No Life" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Monthly Comic Alive March 2013 issue", Media Factory (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "No Game No Life" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loo, "No Game No Life Light Novels by Itsuten Kamiya Gets Anime", Anime News Network, July 28, 2013; "No Game No Life anime staff", NGNL.jp; "No Game No Life anime broadcasts", NGNL.jp; "No Game No Life episode 12", NGNL.jp; "No Game No Life anime goods", NGNL.jp; "No Game No Life music", NGNL.jp (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Kimlinger, "No Game No Life Episodes 1-12 Streaming review", Anime News Network, July 30, 2014. facts only, no text reused. animenewsnetwork.com
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