NEW GAME!
2016 2 seasons · 24 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

NEW GAME!

Synopsis

After graduating high school, Suzukaze Aoba joins Eagle Jump, the game company that developed Fairies Story, the game she obsessed over as a kid. On her first day as a working member of society, Aoba heads to work swaying in a packed, morning rush hour train. She manages to get to the office building all right but hesitates, wondering if it was really okay for her to take that last step and go inside. That's when a senior member of staff, Toyama Rin, shows up at work and safely leads Aoba inside the offices of Eagle Jump.

Also On AT-X

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973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding NEW GAME! itself).

The 2015–2017 Japan Window

NEW GAME! holds position #257 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.1 · 2017
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    #2

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  3. My Hero Academia
    #3

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  4. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #4

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  5. Mob Psycho 100
    #5

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  6. Yuri!!! on Ice
    #6

    Yuri!!! on Ice

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. SCHOOL-LIVE!
    #7

    SCHOOL-LIVE!

    ★ 8.6 · 2015
  8. Castle Town Dandelion
    #8

    Castle Town Dandelion

    ★ 8.6 · 2015

The 2010s Japan Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including NEW GAME!. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.

The 3365th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

38
Reviews
58th
Review-volume percentile
61st
Popularity percentile

38 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 61th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 4, 2016
Last Air Date
September 26, 2017
Broadcast Span
1.2 years
Total Episodes
24 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 9.6 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
38
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,794 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,292 of 2,532 (top 51%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesDoga Kobo
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 24
Release DateJuly 4, 2016
Official Sitenewgame-anime.com

Questions Answered

When did NEW GAME! end?

NEW GAME! finished its run with its final episode airing on September 26, 2017.

Where did NEW GAME! air?

NEW GAME! aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.