Japan No Game No Life sits in the top 6% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #272 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
ノーゲーム･ノーライフ
This is a surreal comedy that follows Sora and Shiro, shut-in NEET siblings and the online gamer duo behind the legendary username "Kuuhaku." They view the real world as just another lousy game; however, a strange e-mail challenging them to a chess match changes everything—the brother and sister are plunged into an otherworldly realm where they meet Tet, the God of Games. The mysterious god welcomes the two to Disboard, a world where all forms of conflict are settled through high-stake games. This system works thanks to a fundamental rule wherein each party must wager something they deem to be of equal value to the other party's wager. In this strange land where the very idea of humanity is reduced to child’s play, the indifferent genius gamer duo of Sora and Shiro have finally found a real reason to keep playing games: to unite the sixteen races of Disboard, defeat Tet, and become the gods of this new, gaming-is-everything world.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #272 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #230 of 2,532 (top 9%).
Audience Engagement
568 audience reviews — more than 94% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Japan seriess.
Also On AT-X
Other series that aired on AT-X.
Other Titles From Madhouse
Animation + Sci-Fi & Fantasy in Japan
719 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding No Game No Life itself).
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
Among 546 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, No Game No Life places #32 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when No Game No Life premiered alongside 186 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan seriess in 2014.
The 2953rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 12 |
| Release Date | April 9, 2014 |
| Official Site | ngnl.jp |
Questions Answered
When did No Game No Life end?
No Game No Life finished its run with its final episode airing on June 25, 2014.
Where did No Game No Life air?
No Game No Life aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.