Synopsis
ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ
In ancient Disboard, Riku is an angry, young warrior intent on saving humanity from the warring Exceed, the sixteen sentient species, fighting to establish the "One True God" amongst the Old Deus. In a lawless land, humanity's lack of magic and weak bodies have made them easy targets, leaving them on the brink of extinction. One day, hope returns to humanity when Riku finds a powerful female Ex-machina, whom he names Schwi. Exiled from her Cluster because of her research into human emotions, Schwi is convinced that humanity has only survived due to the power of these feelings. Forming an unlikely partnership in the midst of the overwhelming chaos, Riku and Schwi must now find the answers to their individual shortcomings in each other, and discover for themselves what it truly means to be human as they fight for their lives against all odds. Each with a powerful new ally in tow, it is now up to them to prevent the extinction of the human race and establish peace throughout Disboard!
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
602 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. No Game, No Life: Zero sits at position #120.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with No Game, No Life: Zero. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
4 sharedKONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
★ 8.1 · Japan
4 sharedIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
★ 7.7 · Japan
4 sharedOverlord: The Undead King
★ 7.0 · Japan
4 sharedThe Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Summons the Stars
★ 6.2 · Japan
4 sharedHarmony
★ 6.9 · Japan
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when No Game, No Life: Zero premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #776 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #643 of 2,532 (top 25%).