No Game, No Life: Zero
2017 1h 46m movie Film Japan

No Game, No Life: Zero

ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ

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.

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    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017

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    ★ 9.0 · 2018

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    #3

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016

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    #4

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    ★ 8.7 · 2016

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    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

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    ★ 8.6 · 2016

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    ★ 8.6 · 2018

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    ★ 8.6 · 2016

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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.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
337
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Madhouse
Runtime 1h 46m
Release Date July 15, 2017
IMDb tt5914996
Official Site ngnl.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • based on novel or book
  • magic
  • anti hero
  • supernatural
  • post-apocalyptic future
  • end of the world
  • tragedy
  • disaster
  • game
  • anime
  • high fantasy
  • battle of wits

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