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!
Audience Engagement
337 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (91th percentile) outruns trending popularity (71th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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
Other Titles From Madhouse
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding No Game, No Life: Zero itself).
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
No Game, No Life: Zero holds position #120 of 602 Japan films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#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
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: Zero premiered alongside 193 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3591st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on No Game, No Life: Zero, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- high fantasy · 4
- battle of wits · 2
- disaster · 23
- anti hero · 7
- end of the world · 7
- game · 7
- anime · 711
- based on novel or book · 288
- supernatural · 89
- magic · 84
- post-apocalyptic future · 44
- tragedy · 33
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%).










