Tomodachi Game

Tomodachi Game (Japanese: トモダチゲーム, Hepburn: Tomodachi Gēmu, "Friends Game") is a Japanese manga series conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and written and illustrated by Yuki Sato. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine since December 2013. A television drama adaptation and two live-action films premiered in 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Okuruto Noboru will premiere in April 2022.

Tomodachi Game
First tankōbon volume cover
トモダチゲーム
(Tomodachi Gēmu)
GenrePsychological thriller[1]
Manga
Written by
  • Mikoto Yamaguchi
  • Yuki Sato
Illustrated byYuki Sato
Published byKodansha
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 9, 2013 – present
Volumes18
Television drama
Directed byJiro Nagae
Written by
  • Jiro Nagae
  • Sagami Yoshitsugu
Music byKuniyuki Morohashi
StudioCanter
Original networkChiba TV, Teletama, Hokkaido TV, tvk, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, Mētele
Original run April 3, 2017 – April 24, 2017
Episodes4
Live-action film
Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban
Directed byJiro Nagae
Written by
  • Jiro Nagae
  • Sagami Yoshitsugu
Music byKuniyuki Morohashi
ReleasedJune 3, 2017
Live-action film
Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban Final
Directed byJiro Nagae
Written by
  • Jiro Nagae
  • Sagami Yoshitsugu
Music byKuniyuki Morohashi
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2017
Anime television series
Directed byHirofumi Ogura
Written byKenta Ihara
Music byMichiru
StudioOkuruto Noboru
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNippon TV, BS NTV
Original run April 2022 – scheduled

Plot

When he was young, Yūichi Katagiri was taught the importance of friends; today, it is thanks to his group of four friends that he is able to enjoy high school life. Those happy school days are put to a halt when their class's school trip funds are stolen, and the five are dragged into the mysterious Tomodachi Game as a result of someone's debt. There, the five's friendship will be put to the ultimate test against the promise of wealth.

Characters
Yūichi Katagiri (片切友一, Katagiri Yūichi)
Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[2]
Portrayed by: Ryo Yoshizawa[3]
The main protagonist of the story and seemingly normal high school boy from a poor family background. Like the rest of his friends, he was called out to participate in Tomodachi Game and has his trust in his friends put to the test. As the Game progresses, Yūichi is revealed to possess a vastly different side to himself: one that is ruthless, skilfully manipulative and merciless to his enemies, having an uncanny knack for decoding rules and people's essences. It is also hinted that he has a dark and bloody past, having confirmed to have killed at least three people. He opts to participate in the Adult Tomodachi Game and destroy its administration.
Tenji Mikasa (美笠天智, Mikasa Tenji)
Voiced by: Daiki Hamano[2]
Portrayed by: Yuki Yamada[4]
One of Yūichi's friends who participates in Tomodachi Game alongside them. He is calm, reserved and highly intelligent, often taking the top place in school and is highly capable of negotiation and mediation. It is revealed that he had participated in Tomodachi Game before, accumulating debt from his past friends' betrayal that was brought to the current Game. He bores a great hatred for Shiho, his childhood friend, who supposedly resulted in his past friends' betrayal and his father's death, henceforth stalking her and intending to use the current Game to completely destroy her. Upon the end of the second round, he accompanies Yūichi for the rest of the Games, winning his trust.
Shiho Sawaragi (沢良宜志法, Sawaragi Shiho)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[2]
Portrayed by: Rio Uchida[5]
One of Yūichi's friends who participates in Tomodachi Game alongside them. Owing to her policeman father, she was brought up with a strong sense of morality and righteousness, which makes her well-liked among her peers. She has a crush on Yūichi. Because she had accidentally lost their class's trip funds, she earned the ire of her classmates and inadvertently paid the admission fee for their Tomodachi Game. Following her, Shibe and Kokorogi's release from the second round, her and Shibe are bullied by their classmates out of suspicion and hatred, leading up to her disappearance. She reappears again on the administrators' side under mysterious circumstances.
Makoto Shibe (四部誠, Shibe Makoto)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Ōno[2]
Portrayed by: Shimon Okura[4]
One of Yūichi's friends who participates in Tomodachi Game alongside them. He is the son of a politician, which allowed him to grow up without worry over money, and has a carefree and honest personality. He has a crush on Shiho. Following his, Shiho and Kokorogi's release from the second round, him and Shiho are bullied by their classmates out of suspicion and hatred. When he asks for money from his father, he winds up getting accused of his murder and becoming a part of Yūichi, Tenji and Kokorogi's third round challenge to prove his innocence for stealing the class trip funds. Despite having his name cleared, Shibe inherits his father's debt and follows Yūichi in participating in the Adult Tomodachi Game.
Yutori Kokorogi (心木ゆとり, Kokorogi Yutori)
Voiced by: Satomi Amano[2]
Portrayed by: Nagi Nemoto[4]
One of Yūichi's friends who participates in Tomodachi Game alongside them. She is described to be kind, timid and highly gullible, as well as possessing a very seductive figure and a fervent interest in manga. Following her, Shibe and Shiho's release from the second round, she joins Yūichi and Tenji in all the games onwards. In the past, Kokorogi faced extreme bullying and apparently "worked as a prostitute", though she never conducted night service. It is revealed that she has another, far more cunning and wicked side to her, and secret dealings with figures from Yūichi's past.

Media

Manga

Tomodachi Game, conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and written and illustrated by Yuki Sato, started in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on December 9, 2013.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 9, 2014.[7] As of June 9, 2021, eighteen volumes have been released.[8]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 April 9, 2014[7]978-4-06-395051-9
2 July 9, 2014[9]978-4-06-395119-6
3 December 9, 2014[10]978-4-06-395255-1
4 April 9, 2015[11]978-4-06-395364-0
5 September 9, 2015[12]978-4-06-395474-6
6 February 9, 2016[13]978-4-06-395593-4
7 July 8, 2016[14]978-4-06-395703-7
8 December 9, 2016[15]978-4-06-395834-8
9 May 9, 2017[16]978-4-06-395946-8
10 October 6, 2017[17]978-4-06-510240-4
11 March 9, 2018[18]978-4-06-511063-8
12 August 9, 2018[19]978-4-06-512321-8
13 January 9, 2019[20]978-4-06-513865-6
14 June 7, 2019[21]978-4-06-515300-0
15 December 9, 2019[22]978-4-06-517469-2
16 August 7, 2020[23]978-4-06-520320-0
17 December 9, 2020[24]978-4-06-521671-2
18 June 9, 2021[8]978-4-06-523413-6

Drama

A four-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Chiba TV from April 3–24, 2017.[25][26] It also aired on Teletama, Hokkaido TV, tvk, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and Mētele and was streamed on GYAO!.[25]

Live-action films

Two live-action films, Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban (トモダチゲーム 劇場版) and Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban Final (トモダチゲーム 劇場版 FINAL), premiered in Japan on June 3[27] and September 2, 2017,[28] respectively.

Anime

In November 2021, it was announced that the series will receive an anime television series adaptation by Okuruto Noboru, which is set to premiere in April 2022 on Nippon TV and BS NTV. It is directed by Hirofumi Ogura and written by Kenta Ihara, with Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Michiru composing the music, and Hiroto Morishita directing the sound at Studio Mouse.[2]

Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[29]

See also

References
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