King's Game: The Animation (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, King's Game: The Animation is an animation and drama series.

What it’s about. Kanazawa Nobuaki has transferred to a high school far from where he used to live. Due to an incident at his old school, Nobuaki is afraid of getting close to his new classmates and keeps himself at a distance, but he starts opening up because of a sports day inter-class relay. Then a single text message from someone calling themselves the "King" is sent to everyone in class. Nobuaki's classmates think it's a simple prank and don't take it seriously - but Nobuaki knows that a death game is about to begin, and struggles to oppose it...

Who’s in it. King's Game: The Animation stars Mamoru Miyano as Nobuaki Kanazawa (voice), Mao Ichimichi as Chiemi Honda (voice), Sasaki Yusuke as Akamatsu Kenta (voice) and Pile as Ria Iwamura (voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.4/10, King's Game: The Animation has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch King's Game: The Animation page.

If you liked it. Fans of King's Game: The Animation tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.