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Darwin's Game

★ 7.2 4K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 11 episodes Ended AT-X
SurvivalStaying alive against nature, scarcity or pursuit.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Yusuke KobayashiReina UedaNichika ÔmoriAlexis TiptonTia BallardTaku Yashiro
Starring
Yusuke KobayashiReina UedaNichika ÔmoriAlexis TiptonTia BallardTaku Yashiro
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A deadly app turns strangers into weaponized survivors"

A high schooler is invited to try a mobile game called Darwin's Game, only to discover the app traps players in real death matches where losing means dying. Survivors gain strange superpowers called Sigils and get pulled into a shadowy underground of factions fighting for survival. The show moves fast, leaning on tense one-on-one battles and constant power reveals rather than deep worldbuilding. It's pulpy and violent, closer to a battle-royale action anime than a slow-burn thriller, with likable underdog energy carrying it through.

Watch it for

the inventive power-based battles that keep escalating in creative, high-stakes ways.

Maybe skip if

you want deep characterization or a slower, more thoughtful death-game story.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12020
7.42K114h 44m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Fâsuto gêmu: Uijin7.5
19647 min
▶2Jemusûton maiso: Shibuya7.1
16024 min
▶3Hikigane: Igunisshon7.2
15124 min
▶4Faiyâwâkusu: Hibana7.6
14524 min
▶5Akuariumu: Suisô7.2
13724 min
▶6Hâdonesu: Kongô7.3
13524 min
▶7Eisu: Assai7.4
13424 min
▶8Furajairu: Heion7.3
13424 min
▶9Hezzu appu: Kettô7.5
14323 min
▶10Old One7.4
13823 min
▶11Sunset Ravens7.9
15223 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Yusuke Kobayashi Sudô Kaname, Kaname
Reina Ueda Shuka
Nichika Ômori Rein
Alexis Tipton Shuka
Tia Ballard Rein
Taku Yashiro Ryûji, Ryuuji
Ryuichi Kijima Kêichi, Keiichi Katsura, Kêichi Katsura
Yumiri Hanamori Sui, Sôta
Jun'ya Enoki Inukai
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Wang

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