King's Game (2017)

Animation · Drama · Fantasy

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...

IMDb rating: 4.9 (856 votes)
Episode average: 5.6 +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

5.61 avg 12 episodes 6.0 → 5.4 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saikai	6.0	54
2	Konran	5.5	43
3	Yujo	5.5	43
4	Kaimei	5.3	42
5	Gokyu	5.4	41
6	Hangyaku	5.5	40
7	Eien	6.1	39
8	Ketsudan	6.1	40
9	Kessoku	5.4	41
10	Kyoso	5.6	38
11	Zenshin	5.5	38
12	Shuen	5.4	45