
Battle Game in 5 Seconds
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationdramamysterysci-fi & fantasyfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalactionfastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive animated series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.1 /10
TMDB · 92 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2021 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1Sophist13 Jul 2021
Game-loving high school student Akira Shiroyanagi survives an encounter with a monster, only to be fatally wounded by a girl named Mion. Soon after, he wakes to find himself part of an "ability focus group," a large group of people granted powerful abilities and forced to fight - and possibly kill - one another!
2Demon God20 Jul 2021
Another ability focus group member is Yuuri Amagake, an actions-over-words high school student. Her opponent in the first program is Kazuto Kiryu, a perverted old man. Can Yuuri get past his lecherous attitude and put her ability to good use?
3Trueblade27 Jul 2021
The second program is revealed to be a five-on-five team battle, Akira finds himself on the same team as his first opponent, Kirisaki, as well as Yuuri, Shin Kumagiri, and Satoru Sawatari. While the other four begin revealing their abilities, Akira realizes the inherent danger of doing so.
4Plagiarist3 Aug 2021
The teams are tied in the first rounds of the second program fights, but Madoka Kirisaki's battle with Saeko Zokumyoin continues.
5Hunter10 Aug 2021
Akira enters the third program, where he reunites with Yuuri. After throwing off their pursuers, Katsuya leads them to the Team Green home base.
6Mediator17 Aug 2021
Shirosagi's unflinching nature gives Akira the confidence that he can finish the third program with Team Green. But to get there, he has to make a big decision...
7Tyrant24 Aug 2021
Akira and Yuuri rush to assist the injured Shirasagi, but can they destroy the giant ghoul without giving away Akira's ability?
8Guardian31 Aug 2021
While the team spends the week preparing for the "Hunt the King" quest, Akira and Yuuri pay a visit to Team Blue.
9Iron Maiden7 Sep 2021
Akira visits Rin Kashii with a proposal, as the battle between Team Green and Team Red heats up!
10Diamondhand14 Sep 2021
Shirasagi catches the spy infiltrating Team Green, only to learn there's another traitor in their midst. As war wages all over the field, Kumagiri finds himself in desperate straits.
11Loanshark21 Sep 2021
Akira engages in a battle of wits with Kuroiwa while Yuuri continues to face down against Oogami, who seeks an answer to a particular question through the fight.
12The Final Ability28 Sep 2021
The quest reaches its end in a battle between Yuuri and Oogami, Team Red's king. Meanwhile, Akira concludes his battle with Kuroiwa and seeks to complete the third program once and for all.
Specials
· 2021 · 1 episodeEpisodes (1)
- 1Anime Pre-Broadcast Special6 Jul 2021
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
It was just a usual morning. Akira Shiroyanagi, a high schooler who loves games and Konpeito (Japanese sweets), has suddenly been dragged into a battlefield by a mysterious girl who calls herself Mion. The participants are told that they are "erased from the family register, involved in an experiment, and gained certain powers." Akira is determined to win the game with his newfound powers and destroy the organization. Armed with a power no one expects and his "brain" skills, the new period of intelligence battle begins!
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Bushiroad
- Taste scores
- How we score
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