Battle Game in 5 Seconds
Battle Game in 5 Seconds, also known as Battle in 5 Seconds After Meeting, is a Japanese manga series written by Saizō Harawata and illustrated by Kashiwa Miyako. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's MangaONE app and Ura Sunday website since August 2015. It is a remake of Harawata's webcomic by the same name. An anime television series adaptation by SynergySP and Vega Entertainment aired from July to September 2021.
Plot
Akira Shiroyanagi, a 16-year-old high school student with excellent grades and a hobby of playing games, is bored with his normal daily life. He was attacked by a mysterious bandage man who suddenly appeared there, and succeeded in repelling it like a game, but was killed by a magician-like woman who appeared afterwards. Kei wakes up in a mysterious hospital-like facility, and the magician-like woman, Metsune, appears in a venue where only people in similar circumstances are gathered. It is explained that each of them fights using the "ability" given to them. After the 1st program of one-on-one battles, the 2nd program of 1-on-1 battles in groups of 5, and the 3rd program of team battles, the stage shifts to the 4th program, in which 6 groups of 12 people, including one observer, compete.Characters
Main characters
; Akira Shiroyanagi; Yūri Amagake
; Madoka Kirisaki
; Shin Kumagiri
; Rin Kashii
; Ringo Tatara
Other characters
; Mion; Yang
Media
Manga
Created by Saizō Harawata, Battle Game in 5 Seconds was first launched as a webcomic, and a remake illustrated by Kashiwa Miyako began publishing on Shogakukan's MangaONE app and Ura Sunday website on August 11 and August 18, 2015, respectively. In October 2024, Miyako announced that the manga would enter on hiatus due to health and personal issues since the start of the year, stating as well that the series is approaching its end. The series resumed on January 9, 2025. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on February 26, 2016. As of November 12, 2025, 29 volumes have been released.Comikey is digitally publishing the manga in English since July 12, 2021.
Anime
In November 2020, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation. The series is animated by SynergySP and Vega Entertainment and directed by Nobuyoshi Arai with Meigo Naito serving as chief director, Touko Machida handling series composition, Studio A-Cat producing the CG animation, and Tomokatsu Nagasaku and Ikuo Yamamoto handling character designs. It aired from July 13 to September 28, 2021, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song, "No Continue," is performed by Akari Kitō, while the ending theme song, "Makeibe Jikkyō Play", is performed by 15-sai to Seiko Oomori. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.Reception
As of November 2020, the manga had 2 million copies in circulation.Battle Game in 5 Seconds was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category in 2021.