Tomodachi Game
Tomodachi Game is a Japanese manga series conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and written and illustrated by Yuki Sato. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from December 2013 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 26 volumes. A television drama adaptation and two live-action films premiered in 2017. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from April to June 2022. A second television drama adaptation titled Tomodachi Game R4 aired on TV Asahi from July to September 2022.
Premise
Yūichi Katagiri was taught the value of friendship when he was young, and it is thanks to his group of four friends that he is able to enjoy high school life today. When their class's school trip funds are stolen, the five are dragged into the mysterious Tomodachi Game as a result of someone's debt. The friendship of the five will be put to the ultimate test against the promise of wealth there.Characters
Group C
; Yūichi Katagiri; Shiho Sawaragi
; Tenji Mikasa
; Makoto Shibe
; Yutori Kokorogi
; Kei Shinomiya
Tomodachi Game Administration
Administrators and Observers
; Maria Mizuse; Tsukino
; Reiko Tamai
Manabu Variants
; Manabu-kun; Manabu-sensei
; Manabu-gunso
; Manabu Saibankan
; Manabu Hakushaku
; Manabu Shochō Rōyakan
Tomodachi Game Participants
Group K
; Jūzō Kadokura; Hyakutarō Onigawara
; Chisato Hashiratani
; Banri Niwa
Adult Tomodachi Game Participants
Game #1: Friend's Prison
; Kuroki; Ryusei Taneda
; Minami Fudo
; Saori Miyabe
Game #2.1: All-Bet Gambling
Team Kamishiro
; Shinji Shiba; Saika Kamishiro
Team Kaidou
; Tsukasa Kaidou; Satone Kaidou
Team Mishima
; Mishima YasushiOthers
; Taizen Shiba; Yuka Katagiri
Media
Manga
Tomodachi Game, conceptualized by Mikoto Yamaguchi and illustrated by Yuki Sato, was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from December 9, 2013, to August 8, 2024. Kodansha collected its chapters in 26 volumes, released from April 9, 2014, to October 8, 2024.In May 2023, Kodansha started publishing the series in English on their K Manga digital service.
Volumes
TV drama
A four-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on Chiba TV from April 3–24, 2017. It also aired on Teletama, Hokkaido TV, tvk, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and Mētele and was streamed on GYAO!. It was directed by Jiro Nagae, with screenplays by Nagae and Sagami Yoshitsugu, and Kuniyuki Morohashi composing the music.In June 2022, another television drama adaptation produced by TV Asahi, titled Tomodachi Game R4, was announced. It was directed by Takurо̄ Oikawa, Hajime Takezono, and Toshiaki Kamada, with screenplays by Takuji Higuchi and Shinya Hokimoto, and Yoshinori Nakamura composing the music. The series features members of the Johnny's Jr. boybands, HiHi Jets and Bishonen as cast members. It was broadcast for eight episodes on TV Asahi from July 23 to September 10, 2022.
Live-action films
Two live-action films, Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban and Tomodachi Game Gekijō-ban Final, premiered in Japan on June 3 and September 2, 2017, respectively.Anime
In November 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation by Okuruto Noboru. It is directed by Hirofumi Ogura and written by Kenta Ihara, with Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Michiru composing the music, and Hiroto Morishita directing the sound at Studio Mausu. The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2022, on NTV's programming block and other channels. The opening theme song is "Double Shuffle" by Nana Mizuki, while the ending theme song is "Tomoshibi" by saji. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and began streaming it exclusively on Disney+/Disney+ Hotstar in May 2022.An English dub by Crunchyroll premiered on April 19, 2022.