Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (2026)

Name: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
Released: 2026-01-07

Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table poster

Original title: 死亡遊戯で飯を食う。
Country: Japan
Length: 1 season, 11 episodes
Rated: TV-MA
Rating: 7.1 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere: IMDb

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A woman named Yuki treats death games like a regular job. She aims to survive 99 of them to set a record and make a living.

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What happens

Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Japanese: 死亡遊戯で飯を食う, Hepburn: Shibōyūgi de Meshi o Kuu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūshi Ukai and illustrated by Nekometaru. It began publication under Media Factory's MF Bunko J light novel imprint in November 2022. The series follows Yuki, a death game player who treats the games like a job, and her journey to break a record by surviving 99 games. Ukai wrote the series after deciding to create a story focusing around themes of life, death, and associated emotions. The debut volume won an Excellence Award at the 2022 MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Awards. A manga adaptation illustrated by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's magazine Comp Ace in April 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired from January to March 2026. A sequel anime film adapting the light novel's Cloudy Beach arc is set to premiere in Japanese theaters in July 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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