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Battle Game in 5 Seconds

Deatte 5-byou de Battle

2021, TV, 12 eps, 66%, Vega Entertainment

Recommended by 118 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Death Game, Super Power.

A new kind of battle of abilities for a new generation is about to begin! It all started on a regular morning like any other. Akira Shiroyanagi is a high school kid who loves nothing more than konpeito candy and games. One day, he ends up in a fight due to a mysterious girl…

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    The Future Diary

    2011, TV, 26 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 344 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

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    PSYREN

    2026, TV, ongoing, 71%

    Both have Death Game, Super Power.

  3. Cover of Alice in Borderland
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    2014, OVA, 3 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 34 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Death Game.

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    2022, ONA, 12 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 93 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Death Game, Survival.

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    Deadman Wonderland

    2011, TV, 12 eps, 67%

    Recommended by 20 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

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    Hell’s Paradise

    2023, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Both have Battle Royale, Death Game, Survival.

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    2016, TV, 12 eps, 66%

    Recommended by 4 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Urban, Super Power.

  8. Cover of BTOOOM!
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    2012, TV, 12 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 136 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Death Game, Survival.

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    Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor

    2007, TV, 26 eps, 82%

    Both have Death Game, Survival, Philosophy.

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    JUNI TAISEN：ZODIAC WAR

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 62%

    Recommended by 18 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Death Game, Urban.

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    Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?

    2013, TV, 10 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 13 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Super Power.

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    2020, TV, 13 eps, 66%

    Recommended by 152 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

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    Platinum End

    2021, TV, 24 eps, 58%

    Recommended by 60 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  14. Cover of Killing Bites
    Killing Bites

    2018, TV, 12 eps, 62%

    Recommended by 13 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Death Game.

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    Sword Art Online

    2012, TV, 25 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 13 Darwin's Game fans on AniList.

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    Death Note

    2006, TV, 37 eps, 84%

    Both have Philosophy, Urban.

  17. Cover of Talentless Nana
    Talentless Nana

    2020, TV, 13 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 10 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. The same kind of story: gritty urban superpower action.

  18. Cover of SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
    SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table

    2026, TV, 11 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 6 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Death Game, Survival, Philosophy.

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    Classroom of the Elite

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 76%

    Both have Battle Royale, Survival, Philosophy.

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    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

    2006, TV, 25 eps, 85%

    Both have Philosophy, Super Power.

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    Dorei-ku The Animation

    2018, TV, 12 eps, 55%

    Recommended by 13 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Urban.

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    2021, ONA, 12 eps, 66%

    Recommended by 109 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Battle Royale, Death Game, Survival.

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    2015, TV, 12 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 9 Darwin's Game fans on AniList. Both have Survival.

Manga for fans of Darwin's Game

Tomodachi Game2013, Manga, 130 ch, 82% Battle in 5 Seconds2015, Manga, ongoing, 71% Btooom!2009, Manga, 125 ch, 69% Alice in Borderland2010, Manga, 87 ch, 82% Future Diary2006, Manga, 59 ch, 69% High-Rise Invasion2013, Manga, 258 ch, 68% Battle Royale2000, Manga, 119 ch, 74% A Dating Sim of Life or Death2017, Manga, ongoing, 70%

About Darwin's Game

2020, TV, 11 eps, 70%, Nexus

Kaname Sudou, an ordinary high school student, receives an invitation email to try a mysterious app called "Darwin's Game." Kaname, upon launching the app, is drawn into a game where players fight one another using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing the reason for all this, can Kaname survive furious battles against the powerful players who attack him?

(Source: Aniplex of America)

Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

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