Darwin's Game Season 1
01. First Game
One day, high school student Kaname Sudo's average life is interrupted by the arrival of an emailed invitation to join "Darwin’s Game." Without even thinking, he opens the app, thereby becoming a player in the game. Just as Kaname begins to suspect there's more to the shady app than meets the eye, his first battle suddenly begins, with a mysterious man in a panda suit lunging at him with a butcher knife. Will Kaname survive his first, desperate battle against a bloodthirsty killer?
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
Ginko
Writer
Yoshinobu Tokumoto
Director
Yoshinobu Tokumoto
Storyboard Artist
Kazuya Nakanishi
Supervising Animation Director
Liu Huanqing
Key Animation
Koki Fukushima
Key Animation
Natsumi Kikuchi
Key Animation
Daichi Kitahara
Key Animation
Usaku Myouchin
Key Animation
02. Gemstone Mine
Kaname defeats Banda the rookie hunter and even claims a victory over Shuka “The Undefeated Queen.” After Shuka explains the rules of the game to him, they agree to join forces in their future battles. Together, they explore Shibuya and scope out the battlegrounds to prepare for the upcoming in-game event.
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
Ginko
Writer
Daisuke Takashima
Director
Daisuke Takashima
Storyboard Artist
Kazuya Nakanishi
Supervising Animation Director
Liu Huanqing
Key Animation
Koki Fukushima
Key Animation
Natsumi Kikuchi
Key Animation
Daichi Kitahara
Key Animation
Usaku Myouchin
Key Animation
Yasuyuki Noda
Animation Director
Kanami Nagai
Key Animation
Yuji Goto
Key Animation
Saki Noguchi
Key Animation
Yōko Komaki
Key Animation
Hideyuki Sugiura
Key Animation
Yoichiro Katayama
Key Animation
Kanako Baba
Key Animation
Masato Okada
Key Animation
03. Ignition
The Treasure Hunt Game begins. The rules of the game are simple: find the rings hidden around the city of Shibuya. Kaname is teleported to a hotel and tries to escape its grounds to search for Shuka, but he is pursued by a battle hungry player and finds himself trapped inside. With the building sealed off, he meets a young girl who calls herself Rein.
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
Usaku Myouchin
Director
Usaku Myouchin
Storyboard Artist
Liu Huanqing
Key Animation
Natsumi Kikuchi
Key Animation
Daichi Kitahara
Key Animation
Usaku Myouchin
Key Animation
Yuji Goto
Key Animation
Yōko Komaki
Key Animation
Masato Okada
Key Animation
Hideaki Tsukioka
Key Animation
Kazumasa Takeuchi
Key Animation
Yasunori Aoki
Key Animation
Kōhei Takahashi
Key Animation
Naoya Ishihara
Key Animation
Yuta Kobayashi
Key Animation
04. Fireworks
Kaname and Rein discover that the Florist is watching their every move with the building’s surveillance cameras. They join forces to undermine his plans by destroying the cameras while evading his henchmen. Unable to escape the henchmen, they decide on a desperate strategy that leaves them with only a twenty percent chance of survival!
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
Ginko
Writer
Yoshinobu Tokumoto
Director
Daisuke Takashima
Director
Kazuya Nakanishi
Storyboard Artist
Kazuya Nakanishi
Supervising Animation Director
Liu Huanqing
Key Animation
Koki Fukushima
Key Animation
Natsumi Kikuchi
Key Animation
Usaku Myouchin
Key Animation
Yōko Komaki
Key Animation
Kanako Baba
Key Animation
Kazumasa Takeuchi
Key Animation
Yoko Tanabe
Animation Director
Katsura Satou
Key Animation
Yoko Iizuka
Key Animation
Keiko Matsumoto
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Ōshita
Key Animation
05. Aquarium
It becomes clear to Kaname that in order to win the Treasure Hunt Game, he must defeat the vicious Eighth Clan. To do this, he forms a temporary clan with Rein, Ryuji, and Hiiragi. While they develop a strategy to beat the Eighth Clan, Kaname receives a plea for help from Shuka.
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
06. Hardness
Kaname and Ryuji arrive at the origin point of Shuka’s message. Not hesitating for an instant, Kaname dives in to save Shuka, who he finds unconscious. As Kaname tries to figure out how this happened, Ryuji encounters a young girl named Sui at the entrance to the underpass. When he gives chase, Sui retaliates with her sigil.
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
07. Eighth
As the Treasure Hunt Game enters its final stage, the Eighth Clan advances toward Shibuya Central Tower. Realizing that the key to victory is at Shibuya Station, Rein heads there immediately, managing to arrive ahead of the others. However, she finds someone unexpected waiting for her...
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
08. Fragile
Kaname and company engage in a battle with Wang, the leader of the Eighth Clan. Ryuji is prepared to die, but Kaname arrives just in the nick of time to save him. He uses a bluff in an attempt to defeat Wang. Who will be the winner of the Treasure Hunt Game?
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
09. Heads-Up
One month has passed since the conclusion of the Treasure Hunt Game. Kaname has formed his own clan and is undergoing training at Danjo Boxing Club. Danjo, who is the leader of the boxing club, challenges Kaname to a no-holds-barred Vale Tudo style match to gauge Kaname’s training progress and to decide if he is a worthy partner to form an alliance. Kaname stands his ground and unflinchingly battles Danjo, who is one of the top fighters in Darwin’s Game. Just as the battle is about to reach its climax, they are interrupted by the sudden appearance of an unexpected figure.
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
10. Old Wang
After being beaten by Kaname in the Treasure Hunt Game, Wang tries to get revenge by kidnapping Shinozuka, Kaname’s friend, and cutting off his fingers. While Kaname is consumed by guilt for dragging his friend into the D-Game, Rein returns with details on Wang’s hideout and the Eighth Clan’s combat skills. The Sunset Ravens team up with Inukai from Danjo Boxing Club, which they have formed an alliance with, and head to the warehouse where Wang and his followers are hiding.
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)
11. Sunset Ravens
Kaname challenges Wang to a clan battle to settle things once and for all. What is the fate of the battle between Kaname and Wang, as well as the Sunset Ravens and the Eighth Clan?
Yuusuke Kobayashi
Kaname (voice)
Reina Ueda
Shuka (voice)
Nichika Omori
Rein (voice)
Yumiri Hanamori
Sui/Souta (voice)
Taku Yashiro
Riuuji (voice)
Ai Kayano
Xuelan Liu (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Wang (voice)
Ai Kakuma
Themis (voice)