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Joker Game
Cover of Joker Game.
ジョーカー・ゲーム
(Jōkā Gēmu)
GenreSpy, Mystery[1]
Novel series
Written byKōji Yanagi
Published byKadokawa
Original run2008 – 2012
Volumes3
Live-action film
Directed byYu Irie
Released
  • January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)
Runtime107 minutes
Manga
Written bySubaru Nitō
Published byMag Garden
MagazineComic Garden
Original runFebruary 5, 2016 – present
Anime television series
Directed byKazuya Nomura
Written byTaku Kishimoto
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioProduction I.G
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, BS11
Original run April 5, 2016 – present
Episodes12[2]
Original video animation
StudioProduction I.G
Released July 27, 2016 – September 28, 2016
Episodes2

Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム, Jōkā Gēmu) is a Japanese novel series written by Kōji Yanagi. It has inspired a live-action film and an anime television series.[1] A television anime adaptation produced by Production I.G began airing on April 5, 2016.[3]

Media

Novel

Kōji Yanagi published the original novel, Joker Game, in 2008. He followed it with Double Joker in 2009 and Paradise Lost in 2012.[1] The series is published by Kadokawa.[4]

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム[5])2008[1]978-4-04-382906-4 [5]
2Double Joker (ダブル・ジョーカー[6])2009[1]978-4-04-100328-2 [6]
3Paradise Lost (パラダイス・ロスト[7])2012[1]978-4-04-100826-3 [7]

Film

A live-action action suspense film directed by Yu Irie based on the novel was released on January 31, 2015.[8][9] The film earned ¥271 million on its opening weekend in Japan.[9]

Anime

An anime television series was announced in the September issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine. The series is produced by Production I.G, directed by Kazuya Nomura and written by Taku Kishimoto. Shirow Miwa provides the series' character designs and Kenji Kawai composes the music.[1] The anime began airing on April 5, 2016 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi and BS11.[10][3] Two Blu-ray home video release volumes will contain an original video animation each, which is scheduled to release on July 27, 2016 and September 28, 2016, respectively[11]. The Anime's opening theme was the song "Reason Triangle" performed by QUADTRIANGLE whilst the ending was "Double" performed by MAGIC OF LiFE.

Episode List
No. Title Original Air Date

1[12]

 Joker Game (Zenpen)

ジョーカー・ゲーム(前編)

April 5 2016

The story is set in the autumn of 1937 near the begging of the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Most of the first episode occurs within 'Greater East Asia Cultural Society' which is actually a front for the Japanese spy agency where it trains spy's for insertion into the other counties. This episode introduces all of the characters and introduces the viewer to the concept of 'The Joker Game'. The episode ends with the training spies searching a supposed foreign spies home for evidence proving that he is in fact a spy. Miyoshi's life is used as a pawn by one of the other spies when the act of him committing seppuku is used as a bargaining tool to get inside of the foreign man's home. It however becomes clear that actually Miyoshi is being played by his superior and the other spies and there is no evidence linking the foreign man to being a spy.

Manga

A manga by Subaru Nitō adapting the anime was announced in the February 2016 issue of Mag Garden's Comic Garden magazine. It will begin serialization in the March 2016 issue of Mag Garden's Comic Garden Magazine on February 5, 2016, which will contain the first two chapters of the manga.[13]

Reception

Joker Game won the Mystery Writers of Japan award in 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Kōji Yanagi's Joker Game Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Joker Game Spy Mystery Anime Will Have 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Joker Game Spy Anime Premieres on April 5". Anime News Network. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Joker Game". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  5. ^ a b ジョーカー・ゲーム. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  6. ^ a b ダブル・ジョーカー. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  7. ^ a b パラダイス・ロスト. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. ^ ジョーカー・ゲーム(2014). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Gavin J. Blair (February 2, 2015). "Japan Box Office: 'Big Hero 6' Tops Fifth Weekend, 'Exodus' Opens in Fourth". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Joker Game Anime Reveals Key Visual, Additional Staff, April Premiere". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Joker Game Anime Blu-rays to Include Original Animation". Anime News Network. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  12. ^ "Joker Game Episode 1". MyAnimeList.net. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  13. ^ "Joker Game Spy Anime Gets Manga Adaptation in February". Anime News Network. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.


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