Series Brief
Overview
After his class' school trip fund is stolen, Yuichi and his best friends are abducted to play a debt repayment game; there is more than money on the line, as their bonds are tested with dark secrets and a lingering question of who is behind it all.
Why fans love it
The 2022 animated drama Tomodachi Game turns typical student life into a cold, tactical environment. Instead of relying on traditional action, the series functions as a psychological strategy board where bonds are treated as leverage. The structure hinges on the tension between a group of friends who find their loyalties dismantled by a debt repayment game.
Chiaki Kobayashi leads a cast that anchors the show during its most desperate maneuvers. Rather than simple heroics, the story leans into the calculation of an anti-hero forced to navigate betrayal and lingering secrets. It functions as a suspenseful descent where the survival stakes are secondary to the unraveling of long-standing trust.
Featured Players
Cast 47
Chiaki Kobayashi
as Yuichi Katagiri (voice)
Reina Ueda
as Maria Mizuse (voice)
Minami Takayama
as Manabu-kun (voice)
Tomohiro Ono
as Makoto Shibe (voice)
Yume Miyamoto
as Shiho Sawaragi (voice)
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Daiki Hamano
as Tenji Misaka (voice)
Satomi Amano
as Yutori Kokorogi (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
as Tsukino (voice)
Production Board
Crew
Editor
Theme Song Performance
Storyboard Artist
Animation Director
Prop Designer
Art Direction
Sound Director
Character Designer
Director
CGI Director
Producer
Director of Photography
Supervising Animation Director
Music Producer
Series Director
Associate Producer
Sound Effects
Signal Match
Cast Similarity
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8 shared cast members
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Tomohiro Ono, Reina Ueda, Kouki Osuzu
+5 more
SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary
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The Eminence in Shadow
7 shared cast members
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Reina Ueda, Seiichiro Yamashita, Jun Fukuyama
+4 more
Let This Grieving Soul Retire
6 shared cast members
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Reina Ueda, Tetsu Inada, Jun Fukuyama
+3 more
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
6 shared cast members
Shared
Eiji Mikami, Seiichiro Yamashita, Chiaki Kobayashi
+3 more
Bleach
6 shared cast members
Shared
Daiki Hamano, Reina Ueda, Tetsu Inada
+3 more
BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-
5 shared cast members
Shared
Kisho Taniyama, Jun Fukuyama, Shizuka Itoh
+2 more
A Condition Called Love
5 shared cast members
Shared
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+2 more
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5 shared cast members
Shared
Akio Otsuka, Nana Mizuki, Kensho Ono
+2 more
Blue Box
5 shared cast members
Shared
Reina Ueda, Kouki Osuzu, Ko Bonkobara
+2 more
Signal Match
Crew Similarity
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8 shared crew members
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Kenta Onishi, Satomi Miyazaki, Keisuke Warita
+5 more
Roles: Animation Director, Co-Producer, Director
+2 more
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4 shared crew members
Shared
Liran Endo, Takahiro Fujii, Nana Mizuki
+1 more
Roles: Key Animation, Producer, Theme Song Performance
My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!
3 shared crew members
Shared
Liran Endo, Tatsuya Yada, Chiaki Nishihara
Roles: Animation Director
Tales of Wedding Rings
3 shared crew members
Shared
Takuro Sakurai, Shinichiro Minami, Kazuyuki Ikai
Roles: Animation Director
My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered
3 shared crew members
Shared
Aiko Mizuno, Tsukasa Ohira, Kohei Miyajima
Roles: Art Designer, Color Designer, Co-Producer
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3 shared crew members
Shared
Kenta Onishi, Tatsuya Sasaki, Kohei Miyajima
Roles: Assistant Director, Co-Producer, Series Director
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2 shared crew members
Shared
Kenta Onishi, Hiroto Morishita
Roles: Director, Sound Director
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2 shared crew members
Shared
Madoka Ozawa, Kazuyuki Ikai
Roles: Animation Director
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
2 shared crew members
Shared
Hiroto Morishita, Shota Yaso
Roles: Sound Director, Sound Effects
I'm in Love with the Villainess
2 shared crew members
Shared
Shinichiro Minami, Takahiro Fujii
Roles: Animation Director, Producer
Topic Overlay
Topic Keyword Similarity
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5 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, based on manga, anime
+2 more
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4 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, anime, survival
+1 more
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4 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, based on manga, anime
+1 more
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4 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, based on manga, anime
+1 more
Attack on Titan
4 shared keywords
Topics
based on manga, anime, survival
+1 more
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3 shared keywords
Topics
psychological, anime, suspense
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
3 shared keywords
Topics
based on manga, anime, bromance
Dr. STONE
3 shared keywords
Topics
based on manga, anime, survival
Gachiakuta
3 shared keywords
Topics
based on manga, anime, survival
Fuuto PI
3 shared keywords
Topics
based on manga, anime, bromance
Keyword Cloud
Keywords
love triangle
anti hero
survival
bromance
based on manga
anime
strategy game
psychological
suspense
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Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- April 06, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 23 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 89