Update: Darwin's Game Reveals Promo and Cast

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of FLIPFLOPs' Darwin's Game manga revealed on Tuesday the first promotional video, additional cast members, staff, and broadcast information. The anime will premiere in January on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, Yomiuri TV, TV Aichi, BS11, and AT-X.

Yoshinobu Tokumoto (Comic Girls) is directing the series at Nexus. As previously mentioned, FLIPFLOP member Shū Miyama is writing the scripts. Kazuya Nakanishi (animation director for Granbelm, Comic Girls) is designing the characters. Kenichiro Suehiro (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Golden Kamuy) is composing the music.

The manga focuses on Kaname Sudō, a high school boy who is drawn into a mysterious game app called "Darwin's Game." He becomes involved in a social survival game where life and death are at stake.

Trailer below:



Update 11/18:

The official website for the TV anime adaptation revealed that Mashiro Ayano (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Re:CREATORS) will perform the ending theme titled "Alive." Ayano's single for the song will be released on February 19.

Update 12/20:

The official website began streaming another promotional video on Monday. The promotional video previews ASCA's opening theme song "CHAIN."