Joker Game
| Joker Game | |
 Cover of Joker Game. | |
| ジョーカー・ゲーム (Jōkā Gēmu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Spy, Mystery[1] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Koji Yanagi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Original run | June 23, 2011 – June 21, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yu Irie |
| Written by | Yūsuke Watanabe |
| Music by | Taisei Iwasaki |
| Released |
|
| Runtime | 107 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Subaru Nitō |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Garden |
| Original run | February 5, 2016 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuya Nomura |
| Written by | Taku Kishimoto |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, BS11 |
| Original run | April 5, 2016 – present |
| Episodes | 12[2] |
| Original video animation | |
| Kuroneko Yoru no Bōken | |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Released | July 27, 2016 – September 28, 2016 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム Jōkā Gēmu) is a Japanese novel series written by Koji 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]
Characters
- Miyoshi (三好 Miyoshi)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
- Kaminaga (神永 Kaminaga)
- Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura
- Odagiri (小田切 Odagiri)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Amari (甘利 Amari)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Hatano (波多野 Hatano)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaji
- Jitsui (実井 Jitsui)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama
- Tazaki (田崎 Tazaki)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai
- Fukumoto (福本 Fukumoto)
- Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai
- Jirou Gamou (蒲生 次郎 Gamou Jirou)
- Voiced by: Kenjirou Tsuda
- Sakuma (佐久間 Sakuma)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki
- Yuuki (結城 Yuuki)
- Voiced by: Kenyuu Horiuchi
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 Shoten.[4]
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム[5]) | June 23, 2011[5] | ISBN 978-4-04-382906-4 |
| 2 | Double Joker (ダブル・ジョーカー[6]) | June 22, 2012[6] | ISBN 978-4-04-100328-2 |
| 3 | Paradise Lost (パラダイス・ロスト[7]) | June 21, 2013[7] | ISBN 978-4-04-100826-3 |
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]
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.[10]
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 10, 2016[11] | ISBN 978-4800005724 |
- Chapter not yet in tankōbon format
The following chapter have not yet been published in a collected volume:
- Jōkā Gēmu (Zenpen) (ジョーカー・ゲーム（前編）)
- Jōkā gēmu (Chūhen) (ジョーカー・ゲーム（中編）)
- Jōkā Gēmu (Kōhen) (ジョーカー・ゲーム（後編）)
- Gosan (Zenpen) (誤算（前編）)
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.[3][12] Two Blu-ray home video release volumes will contain an original video animation each, titled Kuroneko Yoru no Bōken, which is scheduled for release on July 27, 2016 and September 28, 2016, respectively.[13][14] QUADTRIANGLE performed the anime's opening theme, titled "Reason Triangle", and MAGIC OF LiFE performed the anime's ending theme, titled "Double".
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Joker Game (Part 1)" "Jōkā Gēmu (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 beginning 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 spies for insertion into other countries. 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 spy's home for evidence proving that he is in fact a spy. Sakuma'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 Sakuma is being played by his superior and the other spies and there is no evidence linking the foreign man to being a spy. | ||
| 2 | "Joker Game (Part 2)" "Jōkā Gēmu (Kōhen)" (ジョーカー・ゲーム（後編）) | April 12, 2016 |
| 3 | "Miscalculation" "Gosan" (誤算) | April 19, 2016 |
| 4 | "City of Temptation" "Mazu" (魔都) | April 26, 2016 |
| 5 | "Robinson" (ロビンソン) | May 3, 2016 |
| 6 | "Asia Express" "Ajia Ekusupuresu" (アジア・エクスプレス) | May 10, 2016 |
Reception
Joker Game won the Mystery Writers of Japan award in 2009.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kōji Yanagi's Joker Game Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Joker Game Spy Mystery Anime Will Have 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Joker Game Spy Anime Premieres on April 5". Anime News Network. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Joker Game". Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- 1 2 ジョーカー・ゲーム. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- 1 2 ダブル・ジョーカー. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- 1 2 パラダイス・ロスト. Kadokawa (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ ジョーカー・ゲーム(2014). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Joker Game Spy Anime Gets Manga Adaptation in February". Anime News Network. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ ジョーカー・ゲーム THE ANIMATION 1 (BLADE COMICS) [Joker Game The Animation 1 (Blade Comics)]. Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Joker Game Anime Reveals Key Visual, Additional Staff, April Premiere". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "BD&DVD TVアニメ『ジョーカー・ゲーム』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Joker Game Anime Blu-rays to Include Original Animation". Anime News Network. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
External links
- Joker Game official film website (Japanese)
- Joker Game at Kadokawa (Japanese)
- Joker Game official anime website (Japanese)
- Official manga website at Monthly Comic Garden (Japanese)
- Joker Game at the Internet Movie Database