Games like kings

King's Game The Animation (王様ゲーム ジ・アニメーション, Ōsama Gemu Ji Animēshon) is an anime television series adaptation of the Ōsama Game cell phone novel and the sequel, Ōsama Game: Extreme. It is animated by Seven.

An entire high school class of 32 people receive a message on their cellphones from a person known only as the "King." The messages contain orders that the students must obey, or they risk the punishment of death. With their lives on the line, the students soon find out that the orders are getting more and more extreme as time goes on. But one student, Nobuaki Kanazawa, is determined to put a stop to the murderous King's Game, once and for all.

On August 1, 2017 an anime television series adaptation by Seven was announced. It premiered on October 5, 2017. The series is directed by Noriyoshi Sasaki and Kenji Konuta is in charge of series composition. Kan Soramoto and Yōsuke Itō are in charge of character designs, and Soramoto is also credited as the chief animation director. The opening theme is "Feed the Fire" by Coldrain and the ending theme is "Lost Paradise" by Pile. It ran for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll is streaming the series while Funimation have licensed the series and streaming an English dub. Anime Limited have licensed the series for a UK release.