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[Episode] SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table • Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. - Episode 4 discussion (ani.social)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by rikka@ani.social to c/anime@ani.social

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Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu., episode 4

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Kiếm Cơm Bằng Trò Chơi Sinh Tử, SHIBOYUGI : Survivre est mon métier, SHIBOYUGI: Das Phantom-Mädchen im Spiel des Todes, SHIBOYUGI: Jogos Mortais para Colocar Comida na Mesa, SHIBOYUGI: Juegos mortales para ganarse el pan, Смертельная игра ради еды на столе, Смертельні ігри заради їжі на столі, ลิขิตชะตาเกมท้าตาย, 靠死亡游戏混饭吃。

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[–] ReluctantlyZen@ani.social 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Just watched the 1st ep. Is this anime just going to be this? Like, is there anything driving the plot towards a less fucked up world or something? Or is it going to stay as despair porn? I'm not particularly excited about the prospect of people getting killed in despair every episode without a payoff

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If there's an overarching plot other than Yuki abusing her plot armor to reach 99 death games, it hasn't shown up yet.

But the prospect of other surviving contestants appearing on later games to screw things up is intriguing.

[–] ReluctantlyZen@ani.social 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks, then I'm not gonna go further.

[–] Crank@ani.social 2 points 6 days ago

I already knew that Souta Ueno is someone to keep an eye on after seeing Gimai Seikatsu, and that was the main reason I gave this show a shot. With Shiboyugi he proves that he isn't a one time wonder. I'll definitely watch whatever he makes next

[–] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"At just seventeen, Yuki is a professional death game player."

Oh Japan, please do never change :)

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 6 days ago

To be fair, most of the participants appear to survive each game.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Just catching up, and this show's title caught my eye.

As expected, this is survival horror suspense, with "how will she get out of this" moments of suspense.

An interesting theme is the "preservative" effect that turns the participants blood into something that looks like plushie stuffing, and conveniently immediately stops all bleeding.

So for example, a severed limb looks like it was ripped off a plush doll.

The inspiration is very much from the SaW movies.

@rikka@ani.social

The art style is very different, being light on the lines and heavy on textured surfaces, giving it a... cinematic feel?

If you liked Alice In Borderland, this is in the same kind of genre.

[–] rikka@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago

Done!

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Enjoying the show so far, but I'm curious how the plot will progress. Feels like we're still establishing characters.