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Death Note is a supernatural thriller that captivated audiences with its tension, mind games, and morality, with the stakes being life or death. The intrigue of Death Note lies in the fine line that separates right from wrong, with characters often being pushed to their breaking points throughout different parts of the series. While Death Note had a masterful run, it’s far from being the only anime thriller out there that’s worth watching.

Tomodachi Game flips the script on high-stakes narratives and proves that psychological manipulation and fractured trust can be just as devastating. This anime focuses not on survival but on fragile bonds between friends, the temptation of money, and the lengths people will go to protect—or betray—those they care about. While themes such as friendship may be off-putting to some viewers, Tomodachi Game manages to create a thriller worthy of standing beside Death Note.

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Squid Game is a South Korean survival horror thriller series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The Netflix series follows Seong Gi-hun, a single father in a huge amount of debt, who is invited to compete in a series of children’s games to win huge sums of money. The only caveat is that if anyone loses the game, they are killed then and there. Squid Game stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, and Lee Byung-hun. So, if you loved the social commentary, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Squid Game, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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The 8 Show is a South Korean dark comedy torture thriller series created by Han Jae-rim. Based on the Naver webtoons Money Game and Pie Game by Bae Jin-soo, the Netflix series revolves around...

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Netflix’s Japanese survival thriller series Alice in Borderland is one of the best thriller shows on the streamer right now. Alice in Borderland is similar to The Hunger Games, but it is more brutal and gory. Directed by Shinsuke Sato, the Netflix series is based on a Japanese manga series of the same name by Haro Aso, and it is set in a dystopian Tokyo and it follows a group of friends who get caught up in a nightmarish game where you have to complete some tasks given by the controllers of the game and if they are not completed the players are executed on-site. So, if you loved the thrilling story, deadly stakes, and compelling characters in Alice in Borderland here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mikoto Yamaguchi and Yuki Sato’s Tomodachi Game manga has concluded its serialization with Chapter 127, published in the September issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine on Aug 8, 2024.

This marks the end of the series, which has been in publication for 10 and a half years since its debut in the January 2014 issue.

The final 26th volume of the manga will be released on Oct 8, 2024.

To commemorate the completion of the series, two major projects were featured in the September issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine.

The first is a collection of congratulatory comments from the lead actors who portrayed the main character, Yuuichi Katagiri, in both the anime and the live-action drama Tomodachi Game R4.

Chiaki Kobayashi, who voiced Yuuichi in the anime, said, “Congratulations on the conclusion! Yuuichi is a character that demanded various expressions, and I still vividly remember the nervousness I felt during the recording sessions each week.”

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The most brutal death games in anime history plunge unwilling groups of players into a series of horrific challenges with their lives on the line. These games can be extremely high-stakes versions of real-world games that the players are likely to be familiar with, or much more original creations designed specifically to be as hostile to human life as possible. Any player who can’t adapt immediately is doomed, and large casts can be expected to shrink really fast.

Most often, the players’ worst traits and weaknesses are quickly brought to light when push comes to shove. Efforts to stick together, form alliances, and save as many people as possible are often easier said than done. To the heroes’ horror, they are usually the only ones even trying; the villains’ example of throwing everyone else under the bus to be the sole survivor tends to be much more popular.

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