New Anime Release -Death Games to Put Food on the Table FINALLY Reveals Teaser!
Kadokawa has unveiled new details for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu), the intense survival thriller based on the light novel series by writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal.
Death Games For Survival Release Date
The anime is officially set to premiere in January 2026, giving fans plenty of time to catch up on the original light novels or the manga adaptation currently being published by Kadokawa.
Death Games For Survival Teaser
Alongside the announcement, Kadokawa dropped an “ultra teaser” promotional video and a teaser visual, giving fans their first taste of the anime’s dark and suspenseful atmosphere. The trailer introduces the deadly manor setting and main character Yuuki—played by voice actress Chiyuki Miura—hinting at the brutal challenges ahead.
Chiyuki Miura leads the cast as Yuuki, a seasoned death game participant who enters another round of lethal competition. While others panic, Yuuki remains calm—this isn’t her first survival game, and she knows exactly how to play to win.
More staff members were also revealed:
Director: Takehiro Ueno (Days With My Stepsister)
Series Composition: Rintarou Ikeda (The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement)
Character Design: Eri Osada (Blade & Soul)
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma (The Dangers in My Heart)
Concept Art: hewa
Color Design: Imari Katsuragi
Art Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Director of Photography: Shinyo Kondō
Editing: Haruko Kikuchi
Sound Effects: Kaori Yamada
Music: Junichi Matsumoto
Music Production: Nippon Columbia
Studio DEEN is producing the anime.
About the Story
The series follows Yuuki, a young woman who survives by competing in brutal, high-stakes death games. When she wakes up in a strange manor with five other girls, they quickly learn that the only way out is to play—and survive—a series of deadly challenges. But unlike the others, Yuuki has done this before—and she’s ready.
The light novel has earned critical acclaim, winning the Excellence Award at the 18th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Awards and ranking #1 in the 2024 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) list for new titles.
Fans of intense survival stories and dark thrillers will want to keep this anime on their radar.