Gods' Games We Play
Gods' Games We Play (神は遊戯に飢えている。, Kami wa Gēmu ni Ueteiru, lit. "God is Hungry for Games") is a Japanese light novel series written by Kei Sazane and illustrated by Toiro Tomose. It began serialization online in September 2020 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was later published by Media Factory with four volumes since January 2021 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Kapiko Toriumi has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since August 2021. It has been collected in a single tankōbon volume. An anime adaptation has been announced.
| Gods' Games We Play | |
![]() First light novel volume cover | |
| 神は遊戯に飢えている。 (Kami wa Gēmu ni Ueteiru) | |
|---|---|
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Kei Sazane |
| Published by | Kakuyomu |
| Original run | September 2020 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kei Sazane |
| Illustrated by | Toiro Tomose |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | January 25, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kei Sazane |
| Illustrated by | Kapiko Toriumi |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 27, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime | |
Media
Light novel
The series written by Kei Sazane began serialization online in September 2020 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kakuyomu. It was later published as a light novel with illustrations by Toiro Tomose by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint from January 25, 2021. As of January 2022, four volumes have been released.[1]
At Sakura-Con 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[2]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 25, 2021[3] | 978-4-04-680165-4 |
| 2 | May 25, 2021[4] | 978-4-04-680396-2 |
| 3 | August 25, 2021[5] | 978-4-04-680700-7 |
| 4 | January 25, 2022[1] | 978-4-04-681098-4 |
Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Kapiko Toriumi began serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on August 27, 2021.[6][7] It has been collected in a single tankōbon volume.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 23, 2022[8] | 978-4-04-681226-1 |
See also
- Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World — Another light novel series by the same author.
References
- 神は遊戯に飢えている。4. MF Bunko J (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 15, 2022). "Yen Press Licenses King's Proposal Novels From Date A Live Creators, 3 Other Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- 神は遊戯に飢えている。1 神々に挑む少年の究極頭脳戦. MF Bunko J (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- 神は遊戯に飢えている。2. MF Bunko J (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- 神は遊戯に飢えている。3. MF Bunko J (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 31, 2021). "Kei Sazane's Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru Light Novels Get Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- 「キミ戦」「なぜ僕」の細音啓によるファンタジー頭脳バトルをマンガ化、アライブで. Natalie (in Japanese). August 27, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- 神は遊戯に飢えている。 1 [Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru. 1] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 21, 2022). "Kei Sazane's God's Game We Play Light Novels Have Anime in the Works". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
External links
- Web novel at Kakuyomu (in Japanese)
- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Gods' Games We Play (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
