Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu

Overview

Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu, known in English as SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, is an 11-episode TV anime from Studio DEEN that began airing on 7/1/2026. It adapts the light novel by Yuushi Ukai. The first episode ran about 47 minutes, longer than usual. Souta Ueno directs and Rintarou Ikeda handles series composition.

OtaHub's take

The protagonist Yuki is only 17 but already a professional death game player. She has survived enough rounds to know that survival is calculation and failure is final. For most players the games are a nightmare with no escape, but for her they are simply business. The series is action, psychology, mystery and thriller, and the data also lists a follow-up titled Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. 44: CLOUDY BEACH.

Verdict

A good match for viewers who like death game stories with a different angle, led by a cold and pragmatic heroine. This is the opening part, so you can start from episode one.