Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table anime revealed a January 2026 release date, along with the studio and main staff. Sota Ueno (Days with My Stepsister director) is directing at Studio DEEN, with Eri Osada as the character designer, Rintaro Ikeda on the series composition, and Noriyoshi Konuma as the sound director.
You can see the announcement visual below.
The anime was announced at the MF Bunko Summer Festival in September 2024. There was also an announcement video, which is narrated by Rie Takahashi. No voice cast for the anime has been confirmed.
Yushi Ukai writes the Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibo Yugi de Meshi o Ku) light novel series, which features illustrations by Nekometaru. It has been serialized in Media Factory’s MF Bunko J imprint since November 2022. There is also a manga adaptation by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai. Yen Press licensed the novel in English, describing the story:
Yuki wakes up to find herself in an unfamiliar manor, wearing a maid uniform and lying on a luxurious bed. Soon, she discovers five more girls, all dressed the same as her. This is the Ghost House, and the only way they can survive is to make it through the traps that lie in wait-deadly games full of blowguns, buzz saws, locked rooms, and weapons. It’s a hopeless, terrifying situation for everyone there…well, everyone except Yuki. After all, this is her career at seventeen. Do you think that’s odd? She would agree. But that’s how some people are-they earn their living playing death games.
Source: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Official X
©Yushi Ukai, Nekometaru, Kadokawa/”Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table” Production Committee
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