Darwin's Game

An excellent series as long as you have a certain suspension of disbelief. There are a lot of impossible things to believe before breakfast. Survival of the fittest is obvious from the title. It reminded me of "The Game", that film from 1997 starring Michael Douglas. Of course, in that the confrontations were not deadly. They only made Douglas think they were. After all, this anime is supposed to be fun and exciting, not truly scary.

Darwin's Game anime falls short of its source material, earning a 6/10 compared to the manga's stellar 9/10. While the anime stays true to the manga's story arcs, it lacks the gripping intensity that makes the manga a standout. The art style is serviceable but fails to elevate the experience, missing the detail and vibrancy found in the panels. Voice acting is decent, delivering the dialogue well, but it doesn't compensate for the lack of emotional engagement. Overall, it feels more like a summary than a reimagining. Without the "umph" to enhance the original, it struggles to leave a lasting impact.

Not a bad show, takes parts from Deadman Wonderland, Future diary and others.

It does seem to get better the further into it you watch, the soundtrack is pretty good and although people have said the dub is bad, I haven't found it to be too bad.

I don't really know what to make of Darwin's game. I don't find this series to be a must watch, especially this season as there are better anime this season to watch. But my feelings towards this show are the same feelings towards Future Diary where the show never bored me and kept me engaged from start to finish. If you feel the same about Future Diary, then I can see you enjoying Darwin's game as it is an entertaining shounen series with some great action and music. But if didn't enjoy Future Diary, THEN BOY THIS AIN'T THE SHOW FOR YOU MATE. The world building, janky pacing and characters will frustrate the heck out of you. It's a show that will appeal to some but not to others and although I did enjoy it, this ain't a show I would look back later this year as a show that is definitely one of the best. By no means is this a bad show, but it ain't a great one either.

Its not that good like other people say. it had a dumb ending and an ok start/