The 15+ Best Play Or Die Anime

It turns out there are some great anime about "play or die" or high stakes games where characters find themselves with no choice but to play games where death is a possible outcome, but which are really worth your time? This list ranks the best anime about play or die, including older titles, as well as new play or die anime that you may not know about.

One example of a great play or die anime is Death Parade. Making its debut in 2015, the series was an offshoot of Death Billiards and produced by Madhouse. In it, characters in the afterlife ironically put their mortality on the line in "death games." Another anime fans may remember which had play or die consequences is Frontier Works' Bus Gamer from the late aughts, a series involving corporate intrigue, gambling, and secrets to die for.

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