No Game No life season 1 got quite the fanfare but is Madhouse going to produce a season 2? Let's explore!
'No Game No Life' is a staple anime for anyone who loves good anime. The first season premiered on April 9, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014. It is based on a Japanese light novel series by Yū Kamiya. The light novel series began on April 25, 2012, and continues today. It was then adapted into a manga a year later. The anime series has everything, and with a huge following and lots of love worldwide, it's only certain that we will be getting a new season anytime now. Let's explore the possibility of 'No Game No Life' getting a new season.
Currently, it has neither been confirmed nor denied that the series 'No Game No Life' is receiving a second season. The studio Madhouse or any affiliate production company gave no official information about No Game No Life season 2. Still, it is obvious that they have not forgotten about the series since their 2018 anime 'A Place Further Than The Universe' had an Easter egg showing a poster of 'No Game No Life', giving us hope for season 2.
Plus, it's not like if Madhouse completely stopped working on the project after season 1 because they produced a prequel movie to the series called 'No Game No Life: Zero', which debuted in 2017, three years after the initial release of season 1 in 2014. Madhouse also has no shortage of content when it comes to producing the new season since there are more than ten volumes available for the production of season 2. This is enough to produce 24 episodes, which means that they actually have enough content for seasons 2 and 3. The last and possibly the most convincing reason to believe 'No Game No Life' season two will be produced is that Madhouse has produced a season 3 for Overlord even though the sales of the second season of Overlord did worse than the first season of 'No Game No Life.'
The author, Yuu Kamiya has finally decided to speak out on the possibility of No Game No Life Season 2 on Twitter. He said:
“I have been asked: ‘Will there be a second season of No Game No Life?’ so many times from all over the world, that now I can even know when they are asking me even without having to translate it. The answer is always the same: ‘I as an author would also like to know (as well).'”
In reply to a fan's inquiry regarding whether the conclusion of the anime adaptation was deliberately divergent from the source light novels, thus posing challenges for a potential continuation in a second season, Kamiya provided additional perspective:
“I talked about this some years ago, but at that time the director asked if there was a possibility of adding an eccentric ending, since he didn’t know what would come next. I immediately proposed the ending of the sixth volume of the novels, which I was writing at that moment. In a sequel, you can go back in the chronology or even change the story, so that is not the problem.”
He then concluded with:
“So I cannot tell you what is the reason why there is no second season, but it is not a problem of money, much less with someone else. Perhaps the problem is that ‘it was done too well’, so much so that it is difficult to make a second season with the same quality.”
「二期まだですか？」と全世界のあらゆる言語で受け取ってきたんでもはや翻訳かけるまでもなくだいたい何が書かれてるのかわかるようになった。
— 榎宮祐♟️ノゲノラ (@yuukamiya68) March 15, 2023
んで答えは「誰より僕が知りたい」です。
The 'No Game No Life' anime follows two step-siblings who find themselves in a new world after challenging a new rival, Tet, who turns out to be a god from another reality. Even though the pair were previously undefeated, things take a turn for the worse in their new reality as every dispute in the new world is resolved by dint of a tournament. Games make this new world stay afloat, helping to avoid violence and injustice.
This article was reviewed and is up to date as of September 14th, 2023.
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