Tasuuketsu

During his school computer class, Saneatsu Narita is presented with a strange screen posing a yes-or-no question that quickly disappears. The next day, Saneatsu wakes up to a world where everyone, save for himself and a few others, is dead.

An announcement from a mysterious figure known only as the Emperor begins to shed light on the situation. The question that Saneatsu saw on the screen is part of a game called Tasuuketsu. Every day, the survivors will see a question appear on a screen, and answering it will determine who lives to see the next day. Responding the same as the majority will guarantee death, and the last player standing will earn the right to meet the Emperor.

Saneatsu resolves to beat the Emperor at their own game, making use of the hidden envelopes containing powers that can aid the players. With the help of his small group of friends, Saneatsu must avoid falling into the machinations of the other players and win this wicked game.

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Narita, Saneatsu Main

Uemura, Yuuto Japanese

Koutei Supporting

Terasaki, Yuka Japanese

Iruga, Ren Supporting

KENN Japanese

Gokokuhoutenji, Bourinmaru Supporting

Aihara, Kotomi Japanese

Seraphiel Supporting

Shirai, Yuusuke Japanese

Ebina, Hikari Supporting

Suzushiro, Sayumi Japanese

Kirishima, Kou Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Kasai, Kai Supporting

Kawashima, Noel Japanese

Kisaragi, Maria Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Tsukioka, Meguru Supporting

Aiba, Aina Japanese

Satou, Tatsuo Director, Series Composition

Tateishi, Yayoi Sound Director

Aiba, Aina Theme Song Performance

issey Theme Song Performance

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Feb 5, 2025

PhaseShifter

Recommended

This anime is a unique case of where the first season absolutely stumbles over itself to barely make the finish line. Whereas the second season somewhere does a 180-degree turn, to make you think 'actually that weren't too bad in the end'. For parts of this review, I will split it into two sections for season 1 and 2 because I feel some parts deserve that clarification here.

Story - You're essentially thrown in the midst of a death game called 'Tasuketsu' where every night at a certain a question will be asked and depending on the answer a collection of people will die or survive. ...

Pretty simple premise, the problem with season 1 here is they seem to sort of expect you know why this is all happening. For instance, there are many scenes between characters where they are talking about what happened prior to the death game, their reasoning for what they are doing. There's many where I'm sort like okay, I don't really get any of this and a lot of it glazed over so briefly left in this weird moment of should pause the episode to look stuff up on the internet. So for much of season 1 imagine you just being a random person tagging for the ride, and you're pretending you know what's going on.

Season 2, on the other hand, is a lot better there are a few moments where flashbacks explain a few of characters motives, and the story conclusion rounded quite well in this instance. Another positive is that there's clear goalposts for these group of characters, whereas in the first season, a lot of it was just guessing what to do until the last episodes. Here they clearly define what each group's goal at the end of all this is, and the last few episodes make you wonder if certain characters are in it for themselves to potentially backstab the others.

Characters - Very much a mixed bag depending on whether you tolerate the first 12 episodes, as a lot of characters get better in the last 12 episodes with introduction of a new protagonist and other side characters. I think what originally hooked for the second season was the introduction of Raion Ouno, he is an enjoyable character to watch as he's a more manipulative character than the others. If you weren't a fan of Saneatsu as a protagonist from the first season then you'll be glad to know that Raion is very much his polar opposite.

Art and Sound - Overall it's very consistent throughout the two seasons I didn't notice any drop in production value on this side of things. However, this show isn't breaking any records, and expect to be appearing in any 'Best of' awards.

Enjoyment - Now this where things get a bit iffy for this series. The first season I wasn't a big fan of held on for the ride till season 2 hits. At that point, I didn't expect season 2 to be much different, however, I was pleasantly surprised by the change of characters and the pace and different focus of the story. So much so, that I would recommend anyone to give those last 12 episodes a go.

So you're probably wondering why I'm so indifferent even though the review is tagged under 'recommended'?

Well, if you're a person that can tolerate the mediocrity of the first season, I tell you now that the second season most certainly raises the bar by a few points, and it will be worth the trek through the swamp you just had to go through to get there. However, if you tried getting into it from the start, but just couldn't continue. I urge to watch/read a brief summary of the first 12 episodes on the internet somewhere, and then watch those last 12 episodes.

Again it's weird I have to say this but, I just this series is worthy of a recommendation alone on those last 12 episodes!

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jan 4, 2025

Handler-_-One

Mixed Feelings

I have no idea why but i decided to watch some anime that had quite bad ratings and was recent and this came up. Honestly with the recent disappointment in the anime i watched lately i thought how bad could this be right ? its still at least a 5+ could be worse.

And FOR ONCE finally i wasnt disappointed even worse, this wasnt some mega mind twister or heavy action packed anime, especially with how it started but it wasnt the worst.
It really starts slow so you have to give it a chance before quitting it (basically gotta watch it all or dont even start ... it ), and i know some of you wont make it trough the start as i did and wont blame ya, it feels like its going nowhere and you also get almost 0 explanation of what is going on.
And even later on you still dont get explained much besides the basics so tihs is one of the reasons why i just cant rate it higher besides all the other failings it has as an anime.

So to not drag it any further, personally i dont think this anime is very bad but its mediocre....average....run of the mill.....pebble in the sand.....dirt on the land.... and you get the point, it doesnt excel in anything that it does but at least its not super bad in anything else as well.

So if you want some average anime with some basic psychology mind games that wont tire our your tired brain already and that you dont mind its slow and bad and confusing a bit start, you sure will like the other half of it so it just might be worth it for you :)

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 9, 2025

Kotenryuu

Not Recommended

This is that kind of show where the author isn't intelligent enough to write very intelligent characters. It makes my brain bleeds from how fucking frustrating I was watching this, but I continued on and the ending wasn't that bad actually. Yes, the characters are dumb and don't make any sense whatsoever, the world is build upon the plot (which GOOD writing does completely otherwise), and the conflict is so dumb.

Let me say this straight, if you don't feel any frustration nor any irritated feelings during your watching this show, then good for you, but also that tells me something about you which is definitely ... not a good thing, or maybe you just like slop fiction and fanfics written by an immature 10 years old.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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