New Anime Inspired By Game Show Announced

By Evan Valentine

Game shows typically aren't the source material which anime draws its inspiration, as the medium will normally look to manga and/or light novels to weave a story for the screen. While anime might also be created from a video game franchise or a completely new idea, Run For The Money is looking to break the mold by creating an animated story based on the Japanese game show that hit in 2014. Landing next year, the anime adaptation sees a battle royale where being fast on your feet will ensure victory.           

Toei Animation will be helming this upcoming series that is planning to drop early next year, with the production studio responsible for heavy hitters in the anime world such as Dragon Ball Super, One Piece, Dragon Quest, and countless others. If you're unfamiliar with the original gameshow's premise, the game show sees a number of contestants who are tasked with performing a number of challenges within a set area, being chased by "hunters", aka members of the game who are looking to eliminate players by tagging them. For each second that players remain in the competition, they are awarded money, and while each contestant is out for themselves, teamwork will often be required. Much like Netflix's Squid Game, there is a storyline running behind the scenes of the competition, though Run For The Money is obviously far less deadly.

Run For The Anime

Run For The Money shared its first trailer and poster with its newly created Twitter Account, giving fans a first look at the anime that pulls its inspiration from the popular Japanese game show: 

Netflix's Squid Game goes to show how the concept of a game show can be flipped on its ear, with the South Korean production becoming one of Netflix's most popular television series. With a second season in the works, as well as the streaming service touting a "Squid Game Universe" along with a real-life reality show based on the deadly game, it wouldn't come as a surprise if we one day saw Netflix creating an anime adaptation of the battle royale.

Are you hyped to dive into this game-show-inspired anime next year? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of Run For The Money. 

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