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4.0

Life sucks.

Not doing much with it, our main lead Ryohei wants to be in a different world. Maybe one filled with zombies. To give him something new. Give him purpose after being in his little brother's shadow for so long.

But him and his two friends get teleported to a new world of hell. At first it seems it's just them but soon they find they have to play "games" to survive. If they fail the games they are viciously murdered by the rules.

A bit of squid game, a bit of battle royal, a bit of gantz, we get a lot of fun elements and stories placed into one. The first half is solid enough hook but it is really thanks to the second arc with the horse faced man with two machine guns chasing down everyone in a apartment complex in a brutal game of cat and mouse that elevates this series for me.

If you love a little spice with survival, this one should not be missed. The opening can be slow, and some of the faces are a little wonky, but once it gets going it's well worth the adventure.