The anime will premiere on 7 January, 2026.
It was previously revealed that the upcoming winter anime SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table will premiere on 7 January, 2026. The most recent update of the series also confirmed its worldwide streaming details. The ending theme song's details have also been revealed.
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table anime streaming details, and more
Netflix has announced that it will stream the anime worldwide, with iQIYI and Muse Asia YouTube channel streaming it in Asia. Other streaming platforms where the anime will be available are:
• CIS: Amediateka
• Korea: Aniplus and Laftel
• Taiwan: Twitch, MOD&Hami Video, MyVideo, FriDay, 巴哈姆特動畫瘋, LiTV&Ofiii, LineTV, catchplay, Rental, and CNS bbTV
• Hong Kong: 巴哈姆特動畫瘋
• Indonesia: Transvision and catchplay
• Singapore: catchplay
• Thailand: True Visions and Bilibili
Crunchyroll will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and the Indian subcontinent.
The newly-announced ending theme song of the anime is ‘Inori’ by Chiai Fujikawa.
The first episode of the anime will be a 60-minutes long special. The series‘ cast includes:
- Chiyuki Miura as Yuuki
- Rena Motomura as Aoi
- Inori Minase as Kinko
- Haruka Satō as Kokutō
- Mutsumi Tamura as Beniya
- Rina Kawaguchi as Momono
Sota Ueno is directing the anime at Studio DEEN, with Rintaro Ikeda handling the series composition. Eri Osada is designing the characters while Junichi Matsumoto composes the music. Hewa is in charge of the concept art with Imari Katsuragi as Colour Designer. Yoshihiro Nakamura is the Art Director while Shinyo Kondo is the Director of Photography. Haruko Kikuchi is the Editor, with Kaori Yamada handling the sound effects.
The SHIBIYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table anime is based on the light novel series written by Yushi Ukai and illustrated by Nekometaru. A manga adaptation by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai has also been published. Yen Press publishes the novel in English, and describes the story as:
Yuki wakes up to find herself in an unfamiliar manor, wearing a maid uniform and lying on a luxurious bed. Soon, she discovers five more girls, all dressed the same as her. This is the Ghost House, and the only way they can survive is to make it through the traps that lie in wait-deadly games full of blowguns, buzz saws, locked rooms, and weapons. It’s a hopeless, terrifying situation for everyone there…well, everyone except Yuki. After all, this is her career at seventeen. Do you think that’s odd? She would agree. But that’s how some people are-they earn their living playing death games.