No Game No Life
TV animeFilm2014–20171 season12 episodesOriginal: light novelYuu Kamiya
Over 6 million copiesBored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!
After No Game No Life: Zero, continue with Vol. 4
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 12Original: Vol. 3
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- Vol. 4light novel · English · Yen On
The TV ending briefly borrows material from light-novel Volume 6.
No Game No Life, Vol. 4 (light novel)
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- Start overOptionalVol. 1 · No Game No Life, Vol. 1 (light novel)Start the original light novel at Volume 1 if you want the worldbuilding and character moments condensed by the TV adaptation.Search for this book on Amazon
Where it stops:
1 side entrySPreading notes
- No Game No Life SpecialsSPThese six short Blu-ray/DVD extras accompany the TV series and have no separate original-novel continuation. After the main TV story, use its Volume 4 reading route.
No Game No Life: Zero
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- Vol. 4light novel · English · Yen On
No Game No Life: Zero is a prequel based on original light novel Volume 6, not the next arc after the TV series. If you have watched both the TV series and the film, return to the main story at original Volume 4; the film does not replace Volumes 4–5. Read Volume 6 for the fuller source version of the film. There is no separate direct sequel from the prequel film alone.
No Game No Life, Vol. 4 (light novel)
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- BackfillOptionalVol. 6 · No Game No Life, Vol. 6 (light novel)Read original light novel Volume 6 if you want the fuller source telling of the prequel film before returning to the main story.Search for this book on Amazon
Where it stops:
Original · Light novel
No Game No Life
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Yuu KamiyaKadokawaOngoing13 volumes so far
Series copies in print
Over 6 million copies
Kadokawa · incl. digital · April 2022
All volumes
Before you read
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): Season 1 ends at Ep 12. Continue with Vol. 4. Reading notes: The TV ending briefly borrows material from light-novel Volume 6.
Suggested reading (English · Yen On): After No Game No Life: Zero, continue with Vol. 4. Reading notes: No Game No Life: Zero is a prequel based on original light novel Volume 6, not the next arc after the TV series. If you have watched both the TV series and the film, return to the main story at original Volume 4; the film does not replace Volumes 4–5. Read Volume 6 for the fuller source version of the film. There is no separate direct sequel from the prequel film alone.
The original light novel is still ongoing; Vol. 13 is the latest as of September 2026.
Kadokawa: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 13.
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