As the Gods Will (2014)

As the Gods Will 2014 / 神さまの言うとおり 2014 / Kamisama no Iu Toori , Kami-sama no Iu Toori ,

A 2nd-year high school student named Shun Takahata lives an ordinary teenage life until one day he’s suddenly forced to participate in a series of children’s games such as ‟Daruma-san ga Koronda‟ with death as the penalty for losing. With no knowledge of who’s behind the games, he’s left with no other choice but to keep winning as his only means of protecting himself and his childhood friend, Ichika. Meanwhile, a troubled classmate named Takeru seems to actually be relishing the opportunity to get other students killed. ~~ Adapted from the first arc of the manga ‟As the Gods Will‟ (神さまの言うとおり) written by Kaneshiro Muneyuki (金城宗幸) and illustrated by Fujimura Akeji (藤村緋二).