Ōsama Game (王様ゲーム, Ōsama Gemu; trans. "King Game") is a cell phone novel written by Nobuaki Kanazawa (pen name: Pakkuncho), consisting of five volumes. A film based on the novel was released in 2011 and directed by Norio Tsuruta. The theme song of the film is "Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku" by Berryz Kobo and Cute. An anime based on the novel titled King's Game The Animation was also released in 2017 and directed by Noriyoshi Sasaki.
Contents
Synopsis
Ōsama Game
On October 19, a class of 32 students receive a message from a mysterious sender called "King" at midnight, giving them a set of rules and an order.
Ōsama Game: Extreme
Being the only survivor of the Ōsama Game and having chosen to continue the game, Nobuaki transfers to a new school, thus starting the tragedy once more.
Ōsama Game: Spiral
Set before the events of Extreme, it is about Natsuko's Ōsama Game before she transferred.
Ōsama Game: Origin
Thirty years ago, it was a day like any other in Kazunari's small village when the notes outlining the "Ōsama Game" arrived. The villagers received orders, which became more gruesome by the day, and those who failed to comply died, like clockwork. Growing desperation raises suspicions among the villagers regarding the King's identity and police converge on the town as its body count continues to rise.
Ōsama Game: Annihilation
All high school students in Japan must participate in the game.
Ōsama Game: Abyss
32 students from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan are gathered in an island in Taiwan. Then, a new command from the King was given.
Ōsama Game: Purgatory
Rules
All students in the class shall participate.
After receiving an order from the King, the order must be completed within 24 hours.
People who do not complete their order shall be punished.
Quitting in the middle of the game is not allowed.
Orders
'Ōsama Game'
1st Order: Male student Seat No.4 Inoue Hirofumi, Female student Seat No.19 Nakao Minako. These two people must kiss. [Order Completed]
2nd Order: Male student Seat No.18 Toyoda Hideki, Female student Seat No.5 Imoto Yuuko. Toyoda Hideki must lick Imoto Yuuko's foot. [Order Completed]
3rd Order: Male student Seat No.18 Toyoda Hideki, Female student Seat No.3 Ishii Satomi. Toyoda Hideki must touch Ishii Satomi's breasts. [Order Not Completed: Toyoda Hideki and Ishii Satomi died by hanging.]
4th Order: Male student Seat No.17 Tasaki Daisuke, Female student Seat No.20 Nakajima Misaki. The two people must make love. [Order Completed]
5th Order: Male student Seat No.30 Yahiro Shouta. Yahiro Shouta must give an order in front of everybody. The person who receives the order, must follow it, as if it was an order from the King.
Shouta's Order: Male student Seat No.17 Tasaki Daisuke. Tasaki Daisuke must hang himself. [Order Not Completed: Tasaki Daisuke was hanged anyway.]
6th Order: Male student Seat No.21 Hashimoto Naoya, Female student Seat No.9 Ueda Kana. The entire class must hold a Friendship Vote for these two. The side who has the fewest votes shall be punished. If the Friendship Vote is not held, both sides will be punished. ※ Votes cannot be passed. [Order Completed: Hashimoto Naoya won. As punishment, Ueda Kana must confess to the one she loves. Unfortunately, she killed herself after Hashimoto Naoya's victory.]
Extra order: The King's order must be completed within 5 minutes. Ueda Kana did not complete her order, but she is no longer in this world, and therefore is unable to complete it. As a result, the person who was also involved in the order Hashimoto Naoya will be punished. Male student Seat No.21 Hashimoto Naoya must find someone to make love to. If this order is not executed, the punishment is spontaneous combustion. [Order Completed]
Characters
Ōsama Game
Seat No.1 Adachi Shingo [Killed by Ushijima Motoki, pushed down a staircase.]
Seat No.2 Abe Toshiyuki [Punished due to Order 12, Punishment: Loss of blood.]
Seat No.3 Ishii Satomi [Failed to complete Order 3, Punishment: Death by hanging.]
Seat No.4 Inoue Hirofumi [Failed to complete Order 11, Punishment: Burned to death.]
Seat No.5 Imoto Yuuko [Failed to complete Order 11, Punishment: Burned to death.]
Seat No.6 Iwamura Ria [Novel: Broke the rules by blocking messages from the King, Punishment: Decapitation. Manga: Broke the rules by trying to destroy the King, Punishment: Burned to death.]
Seat No.7 Iwamoto Maki [Accidental death due to Order 10, found dead in her bedroom.]
Seat No.8 Ueda Yosuke [Failed to complete Order 11, Punishment: Quartering.]
Seat No.9 Ueda Kana [Lost Friendship Vote at Order 6, Punishment: Must confess to the person she likes, regardless of the outcome.](Committed suicide by jumping out of a window before punishment was announced, was not punished as a result.)
Seat No.10 Ushiji Motoki [Accidental death due to Order 10, killed whilst being transported to a police station.]
Seat No.11 Ohno Akira [Drew the 100th card at Order 7, Punishment: Heart attack.]
Seat No.12 Kanazawa Nobuaki [Novel: Failed to complete Order 11, Punishment: Temporary Memory loss (of Ōsama Game) (Regained his memory after killing Honda Chiemi). Was not punished in the manga.] (Only survivor: chose to continue the game, leading to the events of Ōsama Game: Climax]
Cast
Airi Suzuki as Ria Iwamura
Yurina Kumai as Chiemi Honda
Dori Sakurada as Nobuaki Kanazawa
Hisanori Satō as Naoya Hashimoto
Risako Sugaya as Nami Shirokawa
Chisato Okai as Kaori Maruoka
Maasa Sudo as Tomoko Shimizu
Chinami Tokunaga as Akemi Kinoshita
Momoko Tsugunaga as Yuko Imoto
Saki Nakajima as Kana Ueda
Afeefa Hannan (student) as the Leader/King
Miyabi Natsuyaki as Emi MiyaZaki
Saki Shimizu as Masami Matsumoto
Saki Mori as Satomi Ishii
Miharu Tanaka as Minako Nakao
Yoshihiko Hosoda as Yosuke Nogami
Satoshi Tomiura as Shota Yahiro
Ayumu Satō
Kensuke Ōwada
Maimi Yajima
Mai Hagiwara
Hitomi Yoshizawa