Battle Game in 5 Seconds

A new kind of battle of abilities for a new generation is about to begin! It all started on a regular morning like any other. Akira Shiroyanagi is a high school kid who loves nothing more than konpeito candy and games. One day, he ends up in a fight due to a mysterious girl named Mion. Mion then tells the people she had gathered that they no longer officially exist in any records. They were given powers and were about to be test subjects. Akira makes up his mind to use his powers to climb up the ranks and then crush this organization.

Battle Game in 5 Seconds (2021) is a Japanese anime series produced for TOKYO MX and BS11, adapted from a manga and presented as a single twelve-episode season of 24-minute episodes. High school kid Akira Shiroyanagi (voiced by Ayumu Murase), a lover of konpeito candy and games, is pulled into a fight after a mysterious girl named Mion (voiced by Mayumi Shintani) reveals that she and the people she has gathered no longer officially exist in any records and were granted powers as prospective test subjects. Akira's engine is simple and driven: he resolves to use his newly awakened abilities to climb the ranks and bring down the organization behind the experiment. Alongside him, Yuuri Amagake (voiced by Aimi) and Madoka Kirisaki (voiced by Kazuya Nakai) help shape the group's shifting alliances. Each episode is built around a fast battle of abilities, with the story advancing through clashes and rivalries inside a secret program hidden within an ordinary school setting in present-day Japan. The series is a brisk, energetic shonen-style action show with a mischievous, playful tone and a hint of conspiracy and dread. Fans of Mirai Nikki, Kakegurui and Sword Art Online will find familiar ground in its teen power struggles.

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with its battle-of-abilities premise and action appealing to shounen fans while the story is considered fairly ordinary.

• Mirai Nikkishared shonen battle structure, ability-based combat, school setting with secret power program
• Kakeguruiability battles among young people with hidden powers, supernatural action with mystery undertones
• Sword Art Onlineteen protagonists thrust into organized power struggles, ability combat and conspiracy

Release Date

2021-07-13

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (127)

What is Battle Game in 5 Seconds about?

A konpeito-loving high school kid discovers he and his classmates have been erased from official records and turned into test subjects for a secret ability experiment, and decides to fight his way up the ranks to bring the organization down.

What is Battle Game in 5 Seconds like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Battle Game in 5 Seconds as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Battle Game in 5 Seconds violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Battle Game in 5 Seconds as moderate.

What did critics think of Battle Game in 5 Seconds?

Audiences rate the series as mixed, with its battle-of-abilities premise and action appealing to shounen fans while the story is considered fairly ordinary.

Which shows are like Battle Game in 5 Seconds?

Shows with a similar feel include Mirai Nikki, Kakegurui, and Sword Art Online.

How long is Battle Game in 5 Seconds?

Battle Game in 5 Seconds: 1 season, 12 episodes.

Is Battle Game in 5 Seconds still running?

No, Battle Game in 5 Seconds has ended.

Where can I watch Battle Game in 5 Seconds?

In United States, Battle Game in 5 Seconds streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.