“Toki joins deadly "Biz Game" with two strangers, battling teams for corporate secrets and money.”
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Synopsis
Toki joins deadly "Biz Game" with two strangers, battling teams for corporate secrets and money.
One day, Toki Mishiba receives a letter in the mail promising him a large sum of money if he participates in a game. Initially dismissing the message, Toki becomes intrigued and decides to sign up after noticing fine print that says players' safety will not be guaranteed. It is not long after that he meets Nobuto Nakajou and Kazuo Saitou—the teammates assigned to him in the "Business Game," also known as "Biz Game." The members of the trio quickly form a shaky alliance and call themselves "No Name." Bound by nothing but their shared desire for an obscene amount of money, the three step into the dangerous world of the Biz Game, where they must fight against other teams over a data disk containing vital corporate secrets in order to advance and survive.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.61 · some divergence
3.7 pts
Recommenders 7.7 · others 4.0
↓ 0.07
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Oct 2022
- 7 “I really enjoyed this anime and found it to be a good watch overall. While it is unfortunate that the series was canceled before it could reach a proper conclusion, the short one-hour runtime makes...”
- 7 “This is a very good anime that manages to pack a significant amount of narrative depth into just three episodes. Unfortunately, the series remains incomplete because the magazine it was serialized...”
- 7 “The plot, art, and characters show enough potential to initially attract my attention. However, the extremely short three-episode run results in wasted potential, shallow character development, and...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Bus Gamer begins and ends here.
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- Format 3 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 09m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2008 – Mar 2008 Winter 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2992 catalog
Produced by
- Square Enix Producer
- Frontier Works Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Studio Izena Producer
- Omnibus Promotion Producer