No Game No Life (NGNL for short) is an battle Anime series. Sora and Shiro are siblings who specialise in all types of games. They get sucked into a world where gaming is everything: from settling scores to serving as a proxy for wars between nations. They eventually serve as humanity's representatives against other races in humanity's attempts at climbing up the racial rankings.
Sora and Shiro use their superior gaming skills to challenge and eventually triumph against their numerous foes. Melodrama and humour are omnipresent through the series, with anime trope after trope being parodied. Non-anime fans might find this series a bit hard to follow, especially if you're not a Japanese speaker, but I found myself enjoying the series immensely, particularly the juvenile humour.
And yes, there are a lot of ecchi (perverted) humour present in the series: Sora is your stereotypical virgin otaku, and there is a lot of fanservice going on. Stephanie Dola is a perpetual target, as well as serving as a butt of many jokes.
I love the art and character design here, reminding me of the Monogatari series with its highly stylised art. Animation quality doesn't falter either, with no obvious reduction in art quality.
I recommend this series if you like watching anime/Japanese comedy. If you've been watching anime for the past few years, this series parodies a lot of them and is enjoyable as such. I'm just hoping that we'd see a few more seasons of this Anime since it stops midway, with no news on whether it will be renewed.
Verdict: Recommended 4/5
TL;DR:
++ A lot of funny moments in this anime
-/+ A lot of the humour depends on familiarity of anime tropes and series
+ Attractive art and animation quality
+ Interesting secondary characters, I like Stephanie Dola :)
Details:
Genre: Combat Anime
Episodes: 12
Aired: April to June, 2014
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