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17 Oct 2026Draft. Not yet checked against the books.

All series / No Game No Life / Arc 1

Arc 1 of 13 in No Game No Life

Arc 1: In This Fantasy World, Everything's a Game—and These Gamer Siblings Play to Win!

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Seen by the end of No Game No Life.

Seen by the end of No Game No Life: Zero.

What happens

Sora and Shiro, the undefeated online team Blank, accept a chess challenge from a mysterious player and wake in Disboard, where the Ten Covenants replace war with games. They take the failing human kingdom of Elkia as their first board and turn a contest for its throne into a declaration that they will challenge every species.

Where it sits

In This Fantasy World, Everything's a Game—and These Gamer Siblings Play to Win! in No Game No Life
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novel — No Game No LifeVol 1Prologue–epilogueJapanese
Light novel — No Game No LifeVol 1Prologue–epilogueEnglish
Manga — No Game No LifeVol 1, 2Chapters 1–11Japanese
Manga — No Game No LifeVol 1, 2Chapters 1–11English
AnimeNo Game No LifeSeason 1, episodes 1–8—

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