Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
HERMIT_PAIMON
"True espionage"
I was expecting more from this anime because of premise and starting eps but at the end it's just turn out to be good nothing special . Still it's a true spy anime where every process is shown like how a spy is created , how they infiltrates' other countries and take over their information network .
Almost all characters are well written no compromise in personalities which may hinder in their missions and given character to play . Bgm is engaging which suits the spy theme very well even VA is fantastic too literally sets the serious tone . The main problem is that anime like this needs a strong base which can't be made in just mere 12eps so, I can't tell how exactly I am feeling after finishing this but still it's worth of time .
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Most of the anime released by Kadokawa are well-made and attractive.
I have been watching anime for over 15 years and I don't remember any anime from Kadokawa that I have given a score lower than 7.
This anime was also really beautiful and attractive. A story far from common stereotypes, an international setting, mystery and unique design all added to its appeal.
It is really a pity that such stories are only made in 12 episodes when they have the potential to be made into several seasons.
I recommend this anime to people who like mysterious and puzzle-like stories.
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Joker Game excels in its intricate storytelling, setting it apart as a thoughtful espionage thriller. The art and music create a fitting atmosphere for the pre-WWII era, and the episodic structure provides snapshots of covert operations across different countries. Each episode offers a self-contained narrative, often delving into morally gray areas.
However, character development is a notable weak spot. Aside from Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki, the other agents feel underdeveloped, which may leave viewers disconnected from the cast. This intentional anonymity enhances the show's theme of secrecy but sacrifices emotional investment. Despite this, the show's strong pacing and sharp plot twists make it a captivating watch for fans of spy dramas.
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It certainly is better in quality than most of the series out there, but that being said; Joker Game is challenging to watch, for me at least.
I acknowledge that it is part of the "mystery", but storytelling is just confusing and often very hard to follow. Okay, some things are happening and agents find themselves in different scenarios, but you as the viewer, have no damn clue why and how is this agent doing that thing. This could be the "mystery" only if it was solvable by the viewer but when you do it intentionally so that everybody have no idea what is going on, this just becomes confusing.
As I said, it is still a very well-done series. Intrigue, action, mind games, heroes, and villains; Joker Game offers everything that makes an anime worth spending your time.
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I really enjoyed watching it, it's the rare anime's that make you want to rate it a 10. The plot and the characters are very unique, loved the animation and art-style, it's really similar to Persona and Run With The Wind. This is quite underrated and it is for sure a must see. It is unfortunate that there are only 12 episodes, I'm thinking of reading the manga (it IS that unique for me to want to read even the manga)
Both the opening and the ending are enjoyable, specially the ending. The ost (background music) could have been better but the plot and animation makes up for it. The plot twists are most of the time unexpected, that shocked me, since most of the time I am able to predict what happens.
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Joker Game seems to have failed to live up to its full potential, but at the very least, it was still worth watching. Looking at the synopsis, the show would have been of interest to fans of spy movies and shows.
Joker Game basically involves a group of spies in the secretive D-Agency of the IJA engaging in espionage and intelligence gathering in various locations around the world. Each episode usually deals with a certain spy faced with a unique set of challenges in his mission.
Unfortunately, in many cases, the story was not convincing enough to allow me to rate Joker Game as a masterpiece of storytelling in the spy genre. Instead, in each episode, you'll be scratching your head because your logical thinking skills were able to point out the plot holes and logical inconsistencies along…
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First of all, I have to say this is the first "spy" anime that I have ever watched before. And I will say I enjoyed every moment of this anime from the very beginning to the end. Although short, this anime has a lot of detail packed into it, when it comes to characters and graphics. This anime is also apart of a back to back genre of anime that I have been watching nonstop. And that is the "historical" category. This anime really takes it time when going into detail to explain every single situation down to the very second, from start to finish. I am going to look for more anime just like this one.
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~spoilers for various episodes of Joker Game, take caution and enter with care~
As it states in my bio, I tend to make the grave mistake of rating a show based on its last episode or its final arc. I watched Joker Game in April of 2020, and now, three months later my opinion has starkly shifted on the anime. I still will sing its praises of being a good spy anime, especially for fans of historical fiction and episodic storylines that do not focus too much on character development. However, I can no longer ignore the blatant problems of Joker Game that have been brought to my attention, the ones that I pushed to the back of my mind when I originally completed the show.
When reading reviews of Joker Game that felt similarly as I did, one common excuse to the non-character development that…
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First and foremost, this anime was good.
This wasn't the anime I was expecting to watch. I didn't expect to learn about spy tactics and morales, but it was definitely and interesting plot to watch.
The anime basics were all good to me (Story; You follow an organization called D-Agency on all sorts of different missions lead by the mysterious man Yuuki, Art; this is what got me to watch the anime... I was interested in the style and probably the weakest point for me was the Characters; the all seem to be interesting men that have join the D-Agency for their own purposed and morales, but you don't get to learn about the at all... BUT that might also be the best thing about this anime because they are doing their jobs as spies to "blend-in" and not be the one's that are in or out of any sit…
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Joker Game Review
By: Koji Yanagi
Written By: Kyasuto Naito
Date: March 13, 2019
Overall: 9
Plot: 8
The story revolves around eight Japanese people who successfully passed a very difficult exam for being a spy. As they say, only monsters, a human without a heart, could pass it. The setting of the series is way back during world war, where every country is lacking trust and wanted to get a hold on each other. Every episode shows different cases in different countries. How they manage to make themselves invisible while they gather the data they need. Though all the episodes are interesting and cool, it is kind of an episodic anime and has really no story to tell. It's just about nine brilliant people, their colonel included, and how they do the life of being a spy.
Characters: 8
I lov…
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This anime is not for everyone to watch. I believe that it depends on the person. If you like spies, secret agencies, secrets, older era and fancy clothes and hats, then you're in the right place. But if this is not your thing, then you better not watch it. Though I personally would tell you to try just the first two episodes. And then judge for yourself if you want to continue or not.
This anime was for me a great one. I watched it by chance and the first two episodes were mindblowing for me. The anime followed a nice story through the episodes, getting us to know each character through each episode. Every character was unique and every character's episode was surprisingly good and cool. Many will find it confusing and at first many will think that the characters all look alike, but event…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
When I was a kid, I would often try to eavesdrop on my parents’ “secretive” conversations.
I would be in the basement, playing a video game or watching television. When I heard the pitter-patter above me, however, I would move to the foot of the steps. The door was closed, indicating further that my parents were discussing topics not meant for my ears.
But I was curious. I would sneak up and crack open the door ever so slightly. I would then close my eyes and concentrate, focusing only on their words. Doing it so many times, I eventually got quite good at it. My mother and father talked about problems: other family members, financial issues, and even me (and my siblings) on occasion.
When I had my fill, I would…
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Being a spy is something allot of children dream of when they're younger... Something is just appealing about going on dangerous and exciting missions. Going undercover to discover some secret society or evil organization is just extremely interesting and fun to think about. However unlike those spy movies about beating your enemy with only your fists, and defeating a whole organization of people with one round. Joker Game doesn't beat the person by literally beating on them, they beat them by outsmarting them.
Joker Game doesn't focus on action and violence to defeat their enemy organizations. Joker Game prides themselves on defeating their enemy by out smarting them, each character is trained not to kill but to use their wits to get what they want. Well they do kill every once and a whi…
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I have something of an ambivalent relationship with spy thrillers. Possibly because my experience of them usually boils down to watching James Bond shag and destroy his way through an emotionally draining two and half hours, and that’s emotionally draining in the negative. Spy thrillers themselves can generally be split along the divide of either being about the suave agent who beds a sexy Russian and drives an Aston Martin or depict a taut, tense Cold War espionage scenario where all conversations take place through a haze of cigarette smoke (mind you, there is now a modern tendency to make spy thrillers in the vein of a Bourne Identity). Nevertheless, all spy thrillers present an idealised notion of how espionage should be and how the creators envision it as opposed to anything based on…
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I was really intrigued by the title of this anime. Joker Game seemed like a interesting way of calling a show based on deception.
The story happens during the years leading to the Second World War, where Japan starts to feel left out of all the spying games going on in the west. In order to change this Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki creates the D-Agency. The premise is great, the three first episodes really set a nice pace, but on the forth one we start to have a episodic type of show, and that surprised me a lot. As I came to find out as I watched the show, we are introduced to each of the agency spies while they go on their own missions and the only link between most episodes is the founder of the Agency.
Don't get me wrong it was nice to know all of these characters and understand what meant…
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"Not James Bond, not Hollywood" as quoted in random curiosity final impressions. you may get the wrong impression from the genres (Drama, Historical, Military) to think that this anime is an espionage drama with a building narrative. But you would soon change that impression, because the anime is an episodic thriller (mystery) full of perfectionists that are exceptionally good at everything ( can speak 6 languages - make bombs out of flour - have exceptional agility - always win). While this anime may not be everyone's cup of tea (James Bond haters TT_TT), it's important to know that it's not your average James bond movie. If i am to add 2 more genres to describe the anime, they would be psychological and mystery. While normal espionage movies are full of badasses with no actual purpose bu…
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Watched it through and actually loved it.
So you already know the basic premise, SPIES, but let's delve deeper into the "anime" aspect.
It starts off incredibly strong. You get to meet all the different interesting characters, hear spy stories, get a full backstory of how the strongest of civilians were chosen for the project but sadly, the first 3 episodes are also the highlights. The mechanics between the group are amazing, they even go on their first mission together and that garners up some real suspense but after that, the anime just decides to dedicate an episode for each spy. Now, that's all fine and dandy but it wasn't what we were expecting, at least not me. So it starts of 10/10 and then it doesn't get bad, don't get me wrong, just the pacing drops comparatively to 7/10. It is…
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"Killing is the worst decision a spy can ever take."
Joker game is a tribute to spies and how they become the unsung heroes behind a nation's victory and triumph.
Joker game is set in an era before World War II, where enemy countries are plotting against Japan. An army man named Colonel Yuuki, starts a clandestine spy agency, known as D-Agency, to gather intel on the planned out terror attack against Japan.
The characters stand out throughout the anime, as their stories are narrated by flawless narration. Colonel Yuuki proves to be a powerful and mysterious character, and his transformation in the end, proves to be quite a heart warming one, albeit a dangerous gamble.The sound tracks are peppy, hummable and easy on the ears.
Watch it, if you are a fan of spy thrillers, and be prepared for…
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JOKER GAME (6/10): HOW DARE YOU! A 6 OUT OF 10?! More information on my rating system is in the video description. Now it is time to vomit language as I begin a potentially spoiler filled review.
Joker game is a very pretty show. Many backgrounds are wonderfully detailed and the architecture is generally consistent for the time period and different countries where the stories take place. That isn’t to say the animation is all that impressive, it is unobtrusive for the most part but the show does a great job of having a considerable level of detail in the character designs. You can generally tell the difference between characters from different countries, where German characters have different facial str…
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Joker Game is a historical spy anime set in the time during World War II. The first two episodes were really well done..after that the show just becomes another episodic one with spy plans being foiled. It was alright.
Story 8/10
It was pretty good. Plot twists here and there. However, because it did turn episodic after episode 2 I lost interest in catching up with it.
Art 9/10
Studio I.G know their animation. Well done, fluid scenes with not lag.
Sound 9/10
Apart from the opening we have standard themes here and there. Opening is my third favorite of all time. Character 7/10
Some characters were bland, others not so much. Not much characterization occurred as..once again it was an episodic show. So you do not really see the motivations of these characters nor have any feelings for the…
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