Light Novel "Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu" Adapted into TV Anime

The MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2024 announced a television anime adaptation of Yuushi Ukai’s Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. (Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table) light novel on Sunday. The event also streamed an announcement promo, narrated by voice actress Rie Takahashi.

Ukai began penning the action suspense novel under the MF Bunko J imprint in November 2022, featuring illustrations by Necometal. Kadokawa published the sixth volume on April 25, with the seventh volume planned for a September 25 release. The light novel has a cumulative 230,000 copies of its volumes in print, including digital editions.

Monthly Comp Ace began serializing a manga adaptation by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai in April 2023. Kadokawa released the second volume on July 25.

Yen Press licensed the light novel in English in July 2023 and released the first volume on June 18. The second volume will go on sale on October 29.

Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. won the Excellence Award at the 18th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award in November 2022 and placed second in the Bunkobon category in the 2024 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! rankings.

Synopsis
Yuki wakes up to find herself in an unfamiliar manor, wearing a maid uniform and lying on a luxurious bed. Soon, she discovers five more girls, all dressed the same as her. This is the Ghost House, and the only way they can survive is to make it through the traps that lie in wait—deadly games full of blowguns, buzz saws, locked rooms, and weapons. It’s a hopeless, terrifying situation for everyone there…well, everyone except Yuki. After all, this is her career at seventeen. Do you think that’s odd? She would agree. But that’s how some people are—they earn their living playing death games. (Source: Yen Press)

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