No Game No Life: Zero
Seen it?2017 | 106 min | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Lost Horizon, start here.
- The mood
- Emotional (bring tissues), warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believes in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "Ex Machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$6 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka
- Yoko HikasaCouronne / Stephanie (voice)
- Ai KayanoSchwi Dola (voice)
- Yoshitsugu MatsuokaRiku Dola (voice)
- Kazuyuki OkitsuAley (voice)
- Ryota TakeuchiArtosh (voice)
- Yui HorieAzriel (voice)
- Junichi SuwabeEinithi (voice)
- Miyuki SawashiroIzuna Hatsuse (voice)
- Yukari TamuraJibril (voice)
- LynnLily (voice)