Death Billiards

Also known as デス・ビリヤード · Wakate Animator Ikusei Project · 2012 Young Animator Training Project · Anime Mirai 2012

Year:

2013

Status:

Completed

Episodes:

1

Format:

Movie

Season:

Winter 2013

Studio:

MADHOUSE

Source:

Original

Episode length:

25 min

Genres:

Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller

AniList score:

7.7/10

Synopsis

Two men have just arrived at a location known as Quindecim and are unable to remember how they got there. They are immediately greeted by a young woman who escorts them to a small bar, where a bartender awaits them. They are told that they will have to participate in a game, randomly chosen by roulette, and will be unable to leave until its completion; if they refuse, the consequences will be dire. In addition to the rules of the game, the two men are told to play as if their lives are at stake. The game that has been chosen is billiards. But there's more to it than just pocketing pool balls, as the two are about to find out the outcome could mean life or death. Death Billiards is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed

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