No Game No Life
Unbeaten gamer siblings Sora and Shiro are summoned to Disboard, a world where everything is decided by games, and become rulers of the weakest race, Imanity, beginning a challenge against all sixteen races and the One True God Tet. The Great War of the film Zero is integrated chronologically.
- Genre:
- 異世界 / ファンタジー / ゲーム / 頭脳戦
- Medium:
- Anime
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No Game No Life — Timeline12 events
Riku leads a human settlement during the Great War
During the Great War for the throne of the One True God, powerful races devastate the planet and powerless humans face extinction. Their young leader Riku guides a settlement, striving to keep as many people alive as possible.
Vol.映画 ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ 映画本編・大戦期Ch. — Official film synopsis. ↗
Riku meets the Ex Machina Schwi
In an abandoned Elven city, Riku meets Schwi, an Ex Machina girl discarded by her collective. Having developed an error through her interest in the heart, she asks Riku to teach her what a human heart is.
Vol.映画 ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ 映画本編・リクとシュヴィの出会いCh. — Official film synopsis and Schwi character profile. ↗
Riku and Schwi pursue a plan to end the Great War
United with Schwi as she learns the heart, Riku moves humanity as nonexistent ghosts and plots to collide the great races' powers to end the war. The two pursue the emergence of the Suniaster at immense personal cost.
Vol.映画 ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ 映画本編・大戦終結計画Ch. — The official website frames their meeting as leading to the newest myth, but the plan's details should be rechecked against the official film. ↗
Tet becomes the One True God and establishes the Ten Covenants
Riku's plan brings the Great War to an end, and Tet claims the Suniaster to become the One True God. He establishes the Ten Covenants, banning violence and making games decide every conflict, thereby creating Disboard.
Vol.映画 ノーゲーム・ノーライフ ゼロ／TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 映画本編終幕／第2話 挑戦者《チャレンジャー》Ch. — The official film synopsis spans the pre-Disboard era to the founding myth, while the official TV episode 2 synopsis confirms Tet's Ten Covenants. Details of claiming the Suniaster should be rechecked against the film. ↗
Tet summons Sora and Shiro to Disboard
Tet appears before Sora and Shiro, siblings known in their world as the undefeated gamers Blank. He summons them to Disboard, where all violence is forbidden and every dispute is settled by games.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第1話 素人《ビギナー》／第2話 挑戦者《チャレンジャー》Ch. — Official TV episode 1–2 synopses. ↗
Sora and Shiro meet Steph and enter the royal selection
Arriving in Elkia, kingdom of the weakest race Imanity, Sora and Shiro meet Stephanie Dola, granddaughter of the former king. They enter the gambling tournament for the crown as Chlammy nears victory.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第2話 挑戦者《チャレンジャー》／第3話 熟練者《エキスパート》Ch. — Official TV episode 2–3 synopses. ↗
Sora and Shiro defeat Chlammy and become rulers of Elkia
In Chlammy's chess game of sentient pieces, Sora and Shiro grasp its true nature and win. Crowned rulers of Elkia with Imanity's survival at stake, they declare their aim to unite all sixteen races and challenge Tet.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第3話 熟練者《エキスパート》／第4話 国王《グランド・マスター》Ch. — Official TV episode 3–4 synopses. ↗
Sora and Shiro face Jibril in Materialization Shiritori
To reclaim Elkia's National Library, Sora stakes otherworldly knowledge in a game against the Flugel Jibril. By winning Materialization Shiritori, the siblings gain the library and Jibril's cooperation.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第6話 一手《インタレスティング》Ch. — Official TV episode 6–7 synopses; episode 7 confirms Jibril advising Blank afterward. ↗
Blank uncovers the secret of the Eastern Union's games
Sora and Shiro target the Eastern Union, to which Elkia's former king lost most of its territory, and investigate its games, undefeated for over fifty years. After uncovering the secret, they demand a match for all its continental holdings.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第7話 死に手《サクリファイス》／第8話 起死回生《フェイクエンド》Ch. — Official TV episode 7–8 synopses. ↗
Blank recruits Chlammy and Fiel as allies
Sora plays Chlammy in a game wagering existence and memories, and Shiro follows the moves of her vanished brother to complete it. Victorious, Blank asks Chlammy and Fiel to assist against the Eastern Union.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第9話 解離法《スカイ・ウォーク》／第10話 指向法《ブルー・ローズ》Ch. — Official TV episode 9–10 synopses; episode 10 explicitly records Blank's victory and their alliance. ↗
Blank wins the virtual-reality game against Izuna
The match against the Eastern Union becomes a virtual-reality shooter, and Izuna Hatsuse activates Blood Destruction to heighten her abilities. Blank's strategy incorporates Steph and every ally, securing victory and showing Izuna that games can be fun.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第11話 誘導法《キリング・ジャイアント》／第12話 収束法《ルール・ナンバー10》Ch. — The official episode 11–12 synopses explicitly cover Blood Destruction and Blank's predicament; the result and resolution should be rechecked against the official episode. ↗
The Elkia Federation is formed and Blank challenges an Old Deus
Elkia and the Eastern Union combine their territories as the Elkia Federation. Continuing their plan to unite all sixteen races and challenge Tet, Sora and Shiro use the Eastern Union's Shrine Priestess to summon an Old Deus, the highest-ranked race.
Vol.TVアニメ ノーゲーム・ノーライフ 第12話 収束法《ルール・ナンバー10》Ch. — Cites the official episode 12 page and complete-series release information; federation formation and summoning the Old Deus should be rechecked against the official episode. ↗
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