20 anime like SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table

These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, ranked by how many recommended each one. 17 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.

1
Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User
OVA · 2016 · 8 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, primarily female cast. Recommended by 56 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Thriller
2
NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE
TV · 2026 · 13 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, philosophy. Recommended by 51 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Psychological
- Slice of Life
3
Bakemonogatari
TV · 2009 · 15 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, primarily female cast. Recommended by 44 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
4
Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor
TV · 2007 · 26 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on survival, death game, philosophy, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 33 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Psychological
- Thriller
5
Tomodachi Game
ONA · 2022 · 12 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on survival, death game. Recommended by 29 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Thriller
6
Death Parade
TV · 2015 · 12 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on death game, philosophy, female protagonist. Recommended by 26 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
7
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
TV · 2011 · 12 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, primarily female cast, philosophy. Recommended by 26 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
8
Danganronpa: The Animation
TV · 2013 · 13 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on death game, survival. Recommended by 13 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
9
Revue Starlight
TV · 2018 · 12 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, female protagonist, philosophy. Recommended by 13 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Drama
- Music
- Psychological
10
Sonny Boy
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, survival, achronological order. Recommended by 12 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
11
GNOSIA
TV · 2025 · 21 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on survival, death game, and is a longer watch at 21 episodes. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
12
Kakegurui
TV · 2017 · 12 eps · 70/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, primarily female cast. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
13
Darwin's Game
TV · 2020 · 11 eps · 70/100
It shares its focus on death game, survival, philosophy. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
14
Alice in Borderland
OVA · 2014 · 3 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on death game, and is shorter at 3 episodes. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Horror
- Psychological
- Supernatural
15
Talentless Nana
TV · 2020 · 13 eps · 70/100
It is also drama / mystery / psychological. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
16
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Despair Arc
TV · 2016 · 11 eps · 71/100
It is also action / drama / mystery. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
17
Akiba Maid War
TV · 2022 · 12 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, female protagonist. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Comedy
- Drama
18
Magical Girl Raising Project
TV · 2016 · 12 eps · 66/100
It shares its focus on kuudere, primarily female cast, female protagonist. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Mahou Shoujo
19
Angels of Death
TV · 2018 · 12 eps · 67/100
It shares its focus on death game, female protagonist, philosophy. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Action
- Adventure
- Horror
- Psychological
20
SHADOWS HOUSE
TV · 2021 · 13 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Mystery
- Slice of Life