Since No Game No Life not having a season 2 in the anime is practically a meme now, if you need your fix, you will have to go to its light novel source material. Otherwise, it is no more fun and games, or rather, no more nation-conquering and games for you.
Alternative Titles:
- NGNL
- ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
Year Anime Premiered: 2014
Animation Studio: Madhouse
Number of Seasons: 1 + 1 Movie
Source Material Country of Origin: Japan
Source Material Available: Light Novel, Manga
Is It Officially Licensed Past Where The Anime Ends?: Light Novel: No, Manga: No
Is It Fan Translated Past Where The Anime Ends?: Light Novel: Yes, Manga: No
Entry Last Updated: May 29th, 2024
Where To Start The No Game No Life Light Novel After The Anime?
If you want to pick up the No Game No Life light novel where the anime left off, then you will want to start on Novel 4.
If you also watched the movie, this start point does not change despite the movie being canon.
Is The No Game No Life Light Novel Over?
The No Game No Life light novel is still ongoing. Since launching in 2012, we are lucky to get a novel every two years at this point.
Where To Start The No Game No Life Manga After The Anime?
No Game No Life has a manga series that is apparently told in arc-based parts. The original No Game No Life manga, now concluded, covered the story of the first light novel. The currently ongoing No Game No Life – Part 2 – Eastern Union Arc manga, is adapting light novels two and three. However, it has only released two volumes in three years, so it is slow going.
What to Expect From The No Game No Life Source Material Compared to The Anime?
The No Game No Life anime series adapts through Novel 3, then jumps briefly to Novel 6 right at the end there and goes further into Novel 6 in the movie. So you may not get the same ending as where the anime stopped, but you should still start on the fourth book so as to not miss anything.
Alongside skipping two entire novels, the No Game No Life anime, while beautiful and fun, is not the best adaptation of the story. It skips a lot of details, world building, and character development moments. As such, I do strongly recommend reading the series from the beginning.
Will There Be A No Game No Life Season 2?
What? And ruin a perfectly long-standing anime community meme?
Jokes aside, the issues with a No Game No Life Season 2 is that it would be difficult to work in what they skipped in the light novel in a way that would be natural. At this point, it would be better to hold out hope for a remake rather than a second season of No Game No Life since isekai is way more popular then it was when this anime came out.
