One of the latest launches for the burgeoning Winter 2026 anime season is SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table , the first episode of which is now live on Crunchyroll. With its launch comes a new main trailer and five cast additions, so check it out below while you dig into the premiere. SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Main Trailer Cast additions include: Azuma voiced by Haruka Oribe Mishiro voiced by Rio Tsuchiya (Yukari Tsubaki in My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 ) Airi voiced by Yume Miyamoto (Rikka Takarada in SSSS.GRIDMAN ) Moegi voiced by Natsuko Abe (Karen Matsugasaki Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister ) Hakushi voiced by Shizuka Ito (Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon Crystal ) RELATED: SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table English Dub Reveals Same-Day Release, Cast & Crew Sota Ueno ( Days with My Stepsister ) directs the Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table anime at Studio DEEN, with series composition by Rintaro Ikeda ( Insomniacs After School ), character designs by Eri Osada ( The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat ) and music by Junichi Matsumoto ( The Ancient Magus' Bride ). Yen Press publishes an official English version of Yushi Akai and Necometal's original light novel series. Crunchyroll streams the anime and describes it like so: At just seventeen, Yuki is a professional death game player. She’s survived enough rounds to know that survival is calculation, not luck—and that failure is final. For most players, the games are a nightmare with no escape. For Yuki, they’re simply business. Yet in a world where rooms turn into graves and every choice could be her last, even experience offers no protection. Source: Comic Natalie
