Battle Game in 5 Seconds

Main characters

• Akira Shiroyanagi (白柳 啓)
• A 16-year-old sophomore who does excellent academically, but likes gaming instead because it is "unpredictable". His ability is called "Sophist", an ability that allows him to use any ability which the other person (opponent or partner) believes he has. He is somehow labeled as "My Prince" by Mion.
• Yūri Amagake (天翔 優利)
• A 17-year-old high school girl who hates the word "coincidence" because she thinks that all the things that happen coincidentally lead to an unfortunate life. Her ability is called "Demon God" which allows her to multiply her physical ability by five times. She has feelings for Akira.
• Madoka Kirisaki (霧崎 円)
• A delinquent. His ability is to turn any stick into a sword that can cut through anything, including the effects of other abilities.
• Shin Kumagiri (熊切 真)
• A wrestler. His ability is to become invincible for two seconds; this is shown visually as a suit of armour.
• Rin Kashii (香椎 鈴)
• A seductive and manipulative office lady who has the ability to create torture devices from body fluids such as blood, sweat, and saliva.
• Ringo Tatara (多々良 りんご)
• A petite figured girl whose ability is "Plagiarist", which allows her to copy someone else's ability with about 1/10 of its real power.

Other characters

• Mion (魅音)
• A catgirl who is a cruel sadist, she is interested in seeing people slaughtering each other for her own sake of fun. She is one of the Observers.
• Yang (ヤン)
• Mion's follower, dressed in Chinese style.

Manga

Created by Saizō Harawata, Battle Game in 5 Seconds was first launched as a webcomic, and a remake illustrated by Kashiwa Miyako began publishing on Shogakukan's MangaONE app and Ura Sunday website on August 11 and August 18, 2015, respectively.[4][5][6] In October 2024, Miyako announced that the manga would enter on hiatus due to health and personal issues since the start of the year, stating as well that the series is approaching its end.[7] The series resumed on January 9, 2025.[8] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on February 26, 2016. As of March 12, 2026, 30 volumes have been released.

Comikey is digitally publishing the manga in English since July 12, 2021.[9]

Volumes

Anime

In November 2020, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation.[40] The series is animated by SynergySP and Vega Entertainment and directed by Nobuyoshi Arai with Meigo Naito serving as chief director, Touko Machida handling series composition, Studio A-Cat producing the CG animation, and Tomokatsu Nagasaku and Ikuo Yamamoto handling character designs.[2] It aired from July 13 to September 28, 2021, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[41] The opening theme song, "No Continue," is performed by Akari Kitō, while the ending theme song, "Makeibe Jikkyō Play" (負けイベ実況プレイ), is performed by 15-sai to Seiko Oomori.[2] Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.[42] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[43]

Episodes