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Is Joker Game good to watch with a friend?

A quiet night. Joker Game is a TV series from Spring 2016 by Production I.G., Inc.: 12 episodes, about 4.6 hours in total, finished, 7.02/10 across the listing sites.

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Watching it together: a quiet night. Tagged psychological, thriller, tragedy and not comedy: this wants attention and the right mood, not background chatter. Rule: heavy drama or psychological tags without comedy → quiet night.

This verdict comes from rules over the title's format, length and tags, not from a review — the rule that fired is named above.

The facts

Type
TV series
Episodes
12
Episode length
23 min
Total time
about 4.6 hours — a weekend
First aired
Spring 2016
Status
Finished
Studio
Production I.G., Inc.
Score
7.02/10 across the listing sites
Tags
action, crime, detective, drama, episodic, historical, military, mystery, politics, psychological, revenge, thriller, tragedy, violence, war, workplace

Data from anime-offline-database (ODbL) as of 2026-07-04; the score is the median of the scores the anime listing sites give it, on a 1–10 scale.

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Quick answers

How long does it take to watch all of Joker Game?
About 4.6 hours for all 12 episodes at 23 min each — a weekend; at two episodes a night that is 6 evenings.
How many episodes does Joker Game have?
12 episodes of 23 min.
Is Joker Game finished?
Yes, Joker Game is finished (12 episodes), so you can watch the whole thing at your own pace.
Is Joker Game good for a group?
Better for two than for a crowd. Joker Game is tagged drama, psychological, tragedy; it rewards paying attention, which a group rarely does.
Where is Joker Game listed?
Joker Game is on AniList (id 21291) and MyAnimeList (id 31405); Queue Up keys it by its AniList id and shows it when it is on either of your lists.

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