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デスゲームデス・ゲーム
1. [n]
▶ death game
▶ [expl] genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake



History:
3. A 2022-06-21 11:34:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"death game" appears to be wasei - the only places I can find it being used in English are some anime-related sites.
2. A* 2022-06-21 08:49:00 
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">fictional genre with characters participating in a contest with their lives at stake</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake</gloss>
1. A* 2022-06-21 04:50:32  Opencooper
  Refs:
* jitsuyō: https://www.weblio.jp/content/デスゲーム
* jawiki: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/デスゲーム

* https://apnmag.com/2021/11/08/the-japanese-death-game-the-hottest-genre/
* https://animeuknews.net/2013/10/death-games-a-new-anime-manga-genre/
* https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/loved-squid-game-try-these-macabre-death-game-tv-shows-and-movies-next/QFB5NXC22QYIY6RNIYHLEA2U5A/

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