This led him to open up the D-Agency, or this is what the information trail he left behind explains, but the spy who uncovers this information finds that it may all be a fabrication taken from another individual altogether. They succeed on their mission but Sakuma is intrigued when Gordon says this was the second time the military police went there. It has inspired a live-action film and an anime television series. The original novel, Joker Game, published by Kadokawa Shoten on August 28, 2008,[5] is a collection of five short stories written by Koji Yanagi. [31][32][33] The second manga, adapting the film, was simply titled Joker Game and serialized in Big Comic Spirits between November 17, 2014[34] and January 19, 2015, the same day its sole tankōbon was published. Episode 10 features an attempted investigation into Yuuki's past by Aaron Price, a journalist for the British Times newspaper. In most visuals, he is shown to be not very good at handling alcohol.

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Joker is the codename for the main protagonist of Persona 5, which is the 6th mainline game in the Persona series (including Persona 2, which has two games to its name), which is itself a spinoff of the Shin Megami Tensei series. He is a professional at chess and is known as a good man even in missions that require no emotions. While he is goofy and quiet in nature, he gets along with Odagiri. Joker Game is a Japanese novel series written by Koji Yanagi. He has the habit of doing magic when he is thinking. [26] Its North American premiere was held during the Japan Cuts festival on July 9, 2015. It has inspired a live-action film and an anime television series. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation and simulcast through the streaming website Crunchyroll. He is a diligent soldier and is cautious of his surroundings. The series draws to its close with Odagiri's story, set in Japan. One of the oldest along with Kaminaga. Yuuki is the founder of D-Agency, a lieutenant colonel of the Imperial Japanese Army, and a spymaster. This page was last edited on 29 August 2020, at 15:58. Even after being injected with truth serum and told that he had been set up by a diplomat, Kaminaga makes a deal with Marks to send a telegram with Japanese keying styles. At the crime scene, Honma meets Shiozuka, whom he had once investigated for his affiliation with an anti-Japanese magazine. [22] Irie described it as an international production since it featured British and Australian actors and only 20% of the crew was composed of Japanese people. Rather than turning her over to SMERSH, Tazaki recruits Elena to be a spy for Japan.
When he is preparing to commit seppuku, Sakuma remembers Yuki's definition of what constitutes the work spy—to be invisible—and infers the evidence they are looking for is behind the emperor's portrayal.

[44][45] QUADRANGLE performed the anime's opening theme, titled "Reason Triangle", and MAGIC OF LiFE performed the anime's ending theme, titled "Double." [1][22] The anime won the special Nogizaka46 Award given by the Newtype magazine. He is soft-spoken and caring, but sometimes when he is against a hostile enemy, he shows a sadistic side. Honma follows Kusanagi to a casino, where Honma solves the mystery; in fact, Oikawa himself bombed his home to cover his opium traffic. [6] Three of them were published directly in the novel, but two of them—"Joker Game" and "Robinson"—were first published in Kadokawa Shoten mystery magazine Yasei Jidai on its November 2007 and May 2008 issues respectively. Ultimate DLC Fighters Pass. Following his transfer to a new school, he and a group of other students awaken to a supernatural power known as the Persona. Joker is the protagonist of Persona 5, a 2016 role-playing video game by Atlus.

Sakuma also realizes that Yuki discovered Muto's plan and used this event to blackmail him to collaborate with D-Agency, hoping to receive more funds from the Army. Disguised as military police, the training spies and Sakuma search the home of Gordon for evidence proving that he is in fact a spy. He can cook. He is the adopted son of Viscount Arisaki, originally known as Akita Arisaki. As a spy he was named as the "Demon Lord." : Tokushū! He acts bitter towards Sakuma at first because of his fixed thought about the military, but this soon changes after their first mission together. Graduated from military academy and cadet school, he is unique compared to other members of D-Agency. He has a fast dashing speed, but his initial dash, walking and air speeds are merely average. By receiving Marks' intel in verbatim rather than with errors, D-Agency learns about Kaminaga's situation and ensures his escape. Amari's story, set aboard a ship bound for Honolulu. A man from the Imperial Japanese Army, Sakuma was sent to D-Agency to work as a liaison. [47] In 2009, Joker Game won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel. As a result, he leaves his hometown and moves in with a family friend in Tokyo to serve a one-year probation. [24] The film earned ¥271 million on its opening weekend in Japan,[21] closing its run with ¥960 million grossed. Sakuma then realizes that this plot was contrived by Muto to fail so as to hide his own failure investigating Gordon.
His canon name in the anime is Ren Amamiya (the other name that is used in the manga is Akira Kurusu). A man, whose passport has the name "Shimano Ryousuke", wakes up with amnesia in Marseille, France. [14][15], A live-action action suspense film directed by Yu Irie based on the novel was released on January 31, 2015. General headquarters' colonel Muto nominates first lieutenant Sakuma to monitor the D-Agency, and orders the agency to investigate John Gordon, who is suspected to be an American spy. He often talks in a sarcastic tone. In his conversation card, Amari stated that he can see how stressed Tazaki is from the amount of pigeons flying out from his coat. Soon after, they form a vigilante group known as the Phantom T The main part of the episode features Miyoshi's story, set in Germany, whilst also delving a little deeper into Yuuki's past. Then the exploded the building to kill the boy. [46], In 2008, Joker Game ranked second on Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!