No Game No Life (NGNL) is a Light Novel created by the Brazilian Yuu Kamiya (Thiago Furukawa Lucas). The work tells the story of two genius siblings addicted to games who end up in a world where everything is resolved through games.
The work was very successful and won adaptations in TV anime, manga, and even a movie. In this article, we will see some interesting curiosities, easter eggs, and secrets about No game No Life. Since these are curiosities, keep in mind that they may contain spoilers.
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Curiosities regarding the work
The author It was mentioned in volume 2 that originally that was supposed to be the second chapter. He didn't know that light novels were very short and was reprimanded for trying to publish a 900-page book. He also said that part of the early volumes of NGNL were written in Brazil.
On the covers The Light Novel of No Game No Life only Shiro in volume 1 and Tet in volume 6 hold black chess pieces. In the other released volumes, the pieces are white. The author was accused of plagiarizing one. fanart on the cover of volume 8, just because of a pose.
In volume 6 of the Light Novel tells the story of Riku which means earth, contrasting with Sora's name which means heaven. In addition, the protagonist Riku asks Ex Machina her name, she replies Schwarzer which means black in German, contrasting with Shiro which means white. This was actually supposed to be volume zero.
The voice actor of Sora voiced SORAta Kanda and the one of Shiro voiced MaSHIRO Shiina, two characters from the anime Sakurasou no Pet Na Kanojo. Is it a coincidence?
- Shiro's voice actress actually sings the beautiful ending "Oracion";
- Sora's voice actor is Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, famous for voicing Kirito in Sword Art Online.
- Did you know that the writer of No Game No Life released a short Doujin Hentai?
- Mashiri Hiiragi, the woman behind the manga artwork adaptation, is the wife of Yu Kamiya, the author of the Light Novel.
- The special BluRay edition of No Game, No Life came with a gift: Shiro's underwear.
Fun facts about No Game No Life
There are reports that an Imanity was responsible for the idea of the 10 rules in the great war. This same Imanity was responsible for the death of Artosh. Judging by Azriel's age, the great war likely lasted around 20,000 years. Volume 8 of the Light Novel states that it has been 54,355,146 hours since the end of the war. This is equivalent to 6,200 years.
The world of No Game no Life takes place outside of Japan, which implies for several translations and pronunciations without the "L", "V" and other letters that do not exist in Japanese. That is why Stephanie Dola is called "Stephanie Dora";
- The library that appears in No Game No Life is based on the Library of Congress in Washington.
- The link sent to Sora by Tet at the beginning of the anime is a real link to a trivia game.
The names of the characters Sora (空 - means empty) and Shiro (白 - means white) are already quite mysterious. The author said that their last name is nai, which can mean that they do not have a last name. And to make the mystery situation worse, they refer to themselves as Kuuhaku (空白) which is literally the combination of their names and means empty or blank.
- The name Tet is the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and can also refer to the tetragrammaton.
- Jibril has a power called Heaven's Strike, capable of destroying countries. When she uses this power, her body regresses to that of a child;
- No Game no Life references several different games and anime like Persona 4, Evangelion, Steins;Gate, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Akiba Strip, Thermae Romae, and Fate/Stay Night;
What does Aschente mean in No game no Life?
When starting a game in No Game No Life those who agree with the rules of the game need to say Meiyaku ni chikatte Asshente (盟約に誓ってアッシェン) where meiyaku means oath, pact, alliance and chikatte means certainly, I give my word. But what does Ashente mean?
This word was used by Riku to remember the friends who died in the great war. It was a made-up word that may have been inspired by ascending, as this word refers to rising in rank, to the highest point and reaching for heaven.
It is worth remembering that the ten rules created by Tet were inspired by the 6 rules made by Riku Dola and Shuvi Dola before the end of the Great War. The word mentioned earlier was "Aschento" and not "Aschente".
The 16 races of No Game No Life
The 16 races are called the Exceed or Ikushīdo (十六種族) in Japanese which literally means 16 races. They are divided into 2 groups, where the first 6 races are considered superior and called seimei (生命) which means life. And the remaining 10 races are called seibutsu (生物) which means creatures.
The names of the races in the world of No Game no Life are play on words, God is actually called God and not Kami in Japanese or God in English. The other names like Seirens is variation of Sirens. Dhampirs are a vampire alternative, Dragonia are Dragons. And Flugel means Wings in German.
| Placement | Name | Equivalent | Japanese | Race Emblem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old God | God | 神霊種 | Pawn |
| 2 | Phantoms | Ghosts | 幻想種 | Pawn |
| 3 | Elementais | Elements | 精霊種 | Pawn |
| 4 | Dragonia | Dragons | 龍精種 | Pawn |
| 5 | Giants | Giants | 巨人種 | Pawn |
| 6 | Wing | Angels | 天翼種 | Queen |
| 7 | Elves | Elves | 森精種 | Tower |
| 8 | Dwarfs | Dwarfs | 地精種 | Bishop |
| 9 | Fairy | Fairies | 妖精種 | Pawn |
| 10 | Ex-Machina | Androids | 機凱種 | Bishop |
| 11 | Demonia | Demons | 妖魔種 | Pawn |
| 12 | Dhampir | Vampires | 吸血種 | Horse |
| 13 | Lunamana | ?? | 月詠種 | Tower |
| 14 | Warbeasts | Beasts | 獣人種 | Pawn |
| 15 | Seiren | Mermaids | 海棲種 | Horse |
| 16 | Imanity | Humans | 人類種 | King |
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