History Manga / DarwinsGame

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The end of the Greed is caused by Kaname both destroying the Darwin's Game server and killing Shirogane (the mastermind behind the server, the Greed, and Shigeo's StartOfDarkness who also stole the source of the Greed's power from Snow/Jitter), after which Kaname observes a World Line where everyone is happy (since the Greed's existence collapses, Shion never dies to a Greed and the Darwin's Game server never comes to exist), at the cost of '''''all the Greed's World Lines''''' being pruned (not only the one of the past where he became its Guardian, but also his native World Line where Rein is its Guardian) and him becoming a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores Kaname's pruned native World Line and sends him home. Even if the world of the surviving Sunset Ravens is heavily scarred by the Greed, the Greed are no more and the Ravens are finally together for good.]]

* BigBad: The source of both the Darwin's Game server and the Greed that it was designed to stop is revealed to be [[spoiler:Shirogane, a university teacher to both Shino (the previous Guardian of the World Line) and Shidou Izaya (Shino's lover, the GM of Darwin's Game, and the current Guardian of the World Line)]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The end of the Greed is caused by Kaname both destroying the Darwin's Game server and killing Shirogane (the mastermind behind the server, the Greed, and Shigeo's StartOfDarkness who also stole the source of the Greed's power from Snow/Jitter), after which Kaname observes a World Line where everyone is happy (since the Greed's existence collapses, Shion never dies to a Greed and the Darwin's Game server never comes to exist), at the cost of '''''all the Greed's World Lines''''' being pruned (not only the one of the past where he became its Guardian, but also his native World Line where Rein is its Guardian) and him becoming a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores Kaname's pruned native World Line and sends him home. The surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good, in a world without Greed.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server in the past (and coincidental death of Shirogane, the mastermind behind both the server and the Greed) severs the Greed's ability to loop the World Line, after which Kaname observes a World Line where everyone is happy (since Shino's death to a Greed is averted entirely, the Darwin's Game server never comes to exist), at the cost of '''''all the Greed's World Lines''''' being pruned (not only the one of the past where he is currently its Guardian, but also his native World Line where Rein is its Guardian) and him becoming a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores Kaname's pruned native World Line and sends him home. The surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good, in a world without Greed.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server in the past coincidentally stops the Greed at their source by removing Shirogane, the mastermind behind both the server and the Greed, from existence, and Kaname observes a World Line without Shirogane where everyone is happy (including Izaya and his lover Shino, who were Shirogane's former students), at the cost of '''''all the Greed's World Lines''''' being pruned (not only the one of the past where he is currently its Guardian, but also his native World Line where Rein is its Guardian) and him becoming a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores Kaname's pruned native World Line and sends him home. The surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good, in a world without Greed.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server in the past coincidentally stops the Greed at their source by removing Shirogane, the mastermind behind both the server and the Greed, from existence, and Kaname observes a World Line without Shirogane where everyone is happy (including Izaya and his lover Shino, who were Shirogane's former students), at the cost of the Greed's World Lines being pruned (not only the one of the past where he is currently its Guardian, but also his native World Line where Rein is its Guardian) and him being a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores the pruned World Line and sends Kaname home. It no longer has Greed and many lives were lost, but the surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server in the past coincidentally stops the Greed at their source by removing Shirogane, the mastermind behind both the server and the Greed, from existence, and Kaname observes a World Line without Shirogane where everyone is happy (including Izaya and his lover Shino, who were Shirogane's former students), at the cost of his World Line being pruned and him being a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores the pruned World Line and sends Kaname home. It no longer has Greed and many lives were lost, but the surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server in the past coincidentally stops the Greed at their source by removing Shirogane, the mastermind both the server and the Greed, from existence, and Kaname observes a World Line without Shirogane where everyone is happy (including Izaya and his lover Shino, who were Shirogane's former students), at the cost of his World Line being pruned and him being a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores the pruned World Line and sends Kaname home. It no longer has Greed and many lives were lost, but the surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server in the past not only stops the Greed at their source but also removes Shirogane, the mastermind behind them, from existence, and Kaname observes a World Line without Darwin's Game where everyone is happy, at the cost of his World Line being pruned and him being a wandering spirit without a physical body. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores the pruned World Line and sends Kaname home. It no longer has Greed and many lives were lost, but the surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good.]]

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The main villain of the Off-Range Village mini-arc was [[spoiler: a pet parrot that once belonged to a member of Eighth. Somehow, its owner Cross managed to get it to accept a Darwin's Game invite and it gained a sigil]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kaname's destruction of the Darwin's Game server not only stops the Greed at their source but also removes Shirogane, the mastermind behind them, from existence, and Kaname observes a World Line without Darwin's Game where everyone is happy. Though he's invited by the First Guardian to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, Kaname refuses the invite and just wants to return to his native World Line and the friends he fought alongside. As thanks, the First Guardian restores that World Line and sends Kaname home. It no longer has Greed and many lives were lost, but the surviving Sunset Ravens are finally together for good.]]

A shounen manga drawn and written by the two-man team [[PenName FLIPFLOPs]], the manga began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenChampion Bessatsu Shonen Champion]]'' in 2012 and is still ongoing.

Has a light novel interquel, ''Flag Game'', that details the Sunset Ravens' Clan Wars in Shibuya between the events of the Treasure Hunt Game and the Hunting Island Game and shows Shuka Karino's quest for revenge on her parents' killer.

!!''Darwin's Game'' Includes examples of:

* KillEmAll: What many players assumed was the objective of Darwin's Game. These players thought that the person who kills all of the other contestants and survives until the end will be announced as the winner.

As you'd expect, Kaname soon finds himself targeted by the AxeCrazy contestants of the game, all of whom are out to kill each other in order to win. Now Kaname must fight for survival and search for the truth behind ''Darwin's Game'', or die trying.

->The player "Kyoda" is asking for your help!! You should join Darwin's Game and help your friend!!

A shounen manga drawn and written by the two-man team [[PenName FLIPFLOPs]].

* DeadlineNews: [[spoiler:While the RedshirtReporter was doing a broadcast of the damaged Moyai Statue, strange animals appear and kill her, alerting Darwin's Game GM to an invasion and forcing him to set up an impromptu Game Event with the goal of exterminating those animals.]]

* InstantHomeDelivery: All purchases made in the in-app store are instantly delivered to the buyer's current location, no matter where they are - even in the middle of a game event.

* PeoplePuppets: One application of [[GreenThumb The Florist's]] Sigil, by attaching vines to other players and injecting special drugs, he can control them. This doesn't kill them however, as their bodies do not disappear. Once the vines are removed, they return to normal.

** The unnamed female character who appears for 2 pages before being killed off by Wang, leader of the "Eighth" clan. She later stars in the omake strips, where the fact that she was killed before readers even knew her name (Akane Shidou) is brought up several times.
** Sig of the "Eighth" clan has pyrokinesis powers, which allows him to wrap his whole body in a coat of fire.

A shounen manga drawn and written by the two-man team [=FLIPFLOPs=]. (Yes, that is the team's name.)

Has a light novel interquel, ''Flag Game'', that details the Sunset Ravens' Clan Wars in Shibuya after the Treasure Hunt Game and shows Shuka Karino's quest for revenge on her parents' killer.

Has a light novel interquel, ''Flag Game'', that details the Sunset Ravens' Clan Wars in Shibuya after the Treasure Hunt Game and shows Karino Shuka's quest for revenge on her parents' killer.

As you'd expect, Kaname soon finds himself targeted by the AxeCrazy contestants of the game, all of whom are out to kill each other in order to win. Now Kaname must fight for survival and search for the truth behind ''Darwin's Game,'' or die trying.

A shounen manga written and authored by the two-man team [=FLIPFLOPs=]. (Yes, that is the team's name.)

A shounen manga written and authored by Flipflops. (Yes, that is his pen name.)

* TheClan: Some people in Darwin's Game also build clans in order to win the game. Kaname Sudo's Sunset Raven and One's Eighth are the prime examples of it.
* ChekhovsGunman: The teacher in chapter one [[spoiler: is the panda man.]]
* CrapsackWorld: [[spoiler: After the Greed Invasion, Kaname's world fell into ruins with society falling apart and dangerous Greed everywhere. Japan, though shown to be heavily affected, is actually one of the safer places due to the abundance of Sigil users, especially those that can detect the Greed masquerading as humans. Other parts of the world with far less Sigil users are nowhere near as lucky with survivors unable to trust each other]].
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Anyone who runs out of points in Darwin's Game will have their body painfully disintegrated and left as nothing but pixelated version of themselves.
* DeadlineNews: [[spoiler:While the RedshirtReporter was doing a broadcast of the damaged Moyai Statue, strange animals appear and kill her, alerting Darwin's Game GM to an invasion of the animals, resulting in him calling a Game Event on short notice with the goal of exterminating those animals.]]
* DeadlyGame: Darwin's Game is a survival game where players are given some super powers known as Sigil, with players being able to challenge each other for points which can be converted into cash, and killing your opponent gives you ''all'' of their points.

** After Kaname defeats Shuka in battle, the next day, she became much friendlier and was outright smitten with him. Kaname even noted it's like her personality changed overnight.
** Also, he gets The Florist and Ryuji to temporarily ally with him after he has defeated them. A bit of EnemyMine was also involved though, especially on the latter's part.

* HeroicSacrifice: An unnamed police officer who initially doesn't believe Kaname. When the panda man breaks into the police box, he winds up getting stabbed, but still uses his last moments to help Kaname get away.

** Executioners, subordinates of the Game Master of Darwin's Game, are sent out to deal with law enforcement personnel that have become aware of the game, or end up participating in it.

** Ryuji thought his LivingLieDetector ability was worthless. Then Kaname declared to One that he didn't consider Ryuji a friend and that he was just an ally of convenience, ''which his Sigil called bullshit on'', proving to Ryuji that Kaname actually feels the exact opposite. Ryuji was incredibly moved by it and was grateful to know his Sigil wasn't so worthless after all.

** After the Greed invasion developed to the point that [[spoiler: they impersonated the people they killed, previously weak combat sigils became absolutely vital to differentiating real humans from the Greed masquerading as humans]].

* IllegalGamblingDen: The Trinity alliance has the Bookmaker privilege, which among other things allows them to function as the main way patrons can bet on various matches and big game events.
* ImmuneToBullets: The Doume have a sigil that makes all projectile weapons pretty much useless against them. To defeat them attackers need to use close-combat weapons, which is extremely dangerous. Defeating just one is incredibly difficult at the best of times and only players with the most powerful or otherwise well-suited sigils can hope to stand a chance.

* JustAKid: A common reaction by adults to seeing young players in Darwin's Game is to not expect much from them. In some cases, this view would be justified, but in other cases, this could very well be their last mistake. As Ryuji puts it:
-->'''Ryuji''': I realise that when it comes to D-game, age and title aren't particularly meaningful. Because those who don't realize that die first.

* LanguageDrift: Despite the remarkable fact the island natives speak Japanese like the main characters, one key term is different. For them, Sigils are the power to see the future that their shrine maidens inherited from their ancestors while for the main characters, Sigils cover every power granted by Darwin's Game. [[spoiler: After they joined Kaname in his world though, they started using the word like Kaname and the other people of his world do]].
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: [[spoiler: When Shuka and Kaname do the deed in Shuka’s room]], Sui is able to sense it when she comes to see them, and pushes away Ryuuji who was also nearby.
* MascotVillain: Banda-kun is a cute panda mascot of a local baseball team. However, the person who wears said mascot costume is well known as a newbie killer, as he has no hesitation about killing new people in Darwin's Game in cold blood. He is also the first enemy that Kaname has to face. [[spoiler: Later on, it is revealed that he is actually his best friend's adviser.]]

** Eighth has a lot of mooks that are easily disposed off once Sunset Ravens stop holding back. Shuka even mentions that most them are of no concern and that it's only their leaders that makes them a fearsome clan.
** The Oni mooks are, if anything, actually weaker than the mooks of Kaname's world. They lack sigils and use far less advanced weaponry.
* MoralMyopia: One, the leader of Eighth, is of the opinion that everyone exists to get killed by him. If they fight back (successfully or not), he screams at them for being horrible monsters and comes up with terrible ways to torture them to death.

** The unnamed female character who appears for 2 pages before being killed off by "One-san", leader of the "Eighth" clan. She later stars in the omake strips, where the fact that she's killed before readers even know her name (Akane Shidou) is brought up several times.
** Sig of the "Eighth" clan has pyro-kinesis powers, one which allows him to wrap his whole body in a coat of fire.

** {{Enforced}} by D-Game's admins. They block any attempt to call emergency services and outright send executioners to get rid of police who end up in the game.
** Tragically {{Invoked}} by a member of the police himself by sending several officers to their death to force his superiors to realise that dealing with Darwin's Game requires specialised tactics so they could actually avert this trope properly.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A police officer who Kaname goes to after being attacked. He initially doesn't believe Kaname about the Darwin's Game, but remains polite and professional in spite of his skepticism. He also quickly gets the message when the knife-wielding panda man breaks into the police box. Too bad he's killed off in less than half a chapter.
* TheReveal: After thoroughly analysing the Darwin's Game app itself, Rain became absolutely certain of a few things about the GM. [[spoiler: The real purpose of Darwin's Game is to spread Sigils around. The more wielders of powerful Sigils, the better. Also, the app doesn't need an internet connection to work, which could only mean the GM has a sigil that can manipulate electromagnetic waves]].

* StarterVillain: The person who wears the Banda-kun mascot is known as the Rookie Killer, [[spoiler: who is revealed to be none other than Kato, the adviser of Kaname's friend, Kyoda.]] He is also the first person Kaname has to face in Darwin's Game.
* SuperEmpowering: Everyone who joins Darwin's Game, even by accident, is given a superpower (known as a Sigil) from his phone (or somebody else's phone which has a Darwin's Game app in it) in order to survive Darwin's Game. Sigil powers include Telekinetic powers (anything that affects matter or energy), Metamorphosis powers, Mind Control and Expanded Senses.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: The Sigil of King, leader of the Eighth gang.
* TemptingFate: Really Kaname? When you accept the game invite, a snake comes out of nowhere and bites your neck, and you ''still'' accept the invite to fight someone with it?
* TimeSkip: The story has plenty of time skips:
** [[spoiler: After Kaname wins the Treasure Hunt event, there is a one-month time skip]].
** [[spoiler: There is another one-month time skip after Sunset Ravens defeats Eighth in a clan war]].
** [[spoiler: After the Sailors vs Pirates event, the surviving D-Game players spent some time in the oni's world, but by the time Kaname gets back, ''five years'' had passed]].
* TimeTravel: The island the participants of the Island Hunting Game are transported to has a statue on it that is identical to one in Shibuya, including the chunks taken out from D-Game players having died on it. Ouji wonders if this means the game teleported them to the future for this event. [[spoiler:The island itself is called the 'Country of Japan', and Arabaki all but states that this is the case... but makes it sound more like an alternate universe version. There are however hints that point towards this, from the discovery of the island's monsters in Columbia by US Forces, to a [=USN=] Task Force steaming toward the island near the event's climax, it's revealed that the island was actually ripped from an alternate universe.]]
* TrialByCombat: The people of "Japan" had a divine trial as a tradition decades ago. The accused gets pitted against one of his tribe's warriors and they battle to the death. The one that survives is considered to be the one in the right, as it was believed that divine intervention gave him the power to win the trial. The current chief got rid of the trial because he considered it cruel and unnecessary. [[spoiler:Kaname gets thrown into one, but he and Rick are pulling a farce, neither intending to actually kill the other. The natives eventually realize this and ultimately understand that Kaname was never their enemy.]]
* UngratefulTownsfolk: Towa calls out her own people for [[spoiler: venting their anger at the deaths of some of their children on the outsiders ''trying to help them'' rather than the outsiders who ''actually killed their kin'']].

-->'''Ryuuji''': [[spoiler: Kaname. It's been five years. Five years have passed here since you went missing]].

* VariableLengthChain: Due to her sigil, "The Queen of Thorns", Shuka has the ability to use chains, which are her favorite weapon.