by July 7th is “Real Escape Game Day”. The day originated from the fact that the first-ever real escape game, “Mystery Solving Banquet,” was held on the same day in 2007.
Real escape games are experiential games in which you solve mysteries while trying to escape, and collaboration projects with anime have also become popular. Chiemasu.
The latest collaboration with “Detective Conan”, “Escape from the Afterimage Communication (Signal)”, is scheduled to start on July 10th, and you can challenge the game while enjoying the world of the work. So Anime! Anime! Conducted a reader survey titled “Which anime would you like to play in a real escape game?” We received responses from 60 people during the survey period from June 23rd to June 30th.
The gender ratio was about 30 percent male and about 70 percent female. The age group was about 35 percent under 19 years old, about 30 percent in their 20s, and about 20 percent in their 30s.
Popular and hot topics perfect for escape games are all here! In this survey, votes were cast for works in a variety of genres, including mystery, action, and romantic comedy. Among them, mystery works that solve mysteries stood out in particular. For example, for “Detective Conan,” comments included, “Escape games have a puzzle-solving element, so Conan is perfect! It would be great if there were a scene where you could get hints from detectives like Edogawa Conan, Amuro Toru, and Hattori Heiji!!” and “If you could solve the mystery together with Conan, you could experience that sense of relief.” Similarly, “The Apothecary Diaries” is popular.
The story is about the main character, Nekoneko, who is knowledgeable about medicine, solving the mystery of an incident that occurred in the Imperial Court. Currently, the “Yokohama Mystery Solving Walking Tour” is being held, where you can enjoy solving mysteries while strolling around Yokohama. Readers expressed their expectations for the event, which is packed with the charms of the series, saying, “Solving the puzzles, which are key to solving them, using unique items such as medicines and poisons, seems like it will be interesting in a way that is not found in other works.
The glamorous atmosphere of the harem and the charming characters, including the eunuch Jinshi, will make it even more immersive to the world view.” Works that incorporate ‘escape’ into the story itself also received votes. For “Sword Art Online,” readers said, “The setting of being trapped in the game world is just like a real escape game! If you die in the game, you will die, so I want to experience the life-risking escape drama.” For “Golden Kamuy,” readers said, “I want to experience the escape from Abashiri Prison, where the main characters are incarcerated. It will be a thrilling experience, where you have to evade the guards’ eyes, and if you let your guard down, you will be shot by the sniper Ogata.” You can experience the unique tension of the work.
In addition, works that depict escape games in the story were also ranked. For “The Quintessential Quintuplets,” in the school festival episode, the characters solve puzzles in an escape game, and the contents of the puzzles are clearly described in the original work. If it became a real escape game, it would be set up so that they cooperate with the quintuplets to solve the tasks given to them by Futaro.” For “The Villainess Reincarnated Uncle,” Episode 9 of the anime was an escape game episode. If they were with Lady Grace and the student council members, they could use magic and demonic familiars, and it wouldn’t be boring,” is a fan’s imagination.
Additionally, there were some unique requests for specific things they would like to play with. For “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind,” The showdown between Team Bucciarati and the assassin team in Part 5 of ‘JoJo’ was intriguing, so I would like to play an escape game in a team battle. I would like to see various tactics, such as one team member dropping out midway or interfering with the opposing team.” For “A3!”, since it’s a work set in a theater company, I would love to experience a mystery performance-style escape game with the actors! I want to solve the mystery with the characters who are fully immersed in their roles!!” For “My Hero Academia,” It looks like it will be a lot of fun, such as solving the mystery set by the villain and recreating the rescue drama of Eri-chan, who was captured in the hideout. I wish there were a hide-and-seek game with Hagakure-chan. Maybe you can find her true face?” Expectations are also building for the titles whose “FINAL SEASON” will start in October. This survey received many ideas for real escape games that utilize the individuality of each worker. More than 30 titles that readers voted for are also listed.
Titles with multiple votes [Which anime would you like to play a real escape game for?] “Bungo Stray Dogs,” “Detective Conan,” “Puella Magi Madoka Magica,” “School-Live!” “Golden Kamuy” “Sword Art Online” “Blue Lock” “The Apothecary Diaries” “Project SEKAI: The Broken World & Miku Who Can’t Sing” 2 “Aria the Scarlet Ammo” “Ichabod and Mr. Toad” “Teikou Penguin” “Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout” (Response period: June 23rd – June 30th, 2025)
Top 20 Rankings [Which anime would you like to play as a Real Escape Game?] “Bungo Stray Dogs,” “Detective Conan,” “Puella Magi Madoka Magica,” “School-Live! “Golden Kamuy”, “Sword Art Online”, “Blue Lock”, “The Apothecary Diaries”, “Project SEKAI: The Broken World and Miku Who Can’t Sing” 2, “Aria the Scarlet Ammo”, “Ichabod and Mr. Toad”, “Teikou Penguin”, “Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout”, “A3!”, “BanG Dream! Ave Mujica”, “HUNTER×HUNTER”, “NARUTO”, “Re: ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-“, “SPY×FAMILY”, “Curious George”, “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind”, “Zegapain”, “Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children”, “PERSONA 5 the Animation”, “Uncle Villainess Reincarnated as a Villain”, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX”, “Inuyasha”, “The Quintessential Quintuplets”, “Petite Man” Series, “Furier Parade” “Touseki” “Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate “Survivor”, “Nintama Rantarou”, “Rent-A-Girlfriend”, “Too Many Loser Heroines!”, “Land of the Lustrous”, “My Hero Academia”, “Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun” (Response period: June 23rd to June 30th, 2025)
This survey is part of a survey of readers’ “interest and attention to current anime works and characters”. The results are not intended to determine the superiority or inferiority of any character or work. This article will help you learn about new works and characters, and deepen your understanding and interest in them.
