Sato began publishing the manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in December 2013. The manga went on hiatus last December, returned for a chapter in February, and then re-paused. The publisher published the 16th compiled volume on August 7 in Japan.
The play inspired two live-action films, the first titled Tomodachi Game Gekijouban released in June 2017 after a live-action series that aired in April 2017. The second film opened in Japan in September 2017.
Tomodachi Game Synopsis
The story centers on Yuuichi Katagiri, a young man with a perfect student life who has four friends with difficult lives. His peaceful life comes to an end when a total of two million yen, which was a savings from the school group for the annual trip, is lost. The mystery begins to unfold when Yuuichi is involved in a mysterious game for money, and must decide between the value of friendship or that of money.
Source: Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine September issue
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