

Future Diary (未来日記, Mirai Nikki) is a Japanese anime series based on Sakae Esuno‘a manga series of the same name. The plot depicts the Diary Game, a deadly battle royal between 12 different individuals who are given "Future Diaries," special diaries that can predict the future, by Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space, with the last survivor becoming his heir. The series follows Yukiteru Amano, a socially awkward boy and one of the game's contestants who only wants to survive; Yuno Gasai, another one of the game's contestants and a friend, who would do anything to be with Yuki; Minene Uryū, another contestant who is an infamous spy with a grudge against God; and Aru Akise, a genius teen detective and a friend of Yuki, who investigates the true purpose of the game and Yuno's dark secrets. The anime is produced by Asread, directed by Naoto Hosoda, written by Katsuhiko Takayama, the character designed by Hidetsugu Hirayama, and art direction by Toshiyuki Tokuda.