Stokksnes (Iceland) | patheight

I’m not sure if anyone has pointed out this already, but one of the things I really loved about Joker Game was how cleverly they presented the story.

In the first episode, we’re introduced to the D-Agency through Sakuma. He, like most of us upon picking up this anime, had little idea how these spies did things. Together with Sakuma we get tricked by them in their game of poker, and later, also by Miyoshi during the mission at Gordon’s place. We, along with our military man, were the joker. (Remember how nerve-racking the end of episode 1 was?) 

In episode 2 Yuuki invites Sakuma (and also us) to join the D-Agency. In the following episodes we get to experience the missions from different points of view (spies/military/rival agency). We get to see how intelligent, talented, and confident (not to mention, charming) the spies are. Failing a mission would most likely result in death, but they manage to overcome every obstacle. Upon reaching episode 11, however, we’re also presented the other side of the coin: the cruel reality. Can skill, knowledge, and hard work save a person from their fate? Unfortunately, no. “Don’t Die; Don’t Kill.” is the saying they follow, but is death really a choice? Miyoshi was skillful as a spy until the end, even spending his last breath to fulfill his duty. We come to realize that he did not die because he failed a mission, but because death doesn’t spare anyone.

In the last episode Odagiri decides to resign, thus leaving the agency (and we, with him). It’s as if we were invited to become a part of the D-Agency through Sakuma, then left it behind together with Odagiri upon the series’ finale. After experiencing the good and the bad of being a spy, our journey has come to an end. Without doubt, this anime is bittersweet. It’s frustrating in a satisfying way—and this, I believe, is what makes Joker Game amazing despite its imperfections.

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how is it december already :(