When He Realized It, Chen Had Time-Leaped Back to His College Years… “The Richest Man in GAME” Episode 1 Synopsis & Advance Cuts Released

The synopsis and advance scene cuts from Episode 1 of the anime “The Richest Man in GAME” have been revealed. In addition, it was announced that Tomokazu Sugita has joined the cast, with comments from the cast also included.

The Japanese dubbed version of this mega-hit anime, which has surpassed 100 million views on the Chinese streaming site bilibili, is being broadcast on TV for the first time. Chen, a lackluster corporate drone who time-leaps back to his college years, discovers that the key to success in his second life is to start a business… and incur “losses”!?

Pei Chen (voiced by Kensho Ono), an unremarkable office worker, is forced to work overtime late into the night on his boss's orders one day. Suddenly, his smartphone screen begins to glow, and before he knows it, he has time-leaped back to his college days. While Chen is still reeling from confusion over what has happened, a mysterious character who introduces themselves as the “Richest” Asset Conversion System appears before him and proposes to provide Chen with the funds needed to become rich.

Chen is overjoyed at the prospect of escaping his “corporate slave” life and becoming wealthy. However, the rules presented by “Richest” are extremely unusual—he must meet a certain “condition” in order to become truly rich…