Zero Ukai is a genius. He cares for his friends,
and he is honest to a fault.
Go and skin the hypocritical monster.
Okay, my kitten.
You are scum.
You're useless, but you always wander around me.
Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?
This is all your fault!
Really?
This is what really is under the hypocrite's skin?
This is exactly what The Anchor should be!
It's show time!
"3 hours ago"
I finally got one.
We are going to get a ring today!
Mr Chikara, you're all fired up.
Let's go.
Okay.
Master Shirube would like to see you.
- It's for you. - What?
To thank you for saving my life yesterday.
I can't accept this.
Why?
I want us to be on an equal footing.
I'll get the rings for the one-billion yen myself.
Zero, will you join forces with me?
Let's defeat Zaizen together.
Defeat Zaizen?
Do it to change the world.
What do you mean?
Defeat Zaizen, and take his 100-trillion yen from him.
Are you serious?
We can change the world with the amount of money.
Hang on a minute.
Don't underestimate Zaizen.
And defeating him alone won't help much.
But you're a chivalrous thief.
Do you think it's okay to let the world stay corrupt?
It isn't okay, but...
I don't mind dying.
Are you afraid of dying?
My current goal is to get four rings.
That would mean I beat Zaizen.
- And... - What?
I have to protect my friends.
How naive. You let me down.
What should we do?
Let's try somewhere else.
Why are all the attractions closed?
This one is closed too. How can we play the game?
Out of our way.
Why so suddenly?
Guys!
There's an attraction open there.
Over here.
Oh?
It's closed.
He deceived us?
The guy is gone.
Stupid T-shirt guy!
There was a fox on his T-shirt.
Yes, there was.
It's said that foxes are liars.
It's only a fixed idea. It's prejudice.
Exactly! You didn't watch "Zootopia"?
Oh, I did.
Don't argue about it. We have to find a game.
Yes. There should be an attraction open somewhere.
There is one, but...
Its level is Hard.
Three rings if we win.
"Number of participants: 3"
Let's go in.
- What? - What?
Things will work out if Zero is here. Right?
- Don't play this. - What?
A Hard game is too dangerous.
What will happen is unpredictable.
Chikara, it is too risky for you guys.
- I know. - What should we do, then?
Go and look for a Mild or Safety level one to play in a group.
Anyway, Chikara, you guys can't do this.
What? Zero, you look down on us after all?
No, that isn't what I mean.
- Chikara... - Okay, fine!
Then you should team up with people who aren't useless.
I'll go if I'm a hindrance.
Wait, Mr Chikara!
Race walking? It's quick.
Shirube has already gotten three rings.
If I can get three rings here to turn the situation around,
and get the one-billion yen before he does,
I'll play a Hard one.
No. Even if I have to take a risk, I should go through a Hard one.
The problem is, there has to be three people.
I can only risk my own life.
I don't want to play a game that puts lives besides mine at risk.
Hiroshi?
Take me with you, Zero.
Just to make up the number. I want to help you in some way.
But I can't get you involved...
I volunteered to get involved.
I want to see the world that changes after you get the one-billion yen.
If I can help you by playing the game,
I'll prepare myself for the worst.
He doesn't do it to get the 100-billion yen himself,
but he will risk his life for me?
How beautiful your friendship is. Well, between teacher and student?
I am so jealous.
Now there are three of us. We're qualified to play this.
But you...
I only want the rings.
I've got nothing to do with your disgusting friendship,
and I'll only fight alongside you for the rings.
Zero, I am the exact person you need, right?
Don't worry, I'll do my job.
Participants, please go inside.
Okay...
Let's do our best.
- Lie down. - What?
Zero Ukai is a genius. He cares for his friends,
and he is honest to a fault.
Well, he's almost a weirdo.
The weirdo prioritizes his friends over his own benefits.
What do you think? He's your type, isn't he?
It's great!
He is worth crushing.
Go and skin the hypocritical monster.
Okay, my kitten.
"ZERO -The Bravest Money Game"
"Incorrect if you tell someone the answer!"
Brothers, welcome!
I've been expecting you, brothers!
Welcome to The Anchor!
Thank you!
A weird guy is here.
I'm the ruler of The Anchor, the game that decides your fate.
I'm Kotaro Hillmountain Williams...
Harrison Jaguar Satake James Shiroyama.
Nice to meet you!
What an absurd name.
Excuse me, we can't do anything if we're bound.
Well, it is not a problem.
What?
As long as your mouths can move, there isn't any problem at all.
Because this is a quiz show.
Quiz? We answer questions like this?
By the way,
are the three of you friends?
I am not their friend.
Oh? Are you sure?
This is a game that tests the bond between mates.
Tests our bond?
But we're now teammates that aim to win the game.
I might kill them to get their rings after it's over, though.
Nice joke!
Yes, it's a joke.
Good!
You'd better be relaxed enough to tell jokes now,
because in the game,
you'll experience the greatest fear of your life.
What is that?
Let it make an appearance.
The main feature of this quiz show,
the Anchor!
It weighs 30 kilograms,
and the anchor is one that is made especially for ships.
Oh, be careful, brother.
The blade beneath is very sharp,
if you carelessly touch it...
It makes a clean cut on your flesh!
Okay, this is its fixed position. Remember it.
Fixed position?
What? What is going on?
You still don't know what is going to happen?
It can't be!
I knew it.
It's coming!
Calm down, Hiroshi. It's still high up.
Seriously?
This... This is it, brothers!
You should know what we'll play in the game, The Anchor.
I don't know! This has nothing to do with answering questions!
What a shame! Are you an idiot?
In other words, the anchor will go up if we answer the question right,
but if we answer it wrong, the anchor goes down.
What?
Well, it probably does.
If we keep giving incorrect answers...
The 30 kilogram anchor will hit your heads
and cut them off together.
What?
Oh, I don't want to see blood splattering!
So please, brothers, do your best!
Don't make me a killer.
He dares say that.
You monster...
It's okay.
If we answer all questions right, the anchor won't come down.
I swear, I will protect his life.
I'll answer all the questions.
Yes... You won't answer anything wrong.
I know you'll answer them correctly!
You trust him so much that it disgusts me.
But that's right. We only have to solve them correctly.
If we don't make any mistake,
though the game looks scary,
- it's just a show... - But it still scares me.
That guy is Zero?
He does annoy me!
Yeah, he should be your favourite type.
That's why I took the effort to guide Zero to The Anchor here.
You love breaking the bond and friendship
between friends more than anything,
malicious, cruel sadist.
Don't keep praising me!
Well, there is no friendship that I can't break.
I can't wait. Show me what you've got.
Okay, my brothers!
Let's start the game.
Don't be misled by the visible fear.
Close my eyes and stare only at the truth.
Don't be scared. Zero will surely solve the questions.
Question one.
Question one will be
answered by the guy with glasses on the left.
What? Me?
You can see a panel with letters of the alphabet.
Choose any letter you like from B to Z.
What is your name?
Hiroshi Sajima.
Okay, Hiroshi. Choose a letter.
- Wait a second... - Hey, blond guy!
- What is that about? - Hey...
I'm the host of the game that might cost you your life,
isn't it too nasty to talk to me like that?
Be friendly and call me Kotaro.
Kotaro, we'll take turns to answer questions?
What? When did I say that you can answer together?
Each one of you will answer questions fairly.
Each question is answered by a different person.
Of course, you can't tell another person the answer.
This is bad.
Each person will take the responsibility of his own question,
but a person's mistake
will be a joint responsibility.
That's why it's fun.
This is too bad!
In the end, you'll snap at each other, call them idiot or scum,
the anchor will go boom!
Your friendship and lives will be destroyed at the same time.
This is the best part of The Anchor!
I give up. We'll take turns?
That means the first person will answer more questions?
And it has to be the most stupid one of all people.
Zero, sorry that I'm on the side.
It isn't your fault.
Now, let's open our panel!
- Zero! - You'll be okay. Be confident.
G.
It's a one-point question. It's easy.
"One-point?" It comes down according to the number of points?
"Question one"
Okay, question one.
Japan's second smallest prefecture is Osaka,
what is the smallest prefecture?
What?
What? It's...
Gifu.
"Answer: Kagawa Prefecture. (Area: 1,862 square kilometers)"
What are you doing?
You're joking, brother!
A primary school kid can answer it!
Oh, how shameful!
It's only the first question. Don't worry about it.
You answered incorrectly, so it's one point down!
It's your turn next, Zero.
I'll choose...
J.
Okay, question two.
It's pencil's HB scale.
H stands for hard and B stands for blackness.
What does the "F" on a pencil stand for, then?
F? ls there an "F" pencil?
F stands for firm,
its hardness is between HB and H.
"Answer: F stands for firm"
Correct, Zero.
And thanks for the unnecessary trivia.
All right. It's two points up.
Yes!
Now my mistake is canceled.
Question three.
Thanks for waiting, handsome.
It's Yuki Hikawa.
I'll choose S.
Question.
"Question 3"
What does "ROAS" stand for?
It means return on advertising spend.
"Answer: Return On Advertising Spend"
Correct.
I guess it's what you're good at.
I was worried about what would happen at first.
Because you caused us trouble right away.
Okay...
But well, if Zero and I keep answering questions correctly,
I think we can win easily.
I doubt it.
This is strange. The anchor's position hasn't changed,
regardless of answering a question right or wrong.
Maybe it's an illusion?
I just can't tell because it's moving?
And the point metres...
Why is there one for up and one for down?
Is Mr Hiroshi an idiot?
I thought you would play another game?
He followed Zero to play a Hard game.
Do you hear anything?
I hear a buzz, something like an earthquake.
Earthquake?
You are worried about Mr Hiroshi and Zero?
But they don't care about me.
Maybe they'll surprise us and get three rings like nothing happened.
After all, Zero is there too.
Gosh!
I wish Zero had brought me with him too!
You idiots.
Of course it can't be such a simple game.
What the heck? All the attractions are closed.
Everyone who came here before got their heads smashed into pieces.
Their heads smashed into pieces?
Blood.
Blood!
- Wait... - Blood!
He...
Well then, Hiroshi. Choose the next question.
I'll choose N!
A?
Oh! The ANCHOR question finally comes!
"ANCHOR question?"
Brothers, this is important, so listen carefully.
I think you've realized,
but the anchor there hasn't risen or lowered a bit.
It wasn't an illusion.
What about the correct answers?
They are saved as points.
Look, they are reflected on the up and down indicators, right?
The four points for the correct answers
and the one point for the incorrect answer.
So, the thing that will decide
whether the anchor will go up or down
is the ANCHOR question.
If you answer the ANCHOR question correctly,
the anchor will be raised.
If it's incorrect,
the anchor will be lowered.
No matter how many questions we answer correctly,
if we get the ANCHOR question wrong, all will be in vain?
That's right!
What? And I will answer the ANCHOR question?
What a nasty rule he added!
It amplifies the pressure on someone who isn't confident already.
The anchor will stop for a short while.
Now, this is the first ANCHOR question that will decide your fate!
Here we go.
Hiroshi...
I can't get this wrong.
If I get it wrong, the anchor will come lower.
Question.
"Question 4"
You are lucky, Hiroshi.
It's another very easy question of common sense.
Okay, this is the 1,000-yen note that you're familiar with...
I know! Hideyo Noguchi!
Not him.
What is drawn on the back of the 1,000-yen note?
Please answer that.
The back?
The back of a 1,000-yen note?
You should know this, right?
Yeah, a 1,000-yen note, right?
Calm down. Forget the anchor and focus on the question.
1,000 yen...
The back of a 1,000-yen note...
I've seen it hundreds of times.
I should know what it is.
I remember.
It's a crane on the back of a 1,000-yen note!
A crane?
"Answer: Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms"
I am sorry!
The anchor will be lowered!
Anchor, go!
It's lower! It's lower and it's my fault!
It's still up there.
Zero...
It's lower, but it's just one point.
It's still fine.
Exactly!
Let's be more generous and get it a lot lower!
It'll make me nervous and it's fun.
I hate you!
Okay, thank you.
Stupid blond guy.
I want to feel the tingling more.
Fighting to each other's limits gives me the ultimate pleasure.
- He's crazy. - But Hiroshi...
The one point down just now might cost you your lives later.
You're a step closer to death and it is your fault.
Kotaro!
What?
You said it was the first ANCHOR question.
How many are there, then?
There are six ANCHOR questions in total.
Letter A, the last question you'll answer,
is also an ANCHOR question.
That means there are
five more questions that will decide if the anchor will go up or down.
I'll announce how you can win the game too.
I let you check the position of the anchor at the beginning.
When all the letters are chosen and the game ends,
if the anchor is higher than the fixed position at first,
then you guys win.
It's a total victory and you get three rings each.
If you can't do that,
the anchor lowers to where it almost touches your face,
yet you can hold out to until the game is over,
I'll kindly let you have a temporary victory,
and present you with one ring.
To sum up,
you win if you survive, brothers.
That is, if you survive.
It is going smoothly for now.
You're doing a wonderful job.
Cheers!
But no matter how difficult the situation is,
Zero can still find the dim light.
Yes?
Be careful.
The man takes advantage of a trap you set.
You worry too much, my kitten.
The place they are at isn't just a trap,
it's a guillotine that cuts their heads off.
I'll show you that friendship is easily ruined
if one's life is at risk.
To begin with, their lives won't be saved by struggling disgracefully.
Don't laugh foolishly.
Okay.
And stop calling me your kitten.
Whoa! You're scary.
An ANCHOR question was asked,
so I'll reset the up and down-points.
Sorry, I keep answering questions wrongly.
But I just panic when I see the anchor.
Hiroshi...
Wait.
I can't do this.
The pressure will crush me.
Don't just get crushed.
Let's say, if Hiroshi keeps answering questions wrongly
and down-points accumulate,
if I answer the ANCHOR questions right,
the anchor will be raised
and the down-points won't matter.
So in an extreme case, we only have to answer the ANCHOR question right.
Whether we'll live or die,
what decides our fate is who gets an ANCHOR question and when.
There are five more ANCHOR questions among them.
Could it be...
There are six ANCHOR questions in total,
Letter A, the last question that you'll answer,
is also an ANCHOR question.
There are six ANCHOR questions in total hidden,
and two of them are A,
and N, which Hiroshi picked just now.
I don't think it's by chance.
No, someone like him,
who likes to toy with other people's emotions,
can't put the ANCHOR questions at random places.
I see.
That's why there are six in total.
A and N.
On top of that, he gave us the biggest possible clue
and is laughing at us for not realizing it.
In that case, the ANCHOR questions probably are the letters...
A,
N,
C,
H,
O,
and R.
They're hidden in the word, ANCHOR.
He was going to laugh at us
for not realizing the big clue until the last moment.
But now... I can do this.
Zero, you'll answer the next question.
Before he realizes that I know, I'll choose the ANCHOR questions.
I'll answer all of them at the perfect timing.
This is the only way.
So, now...
I'll choose...
T.
I'll choose T this time
to prevent him from realizing what I want to do.
Three points. This question is a bit difficult.
"Question 5"
1,3, 5, 7.
Which of the numbers is different? Tell me the reason too.
The one different from the group is 1.
All the numbers besides 1 are prime numbers.
"Answer: 1. All the other numbers are prime numbers"
Correct.
It's a better strategy to
avoid an ANCHOR question and gain a few more up points.
Hey, you'll answer the sixth question, Yuki.
Okay.
Don't choose C, H, O and R yet.
Avoid them until it's my turn next.
I'll choose...
B.
Four points.
It's the most difficult level.
"Question 6"
Okay.
Everyone recognizes this ramen bowl.
The widely accepted theory is that
the common labyrinthine pattern came from
the ancient Chinese thunder pattern,
but there is another theory.
Another theory?
In fact, such a pattern was found in ancient Greece too.
So, what is this pattern called in Greece?
What?
How would I know that?
Okay! Wrong!
Four points down!
It's okay,
it was the most difficult level, so nobody can blame you.
By the way, the correct answer is...
Let Zero answer it.
What?
Zero should be able to answer it.
But it was the most difficult level question.
One can't answer if he isn't passionate about quiz shows.
Just let him answer it.
Okay.
By the way, Zero, do you know the answer to this question?
Why does he ask me? What is his intention?
You don't know, do you?
I don't know his intention,
but if it distracts Kotaro
and make him not realize that I know about the ANCHOR questions...
It's the meander in Greek art.
"Answer"
"Meander pattern"
Correct...
Amazing, Zero! How did you know?
Well, just by chance.
Is he not going to answer one question wrongly?
He is relaxed and confident that he won't be wrong?
Hey, where are the points for the correct answer?
Shut up! Of course I won't give you that!
- Then why did you make Zero answer? - I said, shut up!
If you disobey me, I'll make your questions more difficult!
Did it go well?
You see? Zero just answers them right.
Don't let your guard down.
Why?
What is that look on his face?
What the heck?
Calm down.
He has upset me so much!
Listen. You can't give Zero a normal question.
Use the special question.
Special question?
Yes, it's an unsolvable question. I'll send it now.
I love this question! This will be fun.
It is unsolvable, indeed!
It's my turn again.
He doesn't have to get it right,
as long as he doesn't choose an ANCHOR question.
Okay, it's the seventh question next.
Question seven.
It's lucky seven.
So as a special favour, I'll let you choose who'll answer this question.
I'll let you change the order.
Why?
Why something to our advantage, suddenly?
It's Zero, then! Zero should answer it.
Well then, Zero, choose a letter.
If it was my turn,
I wouldn't hesitate to choose an ANCHOR question,
but the right to answer
is a spider silk that suddenly comes down, so to speak.
Is it a rescue from Buddha
or a trap to catch and see if I've realized?
No, I don't think he is suspecting me yet,
but this is to our advantage.
In that case,
he must have another intention.
In that case, I'll...
I'll choose Z.
By throwing one turn away, I could confirm my theory.
I knew the ANCHOR questions are in C, H, O and R.
"Question 7"
- Zaizen? - Yes.
It's Mr Muryo Zaizen,
chairman of Zaizen Group and king of Dream Kingdom here.
Mr Zaizen is 71 years old,
and he's still enjoying the springtime of his life.
Not bad.
Open up.
Come and tag me.
Cheers.
Amazing.
"Zenchan"
What are we supposed to think when we see these?
What's the question, then?
This is the question itself.
What?
How many lovers has Mr Zaizen currently got?
It's personal. How can we know? Don't be absurd.
It isn't a question!
Shut up, Hiroshi.
The number of Zaizen's lover...
Use your imagination!
This is a question of imagination.
Fifty-two?
What?
No...
Fifty-three.
Zaizen has 53 lovers.
Sorry, it is wrong!
The correct answer is 365 lovers.
Mr Zaizen is a romantic person,
so he only meets the ladies he loves once a year.
What the heck?
Like Star Festival?
So, it is two points down!
53? Where did you get this random number?
53'?
One every week?
He guessed that Mr Zaizen
changes lovers on a weekly instead of daily basis.
There are 52 weeks and one day in a year,
so it is 53?
Though he got it wrong, his guess was on the right track.
He was close to getting an unsolvable question correct!
Darn!
I messed up.
I accumulated down-points.
In order to survive and get the rings,
I have to answer all the questions correctly first.
That's it! Amazing!
You are agitated, Zero!
You almost got it, but it was still wrong. You must be frustrated!
Now we can't afford to answer an ANCHOR question wrong.
To do so, I have to choose them
without letting Kotaro realize that I know where they are.
To make things worse, the next one is...
The useless four-eyes, Hiroshi!
Zero...
In other words,
I cannot let the two of them choose an ANCHOR question.
I'll answer the remaining questions at C, H, O and R.
All right, Hiroshi, answer this!
But how do I tell them what I realized
without letting Kotaro know?
Hiroshi, choose a letter.
Make sure you don't pick an ANCHOR question.
It's no use telling me that.
I'll choose...
D or...
R.
D? R?
Which one?
It's...
No. I won't be able to answer either of them.
Because I can't possibly solve a question like the one just now.
Even Zero couldn't solve it!
- Hiroshi. - Yes?
You're blaming me for getting it wrong?
That isn't what I mean.
My point is, I'm sure that he got an unsolvable question for me.
What?
- What is your point? - Guys...
My point is, no matter how hard we try, this...
Exactly, Zero!
Hiroshi is blaming you!
He was sure that you would get it right and save his life,
he had strong faith in you but you betrayed that.
No!
But Zero, you can't stand it, right?
If he trusts you so much, it's a heavy burden, isn't it?
It's fine if he's a useful burden,
but he is totally useless! He is scum!
Zero, I...
And this piece of rubbish thinks,
"He betrayed my trust. He let me down,"
doesn't it make you angry?
Be angry, Zero!
The piece of rubbish is trying to drag you to hell!
Stop calling me rubbish!
Shut up!
Choose a letter now!
Then...
I'll choose...
R...
Zero?
He is right.
You are rubbish.
He is right.
You are rubbish.
Zero?
You're useless, but you always wander around me.
Do you know how much trouble you have caused me?
Yes!
Do you get it?
This is all your fault!
He snapped. He finally snapped!
Hurray!
This is exactly what The Anchor should be!
Really?
This is what really is under the hypocrite's skin?
Why did I team up with someone so useless?
What do the fingers represent?
The shape of something?
A fox?
It's said that foxes are liars.
Lie?
You want to help me?
What can you do?
Please realize this.
I can't tell you directly where the ANCHOR questions are.
Please realize this, Hiroshi.
I see.
This is a lie.
Zero means that this is a lie?
But why?
Then...
I'll choose...
R...
At that time, I was going to choose question R.
Don't patronize me!
I trusted you, so I followed you. I'm the one having a nightmare!
When I die, I swear, I'm going to bring you with me!
I trust you, Zero. We are going to go out alive.
I'll choose D!
He got it!
It isn't an ANCHOR question.
Question.
1st January, 2018, the New Year, was a Monday,
what day will 31st December, 2018, New Year's Eve, be?
It will be...
Wednesday!
The correct answer is...
Year 2018's New Year's Eve is also a Monday.
There are seven down-points.
There are many down-points, but we can do it.
I'll answer next,
and I'll choose an ANCHOR question and get it right.
Okay, the next person will be...
Yuki.
What?
Why? It's my turn next!
Did you forget?
You answered the question at lucky seven,
so we'll skip you, Zero, and it's Yuki's turn now.
But you said you'd let us choose who would answer.
I also told you
that it was the order that I let you change.
You only changed the order.
What?
I said at the beginning,
that you'd each answer one question fairly.
It's unfair if Zero answers twice in one round.
This is really bad...
Everyone can answer questions fairly, that's why the game is fun.
But...
I'll answer it?
Yes. Choose a letter.
R.
Oh, no!
ANCHOR question...
This is a disaster, after all that.
Answer this question right!
Okay, the question.
Say the name of the host, that is, me, in full.
What?
I introduced myself at the beginning.
He said a very long name.
Kotaro... Jaguar Williams...
What was it?
We're in a desperate situation.
No! Incorrect!
My name is
Kotaro Hillmountain Williams Harrison Jaguar Satake...
James Shiroyama!
Oops.
Who is that Yuki guy anyway?
No idea.
I only started hanging out with him after I came here.
His life is at risk in a Hard game too.
It's just...
He does whatever he pleases, but he also doesn't mind when he dies.
He probably...
had put his life behind him.
Seven points, huh?
It's gone pretty low now.
It will hit my head!
Will it?
We'll find out if we try.
This is impossible!
It's show time!
Everyone will die and it's Zero's fault.
Zero will kill his friends.
You run errands, right?
I swear, I'll kill you!
We'll never win this game.
No! I don't want to die!
Time's up!
I want to help you, Zero.
My head is hard, if I stop the anchor with it...