We had "Accel World" followed by "Sword Art Online". And coming up next will be "BTOOOM!", another anime title adapted from its manga counterpart, featuring a virtual reality theme (yet again). :D
After some research from various sources, the storyline of "BTOOOM!" focuses on Sakamoto Ryouta, a 22-year-old NEET. Even though Ryouta is an ordinary person in real-life, he happens to be one of the top players in the online game "BTOOOM".
As the storyline progresses, Ryouta finds himself mysteriously transported to a tropical island, whereby he discovers that there are fellow human beings, but unexpectedly, almost everyone is out to kill one another! Can Ryouta find his way off the island?
All right, the above doesn't sound like the typical anime title which Gambler would be interested in. The female protagonist, Himiko, as protrayed in the following manga images, changed my mind. :D
The covers of the tankoubon volumes resemble the boxes of Xbox360 games, which amused me quite a bit.
Not forgetting a link to the official anime website, although not much information is available at the moment: http://www.btooom.com/
Well then, is anyone else looking forward to Himiko... erm... I mean "BTOOOM!"?